Cosmetology RA

Warm areas of the skin surface which, during life, are naturally reddened: places where cosmetics will be applied to restore the appearance of warmth that red hemoglobin will give

• Cheeks

• Chin

• Ears

• Tip of nose

• Mucous membranes of the lips

• Forehead on males

• Knuckles

• Fingernails

• Cuticles

Location of cheek blush Young child

Front cheek below center of eye

Location of cheek blush Older child

Half-way between center of eye and lateral canthus

Location of cheek blush Young adult

Point below lateral canthus

Location of cheek blush Elderly adult

Inferior the medial aspect of Zygomatic arch

Location of cheek blush Everyone

forehead, chin, nose, ear, hands

Natural cosmetics

adding highlighting and shadowing and warm colors to enhance the shape of the face

Ornamental cosmetics

an adornment or embellishment: a cosmetic material manufactured for application to the features of the face to enhance beauty.

Corrective cosmetic

Use only if pictures prove the deceased used corrective cosmetic techniques in the past or when a pathological or trauma condition dictates a change

nose is too thin

lighten sides and darken the bridge

if the nose is too long

darken tip of the nose and wings

If the nose is too short

darken sides and lighten tip

Close set eyes

Lighten inner corner of upper lid. Darken the outer part of lid. Reduce the length of the eyebrows at the medial end

Wide set eyes

Darken the inner part of the lid. Extend the length of the brows out to the medial end

Embalming may blanche some color so it will be necessary to bring skin tones back to normal color. Especially

• Nares

• Tip of nose

• Buccal cheeks

• Integumentary lips

• And hands

For African Americans and other darker skinned people Restore to normal life-like appearance

• May mean no cosmetics at all

• Or just a little, deep red tones, to replace blood in the capillaries

• Unless applying ornamental colors such as lipstick, eyeliners, eyebrow enhancers, or eyeshadows

Tail of the eyebrow begins at the

oblique line drawn from the wing of the nose to the lateral canthi Head and tail rest on the same horizontal line

Head of the eyebrow begins at the

vertical line from the wing of the nose to the medial canthi

Arch of the eyebrow is highest at the

2/3 mark when you divide the eyebrow in thirds medially to laterally

The direction of the hair growth of the brow

is vertical at the head of the brow and almost horizontal at the tail of the brow