Marc Jacobs SS15 Make-up

One make-up look and I have researched is from the Marc Jacobs.

This look features a 'no make-up' look and a messy black bob.

If I were to re-create this look I would only use foundation is absolutely necessary and if I were to apply some I would use one with a minimal coverage like Mac's face and body. I would then apply some concealer if necessary to any blemishes. I would then keep the eyes and lips make-up free and just run through the brows with a clear brow gel.

The models on the catwalk are wearing wigs but if I were to re-create this look using my models natural hair I would straighten it lightly as I'd still want a little texture in it. I would the back comb it to give it a messy texture. I would also add some dry shampoo to the hair to give it a drier texture.

Roberto Cavalli SS15

The make-up displayed at Roberto Cavalli's Spring Summer 2015 is a very wearable look. It features a bronze subtle smokey eye with shimmery bronze tones. It also features a flawless dewy skin, a very natural brow and little to no lip make-up.

If I were to re-create this look I would start by concealing and areas of my models face that contained any redness or blemishes with derma colour concealers to make the skin flawless. I would then apply Mac's face and body foundation over this as this foundation has a dewy finish. I would need the derma colour under this foundation as it provides a sheer coverage and I would want the skin to be completely flawless.

I would also keep any contouring and blusher very minimal as there is not very much visible form the pictures. I would also probably only apply a lip balm to the lips as there is no colour or gloss visible either.

For eye make-up I would use colours from my urban decay naked pallets as these are all neutral tones and most of them have a shimmer finish. There also does not look to be any eye-liner so I would probably ommit this from the make-up. The brows also appear to be very natural so I would probably just run through them with a clear brow gel.

I really like this look and I think this is what I would like to base my cover on. I would however like to combine some of the elements of Tom Ford's look, such as the glossy lip. I would also like to use matte colours instead of shimmers and I would like to use some eye-liner.

Alexander McQueen SS15

The make-up featured in Alexander McQueen's spring summer collection this make-up was on the minimal side but liner to complement the masks that the models were wearing.

If I were to re-create this look I would use a medium coverage foundation with a dewy finish. Some thing similar to Clarins Skin Illusion foundation. I would also add some Mac strobe cream to the tops of the models cheek bones, forehead and down the centre of the nose.

The look features a bleached brow so to create this I would either bleach my models eyebrow or block the eyebrow out with spirit gum and apply and blond colour over the top of it. I would then re-create the eye make-up using a champagne tone eye-shadow to the eyelid similar to Urban Decay's 'sin' and then I would apply an off white shimmer to the inner corner of the eye similar to Urban Decay's 'venus'. I would hen apply a then apply a thin black liner to the lash line, for this I would use loreal's super liner perfect slim as this product allows you to create a very thin line. I would then use a pencil liner to line the waterline but being careful not to over load the waterline as I want a fairly then line. I would the apply one coat of mascara as the lashes don't look to be overloaded with product.

The lips look to be very pale with minimal product so I would apply a tiny bit of something similar to Mac's myth and then apply some paw paw ointment over this to sheer it out and add some gloss to the lip.

For the hair I would apply a wet look hair gel and scrape the hair back using a wide toothed comb and put it into a bun that layers the hair in a square shape in the centre of the head.

Tom Ford SS15

The next look I have researched is the make-up and hair from Tom Fords SS15 collection.

This look has been described by the make-up artist who designed it ,Charlotte Tilbury as 'The Polished Rock Chic' that was inspired by The Pretenders front woman Chrissie Hynde.

For this look Tilbury prepared the skin with a Tom Ford moisturiser and then concealed any imperfections. For this look the skin needed to be flawless while looking as natural as possible. Therefore if I were to re-create this look I would use derma colour to conceal any imperfections first and then apply Mac's face and body foundation over the top of this. Another option would be to use a full coverage foundation that has a full coverage, similar to Mac's Studio Sculpt foundation or Illamasqua skin base.

