Kat D Makeup

There’s something I will never get tired of teaching… color theory.

Not just “this looks good” or “this is trending,” but truly understanding why something works on the skin.

When you understand saturation and value, everything changes.

You stop guessing.
You stop fighting the skin.
You start working with it.

Every color has a depth (value) and an intensity (saturation), and if those don’t align with the skin you’re working on, it’s not going to show up the way you intended. It’s either going to disappear, turn ashy, pull too strong, or just feel off.

You can’t take a color that lives in one value range and expect it to perform the same on the opposite end of the spectrum. It has to meet the skin where it’s at.

This is where real artistry happens.

Not in copying a look, but in understanding how to adapt it for any skin tone and undertone in front of you.

That’s the part I love the most.
Watching it click for students.
Seeing them go from guessing to knowing.

Because once you understand color, you’re not limited anymore.

(Thank you for the picture)

Had such an amazing time with and getting some former Miss Colorado winners ready for the 50th Miss Colorado Pageant and anniversary!!!! One day I’ll remember to take picture of the clients too 😂😂.

Nah……we staying cute forever over here.

I absolutely adored working with Flower and Ivy Photography and Gigi!! If only all shoots were this easy!

Today I taught the first of a 4 day series of Advanced Makeup at Denver School of Botanical and Medical Aesthetics. Our students had a blast learning the basics of color theory as it applies to makeup artistry. Then they learned to make their own foundation shade and understand that every person's skin tone is made up of several different colors. The lovely Belinda was my model today. Her entire complexion (foundation, concealer, blush, bronzer) and lip color was created with the Ben Nye Makeup Creme Color Primary Stack. No filter under the Makeup Light.

Thank you Celeste for being my lovely model in class today. We went over a basic day makeup look. Clean fresh and pretty. And yes...... She does have a full face of makeup on! It doesn't have to look like makeup. Something I stress to my students. Complexion is so important!

Can you guess the inspo??? (More detailed than just 1960s)

So much fun recreating looks from different decades. Always gotta practice to get it right before using it for a shoot.

In order to truly understand makeup..... You have to know and understand color theory. What's your favorite tips and techniques to do with color theory? Using the Ben Nye Makeup primary cream color stack to create complexion/foundation on a Graftobian Makeup palette.