Color Theory and Makeup

One of the first steps to executing a beautiful makeup is to have vision. When you can look at a person and tell them exactly what the best colors are for their skin tone you have arrived. I remember when I first started working in the makeup industry and I would put clients in the same colors if they were a certain undertone. The trainers from Orange County would make fun of me for this cause at the time I did not really understand color theory. I sit down and have conversations with fellow artists pretty regularly and the question always comes up "How do you know what shades to put people in?" I like to look at the clients eyes and hair color. If your client has brown eyes the best colors to go with would be colors that have a derivative of blue. These colors can include various shades and tints of blue, blue-violet, and red-violet. Basically, you are pairing a color with its complimentary color. Color theory is used in advertisements to get you to buy into a product. We see color theory used on cereal boxes, billboard advertisements, even in display windows at retail environments. When you apply color theory to your makeup applications your work stands out above the rest. Even if you already have a basic understanding of color theory it is good to take a refresher course. Color wheels can be purchased at your nearest art supply store. Knowing color theory can be a real eye opener. I know it was for me.

Elroy

Where I Am Today And How I Got Here

Sometimes, everything is not so beautiful. I think it is important not only as an Artist, but as a person to voice how I came to be where I am today and what has inspired me. I am where I am today because of everyone who I have been fortunate enough to come in contact with throughout the years on this place we call Earth. The road has been rough, filled with potholes and breakdowns, but I continue to move on. Some years back I found out that my Mother had breast cancer and in the same year when her immune system was so low from the chemotherapy she was struck by a truck where her lungs collapsed and her pelvis was crushed. She is lucky to be alive. These incidents changed the way that I viewed life as well my life forever. I worked long hours at MAC COSMETICS INC. as a Resident Trainer at the time. Giving my all or at least all that I had left to give. I learned so much from so many people it is not even funny. I taught a lot of artist superior skills that were handed down to me from the veterans of MAC. I can honestly say that I loved going to work each day giving and receiving knowledge. But now it is time to look forward to an even bigger and brighter future. I am thankful that I was allowed to work for a company for 12 years, working with personalities and celebrities that I may not have had the opportunities to be exposed to. But most of all I want to thank my family for making me strong, because without you I would never have made it this far. So I sit here in front of my computer typing this message to all of you explaining where I am today and how I got here...........

Elroy