Practising our idea's for our final looks (Monochromatic): Design Idea 1

 Today's lesson was a practical. We had to design a look to do in class on a face chart.  The look had to be inspired by Elizabethans. It also had to be monochromatic with a white base. Once we had designed our look we had to create it in class today.
I began by cleansing, toning and moisturising my models face. I then applied matte primer to prep the skin and started to apply my white base. I used my short kabuki brush to apply the white base and this gave it a really even application. I then set my base with powder. Once I had the perfect colour base I wanted to highlight the dimensions and angles of my models face. I wanted to create exaggerated shadows so I contoured under the cheekbones, on the temples and down the nose.

Health and Safety check:

1. Check that all bags and belongings have been stored away properly.
2. Make sure my client is sat comfortably and caped. 
3. Cover my work station with couch roll.
4. Make sure all of my brushes have been washed and sterilised with Isopropyl ready for application.
5. Complete a consultation form with my client and check for any Contra-indications. 
6. Wash hands with soap and water to prevent bacteria from being transferred to my clients face. 
7.  Decant products onto my Palette to prevent cross contamination. 

Products used:

1. Cleanser, toner and moisturiser
2. Matte Primer
3. Kryolan Supra color in white and red.
4. Mac rust pigment
5. Erins own Mascara
6. Translucent powder
7. Mac mixing medium
8. Melt cosmetics eye shadow in 'Love sick'.

Tools and equipment:

1. Foundation brush x2
2. Translucent powder brush
3. Contour brush
4. Eyeshadow application brush x2
5. Eyeshadow blending brush x2
6. Mascara wand
7. Cotton buds and pads
8. Tissue
9. Wooden spatulas
10. Lip brush slanted

I then began applying my colour to the eyes. I chose red as I feel this was a very important colour for Elizabethans. I chose to create a more contemporary look though, and decided to create explosions of colour around the eyes. I prepared the eyes with primer and began placing my oil based colour on the eyes, making sure I shaded towards the outer parts of the eyes. I then set this colour with a deeper red eye shadow. Once I had the desired depth to the colour I then applied a very thin application of mixing medium and then carefully placed the rust coloured glitter over the top. This created the explosion of colour I was after.
With the lips I wanted something very simple but heart inspired. To achieve this I lined in red supracolour the top lip and bottom lip but only in the centre. I then blended it slightly to soften this.

My application in total took 35 minutes. I was really happy with this time and the end result. I love the colour combination and I think it went beautifully with my models skin tone and hair colour. I feel like I planned it well and I feel I was well prepared. I definitely understand the importance of preparation. I feel that if its done right you can shorten your time of application without jeopardising the final look.

I really enjoyed today's class. I feel really inspired and confident with my ability to design a look and also execute it within the desired time frame and to the desired outcome.

I feel that the more I'm practising the hair and make up the more I understand why Elizabethans wore there hair and makeup like they did. It's incredibly empowering wearing such elaborate costume. It feels like armour.

Using facetune.