MAKEUP CHIPS & color theory book
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COLOR.
the theory behind the look
With colors you can attract attention, or make a statement.
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Reds Oranges Neutrals
Greens
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Blues
Purples
Pinks
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Passion \\ Love \\ Power \\ Sexy
WARM
bright, passionate & energetic
The color wheel can be divided into warm and cool colors. Warm colors tend to be eye-popping colors. Warm colors include: red, orange, and yellow, and variations of each of those three colors.
Red is classified as a primary colors are: red, yellow and blue. These colors are considered to be foundation colors because they are used to create all other colors.
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In make-up artistry, reds can be both cool and warm. If the red is blue based, it is considered cool. If the red is orange based, it is warm.
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Brick Red
Rage
Ruby
Romance
Sweet Heart
Brick Red
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Ruby
Romance
Sweet Heart
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Ruby
Romance
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Ruby
Romance
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Romance
Sweet Heart Sweet Heart
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Color is light, and light is composed of many colors—those we see are the colors of the visual spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
ORANGES Energy \\ Happiness \\ Vitality
ENERGETIC vitality & happiness
By understanding the differences of warm & cool colors, it will help you better in foundation & concealer color matching on different color skin tones. Through mixing two of the primary colors, three secondary colors are formed. When you mix red with yellow, you will get an orange color. The Secondary colors are: orange, green and violet.
The six tertiary colors are made by combining a primary and an adjacent secondary color. These colors are: yellow – orange, orange – red, red – violet, violet – blue, blue – green, and green – yellow.
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Sunrise
Tang
Glow
Brick Red
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Brick Red
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Brick Red
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Brick Red
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Brick Red
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Brick
Rust
Hot Wing
Tangerine
Orange Fizz
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Rust
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Tangerine
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Rust
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Tangerine
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Rust
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Rust
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Rust
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The true color of primary colors mixed together, as well as the secondary and tertiary colors mixed together. These colors are basic and intense.
NEUTRALS Wholesomeness \\ Dependability \\ Elegant
ETERNAL
classy, sophisticated, and extremely wearable
If someone has blue eyes, using gold or bright yellow eye shadow colors will amplify the blueness of her eyes. In color theory, a neutral color that is neither warm nor cool. Neutral colors are classy, sophisticated, and extremely wearable. They’re commonly worn on its own, or combined with brighter accent colors–they
can easily be matched with every color. The meanings and impressions of neutral colors are much more affected by the colors that surround them than are warm and cool colors.
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Coal
Soot
Naked
Dusty Road
Sand
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Naked
Dusty Road
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Sand
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Dusty Road
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Coaco
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Daisy
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Made by adding black to a pure hue. If you have a bright red, and add a touch of black to it, you’ll get a deeper, richer red.
GREENS New Beginnings \\ Abundance \\ Growth
FRESH
new growth & a revival
When you mix two or more complimentary colors, they will combine to produce a neutral gray. It doesn’t mean you want to produce gray color on your face, it just means you will use other color(s) to get rid of
(or cancel out) the color you do not like on your skin. By using color correcting in the under-eye area effectively with the proper method & color, it will bring a nice radiant & lifting effect on the make-up look!
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The color green will create less-redness on skin, and is perfect for people with breakouts or rosacea.
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Forrest
Dark Mint
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Dark Mint
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Dark Mint
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Dark Mint
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Emerald
Peacock
Mint
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Acid Green
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Apple
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Mint
Apple
Acid Green
Made by adding gray to a pure hue. Gray is a result of mixing complimentary colors together.
BLUES
Calm \\ Responsible
CALMING
trustworthy, intelligence & confidence
For people who have lots of dark blue under-eye color (which is often found in darker, brownish skin tone), it is best to use an orange color corrector (or a mix
of orange & ocher colors) first to neutralize the dark blue under-eye, then use a concealer on top of the color to match the person’s natural skin tone.
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The color blue will add radiance to fair skinned people, and will also reduce minor imperfections.
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Deep Sea
Royal Blue
Cobalt
Caribbean
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Cobalt
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Cobalt
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Sky
Periwinkle
Baby
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The lightness or darkness of a color, as if on a scale from black to white. For instance, navy is a dark value of blue.
PURPLES Creativity \\ Royalty \\ Romance
ROMANTIC creative, classy, & royal
By grouping analogous colors, it helps to create a better color blending effect, and it tends set a stronger mood. For example, to create that sexy & romantic feeling of eye make-up design, grouping the cool
colors of plum, pink, mauve, plus some neutral colors together, you can easily achieve that romantic bedroom color scheme for the desired boudoir eye makeup look.
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The coolness of the color purple will help counteract any discolored skin someone may have.
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Loyal
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Amethyst
Lilac
Snufflepuff
Easter
Made by adding white to a pure hue. If you have an intense purple and add white, you’ll get lavender. If you have a bright orange-red and add white, you’ll get a warm orangey-coral.
PINKS
Sweet \\ Lovely \\ Floral
ALLURING bright, floral & sweet
Pink, while can be a very unnatural looking color when it starts to become neon and extremely bright is found in all skin tones, and can therefore be used
as an additive to enhance any part of the skin when applying makeup. Pink makeup can enhance the girliness of any outfit it is worn with.
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Pink will brighten any ones complexion and will help to blend any imperfections in the coloring of a persons skin.
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Dark Rose
Coral Reef
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Bubble Gum
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Bubble Gum Bubble Gum Bubble Gum Bubble Gum Bubble Gum
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Baby Pink
Baby Pink
Baby Pink
Baby Pink
Baby Pink
Baby Pink
The brightness or force of a color. For example, a full force red or a full intensity red is hard to live with.
COLOR.
the theory behind the look
There is psychology behind colors—they tell stories.