A question I get asked a lot is ‘how do I pick a lipstick to match my eyeshadow?’ or ‘what blush will work with x lipstick?’. I think it’s fair to say that most of us are taking a stab in the dark when it comes to matching our makeup and we seem to struggle to know what colours will work on us. There are no rules in makeup and I’m always hesitant to say ridiculous things like ‘people with blue eyes shouldn’t wear blue eyeshadow’ because you should wear what makes you happy, end of story.
However, there are ‘guidlines’ you can follow if maybe you’re new to makeup and really don’t know where to start, or on days when you don’t want to really think about your colour choices but still want everything to look harmonious on your face – so me everyday.
Hue – The purest most basic form of a colour. These are the primary colours (blue, red and yellow), the colours you get when the primary colours are mixed (secondary colours) and the colours you get when you mix them, and the colours you get when you mix them, etc etc. They are the infinite number of colours that start at the outermost point of the colour wheel – basic colours that do not have black or white added to them.
Tints – adding white to a hue.
Shades – adding black to a hue
Tones – adding gray to a hue
Complementary or Contrasting colours are those opposite each other in the colour wheel . When placed next to each other they create the strongest contrast and make each other pop.
Complementary colours
Analogous Colours are side by side on the wheel, the blend well together.
analagous colours
Colour Combinations
There are an infinite number of colour combination to use in makeup and some work better than others. To simplify things and narrow it down for you I’m going to talk about three types of looks that you can create using the colour wheel as a guide.
The first is the most simple and probably sounds like the most boring – Monochromatic. Monochromatic color schemes use one hue and different tones, shades and tints of that hue. This is the easiest way to match your makeup together – simply pick on hue or colour, most likely your lipstick, and use varying tones and tints of it on your eyes and cheeks. A great example of this is 90’s makeup.
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Next are Analogous Looks and these are created by using two (or more) colours that are next to each (side-by-side) on the color wheel. This is probably the look that most of us would naturally do anyway as analogous colours are easy to blend together. This is because they’re so similar. This a great technique to use to figure out what colour blush to use – use your lipstick as your starting point (or eyeshadow if it’s a neutral tone), and pick a hue that sits beside it on the colour wheel as you blush.
Credit – Jaclyn Hill Party Eyes Makeup Tutorial
Finally is the Triadic Look and this is the most impactful of the three. As you might have guessed a triadic look involves three colours and to choose them you simply draw a triangle in the middle of the wheel, and use the colours that the three points of the triangle land on. Again there are many many variations and colour combinations to discover by spinning the triangle around the wheel.
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