Video: How to Choose the Right Colors for Your Caramel Skin Tone

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Yessica Andrea

http://www.YessicaAndreaInc.com

Yessica Andrea is a professional Hair & Makeup Artist in Miami, Florida, and owner of Yessica Andrea Inc. Underground Makeup Studio. Among her many certifications and degrees are, certificate of completion from the American Hygienic Association for Fungus and Mold, Cause and Cures. On October 16, 2006 Andrea completed all her course and earned her Grand Masters from the Creative Nail Design Academy. She has also attended I.D.I (The International Derma Institute) a post graduate education school of Skin. Once at I.D.I she accomplished training in Photo Damage and Aging Skin, Acne, Type, Triggers and Treatments, Effective Skin Analysis, Speed Wax Techniques, Skin of Color, Physiology, Analysis and Treatments, Treating Rosacia and Sensitive Skin, Hydroxy Acids and Exfoliation techniques. Andrea is known as one of south Florida's most sought-after make-up artist", said by Miss Latina Dominican Republic World's Marcies Elizabeth (one of Andrea's clients), and is a beauty Queen pageant winner. She has been featured in many local magazines, and interviewed twice by City of Sound, A Colombian T.V show which has aired all around the world. The many magazines include 305 magazine, Nine5Four magazine, Bachelor Magazine, Sticky Grove magazine, and her most current: Dancing magazine in Miami. Some of the clients and companies that she has worked with include: The University of Miami Cheerleaders, Famous Miami Designer; Lila from Amaya Swimwear, Piaxao Swimwear, Uncle Luke (2007), The University of Miami Film Department, Eye Candy Cosmetics, Wet 'n' Wild cosmetics, Mary Kay Inc, Lancome,MakeUp Store, The Fashion Design Expo,Visionary Entertainment, Catchsters Ent,103.5 the Beat and Prima Diva (A Professional Extension Eyelash company).

Transcript

Hi, my name is Yessica Andrea, and I'm a professional makeup artist, and today I'm going to show you how to choose the right colors for your caramel skin tone. The first thing you want to do is you want to get your nice color palette out, different foundations that you have and if you don't know which foundation, this is definitely the pointer and tricks that you're going to need. I like to get some of these nice little Q-tips and the first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to select my first color and I'm going to put this on the side of my face. That's my first color. I'm going to go into my second color and I'm going to repeat this process over and over again. That's my second color. This would be my third color and what I'm doing is I'm testing out these different foundations to see which one matches my skin the closest. So this is a great way to discover what color you're going to use. It's better to use it in order, start from the lighter colors to the dark ones and as you can tell I started with a very very light white and it keeps getting darker and darker, to my last shade. And now you're going to look closely into the mirror and you're going to determine which color is best for you. I think to me that the one that looks the closest would be this one because once I do this it kind of disappears and that's what you want, you want a perfect match. What you're looking for also is for the color to kind of disappear into your skin. That's how you know if that's a really good match and a good blend for your skin tone. So, like I said this was, seems to be the one that's closest to my skin. All I had to do is one little blush off right quick and as you can see it kind of disappears into my skin tone so that I know right then and there, that is the perfect match for my skin. So those are some tips on how to choose the right foundation for your caramel skin. My name is Yessica Andrea, and thank you for watching.