What's corrective makeup?
You'd be surprised what makeup can do:
"minimize" the negative and accentuate the "positives".
adjusting facial features:
When done properly, it's very subtle, but the changes in your appearance can be quite dramatic. By manipulating shadows and light, corrective makeup can do such things as create the illusion of narrowing a wide nose, receding a double chin, or strengthening a jaw line very simply and effectively. It's all about working with angles and finding the most flattering balance for your facial features and adjusting them accordingly.
reduce the illusion of aging:
As we age, gravity takes hold and subtle changes start to happen:
our eyes start to droop a little, dark circles under the eyes can become a bit more pronounced, and nasolabial folds (lines around the mouth) become more prominent, frown lines can become more visible...
Contrary to what most people might imagine, it's really not actual wrinkles that make people look "old", but the unflattering 45º downward shadows on the face that make someone look worn and tired. Using the same principles of shadow and light, corrective makeup in this instance essentially creates "better lighting" on the face to subtly neutralize or reverse those downward angles. It's not quite as complicated as it sounds, and it's a technique that aging actors and actresses use regularly to look "fresh".
concealing: bruising, tattoos, or small facial injuries
Life happens, and you might be in a situation where you find yourself having to make an important presentation or take part in an event in spite of the fact that you're still recovering from an accident or medical procedure that's left you with some visible bruising. Though it's virtually impossible to conceal swelling, most skin discolorations - including bruising or tattoos - can be discretely concealed using a thin waterproof color corrective special effects makeup which is applied either by hand or using an airbrush. Since the product is diluted in an alcohol base, it offers two major benefits: first, it is completely smear proof and will not run or transfer onto clothing, but most importantly, the fact that this product uses alcohol as a delivery system means that the alcohol evaporates immediately leaving a dry color corrected barrier that sits on the surface of the skin. This keeps the area clean and free from conventional cream or water based makeups which can harvest bacteria on injured skin and exacerbate the problem. Though it's always best to keep injured skin clean and free of product, there are times when that's not always convenient. Of course, each situation is unique and must be assessed accordingly - for feasibility and safety.
"minimize" the negative and accentuate the "positives".
adjusting facial features:
When done properly, it's very subtle, but the changes in your appearance can be quite dramatic. By manipulating shadows and light, corrective makeup can do such things as create the illusion of narrowing a wide nose, receding a double chin, or strengthening a jaw line very simply and effectively. It's all about working with angles and finding the most flattering balance for your facial features and adjusting them accordingly.
reduce the illusion of aging:
As we age, gravity takes hold and subtle changes start to happen:
our eyes start to droop a little, dark circles under the eyes can become a bit more pronounced, and nasolabial folds (lines around the mouth) become more prominent, frown lines can become more visible...
Contrary to what most people might imagine, it's really not actual wrinkles that make people look "old", but the unflattering 45º downward shadows on the face that make someone look worn and tired. Using the same principles of shadow and light, corrective makeup in this instance essentially creates "better lighting" on the face to subtly neutralize or reverse those downward angles. It's not quite as complicated as it sounds, and it's a technique that aging actors and actresses use regularly to look "fresh".
concealing: bruising, tattoos, or small facial injuries
Life happens, and you might be in a situation where you find yourself having to make an important presentation or take part in an event in spite of the fact that you're still recovering from an accident or medical procedure that's left you with some visible bruising. Though it's virtually impossible to conceal swelling, most skin discolorations - including bruising or tattoos - can be discretely concealed using a thin waterproof color corrective special effects makeup which is applied either by hand or using an airbrush. Since the product is diluted in an alcohol base, it offers two major benefits: first, it is completely smear proof and will not run or transfer onto clothing, but most importantly, the fact that this product uses alcohol as a delivery system means that the alcohol evaporates immediately leaving a dry color corrected barrier that sits on the surface of the skin. This keeps the area clean and free from conventional cream or water based makeups which can harvest bacteria on injured skin and exacerbate the problem. Though it's always best to keep injured skin clean and free of product, there are times when that's not always convenient. Of course, each situation is unique and must be assessed accordingly - for feasibility and safety.
