eyebrows,eyeshadows and lips

Eyebrows,Eye shadow and Lips:

In this blog I am writing about the technique and application of eyebrows,eye shadow and lips. When learning how to colour in the eyelid we first had to analyse what shape the eyelid was therefore to determine how to shade in the lid for its type. Firstly, I started off by putting on a foundation base and concealer (which is shown in another blog) and then powered under the eye so if there was any fall out from the eye shadow you could brush it away at the end. I started by priming the lid and then finding that my client has wide set eyes meaning I would fill the lid with a base colour and then smoke out a darker colour in the crease. I decided to go with two mac colours from the M.A.C pallet that where a light beige and then a darker brown. To start applying the eye shadow I took a small eye shadow brush, using the light beige colour you pull the corner of the eyelid very gently and place on the eye shadow base as normal. When putting the base on you do this to both side before smoking out the brown and the reason for pulling the corner of the eye lid is to prevent the product creasing when the client closes the eye. Then when putting the brown eye shadow product onto the brush I did the same again by pulling the eye lid lightly but this time working from the crease, an outwards towards the face to create a smoky eye. When this look is complete we move onto the eyelashes and by using the disposable wands I took a bit of mascara and working on the top lashes firstly, brushed downwards, then upwards. Lastly, on the bottom lashes just brushing the product side to side and carry on this look until the desired effect. Then to finish off the eye brush away the loose powder from under the eyes with a powder brush to get rid of any fall out from the face.

To finish off the eye look we were taught how to apply product to the eyebrows to create our desired natural brow. Using a colour from the M.A.C pallet again for the brow which I thought was most suitable for my client I then took a clean disposable wand and placed the product onto it. Starting from the inside of the brow I lightly touched the hair and brush in the direction of hair growth. Then continue onto the other brow and if you wish reapply until the desired effect, I only did this once as I wanted to achieve a natural looking brow. To finish of the look I took a angled brush and then by using a wooden scapular I took a light nude colour and gently applied this to to the lips. Overall, I believe this was a very useful exercise as it taught me how to apply product in the proper manner and knowing how to do a basic look which I can now expand onto any other look in the future.

Products:

- angled brush 

- MAC eye shadows 

- flat brushes 

- mascara wand 

- maraca

- brown/cream eye shadow 

By Amelia Richmond-Knight 

What is colour?

The Colour wheel with Make-up

Primary Colours; These are the three colours that are key to the colour wheel as they cannot be made from any other colour and these colours are Red, Blue and Yellow.

Secondary Colours: These colours are created when you mix an equal amount of the primary colours together e.g. purple, green and orange.

In this lesson we learnt about what colours are and how they can range in the industry of make-up. There where more main colours and terms of mixtures of colours/tones that are used within make-up, these are;

-Monochromatic: which is a variation of the a mix of the same colours.

-Analogous: Colours that are next to each other or overlap on the colour wheel.

-Complementary: Colours that are opposite ends of the colour wheel which complement each other.

-Achromatic: either Black or White colour/Grey scale

-Neutral: Plain neutral shades of colour. 

Colour Looks:

Then we were assigned to try the Monochromatic look as a make-up design and design, then do our own design. I gave two attempts of this look as my first look was not as fully plans as I would have liked. The top two images are the before image and I wanted to attempt a dramatic look using shades of purples as it had to be shades of the same colours. I think my colours did match each other but I felt that it did not really stand out on the skin and it looked quite rushed. To improve on this first attempt I re-planned another look and re-did  the whole look to improve on the look as I new I could do better.

Second Monochromatic look:

I decided to re-design my second Monochromatic look and made it up of variations of oranges. Instead of having a foundation base I went with a white based skin which which also contract with the orange variations and really make the colours stand out. I have faded the colours with hints of yellow which adds definition and a realness to the look. I really think with a more structured plan look this made my second attempt far more positive then the first look. 

Then after I did two other face charts for the other looks of Analogous which are when the colours on the colour wheel are next to each other and also a Complementary look which are colours at the opposite end of each other. 

