Today I
conducted a test shoot for the first look for the Grecian goddess theme; this
theme will be part of the limited edition collection for summer. The look I
have test shot is one the focuses on achieving a hot summer skin that is
glossy, glowing and dewy. All contouring along the cheek bones and jawline will
be done with shade of bronze and highlighting will be done with yellow and gold
tones. Highlighting is the key element to this look to achieve the other
worldly look of a goddess. In keeping the yellow and gold colour pallet which
fits with the Grecian goddess theme the lips will be a coral/gold tone.
Eyebrows will be kept clean and slicked back and nothing on the face will be
matte. I want everything to be kept glossy to portray and ethereal and goddess
like look. For this look the hair will be in a loose fishtail plait that sits
to the side of the model. I have decided on this hairstyle because in historic
depictions and paintings of Greek goddesses such as Aphrodite are shown with
long wavy hair with some sort of plait or twist going through it. The loose
fishtail plait will be a modern and on trend interpretation of this look. Below
shows some images of inspiration for the hair and makeup for this look.
These images are
inspiration for this look. They show the glow and glossiness of the skin I aim
to achieve and the subtle bronze and gold highlight along the cheekbones and on
the eyes and lips. The third image shows how I plan to style the hair, whilst
it is still in a plait I plan to have loose tendrils of hair coming away.
I decided to test shoot this look on myself
because I have a similar skin tone and colouring to the model I plan to use for
this look. Therefore I can determine what colours work on skin with a yellow
undertone and what will show up well on camera. For this look I mixed a foundation
that matched my natural skin tone with one that was a couple shades darker,
along with an illuminator that can be mixed with foundation or used on top of
it. On reflection of this image I think using a darker tone foundation as well
has made the skin look grubby and unnatural. This is something I discussed
further with my tutors who agreed with this. Sue suggested I use a foundation
to match the natural skin tone to start with, lightly powder the face to set
the foundation and then start to build darker and lighter shades up and use the
illuminator on top. This way it will ensure that everything doesn’t sink into
the skin together and create a grubby look like it has done here. This
technical feedback has been very helpful in allowing me to achieve the look I
have in mind and this is something I will apply when I create this look on the
photo shoot.
I feel that the
eyes and lips blend in too much with the face in these images. Instead of
looking ethereal and goddess like these the makeup makes me look worn and
tired. After speaking to my tutors about what can be done to bring the eyes and
lips outs it was suggested I use slightly different tones on the eyes and
creating a different shape using dark and lighter tones. For example mixing
black and brown eye shadow and applying it lightly to the out corners of the
eyes, whilst using a brighter gold in the corner of the eyes. To make the lips
stand out I will also use the same bright gold along the top lip line.
After speaking
to Sue about this look and what I can do to improve it so the luminous dewy
skin will show up on camera, she suggested I buy Topshop’s shimmer brick in
gold. Below shows images taken after using the shimmer brick, on top of the
makeup already done. Although these images were taken with the camera on my
IPhone so they are not as good quality. It shows how using this product has
brought out my features a lot more to achieve the dewy and glowing look.
Overall this has
been a successful test shoot, as I have identified what doesn’t work, which is
mixing a darker foundation and not powdering before I build up other products
on top. As well as what does work such as using a brighter gold than expected
to highlight. Gaining feedback on this look before I do the photo shoot has
allowed me to explain my vision for this shoot to my tutors and get feedback
that allows me to develop and improve it for the shoot.
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