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Skin Colour System Foundation
is a product by
The Product 1
The Range 2
The Light and the Colour 3
The Optical Illusion 6
The Light and the Dark 7
The User’s Guide 10
The Colour Chart 12

Skin Colour C
System
Foundation
The Skin Colour System Foundation is the new range of compact foundations from
Aegyptia. Innovative texture, easy to apply, great coverage and natural looking make up
results are the most outstanding characteristics of this new compact foundations.
The revolutionary formula combines excellent coverage, easy and smooth application for
a perfect dosage of the product. It can be applied with “stretching“ movements for a
natural, even and smudge-resistant make up base, or by tapping for more coverage and yet
avoiding the “mask” effect.
High in pigments content, the product grants an even colour and more intensive than usual
to modulate coverage on need: it can be applied both locally as a concealer and on the
overall as a make up foundation for a smooth natural-look.
The combination of fine micropowders makes the application easier: the product, designed for
professional use, becames easy to apply even for the less experienced users. The filming and
protecting agents provide long lasting make up results an waterproof properties. Rich in Vitamin
E, it perfectly hydrates and protects the skin from the aggressive action of free radicals.
The product complies with the most severe international normatives (CEE - US - JP).
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The line includes 24 colours: all with the same texture, all extremely versatile. Skin Colour
System Foundation represents a full range of foundations, concealers, neutralizers,
highlights and shadows.
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Foundation
A foundation has a double purpose: to even out and smooth complexion, according to the
natural skin colour and the chromatic dominance and to smooth out every imperfection in
case of a real need (as per strong olive complexions or redness).
Neutralizer
A neutralizer is required to conceal and minimize skin imperfections or dyschromias
(undereye circles, veins, couperose, birthmarks, etc.). The application follows the principle
of complementary colours that they neutralize each others when superimposed. The aim
is not to cover but to neutralize the colour of blemishes.
Highlights and Shadows
Volumes and face contours can be redefined by highlights and shadows through optical
illusion effects. According to natural skin colour base, use lighter shades for highlights and
darker shades for shadows.
A brief introduction to the basic Colour Theory and to the concept of Optical Illusion
is necessary for a proper and clever use of the Skin Colour System Foundations
in corrective make up. Here a short information guide to achieve a perfect make up base
and to conceal imperfections in the most appropriate way. The aim of the make up is to
provide the complexion with an even and glowing look and refined face contours. This
first step is essential to emphasize the make up of eyes and lips.

The Light and d the Colour
Colour is a property of light, not an object in itself: to see colors, light must be present. The
colour, as we perceive it, “is the visual effect that is caused by the spectral composition of
the light emitted, transmitted or reflected by objects". If we direct a white light (the sun)
onto a faceted surface (a prism or a diamond) this will separate white light into its
component (rainbow) parts, which are the visible colours: magenta, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet. Objects have no colour of their own, but merely the ability to
reflect a certain section of the visible spectrum. Objects reflect what we perceive and
absorb what we don't see. The reflected light selected by our sensorial system (eye/brain)
determines the colour.
Therefore, the surface of a red object absorbs all the colored light rays, except for those
corresponding to red and reflects this color to the human eye.
The White and the Black
White and Black do not exist in Nature. White is presence of light, black is absence of
light. Therefore, an object reflecting all the light rays is white; on the contrary, when
absorbing all light rays it results in black.
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Red Magenta, Yellow and Blue are regarded as primary colours; it means that they can not
be mixed or formed by any combination of other colors. Between the three primaries are
the secondary colours which are each a mixture of two of the primaries:
RED
+ YELLOW = ORANGE
RED
+ BLUE
= VIOLET
BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN
All the intermediate colours can be obtained by varying the ratio of mixed colours.
For instance, the secondary colour obtained by mixing yellow and blue is green: to
achieve a green pea colour it is needed to add more yellow and more blue for a green sea
colour. The cromatic wheel chart herebelow clarifies the connection between colours:
YELLOW vs VIOLET
ORANGE vs BLUE
GREEN vs RED
Any two colors which are directly opposite each other are called complementary colors:
these opposing colors create maximum contrast. When superimposed they neutralize each
other. These two basic properties of colours are strictly connected with the make up theory.
