Makeup Application and Eyebrow/Lash Services
Sanitation in a makeup service
Every product that touches skin must leave the container with a clean spatula or a single-use applicator. Mascara wands, lip wands, and sponges are one client only. Pencils are sharpened and wiped between clients. Never use fingers, saliva, or a shared brush on a client. Brushes are washed and dried between clients, and testers are never used on clients.
Application logic
- Match foundation to the jawline in natural light, not to the hand or wrist.
- Color correction: green neutralizes redness, peach/salmon neutralizes blue-brown under-eye circles, lavender lifts sallow yellow tones, yellow cancels mild purple bruising.
- Order: skincare and primer, color correction, foundation, concealer, powder to set, cheek and eye color, brows, lips, setting spray.
- Face shapes guide contour and highlight: elongate a round face with vertical placement; soften an angular jaw with blending along the jaw; widen a long face with horizontal cheek color.
Brow mapping
Three reference points, measured with a pencil or brush handle: the start aligns with the outer edge of the nostril; the arch aligns with the outer edge of the iris; the tail aligns with the outer corner of the eye. Fill with light, hair-like strokes and blend for a natural finish.
Brow and lash tinting
A patch test at least 24 hours before the service is standard and required by Florida rule for tinting; document the result. Protect the eye with a shield or pad, keep product off the skin where possible, remove thoroughly, and never tint if the client has had a reaction, has conjunctivitis, or has broken skin near the eye. Check tint contact time against the manufacturer. Verify current Florida scope rules before offering lash extensions, since the credential requirements differ from tinting.
Worked example
A client wants full, dark brows but has sparse hair and oily skin. Reasoning: a waxy pencil will slide, so use a dry, pigmented powder or pomade, set with a matching powder, and map the shape first so the pencil strokes fall inside the correct start, arch, and tail lines. Documentation includes the products and the patch test.
Traps
Double-dipping mascara; skipping the 24-hour patch test; matching foundation to the wrist; over-correcting redness until the face looks gray; mapping the brow arch too far inward.