Inspired by her mother’s taste for glamour and colourful makeup being a former airline stewardess, Sheroma began dabbling in makeup at a young age. Originally from the British Virgin Islands, Sheroma currently lives in Jamaica, pursuing a Multimedia degree at the University of the West Indies Mona. “When I lived on campus, my friends would flock to my room to get their makeup done whenever there was an event. I loved it!” After playing with makeup for nearly 10 years, the 23 year-old launched Brass.Angel.Makeup in 2007, offering makeup services. Sheroma is also a hairstylist, image consultant, photographer, graphics designer, model, writer, media personality and much more. A true Jane of all trades.

As I flip through party pics on our local entertainment websites, I realise that alot of us like to dabble in makeup and it doesn’t always come out right. The very basics such as selecting a foundation that wont make us look like a “duppy” when the flash goes off is often missed and our pictures come out scary. These pics are etched in time and forwarded all over the internet for comic relief by all and sundry. This is why I often take pics of myself at home whenever I’m going out full-masked…cus I can’t afford to be your laughing stock! Blind cannot however lead blind, so I have called upon my new friend and self-proclaimed make-up exert Sheroma Hodge of Brass.Angel.Makeup to give us some make-up tips over the next few weeks. From here on out make-up 101 posts shall feature Sheroma’s work. First up, she schools us on foundation. (click images to view larger)

How to pick the right foundation shade for you!

Use the area between the side of the nose and the jaw (dominantly the cheek area) as the basis to test for the right shade. Select a range of 3 shades: the one that you think you are (the middle shade), a lighter shade, and a darker shade.

To test the shades against the skin, create a stripe of the middle shade from the upper cheek to the lower cheek. Then create a stripe of the darker shade to the left of the middle shade, followed by a stripe of the lighter shade to the right of the middle shade. This should all be done in natural light (sunlight) or bright light (white light, not yellow light) in order to see the true colour. Give each shade a couple seconds to dry.

It’s this drying process that really helps to identify which shade is right for you. Avoid the shade that appears with yellowish/orange tone against your skin, and/or the shade that stands out too brightly. Select the shade that blends best with your complexion.This method works for all skin types and skin tones.

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