Skin tone + undertone
New illustrated beauty book
Learn the theory.Make it yours.
Makeup should not make you look like everybody else. This 272-page visual guide moves from history, tools, ingredients, and healthy skin habits to step-by-step application—so every technique can become your own.
Five full visual lessons. No email required.
14 visual guides
272 pages
272illustrated pages
14save-worthy visual guides
11chapters from skin to technique
1idea at the center: your features
Why this book
Most makeup advice tells you what to copy.
Makeup Theory looks beyond the finished look.
It connects cosmetic history, an artist's tools, dermocosmetic ingredients, conscious choices, healthy lifestyle habits, placement, and finish. Learn how the pieces interact—then decide what beauty and the brands you support should stand for.
Inside the pages
Lessons worth keeping open beside your mirror.
Prep, place, blend
Foundation
Placement + intensity
Blush
Shape with intention
Brow styles
An application map
Eyeshadow
Define + enhance
Lip liner
What you will learn
From the skin underneath to the final detail.
The titles below come directly from the book: a complete path from the history behind makeup to the final lesson, Unique Beauty.
The First Step
Where? • Just Beauty • Your Canvas • Facial Terms & Distribution
An Artist's Tools
Brushes • Essentials • Top Picks
Inside the Formula
Dermocosmetic Ingredients • Conscious Choices
Your Canvas
¿Dry, Oily, or Sensitive Skin? • Faceshapes • Skin Tones & Undertone • Choosing Shades
Skincare
A Routine for You • Lifestyle Habits to Improve Your Skin
Get Ready With Me
Foundation • Concealer & Contour • Blush • Highlights
Brows
Combing, Gel & Pencils • Styles
Eyes
Eyeshadow & Color Placement • Eyeliner • Lashes
Lips
Lip Prep & Base • Lip Liner Shapes • Lipgloss • Finish
Trends
By Season • Bridal Makeup
Secret Techniques
No-Makeup Makeup • Bold Eye Makeup • Soft Glam Makeup • Unique Beauty
Made for real routines
Start where you are.
Understand the whole picture
Begin with makeup history, the tools of the artist, dermocosmetic ingredients, and more conscious product and brand choices.
Build on healthy skin
Connect skin type, a routine for you, lifestyle habits, shade matching, and each step of face, brow, eye, and lip application.
Experiment without losing yourself
Explore seasonal looks, bridal makeup, no-makeup makeup, bold eyes, and soft glam before ending with what makes beauty unique.
Makeup is temporary, your smile lingers.
— DH Ramos
Questions, answered
Before you open the book.
Is this book for beginners?
Yes. It explains the why before the how, then turns the theory into visual, step-by-step lessons you can use while doing your makeup.
Does it only teach one makeup style?
No. The point is not to copy one face or one trend. The book moves from natural makeup to bolder techniques so you can adapt the ideas to your features and taste.
Does it cover different skin tones and face shapes?
Yes. Shade matching, undertones, face shape, skin type, and product placement are central parts of the book.
What makes it different from short tutorials?
A tutorial can show you one look. Makeup Theory connects skin, tools, ingredients, placement, and technique so you can understand what to change when the look—or the face—changes.
Makeup Theory — First Edition
Your face is not a template.
Your makeup should not be either.
Learn the principles. Keep what serves you. Make the rest your own.