A specialised programme designed for practicing makeup artists who have strong application skills but lack formal training in personal colour, undertone analysis, and colour logic.
Personal Colour Intensive:
Makeup-focused
Details
Duration: 2 session of 2.5 hours (1-day)
Price: $550
What's included
- Training Coursebook
- Full access to (code.d Exclusive’s Makeup sections)
Benefits & Outcome
• Deepen your expertise in colour especially for makeup-focused services.
• Elevate your professional credibility with a specialised understanding of colour palettes and systems.
• Identify optimal makeup shades for individuals and explore how to vary them to create different styles or moods.
• Recognise undertones, overtones, saturation, and contrast levels in facial features.
• Analyse colour suitability across all makeup areas.
• Confidently advise clients based on precise, data-driven colour analysis.
• Expand your knowledge to related areas such as fashion and hairstyling from a colour perspective.
• Achieve a higher level of expertise that sets you apart in the beauty industry.
Curriculum
• Personal Colour Fact Check – Assessing skin tone, undertone, and overall contrast to determine the most flattering personal palettes.
• Cultural, Regional & Occasion Context – Analysing cultural norms, regional preferences, and occasion-specific considerations to guide colour recommendations.
• Colour Preferences & Trends – Integrating client style preferences with objective colour analysis and adapting to current beauty and fashion trends.
• Basic Colour Theory – Understanding hue, value, saturation, contrast, and undertone interactions for makeup colour analysis.
• Impact of Formulation on Colour Appearance – Exploring how finishes (matte, satin, shimmer, gloss, sheer) influence the perception of colour.
• Impact of Colour Choices on Skin Tones – Analyse how various colours interact with different skin tones and undertones, including enhancing or neutralising features.
• Pigment vs Base Interactions – Evaluating how skin undertone interacts with product pigments to identify optimal shades.
• Shade Differentiation Within the Same Family – Techniques for selecting the most flattering shade among similar tones (e.g., pinks, nudes, browns).
• Facial Colorimetry – Measuring and analysing skin tones using colour tools; applying a colorimeter for foundation matching, undertone identification, and data-driven analysis.
• Techniques on Using Analysis Tools – Systematic use of swatch cards, draping order, and digital colour devices for accurate client assessments.
• Advanced Shade Matching & Identification Practice – Hands-on exercises to identify ideal shades for foundation, lips, blush, eyes, and colour-correcting considerations.
• Expanding to Other Makeup Colours – Selecting complementary shades for eyebrow pencils, eyeliners, mascaras, and other accent colours.
• Quick Touch on Makeup & Fashion Synergy – Coordinating makeup colours with clothing, accessories, and overall personal style for a cohesive look.