Products:

- white and yellow super colour 

- foundation brush 

- yellow and orange eye shadow 

- contour brush 

- Matt primer 

- angled brush 

- powder 

- powder puff 

Analogous:

Complementary:

By Amelia Richmond-knight

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery

Today I traveled to London to view the National Portrait Gallery to obverse the 16th Century art of the Elizabethan era. When I got to the gallery I started to analyses the paintings too really get an idea of the traditional dress, make-up and hair that was not only 'Queen Elizabeth 1st'  but other famous Tudor men and women. I was there to study these paintings and to gather inspiration to be able to create my own modern day Elizabethan look with elements of traditional looks. 

All the paintings I saw where very beautiful and an image of Henry the eighth really caught my eye as it portrayed a very strong and powerful emotion. In the image the Kings legs are wide apart and he is stood tall and proud, therefore to me portraying the image of a powerful leader which he was. The image also him wearing an abundance of gems and jewelry which may represent the fact that he was a very wealthy man which he would want to show off in his painting which is further highlighted by him wearing the colour gold. Gold was a rich mans colour and also means success, triumph and achievement. In this painting to the left I found it very interesting because most painting of the wealthy women they had bright bold colours in their clothing to represent them as powerful and strong women. Instead in this painting the colours are much more pale and subtle. This makes the mood of the image appear more calm and delicate which is maybe which it is trying to portray. Her face is framed by a beautiful lace collar which again is very delicate and this is further shown with the pearl decorated in her hair. Queen Elizabeth 1st would wear pearls in her paintings to show her virginity as pearls symbolize the idea of purity and therefore by having pearls is to inform people that their bodies are pure. I have analysed that a lot of the women when they are older where their hair up on top of their heads, I believe this again is to represent them being seen as more mature because the Tudor women would only have her hair down at special events like a wedding or coronation to show them being young and pure to show again their virginity.  

 

 In this painting of the young 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' we can see that the point I made about wearing their hair down is represented in this painting as she was a young women here at her coronation. We can also see the style of painting has changed and that to some people they may not like this painting as it look more like an unrealistic image of the Queen. The face of the new Queen is very pale in this image to show her as a wealthy figure because her pale completion shows she is not of working class. I really like this image as she appears the most natural in this image as this is her at the beginning of her ruin therefore in other painting you can see how she has adapted to the role of being a true leader of England even only through her looks.  

 Later, on that day after analyzing and collecting helpful images and information we went around London and to look around the Illamaqua and MAC stores which where amazing as I could collect and buy more make-up for my kits to help with my project and to get some for MYSELF, of course. Overall, the day out was very useful to help with my project and by looking into the background to these image I hope I can really capture the true image of the Elizabethan image in my modern look. 

By Amelia Richmond-Knight 

   

Elizabethan:Introduction

Elizabethan:Introduction

This semester our first project is based around the 'Elizabethan' style. We will be looking at main high figures like 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' and how she looked during this time period and how we can study people like her to gather a greater understand of the fashion looks in the 16th century. Therefore throughout this project we will be taught how to plan, practice and create our own modern day Elizabethan looks made up with practice of the traditional look. I know that within this era make-up was a new aspect of a lot of women lives but tends to be for the richer women as it was more expensive due the it being a new phase of this time. White paste make-up was most commonly used by the wealthy women, it was used to hide ageing, spots, illnesses which in some cases relates to today's products. The make-up was also used to further express wealth not only because it was expensive.The reason women wanted a pale completion was too show that you were not of working class and you had other people to do these jobs for you. For example the working class women would develop a tan when working outside so by the wealthy women having a pale completion this symbolized to others that they could afford the 'help'.



