Choosing Between Warm and Cool Make-up Colours?
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Kimberly
Approaching the make-up counter can be confusing with the wide array of colours to choose from. Make-up colours that are in the same undertone as your skin, eye and hair colour will make you look healthy and beautiful.
If your features are naturally warm you will notice ivory, yellow, peach or golden tones in the skin. The hair will likely have yellow, golden or orange undertones. The colours in the eyes will have some or all warm colours.
- Examples of warm colours – peach, golden yellow, camel, rust, russet, gold, olive, golden brown, sea green, bronze, spices, etc.
If your features are naturally cool you will notice porcelain, pinks, rose, blues, violet or olive tones in the skin. The hair will likely have ash, taupe, coco, or black tones. The colours in the eyes will have some or all cool colours.
- Examples of cool colours – coco brown, taupe, black, pink, rose, true blue, burgundy, berry colours, black, etc.
With some of us it’s difficult to tell if our colouring is warm or cool. Some of us have both warm and cool colouring. If this is the case, you have more options. Experimenting is the easiest way to find what works. If still in doubt, I would recommend a professional colour consultation with an image or colour consultant.
Filed Under: Colour , Make up , Women
Choosing Your Colours
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Kimberly
The easiest way to achieve natural looking results is to choose your make-up in light tints, dark shades, and muted tones rather than clear, bright hues. The more muted the colour, the more neutral it becomes.
- Neutral colours are the most versatile and work well with most skin tones and eye colours unless you are very fair or very dark. e.g. browns, black, greys, tints (off whites), etc.
- For more drama, when working with eyes, choose a tone from the colours opposite your eye colour on the colour wheel. e.g. Blue eyes – coral, peach, pink and yellow tones.
Filed Under: Business casual , Business Dress , Colour , Look Younger , Make up , Women
Handshakes
Posted on March 21, 2012 by Kimberly
Make eye contact, smile and shake hands, repeating the person’s name in the greeting. For example:
- “Hello Mary. It’s nice to meet you, I am …;
- Or ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
The most formal greeting would be
- “How do you do, Mary, I am…” The reply to “How do you do.” is “How do you do.”
If you would like to meet someone, when approaching that person:
- Make eye contact and smile.
- Introduce yourself with your first and last name.
- Shake hands firmly, web to web. Lean into the handshake. Hands should be vertically parallel. Shake hands 2-3 pumps.
This shows confidence and sincerity
Handshakes to avoid
- The bone crusher – some people have no idea how strong their grip is.
- The limp handshake (sometimes called the dead fish) – gives a non-confident, wishy-washy impression.
- The power grip (when someone grips with their hand on top) – in body language this indicates that the person perceives themselves as more important or is trying to get the upper hand.
- Gabbing the finger tips sometimes very softly- this can be a cultural difference not unusual on some Asian cultures – in western society we prefer a web to web handshake
These handshakes are a bit too friendly for business. You may be perceived as coming on too strong. Better to be saved for friends and family.
- 2 handed handshake (when you cup both hands around the other persons hand) – is very nurturing and friendly.
- Keep your hands to yourself. Avoid shaking hands while holding the other persons elbow or shoulder – too friendly for business
For another way to get a grip on your handshake watch the video on Living Vancouver with host, Jaeny Baik and Kimberly Law, AICI CIP. Click on Watch the Show in the top menu and then on It’s a Living in the right column.
Filed Under: Business casual , Etiquette , Men , Women
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