Bella freckles
Make up artistArchive for January, 2010
Saturday 30th Jan – 121 make up
I had two clients today. Both very young, attractive girls who wanted to have their make up done for a special birthday night out with friends. There are a number of things to take into account when designing make up for clients. In no particular order;
What are they wearing? (colours, style..) Style will help you to see what they are like.
Where are they going? This will help with deciding the style of make up
What do they look like? (Hair and skin colour, eye colour)
Kim – Dark hair, pale skin, brown eyes. She was wearing a black top and pastel pink skirt. I decided upon purple for the eyes. This really brings out the brown and complimented her skirt. I went for a sculptured eye, great for evenings. I shaped her eyebrows, and used powder under the lower lash line to soften the make up.
For Kims’ friend – Blonde hair, pale skin with freckles, big blue eyes. She wore a black dress. I decided upon brown eye shadow to really accentuate her blue eyes. I shaped her eyebrows again (this is so often the area which is forgotton and is soooo important)! Lashings of mascara and a a beautiful pink lipstick.
They both looked great, shame I forgot to take pictures to show you all!
Bella x
Sun 24th Jan – Photographic shoot in Glastonbury, England.
The theme for this photo shoot was Moulin Rouge meets Burlesque, set in the countryside. The set was in fact an abandoned car, which was probably left by its owners over 30 years ago. The doors sat next to the car, the seats were covered in moss, and the car was full of holes and rust. It was also growing its own eco system, so the models could only stand near or very gently perch on top. One false move could result in visiting the engine through the rusty bonnet.
I had two models, one male and one female. My idea for the female was to create an eye mask from sequins and mirrored jewels. This took hours to create. I used Mastik glue to stick the sequins and firstly created the outline of the mask before I infilled with sequins. The sequins kept slipping on one side which was really frustrating, but I think this is because my model was laughing alot, so she kept moving her face too much before the glue dried. So, my advice would be to ask your model to not talk or move much for at least 5-10 minutes so that the glue has a chance to dry! I went for red lips, it has to be for a Burlesque theme.
The male model was easy, I darkened the area around his eyes, and paled down his lips to create a darker, strong look.
(Photo copyright: Charlotte Bibby)
