SKIN TONE: HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT MAKEUP & WARDROBE COLORS | CATE SCAGLIONE NYC & NJ BOUDOIR & GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHER

HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT DAILY COLORS AND MAKEUP FOR YOUR SKIN TONES 

Have you ever found yourself saying, "I'm a summer girl", or "I look great in yellow"? Are there some colors that look fantastic on you...and others not so much?

I'm a fair skinned, blonde-haired blue eyed Irish girl who spent plenty of my prime lifeguarding in the New York City heat. Fair, freckled and a little sun damaged, I have always struggled with finding compatible colors with my skin tone. All that I knew was I (along with all my ancestors) looked terrific in green. (My Irish eyes are smiling now). 

As a New York/New Jersey Boudoir & Glamour Photographer I am always on the lookout for beauty tips that will serve my clients well in their hair, makeup and wardrobe choices. Today I came across this amazing chart, which outlines some very helpful ways to identify your skin tone and compliment it. Using this chart, you can identify your best worn hues and cosmetic tones. 

Though we cannot always give the exact reason why, we are naturally drawn to certain seasons.  This chart brings a bit of insight as to why! 

Found on my Pinterest gallery, this is a terrific resource for planning your every day looks or special occasions.

xo, 

Cate Scaglione
Artist & Owner, Life As Fine Art

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WINGED EYE MAKEUP LOOK | CATE SCAGLIONE

HOW TO GET THAT WINGED EYE LOOK | by Marie Claire Magazine

Makeup How-To: The Perfect Black Winged Eyeliner
Learn how to do this and you're set for anything.

Photo and Tutorial by Marie Claire Magazine

Step 1. Tools and product are crucial to perfecting this look. Use an extra fine eyeliner brush and a black cream eyeliner to draw a small line at the end of where you want your winged liner to stop.

Step 2. Draw a line upwards from the outter corner of your top lashline to connect to the end of your wing creating a V shape or your "wing outline."

Step 3. Connect the line on top from the inner corner of the lash line all the way to your "wing outline" and then fill in the rest.

Step 4. Finish with two coats of your favorite black mascara on both the top and bottom lashes.

A MAKEUP ARTIST'S VIEW ABOUT MAKEUP | LIFE AS FINE ART by Cate Scaglione

LIFE AS FINE ART by CATE SCAGLIONE: A Makeup Artist dishes her views about life with and without makeup

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Feeling Gorgeous with Hair and Makeup | Makeup Artistry by Miranda Richards 

So much debate about makeup these days. A few days ago, I blogged about the growing "no Makeup Trend" and the Colbie video. It is definitely something that is starting to take root in the photography industry as well. Many of my colleagues are exploring this as a line of their business. 

My stylist, Makeup Artistry by Miranda Richards, has her own spin on things:

"I find it such a shame that many women can't appreciate their natural face and unique features for what they are. Insecurities keep them prisoner behind their makeup mask, when it's really something that's meant to be enjoyed. 
I remember a time when I couldn't leave my house without a full face of makeup. I would carry all of my essentials with me _everywhere_ I went. Sweating, humidity, and rain would give me anxiety, out of fear that my makeup would run off. Thinking back on it now, that's absolute insanity. It's a burden, and I hate when I see clients suffering from it.
I'm not sure what changed, but there are days now when I'm out all day running around with nothing on my face but moisturizer. On those days, there are moments when I do feel guilty about not wearing makeup, but not because I want to cover up and hide my face. Makeup has grown to be such a close and dear friend to me that I genuinely just love to apply, wear, experiment and grow with it. 
Yes, it does make me feel more beautiful; but only in the sense that I'm enhancing the natural beauty in the features I already have, not crafting and contouring myself a new nose. Nothing makes me sadder than when I see a client scrutinizing their face because there "isn't enough" makeup on. It makes me want to shake them!"
 

Makeup Artistry by Miranda Richards is a stylist to my many award-winning photo sessions, celebrity clients, models and making everyday people look their very best.  Miranda is available for private styling sessions. To contact Miranda, contact her at 973.510.4865 or visit her site here.