Tracy Calhoun Blog

Here are some tips for selecting the right foundation color for YOU…

1. Check Your Veins
Look at the veins inside your wrist.  If they look more blue, you likely have cool undertones.  If they look greenish, then you’re warm.

2. The Jewelry Trick
If you look better in silver jewelry, your skin may be cool.  If you look better in gold jewelry, your more likely to be warm.

3. The Neutral Test
Think about what neutral shades flatter you best. If your skin, eyes, and fave look better in bright white or black hues then you are a cool tone.  If you look better in ivory, off-whites, and brown/tan shades, then you are a warm tone.

4. Eye and Hair Color
Your natural eye and hair colors can help figure out your coloring. Cool-toned women usually have eyes that are blue, gray, or green and have blonde, brown, or black hair with blue, silver, violet, and ash undertones.  Warm-toned women usually have brown, amber, or haze eyes with strawberry blonde, red, brown, or black hair with gold, red, or orange undertones.

5. The Sun’s Effects
When you’re out in the sun, does your skin turn a golden-brown, or does it burn and turn pink first? If you fit into the former category, you’re warm-toned, while cool tones tend to burn.

For your face:

We have two different bronzers, one for light skin (Crowned all Over) and one for darker or more sun-kissed skin (Summer Loved).

There are three blushes: Smashing, I Do Believe You’re Blushin’, and Passionate.

8 eye shadows: shown in the image below.

Jetsetter eyeliner that you can use the Misting Spray to create a liquid liner (spray in lid and dip eye liner brush to create a liquid) or wear dry for a softer liner.

Multitasker: dark brown color that can be used on brows, as eyeliner or as eye shadow.

For your lips:

The two gloss colors are Embrace (nude-y peach) and Abundance (light pink) and they are both infused with Peppermint oil. 🙂

Choose from four lipsticks: On a Whim, Day Dream, Wish, and Uptown Girl. They are moisturizing and give you a really pretty and natural color.

Finishers:

Misting spray: one of our favorite products!  You can spray this on your makeup brush for a creamier foundation application (spray on the brush and then swirl in cap with tapped out foundation). Includes aloe, cedarwood, geranium, lavender, and rose oil.  Can be used to set your makeup as well.

Diamond Dust: a setting powder that gives you a finished, air brushed look. Smoothes and blurs fine lines and pores.