Monochrome makeup practice
For this design I have used:
- Illamasqua satin primer
- Illamasqua white base mixed with Kryolan white super colour for the base
- Purple Kryolan powder for face and contour
- purple and black mix of super colour for eyelids and lips and eyebrows
- Purple powder Kryolan for nose
Pictures taken by myself of model Matida
This is my first design from my monochrome face charts; from previous learning I practiced using different white makeup for the base of the face. I found super colour mixed with the Illamasqua white base created a smooth texture, it had the least amount of streaks. I used this mixture as the base for my design, once buffered with the Kabuki brush it created a smooth and sheer finish. I chose purple as my monochrome colour because I thought it went well with the skin tone of the model. I wanted to get the effect of a mask using the white base, so I kept the colour to the face shape, not on the neck, ears or too close to the jaw line, I also wanted to use a lot of colour on the face to bring life and minimise the amount of white.
I was pleased with the outcome of my design, I liked mixing the colours to make lighter and darker shades of purple , the products I used were purple super colour, purple and pinker shades of powder. I used the super colour on her eyes and lips and to mark out the lines on her face; the cheek bones, either side of the nose and the forehead. I then used the powder to blend the colours and create shades in the face. Next time I will use a better mix of colours; combining more pinks and lighter purples to create a more textured finish. I was please with the dark colours; I mixed the super colours purple and black to create a depend dark shade, next time I will use a better variety of shades, going from light to dark without creating a sharp line between the two. I will also go over the outside of the face to remove any excess product, I wanted to keep the shape of the face so the white looks like a mask, I then blended the purple at the sides of the face; next time I will remove this to keep the mask shape.
I found it hardest to shape the lips, I wanted to create a more defined love heart shape to the upper lip for a contemporary Elizabethan look, I found it difficult to keep a steady hand. Next time when practicing this design I will only make a heart shape with the inner part of the lips, this will emphasise the Elizabethan style. I will also use less super colour to define the face shape and rely mainly on powders to achieve a better blended look. Symmetry is difficult to perfect, especially when looking at the model in the mirror. Using the white to create a mask shape was difficult, especially at the top of her face because I wanted to make sure both sides of her face were even. Even though the eye brows from the people in the 16th century are not visible, I was please with the end look to the eyebrows of this model, I am unsure whether to use this eyebrow design in the finished look or whether to keep the look minimal.
I was pleased with the outcome of my design, I liked mixing the colours to make lighter and darker shades of purple , the products I used were purple super colour, purple and pinker shades of powder. I used the super colour on her eyes and lips and to mark out the lines on her face; the cheek bones, either side of the nose and the forehead. I then used the powder to blend the colours and create shades in the face. Next time I will use a better mix of colours; combining more pinks and lighter purples to create a more textured finish. I was please with the dark colours; I mixed the super colours purple and black to create a depend dark shade, next time I will use a better variety of shades, going from light to dark without creating a sharp line between the two. I will also go over the outside of the face to remove any excess product, I wanted to keep the shape of the face so the white looks like a mask, I then blended the purple at the sides of the face; next time I will remove this to keep the mask shape.
I found it hardest to shape the lips, I wanted to create a more defined love heart shape to the upper lip for a contemporary Elizabethan look, I found it difficult to keep a steady hand. Next time when practicing this design I will only make a heart shape with the inner part of the lips, this will emphasise the Elizabethan style. I will also use less super colour to define the face shape and rely mainly on powders to achieve a better blended look. Symmetry is difficult to perfect, especially when looking at the model in the mirror. Using the white to create a mask shape was difficult, especially at the top of her face because I wanted to make sure both sides of her face were even. Even though the eye brows from the people in the 16th century are not visible, I was please with the end look to the eyebrows of this model, I am unsure whether to use this eyebrow design in the finished look or whether to keep the look minimal.
