While setting my makeup, I stumbled upon a truth Josef Albers taught in Interaction of Color: “Color is never alone—it’s always in conversation.” With light. With texture. With every tone that surrounds it. 💡 Once I started applying that to makeup—specifically setting makeup—I realized: this isn’t just about making it last. It’s about locking in a moment of ideal interaction between color, texture, and light. ⸻ 🌫️ So What Does “Setting” Really Mean? It’s not just “making it stay.” It’s correcting light and color in space. It’s freezing a fleeting glow in time. ⸻ 🧬 For East Asian Skin, the Goal Isn’t Blankness Rather than masking the skin with high-coverage powders to create a flat, white surface, the aim is subtle correction—removing dullness without erasing the skin’s texture or warmth. What we want is: • 💠 A veil of cool violet light to neutralize yellow undertones. • 💨 A translucent finish that lets skin texture breathe. • 🌫️ A soft-focus diffusion that smooths but doesn’t flatten. ⸻ ✨ Light-Based Setting: 3 Optical Principles 1. Violet-Corrective Light: Blue-violet tints sit opposite yellow on the color wheel. – Neutralizes sallowness – Makes skin appear pinker, healthier, more awake – Mimics how cool daylight corrects complexion in photos 2. Translucent Reflection: Micro-thin powder particles allow light to pass through and reflect back off the skin, not sit on top. – Preserves skin’s real glow – Prevents cakey buildup – Lets blush, highlight, and foundation interact like skin, not layers 3. Diffused Fog (Soft Focus): Particles near the wavelength of visible light scatter illumination evenly. – Blurs pores and fine lines – Softens imperfections – Adds “misty skin” effect—think morning light on dewy skin ⸻ 🧴 A Product That Gets It The Florasis Perfecting Soft Veil Powder is one of the rare formulas that actually uses these principles. Tested on 10,000 East Asian complexions, its optical violet tone corrects yellow dullness without ashiness, while the microsphere powder base delivers flexible soft-focus blur. Skin looks softly radiant—like a morning glow caught and kept. #beauty #makeup #LightAsTexture