The first thing I did was to apply a base. From my earlier trail I learned that using studio fix was a bit heavy and far too matte as I want the skin to look fresh and dewy yet flawless. To achieve this I started by using my derma colour greasepaint concealer and applied this to any areas of this skin that needed some additional coverage. My model had some redness in her cheeks and nose she also had a small scar on her forehead so I added some derma colour to these areas. I mixed the colour from the pallet but I had to add some white from my super colour pallet due to my model having very fair skin. I applied this using a large eye-shadow brush. I then applied Mac's face and body over the top of this as this foundation leaves the skin with a dewy finish. The colour I have in my kit (C1) was a little dark for my model so I mixed some the white super-colour with this too. This took a very long time to mix so for my shoot I will purchase some face and body foundation in white as this is the same foundation so it will mix perfectly. I then applied some of the d32 colour under my models eyes to cancel out any blue tones. I then applied my previously mixed concealer colour over the top of this.
I then set the base using the Ben Nye loose powder in translucent using a duo fibre brush. This worked well as it set the foundation but did not take away the dewy finish I wanted. All in all I am happy with my base but I feel it will be better when I have purchased the white face and body foundation.
I then moved on to the eye make-up I started off by applying the urban decay primer potion to create a base for the eyeshadow so that it didn't crease or move. For the eye-shadow I changed used brow tones and used lighter tones than in my previous trial. I first applied the colour 'strange' from the urban decay naked 3 pallet and placed this all over the lid. I then applied the colour 'faint' form the urban decay basics pallet and buffed this into the socket line. After this I added some 'brown black' from the Ben Nye pallet to the outer corner and buffed this into the previous colours. I then added the 'shell' colour from the Ben Nye pallet to the centre of the lid and the brow bone as a highlight. For liner I used the l'oreal super liner perfect slim to the top lash line and blended it slightly so it was not a harsh line. I am much happier with this than in my previous trail as it was much thinner. I also added some black eye pencil to the water line only applying it to the outer third of the eye and blending the rest inward to keep a soft look to the eye. My final step for the eye make-up was to apply some of the faint colour to the lower lash line and blend it down so it was not a harsh line and then applied some black brown very tight to the lower lash line and blended this too. I feel that although the shape is correct and the blending is good there is a bit too much contrast with my colours and the socket line is a bit heavy. To rectify this next time I will apply a darker tone to the lid. I also need to apply the eye-shadow first as when the shadow dropped onto my base it became very messy due to the fact that the base was dewy so the shadow just stuck there.
For brows I filled in any sparse areas with Mac's brow pencil and then ran through the brow with a clear brow gel. I think I need to keep the brow a bit more natural for the look I want to achieve so for the shoot I will select a more appropriate product and be less heavy handed.
I then moved on to my contouring. For this I applied a dark ton form my la macaquillage pallet to the hollows of my models cheeks and blended this in. I then applied Mac's blusher in 'peach melba' to the cheeks just above the contour. After this I applied some highlight to the tops of the cheekbones. I used benefit's 'watts up' highlighter this worked really well as it is a cream champagne toned foundation. I am really happy with this part of the make-up but for the shoot I can probably afford to be a bit more heavy with it.
Finally I applied Mac's lipstick in 'plink'. This is a glossy pink tone which reflects the lipstick used in the Tom ford show but with a pinker tone. I like the way this looks but I would like the lips to have a stronger colour pay off for the shoot so I am going to apply Mac's 'please me' first and then add 'plink over top of this.
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| My base |
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