The trial went perfectly. Three months later, on the wedding morning, you need to recreate it exactly: the same foundation shade, the same lid colour, the same lashes. A face chart is the record that makes that possible, and it takes five minutes to fill in while the look is still on her face.
A face chart is the difference between “I think it was the warm one” and knowing. It records which products went where, in which shades, so a look you created once can be created again: on the wedding morning, at her next appointment, or by an assistant working alongside you.
This guide covers what a face chart is for, how to fill one in, and when it earns its five minutes. A blank chart you can print is free at the end: download the PDF.
What a face chart is for
A face chart does three jobs. It is a memory for repeat work, so a regular client gets the same finish every time. It is a brief when someone else applies the look, an assistant on a big bridal party or a colleague covering a booking. And it is a reference when a client says the wedding-day look was not what she chose at the trial, because the chart shows what was agreed.
That last job matters more than it sounds. When a bride wants a different look on the wedding day, the trial’s face chart is what turns a disagreement into a conversation about a change.
How to fill one in
Work from the skin out, in the order you applied the products. The order on the chart follows a typical application, so you are writing down what you just did rather than hunting for the right box.
Fill in the header first
Client, date, occasion, and her skin type and undertone. The undertone is what makes a shade choice make sense later.
Write the skin products with their shades
Prep and primer, foundation and the exact shade, concealer, powder, contour or bronzer, blush and highlight. Brand and shade name, not just "the light one".
Mark placement on the outline
A few strokes for where the contour, blush and highlight sit, and the shape of the liner on the close-up eyes. You are noting placement, not painting a portrait.
Add brows, eyes and lips
Lid, crease and outer corner shades, the liner, the lash style and mascara, then lip liner and the lipstick or gloss.
Write how it wore
A line on how it lasted and what you would change. Next time, that note is often worth more than the product list.
"The face chart is written in five minutes and read three months later. Write it for the person reading it."
When a face chart earns its five minutes
Every bridal trial. The trial is the agreement about the look; the chart is its written form. Bring it on the wedding morning.
Regular clients. Anyone who books you for the same occasion every season will notice if the finish drifts. The chart keeps it consistent.
Any job with an assistant. Hand the chart over and every face in the party gets the same base.
After a reaction. If a product caused a problem, write it on the chart and on her record, so it never goes back on her skin. Allergies belong on the consultation form as well, before the first appointment.
Keep it with the client, not in a drawer
A face chart only helps if you can find it again. Keep it with the client: a folder per client, a photo of the chart saved with her other notes, or a digital record attached to the booking. Take a photo of the finished look at the same time; together, the chart and the photo say exactly what you did.
How Artisee handles face charts for you
In Artisee a face chart hangs off the appointment it belongs to. It records the look, the foundation and shade, the products, lashes and techniques, your private notes for next time and what she said about the look, with one final-look photo per face chart. Everything sits on the client’s record, so the next time she books, the last look is one tap away.
When she books again, Repeat last look copies the previous chart’s details into her new face chart, so you start from what worked and change only what is different.
Free template
Makeup face chart
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Download the PDF One printable page with a face outline, close-up eyes and a line for each product. Keep completed charts private, they can hold skin and allergy notes.Or keep the face chart on the booking
In Artisee every appointment can carry a face chart, with the foundation and shade, the products and what she said about the look, plus a final-look photo, kept on her client record for next time.
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