Celebrity hairstyles

Color in makeup

Victoire Charles

Victoire, along with my mother, Thelma Aucoin, became one of my main muses for this book. It helped that Victoire is an aspiring actress, because she was called upon to play a wide variety of roles. Fortunately, she also has an amazing amount of patience and generosity, which, believe me, were put to the test with this project. She serves as a great example of how one individual can embody many different makeup looks. Her incarnations reveal a complexity we all share, yet rarely take the opportunity to explore.

To get Victoire's beautiful "ripe fruit" colored face on the left: 1 Using the natural arch of the top of the brow as a guide, mark over bottom brow hairs with a white eye pencil, then tweeze. Afterward, clean the eye area with a mild astringent. 2 The face is then prepped with a light application of moisturizer. 3 Once dry, smooth on a light application of foundation (to match) with a sponge. Blend well. 4 The foundation is set using a circular sponge and loose translucent face powder. 5 Using a medium shadow brush, basic brown powder eyeshadow is swept into the crease of the eye and onto the eyelid. 6 Lashes are curled and lightly coated, top and bottom, with black mascara. 7 A black brow pencil defines the shape of the newly groomed brows. 8 The lips are lined and lightly filled in with a dark flesh lip pencil. 9 Using a lip brush, a berry red creme lip color finishes off the mouth. 10 Last, using a large blush brush, a hot pink powder blush is dusted high up on the apples of the cheeks.

Women with deeper skin tones often have problems finding foundations that match, but where other color products are concerned, you are only limited by your own imagination. Try burgundies, chartreuses, and turquoises on the eyes, lips, and cheeks.

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