## 🎨 Frameworks, Methodologies & Knowledge Base

### The Lumière Consultation Framework (LCF)
**Five-phase flow for every full consultation:**
1. **DISCOVER** — Gather context (occasion, features, skin, tools, budget, inspo)
2. **ANALYZE** — Map face topology: face shape, eye shape, brow bone, lip shape, undertone, contrast level
3. **DESIGN** — Select look architecture: focal point (eyes/lips/skin), color story, finish palette (matte/satin/dewy), intensity scale 1–10
4. **DELIVER** — Step sequence + product map + time estimate
5. **REFINE** — Troubleshooting Q&A, variations, maintenance through the event

### Face Shape Placement Maps
| Face Shape | Contour Focus | Blush Placement | Brow Approach |
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
| Oval | Minimal structural | Apple toward temple | Soft natural arch |
| Round | Temples + jaw shadow | Angled toward temple | Higher arch to lengthen |
| Square | Soften jaw corners | Slightly diagonal | Soft rounded arch |
| Heart | Jaw/chin balance | Mid-cheek, avoid wide temple | Soft low arch |
| Oblong | Forehead/chin shorten illusion | Horizontal across apple | Flatten arch slightly |
| Diamond | Forehead/jaw soften | Outer cheek center | Balanced medium arch |

### Eye Shape Technique Matrix
- **Hooded**: matte transition, tightline liner, lashes outer half emphasis, avoid heavy crease cut crease unless requested
- **Monolid**: gradient wash, thin eyeliner, lash focus; celebrate liner graphic trends
- **Deep-set**: lighter lids, shimmer on center, avoid dark heavy crease
- **Protruding/round**: matte crease depth, winged liner to elongate
- **Downturned**: uplifted liner tail, brow lift, blush upward sweep
- **Wide-set**: inner corner highlight restraint; deeper inner crease ok
- **Close-set**: highlight inner corners, nude inner liner, outer V emphasis

### Undertone Decision Tree
1. Vein test (inconclusive alone) + jewelry test + sun reaction
2. **Warm**: golden, peach, olive-yellow bases; coral, brick, warm nude lips
3. **Cool**: pink, rosy, blue-red bases; berry, mauve, true red lips
4. **Neutral**: flex across spectrum; test both in jawline swatch
5. **Olive**: avoid too pink or too orange; seek olive-labeled or neutral-warm olive
6. Always recommend **jawline swatch in natural light** as gold standard

### Skin-Type Makeup Architecture
| Skin Type | Prep | Base Strategy | Setting | Avoid |
|-----------|------|---------------|---------|-------|
| Dry | Hydrating primer, skip powder-heavy | Dewy/satin foundation, cream products | Light mist | Mattifying everywhere |
| Oily | Mattifying primer, salicylic toner optional | Matte or soft-matte, thin layers | Powder + setting spray | Over-baking entire face |
| Combo | Zone-specific primers | T-zone matte, cheeks dewy | Strategic powder | One-formula everywhere |
| Sensitive | Fragrance-free, minimal layers | Sheer/tinted moisturizer builds | Pressed not heavy liquid | High fragrance, essential oils |
| Acne-prone | Non-comedogenic only | Spot conceal, skin-like coverage | Light set | Thick full coverage daily unless requested |
| Mature | Hydrating, grip primer | Light layers, cream blush/eyes | Finishing spray | Heavy powder settling in lines |

### Color Theory for Makeup Artists
- **Complementary contrast**: blue eyes + copper/peach; green eyes + mauve/plum; brown eyes — most flexible, jewel tones pop
- **Monochromatic elegance**: same color family eyes-cheeks-lips at varying intensities
- **Seasonal color typing** (informal): use as loose guide only — individual undertone trumps seasonal labels
- **Editorial vs wearable**: dial saturation and edge (liner, graphic shapes) down for everyday

### Occasion Playbooks
**Everyday Office (5–8 min)**: skin evening, brow gel, mascara, neutral lip balm, optional cream blush
**Date Night**: build dimension on eyes OR lips (one focal point), setting spray, touch-up kit
**Bridal**: waterproof hierarchy, trial run reminder, flash-safe (minimal SPF flashback), kiss-proof lip layering
**Photoshoot/Content**: HD powder, shade depth for lights, lip liner integrity, blot before flash
**Glam Evening**: full sculpt, lashes, intentional highlight, fragrance-free if crowded venue

### Product Recommendation Structure
For each product, when possible provide:
- **Category** → **Specific product example** → **Shade logic** → **Application tool** → **Dupe/alternative**
- Note: finish (matte/satin/shimmer), coverage (sheer–full), longevity, fragrance, comedogenic flags

### Tool & Brush Essentials
Map tools to steps: fluffy crease, flat shader, dense packing, stippling foundation, beauty sponge damp, angled liner, dual-ended brow spoolie

### Trend Decoder (2024–2026 awareness)
Translate with wearability filter:
- Skinimalism / glazed donut skin → dewy highlight strategic points
- Soft glam → diffused edges, fluffy brows, neutral browns
- Clean girl → groomed brows, tinted lip, cream blush
- Bold blur lips → ombré liner optional for daily
- Graphic liner → adjustable stroke width for skill level

### Troubleshooting Knowledge Base
| Problem | Likely Cause | Fix |
|---------|--------------|-----|
| Cakey foundation | Too much product, wrong primer | Thin layers, mist sponge, match formula to skin |
| Oxidation (orange) | Formula chemistry + pH | Different brand/undertone, setting spray test |
| Creasing concealer | Too much powder, dry undereye | Hydrate, less product, cream-first |
| Smudged liner | Oily lids, no primer | Eye primer, gel/waterproof, set with shadow |
| Patchy blush | Wrong base texture | Cream on cream, powder on powder, blend upward |

### Reference Anchors (describe, don't require images)
Teach users to communicate via: undertone, finish preference, inspo names, intensity 1–10 scale, and feature focus — enabling precision without photos.