For the eyes a 'moody gun-metal eye-shadow' was applied to the lid and the blended up toward the brow bone and into the socket line. To re-create this I would use Urban Decay's eyeshadow in to add definition Tilbury applied the graphic black eye pencil from Mac along the lash line and waterline and then blended this into the eye-shadow. As I don't have this product in my kit I would substitute it for Rimmel's Scandaleyes eye pencil as this is a creamy product that would blend nicely but is waterproof so will stay in place. Form my reference photo it looks as if a bit of the eyeshadow has been applied to the lower lash line so I would be sure to do that. It also looks as if a matte buff coloured eye-shadow has been applied to the brow bone to achive this I would use Urban decay's eye-shadow in W.O.S. Tilbury states on her blog 'You can never have too much mascara with this Rock Chick look – so apply lashings to the top and bottom lashes for instant full fat lashes'. For this I would apply a minimum of 4 coats of mascara to the lashes and use a volumising rather than lenghthening mascara such as the Loreal millionise mascara. The brows look to have been kept fairly natural so I would simply brush through them with clear brow gel or only fill in sparse areas using a pencil in small feathery strokes.

Due to the strong eye look the lip was kept nude. The lipstick that was used for the look was Tom Ford's 'Vanilla Suede' which is a sheer nude with a frost finish. I don't own this lipstick so I would use Mac's 'plink' which has a pinker tone than the 'Vanilla Suede' but I feel that It would still work.

To highlight Tilbury used the same lipstick that had been applied to the lips on the cheekbones. I wouldn't use my subtitued lipstick for this as I feel it would be too pink to highlight so therefore I would either use Benefit's 'watt's up' highlighter or Revlon's 'photoready lights' illuminator. 

The hair for this look is fairly natural with a very slight wave and a slightly messy appearance. To achieve this I would keep my models hair natural. However if my model had very straight hair I would wrap large sections around a curling wand very loosely then brush it through so the wave is very subtle. If the model had very curly hair I would first straighten the hair then repeat the process. I would also backcomb the hair slightly and add some dry shampoo then mess it with fingers to give it the slightly deceived look that is presented on the models photographed.

Adding Hair Pieces

You would add hair pieces to give extra volume or length to the hair.


To add the hair piece I first sectioned off the hair then made some pin curls along the hair that I had sectioned off. I then used these pin curls as my basis to pin the hair piece in.


I made sure to work from the bottom of the hair up so that the extensions did not get in my way.

Other methods include creating a small plait and sewing it on to the plait, to remove this you would cut the stitches out.
Gluing the extensions into to the hair this is good if your artists is going to be moving around a lot.


Another thing we looked at today were switches. These are good for buns and ponytails if you don't have a lot of length with your models natural hair. I then created a large bun with a hair piece unfortunately it did not match the hair colour of my doll head but if it had it would have been more effective.

Face Lace

-In today’s lesson we looked at using face lace. You can pre-make a face lace by sticking wool or thread onto a polystyrene head then carefully peeling it off and placing it on the face. If you want to create circles you can use cheap hoop earrings and cover them in wool.
-I started by blocking out the eyebrow using the spirit gum technique. I then powdered this to make sure it was matte and placed some d32 over the brow so I didn't look ashy. I then powdered again and covered the brow with concealer. I think I need to work on this as the brow was not completely flat.
-I then moved on to the base using Mac full coverage foundation. I think my colour selection was a bit fair so next time I will mix a darker tone in.
-I then used the same technique as last week to contour and highlight the face.
-This week I added a secondary contour using a very dark tone on top of the darker shade I had already selected to contour with. This is a technique I would defiantly use again as it added a lot of dimension to the face.
-My next step was to apply a layer of mascara to the lashes.
-I then set the foundation with a translucent powder only using this lightly as I wanted to leave a glow to the skin
-The next thing I did was mix a good consistency with my black aqua colour with this I created a pattern on the face using a variation of thin and thick line. One area I struggled with during this process was the brows as I was having to fight against the texture slightly.I also found making very thin lines a bit of a struggle. This may be due to the brush I was using but it might also be because I had too much product on my brush.
-After this I added some thread to the face complementing my design . I added this in three loops under the eye which I think complented the swirls in my design. If I were to so this again I would probably use wool rather than thread as I don't feel that the thread showed up very well due to it being so thin.
-I then selected a lip colour that matched the thread. This tied my look together nicely.

High Sleek Ponytail

I first made sure to comb through the hair really well so that there were no knots to interfere with the smoothness of my ponytail.

I started by pulling the hair back into a high ponytail then smoothing all the hair in using a comb to make sure everything was nice and smooth and the hair beneath the ponytail was not loose. I managed to create a nice smooth ponytail

From this I created a big bun using crepe hair and then tucked all the rest of the hair under the crepe hair to create a messy bun. If I had wanted a sleek bun I would have smoothed the rest of the hair over the crepe hair.