  This video (1:17- 1:40) from these points show you the basic look of the Elizabethan era and is interesting of how different aspects of the looks have changed other time when you compare it to today. In the video it also shows that women would have there hairline very far back on their head. This was to make the forehead appear a lot bigger and larger than it actually was to represent the person to have a bigger brain. It was seen as being more attractive to be an intelligent women. It was not only having parting that was far back that was in fashion in the Tudor times but long hair. The long hair would usually be kept up under headdresses this was seen as concealing the women beauty but only on special occasions would they where their hair down e.g. coronations or weddings. Like 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' who wore her hair down on her coronation which on a young lady of this era shown her as a virgin. These facts are further shown on this link and explain more hair fashion for men and women of the Elizabethan era.

I am really looking forward to learning more about this era as it is one of my favourite times in history as it is so fascinating and interesting to study. It will be very interesting also to apply all the knowledge I will learn about the History of hair and make-up in this era and apply it to practical work. I hope to achieve with hard work the best work I can with the skills that I will gain in this topic and hopefully achieve the best modern Elizabethan look to the best of my ability.

By Amelia Richmond-Knight

Do People Still Have Status Symbols in Photos???

Do People Still Have Status Symbols in Photos???

In this lesson we started off by analyzing photos of 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' by questioning the objects that she had in her paintings and what there meanings and purpose were. For example in this painting called 'The Armada Potrait of Elizabeth 1st' - (1588) of 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' she has many objects shown and surrounding her. Firstly her hand is placed on a globe representing her power and highlighting the control she had over the world, symbolising as if she had the world in her hand like a Godly figure. Her crown is in her bakcground which is an obvious symbol of money and wealth which she would want to portray to her people as well she  has lots of peals around her neck which was to show her purity. In purity in the image of her as being known as the 'Virgin Queen' as she did not need a male figure in her life as she was a powerful, independent women which was further highlighted by the other object previously mentioned.  She would showed these pearls in many paintings to exaggerate this point to the viewer. The two painting in her background are showing the defeat Elizabeth had to the Spanish in the 'Spanish Armada' and due to their failure of this attack this enhanced the Queen's popularity with her people making it an iconic event in history which should wanted people to remember, hence why should would disply them in her portraits. Lastly, in this portrait we can see that the image is mainly made up of reds and golds. Golds representing the idea and symbolism of power and wealth and Red symbolising courage and confidence which the finally having all these aspects in one portrait represents 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' as a very powerful, confidence and independent leader. 

We then questioned ourselves about whether people 'still have status symbols in photos' today. I believe that people do as they are shown in everyday life such as celebrities in magazines, social media, newspapers etc. We then went further to discuss that in the Elizabethan era symbols were used more to show what they had or who they represented as most people could not read or write. Therefore it was shown through symbols, compare to modern day when objects are mainly used in images to show off branding etc. For example in this photo of the famous pop singer 'Justin Beiber' he is stood in front of an expensive car, lether jacket and expencive jewllery showing off his wealth. This is also similar to 'Queen Elizabeth 1st' painting as they are both showing off their wealth to others that may not be able to afford what they can. These kind of images are used to show wealth but a lot of the time in modern day images like these are used to advertise products that are shown with celbrities to sell them to the genral public.

I found this image of the singer/actress 'Demi Lovato' posing for 'Teen Vogue' sitting amounts flowers in a old town bedroom. The picture is of the younger Demi which shows her as a innocent girl looking very sweet because she is surrounded by harmless and innocent objects. The filter of the image is mainly made up of pastel colours, creating a soft warm feel to the photo which is also portrayed through her character e.g. because of the way she is sat and her clothing. Her clothing shows her not wearing any bold colours but instead a white dress which represents purity and inncocence the colour of prefection as if she has no faults. The magazine would want her to appear faultless as this would attract their target auidnece as most teen girls want to have that 'perfect image'. With having her hair behind her head this highlights this point further but also shows her as being simple/natural like the flowers in the image, implying her natural beauty. 