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Warm Colours and Cool Colours
Colours can be classified as warm or cool. Reds and Yellows and their intermediates are
conventionally referred to as Warm Colours. Greens and Blues and the admixtures of them
are regarded as Cool Colours. Violet, resulting from the combination of a warm colour
(red) with a cool one (blue), can be considered warm or cool depending on the prevalence
of the red or of the blue colour.
How to Conceal Dyschromias
A correct know-how of the Basic Color Theory is essential for facing most common
unwanted problems of skin imperfections, for choosing the most suitable colour
foundation and smoothing out complexion in the most appropriate way. As explained,
opposing colours neutralize each others. Therefore, to conceal ruddy tones (couperose,
spots, etc.) it is advisable to use a foundation with a green chromatic dominance.
According to the same principle, it is recommended to use orange-grade colours to
neutralize blue tones (veins, halo beard, dark circles) and yellow-grade foundations on
violet tones (shadows under the eyes, bruises, angiomas).
The product should be applied with a sponge to work wide areas and with a brush on
small areas. The product must be dosed according to the intensity of the dyschromia.
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The Optical Illusion
Optical Illusion is a default in the principle of evaluation of reality operated by our
sensorial system (eye/brain). Make Up is based on this theory and only following this
principle we can modify partially or totally volumes and contours of a face.
Optical Illusion can be widely employed in a corrective Make Up.
Consider a subject overweight: in a black dress this will look slimmer. The same with a
vertical striped dress: our eye will perceive it slender.
Using the same logic, a shadow on a face volume will flatit down and a blush or an eye
liner applied vertically on the face will emphasize the lenght of it.
Shown herebelow are some examples of Optical Illusion:
FIG 1
Apparently A looks bigger than B; actually they are exactly the
same size. To our sensorial system, dimensions are related to
the entire scenary the entity is surrounded by more than to the
single entity. According to this principle of evaluation, A
surrounded by small circles looks bigger than B which is still
surrounded by circles but with a larger diameter. The same
principle is valid for the morphology of a face; a standard nose
will look smaller on a wide face and bigger on a tiny one.
FIG 1
A
B
FIG 2
FIG 2
An other example of Optical Illusion.
C e D have the same dimensions; however, if we consider the
overall, the lenght of the two segments looks different.
C
D
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The Light and d the Dark
Following the principle of Optical Illusion, dark tones make shapes to look flatter, shorter
and smaller as they absorb the light. Besides, lenght, widness and protuberances can be
emphasized by bright tones as they reflect the light.
It is important to understand that what it can really modify a volume or a distance it is the
absorbing or reflecting power of a colour (light and dark) and not the colour by itself.
Many and various are the Light and Dark applications in make up.
For instance, to enlarge a short forehead it is advised to use a shade lighter than the
foundation; the product should be applied with stretching movements from the hair line
downwards. To shorten a long chin it is better to use a shade darker than the base
foundation; for the application, start from the chin tip upwards. Following the same
principle it is possible to reduce a large forehead, to shorten a long nose or to soften a
protruding jaw.
For a more effective result, each intense area of highlight should be next to an intense area
of darker shading.
For instance, if you need more emphasis on the cheek-bone area, try to use highlights over
the muscle structures and shade under and around the muscle.
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The following pictures show how to apply the dark and the light to achieve different
effects.
DARK
LIGHT
DARK
DARK
LIGHT
DARK
In this picture the chin and the forehead have been shortened as well as the nose. The zigomatic areas and the
edges of the lower jaw have been emphasized by highlights.
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LIGHT
DARK
DARK
LIGHT
DARK
LIGHT
In this other pricture 2, the chin, the forehead and the nose have been extended while the cheek-bones and the
lower jow have been softened.
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The User’s Guide
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The Colour Chart
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