Testing a Theory 1.
Teri Coleman
Psy/201
9/25/2011
University of Phoenix

If you apply make-up primer to your face before you apply the make-up, it will look smoother, and last longer than applying make-up without it. I am a professional Make-up Artist, and new products are introduced to the market daily. I wanted to test a new make-up primer to see if it worked the way it was advertised. I conducted a test on two women with similar skin type and tone. I wanted to see what would happen if I applied makeup primer to one woman and none to the other, and if both of the ladies makeup would look that same after an eight hour work day. On the first woman I applied make-up primer to her entire face, placing it a little heavier on the eyelids and the lips. I then applied a liquid foundation, and sheer powder to set it. On the eyelids I applied a black shimmer shadow, and on the lips I applied a red lipstick with clear gloss. On the second woman I applied the same liquid foundation and sheer powder, along with the same black shimmer shadow and red lipstick with clear gloss, but without primer. After an eight hour work day, it was very clear that the woman who’s faced was primed looked better than the woman’s face without primer. Both of the women’s foundation looked similar, both were just a little bit “glossy” from sweating, but the eyelids and lips were where the biggest difference could be seen. The eye shadow on the woman without primer was very “creased,” where the woman with primer only showed minimal “creases.” The lipstick and gloss on the women’s lips that was not primed only showed a hint of color, while the woman’s lips that were primed showed much more color; the gloss was gone from both of the women’s lips. I used a form of experimental research, which is very similar to what psychologists use but