Referring to all these images I then attempted to create an image of my own that would represent me using objects that I own. I booked out a studio with a group from my course and we set up the lighting and background that I needed for my shoot, which we did experience a couple of technical problems but with attempts figured the layout. With my portrait I wanted to create an image that would define me as a person, so I did some research to find myself some inspiration and found this picture of the famous Youtuber 'Zoe Sugg' and thought it would work perfectly as the image really shows off the hair which I believe is a very key element to me and my look, plus it made it more personal as I love 'Youtube'. I then as in 'Zoe's' image she places flowers in her hair but I thought that I would place objects that represent me into my hair that I owned. I started by having make-up and brushes which shows my love and passion for make-up which is why I am on this course. The pencils represent my other creative side of arts, crafts and my love for drawing. The Buda highlights my Indie fashion style but also is to show my love for culture as I would love to travel one day. Lastly, the flowers and festival bands are to show my passion for music and festivals as I have been to a couple and now is a big aspect of my life. On the other hand, the flowers also portrays my personalitiy as flowers are seen as calm and gentle but also have a vibrance to them. 

By Amelia Richmond-Knight

‘Elizabeth’- Film Review

‘Elizabeth’- Film Review

‘Elizabeth’ was directed by Kapur Shekhar and released in 1998 it tells the story of Queen Elizabeth’s reign over England. In the film we are shown the journey from beginning to end of her great challenges from a young woman, with not only her changing in personality but in looks. In the beginning of the movie we see Elizabeth as a very content young lady with long auburn locks, with little plaits or any hair pieces and in simple dress but as the film progresses and she becomes more powerful the look begins to form into something more royal and regal. From her coronation she has a simple plain hairstyle with a plain face and just the clothing of her royal garments and her crown which represents the start of her journey. The one iconic element to her look is her hair which really resembles her change of character as she goes from having her hair completely down in the introduction, then to half up half down hair styles to the ending when she shaves her head and wears glamorous Tudor wigs.

In the last scene of the film Queen Elizabeth has all her hair cut off which is supposedly to be represented like the virgin Mary which she was also classed as the virgin Queen due to her never marrying to another man. Some believe she never married due political reasons being if she married an Englishman this could cause problems with foreign countries or if she married a foreign man she could cause disputes in that country, therefore she decided to stay as the virgin queen. Even announcing that she was ‘Married to England’ meaning she was a woman of power to protect her country and nothing more. The white make-up on her face use to represent higher class in the 16^th century as only wealthy women could afford it and women of lower class worked outside meaning that they would develop suntans therefore the paler you where the richer you where portrayed. With the link shown below its states that some information was not stated correct in the film as she wore the white make-up later then her reign as she developed small-pocks later on in life so the use of the heavy make-up was used to cover these.

By Amelia Richmond-Knight 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2031177/Elizabeth-I-Virgin-Queen-She-right-royal-minx.html

http://elizabethi.org/contents/faq/two.htm

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081028205758AAaEDdM

http://www.wisegeek.com/why-was-elizabeth-i-called-the-virgin-queen.htm

Make-up: How to Apply Foundation

Make-up: How to Apply Foundation

When applying Foundation we first set up all the kit out on the counter and I had my client take all their make-up off and put on moisturizer on the skin ready for prep for the foundation. First, I then prep the skin with a primer from Illamasqua which helps with dry skin which my client had. When applying the foundation we first had to test which shade of foundation would match the clients skin type. By doing this I used the foundation palette from Kryolan and scooped a little from the shades I thought would match her skin colour and then put it onto the back off my clean hand and applied it onto the skin with a flat foundation brush. Then When applying the concealer you do the same process as the foundation by scooping out and testing the concealer on the clients skin, also when choosing the right shade of concealer it should always be either one or two shades lighter then the foundation. Then to apply to the skin I used a small flat brush but remember to always be careful near peoples eyes. Then with the Kabuki brush from Kryolan brush in all the foundation and concealer to get away any streaks or lines on the skin. Then lastly, using the Illamasqua setting powder press it lightly into the skin using a make-up sponge and then dust of any excess with a brush.

Products:
- powder puff
- concealer pallet
- kabuki brush
- matt primer
- foundation pallet
-flat foundation brush
- flat concealer brush

By Amelia Richmond-Knight