Color isn't a matter of opinion: it's chemistry and light

Eyebrows that turn gray, lips that end up purple, "brown" hair that turns orange after curing. None of these results are just bad luck: they're mistakes in color theory.

The pigment you choose is not the color the client will end up with. Between the bottle and the final result, there are three filters: the skin (which is translucent and has its own undertone), the curing process (which lightens and cools the color), and time (which oxidizes and degrades the color). If you don’t account for these three filters, the final color will surprise you—and never in a good way.

What You’ll Learn in This Module

• The color wheel, temperature, and complementary colors as they apply to the skin
• How the skin filters and transforms pigment
• Organic and inorganic pigments: what they are and how they cure
• Neutralizing and correcting: the math behind correctors
• Choosing the right pigment based on skin type, undertone, and hair color

A tip to take away

> Always choose a pigment by thinking about how it will look in six weeks, not how it looks in the bottle.

Let’s move on to the color wheel.