Make-up Application and Basic Beauty Enhancement
What this domain covers
This domain tests skin preparation, product layering, colour correction, face-shape balancing and hygiene at the make-up station.
The layering order
Cleanse, moisturise, SPF, primer, colour corrector, foundation, concealer, powder, eye make-up, blush and contour, lips, setting spray.
Rules that earn marks
- Match foundation at the jawline in natural light, not on the hand.
- Colour correction follows complementary pairs: green neutralises redness, peach or orange hides blue-brown dark circles, purple lifts sallowness.
- Concealer goes only where needed; foundation first, concealer second.
- Contour recedes, highlight advances. A round face is shaded on the outer cheeks and jaw; a square face is softened at the corners; a heart face is shaded at the temples.
- Hygiene: spatula product onto a palette, never double-dip, use disposable wands for mascara and gloss, wash brushes weekly and dry them bristles down.
Worked example
A bride has visible redness on the cheeks and photographs at 4 p.m. in daylight. Plan: a thin green corrector only on the red areas, a yellow-toned foundation matched at the jaw, powder on the T-zone only, and a matte setting spray. Reasoning: correcting before foundation stops the redness showing through, and powdering only the T-zone keeps the cheeks from looking flat under flash.
Traps
- Heavy powder all over, which photographs as a grey mask.
- Using a lighter foundation to brighten the face.
- Testing a shade under yellow salon lighting.