Makeup vocab?? Help me please and thank you 😁

Feb 28, 2014

Emilia A.

So I'm trying to learn as much as I can about makeup on beautylish 😀. Just a little confused on two things
1) what's the difference between a color corrector and a concealer??
2) the difference between a smokey, gradient, and cut crease eye?

Feb 28, 2014

Ame S.

A colour corrector would be a cream to help even out the skin tone, it will improve the appearance of hyperpigmented skin in comparison to the rest of it even when you're not wearing make up. A colour corrector falls in the category of beneficial makeup. A concealer on the other hand, need not necessarily be beneficial to skin, it might be (like blemish clearing concealer for example), but its not meant to be beneficial makeup, only supposed to cover up imperfections. Also, a colour corrector is supposed to be for the entire face/face and neck application, a concealer is meant only for flawed area application. :)

Feb 28, 2014

Ame S.

And I suck at eye makeup so I don't really know the cut crease style lol.

Feb 28, 2014

Haley S.

Cut creases have a contrasting shadow in the crease to really define

Feb 28, 2014

Kyraa D.

Okay, so colour correctors are basically concealer, except they come in different colours to help cover certain kinds of blemishes on the face. the green hides redness, mauve (purple) hides sallowness, yellow hides darkness & peach hides uneven skin tone, etc. colour corrector is also usually applied before your foundation.
concealer is simply skin coloured & is used after foundation as extra coverage for anything still showing through.

Feb 28, 2014

Diana I.

I know you didnt ask about this but I thought you should know hahahah.

Feb 28, 2014

Ame S.

Thanks a ton Diana, you're super at this contouring thing!

Feb 28, 2014

Emilia A.

Thanks ladies. And @diana, that was probably going to b my question tomorrow lol.

Feb 28, 2014

Diana I.

Hahahahah yay so glad I could help! I remember when I discovered the whole beauty community I was in a whole new world and I had so many questions. But its a great thing to be a part of, so glad you joined!

Feb 28, 2014

Hannah K.

Sorry, I was distracted by Diana and I just wanted to say that basically, bronzer is the wrong contouring product for several reasons:

It is often shimmery, which is not what you want when trying to create a shadow.

It is also often orange in tone, and though not all bronzers are, bronzers are warm toned and therefore unsuited to the task of contouring, which entails making a darker, almost grey toned shadow. Shadows are not orange.

If, somehow, you found a bronzer that was a matte, cool, grey toned brown, bronzers are also often sheer and therefore require a more heavy handed application. That's why, when people contour with bronzer, it can often end up looking dirty or muddy, because they have to apply and blend a thick layer of product.

In short, what you're trying to do with contouring is create the illusion of shadows, which are cool and grey toned in nature. Bronzers are specifically designed to give a bronzed glow to your face, so you should apply it on the high points of your face, where the sun would hit. Bronzers are simply not the correct product for contouring. They will never give the desired effect, though of course if you have nothing else they can be used.

I'd ask Jacqueline H what she recommends, as I myself don't contour or have experience with contour products. I do know that she highly recommends the Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder. If nothing else, a concealer or foundation two shades darker will work in a pinch. Hope this clarified it for you! :)

Feb 28, 2014

Diana I.

^^^I use a matte bronzer that isnt too orange so it looks okay. A lot of famous makeup artists use bronzer (Shannon xo, Jaclyn Hill, Lauren Curtis) But you could also opt for a sculpting or contouring powder.)

Feb 28, 2014

Emilia A.

@hannah, thanks for clearing that up I probably would have looked very jersey shore'ish lol. It just gets crazy wen everyone says something totally different but that ^^ totally makes sense. Gracias 😊

Feb 28, 2014

Haley S.

Thank you Jacqueline! It's easier to explain with visuals than writing a whole paragraph about a look :)