Achromatic Makeup Look

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The first makeup look that I created based upon colour theory was using an Achromatic look using pigments of black through to white. For this makeup look I wanted to keep it fairly simple and true to the shades within the selection. The skin I kept natural with a light foundation application that was then buffed into the skin. Areas such as the cheekbones, sides of the nose and jaw were contoured using an ashy grey shadow with a  small amount of black brushed up into the hairline, black lip mix was then added to the lips with a small amount of satin finish to supply a glossy sheen and  then the eyebrows and lashes were combed through with a white supra colour.
Products used:
- Illamasqua matte skinbase
- Ultracolour foundation palette
- Dermacolour concealer
- Kryolan 'Charcoal' eyeshadow
- Kryolan 'Black Pepper' eyeshadow
- MAC Black Lipmix
- Satin Mix
- Kryolan Supracolour - White
Reflecting back on this makeup look it is definitely one of my favourite pieces so far, although the makeup is more basic I feel this works well as it draws the eyes to the areas of intended focus such as the eyes and lips rather than having no centre point of attention. It also made me aware of how the appearance of makeup changes dependant upon the viewpoint, this look in particular was strange from the front as it appeared almost too pale against the background. However when turned to the side the contour on the cheekbone and jaw became more apparent and the highlighted temple added an extra element to the overall look.