I started off with prepping the skin by cleanse, tone and moisturize then concealing the skin, then used Illamasqua 200 Rich Liquid Foundation and 001 Loose Powder to finish the base. Although the foundation was a shade slightly darker for my skin, as I am so pale I didn't want to create a porcelain look with pale pale skin. After the base was done, I contoured the skin using 'Disobey' then used my new 'Naked Rose' Powder Blush in a circular motion to give the cheeks a slight color. As an extra factor, I them applied my new product, 'Gleam' on the top of the cheek bones to highlight and give a slight dewy look. I think Gleam is my new favorite product! All these products are from Illamasqua!
Once the base was completed, I covered the lids of my eyes with Naked Rose as I thought for the base it was the perfect shade, that's what I like about Illamasqua products, the fact that they can be used all over the face/body. After the Naked Rose, I built up the color by layering different shades but mostly used Powder Eye Shadow in Livid. After the shadow was done, I experimented with my new products from the Alex Box show, I used Pure Pigment in Berber, a strong royal red which when blended, gives a gorgeous sheen and really brought out my eye color. For something a little extra, I applied Liquid Metal in Electrum on the center of the lid and the inner corner to really give the eyes something special.
In 1920s, major plucking took place to get rid of as much of the brow hair as possible. All that was desired was a thing line that curved downward towards the temple. A grease pencil then was used to darken the bizarre line. For my interpretation of the signature drooping brow, I used clear mascara and combed out my brows then concealed over. Using a black powder and a right-angled brush I tried to recreate a similar style brow.
For the lips, I used a black pencil to line the lip and to really enhance the cupid-bow shape that was seen a lot in the 1920s. Once the liner was complete, I used a dark, dense purple to fill in the lip and then used a separate lip brush to blend the two colors together. Overall I think my practice session went well and I have noted what to focus on as I now know what is more time consuming as when it comes down to my final shoot I have to work at a steady pace. I think when my models hair is all done, the outfit is on and with this make-up look on, she will look stunning and I hope it all comes together well.
- The Finished Look -
Here is the face chart where my initial idea came from. I find with face charts although it is a good method of getting your ideas across, I think it is always best to practise either on yourself or model because the difference between paper and skin is important.
Reflection
After practising this look on myself, I have learnt that to create and have the effect I want I need to apply darker tones on the eyes and layer up to really show depth in the make-up. One thing that I have learnt from shoots in the past is that when the make-up is first applied it looks good but behind camera, the flash tends to drain out alot of the colour. So I have to bare in mind that I will need to apply more to keep the density. I learnt as well that when I used the Illamasqua Pure Pigment, it was quite messy as although I applied the power on the upper eye lid, it tended to fall on top of the cheek bone and this made it look quite unkept and messy. So when it comes down to final shoots I will take note to place tissue under the eye when applying the powder so it came easily be removed when finished.
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