Makeup Application and Lash and Brow Services
Color and design
Makeup application starts with skin prep and undertone, not trend. Identify undertone as warm, cool, or neutral and match foundation at the jawline in natural light. Color theory explains corrections: green neutralizes redness, peach or orange corrects blue-brown darkness, and yellow brightens sallow tones. Face shape guides placement; highlighting brings forward and contouring recedes.
Lash and brow services
Brow design maps the brow to the face using the brow bone, inner eye, and arch. Tinting requires a patch test and a check for eye infection, recent eye surgery, or allergy. Lash extensions and lifts require isolated lashes, properly cured adhesive, and client education. Never use expired adhesive or share mascara. All eye-area tools must be disinfected, and disposable wands discarded.
Worked example
A client with warm undertones and redness wants a porcelain look. Reasoning: a pink-cool foundation will look ashy against warm skin. Choose a yellow-neutral foundation at the jawline, use a green corrector only on visible redness, and set with a light powder. The goal is a match, not a different undertone.
Sanitation traps
- Sharing mascara or lip gloss.
- Pumping a wand back into a container after touching lashes.
- Skipping a patch test for tint.
- Using lash adhesive past its open-life.
- Failing to ask about eye infections or allergies.
Exam lens
Know why a product is chosen: undertone, texture, and safety. A beautiful application on irritated eyes is still a fail.