Highlighting and Contouring

This is highlighting and contouring done with both concealer and powder.
Basically, when you are contouring you shade any areas that you want to bring back and you highlight the areas that you want to draw forward. I applied a base first ad the with a darker concealer I applied it under the cheek bones, around the temples and te sides of te nose, but this will really depend on the persons face shape, nose and eye shape as you always want to try and achieve an oval face shape because an oval face shape is the most symmetrical and as a make-up artist it is important that you can create symmetry to make things appear as the same shape.
I then blended the concealer downwards under the cheeks the same of the sides of the nose. I then took a lighter conceler and applied this to the bridge of the nose, the cheek bones, the brow bone, 3/4 of the way under the eye in a C shape around to the eye bone. I then applied powder all over te face to set everything. I was doing it very natural here but to give a more dramatic effect you can go back over the areas with bronzer and highlighting powder.. As they say.. Darken the darks and lighten the lights!! Thats the motto when doing contouring .

   A good and useful video to watch is the kim Kardashin video of contouring. The Tom Ford Contour plate is amazing to do this with also. One of the best Iv used but it is quite expensive so be warned!!

Contemporary Elizabethan Make-up

This was a contemporary Elizabethan make-up that I did on Kira from my class. I used the Illamasqua white foundation based mixed with a Matt primer. Before I started my make-up look I moisturised the skin very well as the white base can tend to look a bit dry or chalky which I didn't want to happen. I applied the base with a stippling brush. The reason I use this brush so much is because I really like working with it, it buffs the product really well and really really works it into the skin.
     I then went over the base with a large kabuki brush and buffed it again. This gave it a really really nice effect, ad yet some how o Kira , I think it could work as her natural ski colour haa.. I then made sure to powder really really well. I used a Translucent Illamasqua powder to set the make-up and get rid of any shine , especially around the nose area and under and around the eyes as that's where most likely it is to shine or for te base to stick and crease or bleed.
     A good way to test to see if you have powdered enough is to place the back of your hand on the models skin and if it feels i anyway sticky you need to powder more. I then did a thin bit of black liner on the upper lash line and applied mascara using a disposable wand. I then lined the lips with a nude liner and then went over that with a red lipstick. I very slightly contoured the cheeks to give a bit of definition.

   This look had really inspired me fora design including a darker lip and a slightly more contoured face to make it look a bit more dramtic

My 250 word evaluation of me creating my partners design

On the day of y partners assessment she hadn't provided me with any notes, diagrams or a face chart of what I was doing on the day, so this for me was one of the bigger challenges to try and over come. I also had awful news the night before which made me very upset both mentally and emotionally, though I tried to block it out and not think about it. It was quite difficult to stay focused and think about what I was doing which didn't add to the fact that I also had nothing to work from.
   We had practised the the make-up and hair during the week before the actual exam so I had a basic idea of what I was doing. I had a photo to work from o my partners phone which did help me. My partner provided all make-up, brushes etc for me for the day and I did the same for her. We decided this was easier because if she wanted a specific brush to be used or product that I didn't have she would have to bring it so instead of us each bring in certain things we just said it would be easier if when it is your design you bring the brushes, make-up skin care etc as you know what you like to use . We also felt hat this gave a better insight into the real industry as if you designed a make-up we thought you might have to supply the hair equipment and make-up products , brushes, clips etc to create the look and also for a hygiene point of view, if your make-up brushes are used only on you as much as possible it stops cross contamination.
   She calmed me down during the assesment which really helped me focus on the bigger picture. She was a real eam player ad Im really glad I got to do my assessmet with her. I felt her design had alot of Elizabethan references to it ad I found it quite interesting, the pattern and how detailed it was which she included in her design with a detailed eye liner effect.

Timed Assessmet

This is my design from my timed assessment in university. I designed the hair and make-up look and then someone else had to create it for me. .
-The make-up consultation 2 pages including product list- where the product was used and the color of it.
-Face chart
-An indepth step by step guide on creating the make-up look
-Photos of the make-up


                                      Final image's from the asessmet