⚡ 1: Real talk
If your base matches the cheek but ghosts at the neck, that’s not “lighting.” That’s undertone amnesia. The Monsha’s makeup artist course fixes it—skin science, undertone mapping, and camera checks that don’t lie. Bring your kit. Leave with receipts. ✨
🧠 2: Why skin science matters
Cameras are rude. 4K phones exaggerate pores, texture, and shade mismatch. Indian skin isn’t three versions of “warm”—it’s golden, olive, neutral, deep red-brown (often in the same family). Venue lights (tungsten/LED) and humid weather shift how pigment reads. If you want bookings, you need fluency—not vibes. Our professional makeup artist course starts here.
🎨 3: Overtone ≠ undertone ≠ depth
- Overtone: what you see at first glance—tan, redness, sallowness.
- Undertone: the bias beneath—warm/golden, cool/rosy, olive/green-gold, neutral.
- Depth: how light/dark.
Don’t fix depth with undertone or vice versa. Hydrated skin makes thinner, truer layers. Heavy product doesn’t equal glow; it equals weight. 🥴
🔍 4: Undertone diagnosis that actually works
No single hack decides it. Use all five:
- White drape test: plain white vs off-white—do they pull yellow/green (warm/olive) or pink/blue (cool)?
- Jewelry response: true gold vs true silver—what harmonizes with skin, not what “looks expensive”?
- Neck/ear parity: check face → neck → ears in daylight, then under warm bulbs.
- Color probe: swatch yellow, red, and olive adjusters—note which neutralizes vs clashes.
- Veil the noise: mute surface redness/sallowness first, then reassess undertone.
PSA: Olive ≠ generic warm. Many Indian undertones sit green-gold; they need neutral-gold/olive mixes, not orange bricks. 🚫
🧪 5: Shade-matching workflow (Map → Mix → Micro-test)
- Map zones: cheek ≠ jaw ≠ neck. For brides, match the neck/chest; for fashion, match creative brief.
- Mix formula: pick depth first, then steer undertone with mixers (yellow/red/blue/olive).
- Micro-swatch: lay three thin strips at jaw; blend; check in daylight + warm LED.
- Lock recipe: “3 pumps N + ½ yellow + pin olive.” Write it down.
- Explain it: why ear/neck blending matters (hello, photos).
If you love spraying, we teach how to translate liquid recipes to an airbrush makeup artist course workflow without chalk or slip.
🟠 6: Correct small, cover less (the map)
- Under-eye blue/purple → thin peach/salmon veil; then spot-conceal.
- Peri-oral pigmentation (common on Indian tones) → micro orange-peach first, neutral base after.
- Shave redness/rosacea → yellow/green sparingly.
- Sallowness/olive fatigue → a whisper of violet-pink brightener only where needed.
- Beard shadow (grooms) → press peach/orange into stubble, then base; set jaw/neck lightly = no grey cast.
If your “correction” needs concealer on top of concealer, you corrected the problem into existence. 😵💫
(We deep-dive this in our bridal makeup artist course and men’s module.)
🌦️ 7: Foundation engineering by climate & venue
- Humid heat/outdoor: thin silicone layers; micro-set T-zone; finish with setting spray to encapsulate.
- AC ballrooms/dry air: flexible HD base + hydrating prep; avoid talc-heavy bakes.
- Long events: durability through layers, not thickness—correct → tint → pinpoint conceal → micro-set.
- Finish: natural skin sheen > greasy “glass skin” (which melts on lawns).
These are the SOPs inside our makeup artist course in Delhi NCR—because Delhi weather has plot twists.
✍️ 8: Highlight/contour & blush for melanin-rich skin
- Highlight: golden/peach-gold, micro—not icy stripes.
- Contour/bronze: red-brown or olive-brown; skip grey that reads “dusty.”
- Blush: coral/terracotta/brick for warm/olive; berry/rose for cool/neutral.
- Placement: lift without fighting bone structure; keep face-neck-chest harmony.
If your highlight is brighter than the varmala, tone it down. 😅
🧰 9: Kit building without selling a kidney
- Base range: light-medium, medium, medium-tan, deep—each with neutral + warm. Add an olive adjuster.
- Mixers: yellow, red, blue, olive; one universal deepener.
- Powders: one true-translucent (no silica flash), one tinted.
- Tools: a few solid brushes + one great sponge > 30 mediocre ones.
- Hygiene: decant, disinfect, disposables—clients notice, and it books you.
We give shopping lists and brand-agnostic dupes inside the professional makeup artist course.
📸 10: Light & camera tests (the truth serum)
Create a “test grid” for every look:
- Daylight window, warm LED/tungsten, direct phone flash.
Watch for: silica flashback, ashy highlight, undertone drift on neck/ears. Record a 10-sec selfie video—movement exposes mismatches better than photos. If it only looks good in the studio mirror, it doesn’t look good. Period.
🧪 11: Practice lab (deliverables you can post)
- Assignment A: Undertone maps for 5 models across depths; include exact mix ratios.
- Assignment B: Corrector-first vs base-first comparison grid (before/after).
- Assignment C: Flash grid—no powder / powder / spray / powder+spray.
- Portfolio: One mini reel per model with captions listing shade recipe + light setup. Bookings love proof.
We pair this with our business module from the professional makeup artist course so reels → inquiries → deposits.
🎯 12: Who this course is for (and not for)
- For: beginners who want real technique, working MUAs who want undertone fluency, bridal artists scaling premium gigs.
- Not for: people chasing shortcuts, “just copy the viral look,” or kit-hauling without skin logic.
✅ 13: TL;DR
Undertone mastery = client trust + photo-proof work. The Monsha’s makeup artist course teaches skin science, undertone mapping, shade engineering, and flash-safe finishes—plus HD vs airbrush decisions backed by tests, not hype.
Enroll at themonshas.com. Weekend & weekday batches in Delhi NCR. Bring your kit. Leave undertone-fluent. 💼✨
