Make Up Assessment(My Partners Design)

Makeup Assessment

 

With my partners design I struggled to get the eye makeup right as Grace(my partner) wanted the eyeshadow to blend into her eyebrows but didn't want it to be too dark which was the problem. As I kept blending it too far or made it too dark but with practise I managed to get it to look how she wanted it to. Another thing i struggled with was the base as at first my partner wanted a very pale base but changed her mind as her natural skin tone was quite pale anyway which meant if I made her skin too pale it wouldn't have looked right. Overall, I feel that I was able to create my partners makeup how she wanted and that I didn't leave her disappointed which was something I wanted to avoid. It was difficult working with someone else's design as I didn't want to do it wrong or to disappoint my partner but after a lot of practise I was able to create it exactly how my partner wanted it to look. However looking back I would have made the lights in the studio brighter as I feel the images of my partners makeup came out too dark.

Make up Assessment (My Design)

My Final Design - Makeup

When practising my design my partner struggled with the white base as the products we used had a very thin consistency which meant it had to be layered to look opaque. This was difficult as it dried very quickly which meant that when you apply another layer it looked patchy which was something we wanted to avoid. Also as my partner wasn't experienced in filling in eyebrows she felt worried that it wouldn't look right so we made sure we practised this until it looked how I wanted it to.
It was quite difficult letting someone else do my design naturally I had the impulse to do it myself whenever my partner struggled or needed to ask how to do something but I eventually go used to it and managed to explain to my partner step by step and wrote out instructions for her to follow in the timed assessment. Looking back, I would have told my partner to make my eye makeup darker as in the pictures it doesn't show up as much as I would've liked it to.

Changes made to my final design

When figuring out what my final design would be, me and my partner discussed what would make it look more elizabethan as it looked more beauty editorial. This resulted in me changing my design and adding a paler base as well as rosy cheeks which is something that was quite common in the Elizabethan era as well as blocked out eyebrows. However when I tried this out it didn't look very effective as my eyebrows are dark but fine/short so it just looked strange.
Instead of blocking them out I asked my partner to fill them in then apply the pale base over the top so that my eyebrows had more shape.
This was to insure that the makeup didn't look too sinister as that wasn't what I was going for. As the lady in waiting I chose was Blanche Parry who was very caring, loyal and cared/close to Elizabeth for 56 years. After researching her i decided her makeup must be quite natural and didn't want it to be too dramatic as some designs that other people had done just seemed too intense as a lot of people seemed to get away from the Elizabethan brief.

Creating an example of my final piece for the peer exchange.

After trying my design out I changed my mind and decided it would look better if i used one of my other designs as the gold just didn't work and made the makeup look less elizabethan.
As I felt that the white base was too harsh I decided to go for just a pale foundation as my skin tone is quite olive toned anyway so any foundation paler than my shade would show up.
Also as when I tried to block out the eye brows it didn't look right and was just too difficult to block out we decided to just cover my eyebrows with the foundation as it looked more natural and softer which is how I would have expected Blanche Parry's makeup to be.
Here is the design I decided to change to as I felt i looked softer and suited my character more which is something I needed to consider when designing my looks.
My design changed from the image on the left to the on on the right as when we tried it out it looked more beauty editorial rather than 'Modern' Elizabethan which was something we needed to ensure as it was our brief.
Also with the design on the left the gold in my opinion didn't fit with the white/pale base as it was too bold. Also with my designs I wanted to do something different that would take my partner partner out of her comfort zone slightly even though my design wasn't that difficult.


Products used;
Illamasqua Matte Primer
Kryolan Ultra Foundation
Illamasqua Bold Metals
Mac Warm Neutrals Palette

Consultation notes;
Name - Chloe Morris
Age - 18
Skin type - Combination
Hair type - Naturally Brown and thick

Skin Tone - Olive toned
Eye colour - Blue
Eye Shape - Even

Allergies - None
Medication - None
Contraindication - None

Blanche Parry Make-up Design

3 Brush Makeup Challenge

When creating any makeup look it is important to make sure we lay all the makeup we will be using out so that we can access it easily. This also is to ensure that you look professional to the model as you don't want to look unprofessional or unprepared as it will stop people from wanting you to do their makeup.

In this practical lesson we were asked to bring in our Analogous designs using only 3 brushes which turned out to be easier than I thought as I chose brushes that could be used for multiple purposes.

I chose a shading brush, a thin angled brush and a blush brush. 

Here is the final look using my 3 brushes which turned out exactly how I planned for it to on my face chart. This task was useful as it shows that a makeup artist doesn't need loads of brushes and can just ensure that they take their three most used/needed brushes as they can still create a good look with it.

Products used;
Kryolan Variety Eyeshadow palette for the eyes
Kryolan Super colour palette for the lips and eyes
Kryolan ultrafoundation palette for the base
Kryolan Glamour Glow to contour

Consultation notes;
Name - Grace Crocker
Age - 19
Skin type - Dry
Hair type - Naturally Brown and medium thickness

Skin Tone - Pale/Yellow Tone
Eye colour - Blue
Eye Shape - Even 

Allergies - None
Medication - None
Contraindication - None

Elizabethan Makeup

Here is my Elizabethan look. The typical elizabethan makeup includes creating a white base by using the Illamasqua skin base, powdering the face to set it. Also an important aspect in this makeup is to add blusher to the apples to the cheeks and to block out the eyebrows as well as putting white through the eyelashes. I feel that this look turned out quite well as it looks quite elizabethan and the skin looks quite dry and flaky.




Products Used;
Illamasqua skin base
Illamasqua loose powder
Kryolan Super colour
Kryolan Blusher palette

Consultation notes;
Name - Grace Crocker
Age - 19
Skin type - Dry
Hair type - Naturally Brown and medium thickness

Skin Tone - Pale/Yellow Tone
Eye colour - Blue
Eye Shape - Even 

Allergies - None
Medication - None
Contraindication - None