Friday, October 1, 2010

Examples of the Color Wheel in Action

photo courtesy of marieclaire

This look above is gorgeous, dramatic, and not for the faint-of-heart.  See how the deep purples, maroons and blues (which are next to each other on the color wheel) blends seamlessly because the color families are so similar!

photo courtesy of marieclaire
Same goes for the Green, the Teal and the blue... they are next to each other on the color wheel and thus, can be blended seamlessly though vibrantly for that punch of flamingo color.


image courtesy of fashionmagazine-best.com
This is a beautiful eye-opening look involving colors that are quite opposite on the color wheel.  The yellow then orange and green are both tertiary colors.  This opposite color block, softened by a bit of orange in the middle creates a spark of attention where one color starts and the other color ends.  This type of look emphasizes the beauty of the eye makeup a bit differently than the previous two looks. 

Whether it's using one color family (colors next to each other on the color wheel) or using opposite colors (colors opposite each other on the color wheel) it's absolutely encouraged to play around.  Do use a boring dark matte brown with a fuscia hot pink highlight!  Do rock a smudgy purply blue for a night out!  Makeup is what you make it and learning the rules about how and why's will only help you Break IT BETTER!


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