Practicing and applying tradtional Elizabethan makeup.

Today I applied and practised creating a traditional Elizabethan base and makeup on my partner. In our previous session with Sue, she showed us how to create this look and then told us to practice it ourselves, the first time my partner practiced this look on me, step by step and today I practised it myself. I first began by setting up my products and workstation as normal and then removed the moisturiser on my models skin. I removed the moisturiser as the white base I was creating had a drying affect and having any oil or cream on to the skin would encourage my base to move. I then began applying my normal combination of kryolan supra white  and Illamasqua white base together then applying it to my models face with a foundation brush. Although as I was doing this, Sue advised me to apply the product straight to the face with a kabuki brush instead as it was faster and created a smoother base as the product is automatically buffed and blended into the skin, preventing any patchiness. This method worked really well and made my base very even, I powdered and set this base with translucent powder after. Then moving on to the eyebrows, I took some translucent powder and started brushing this lightly back and forth into my models brows but It wasn't very effective, as her brows were black and the powder was only faintly tinting the brows white. I asked for Sue's advice and she suggested I use kryolan white supra color in the brows instead. I applied the white crème product in my models brows instead making sure not to touch the skin and only the hairs and the brows looked much more white, I finished the brows by setting them with powder.

After completing my models eyebrows I moved onto making her eyelashes white also. I used the same method of applying white supra color to the lashes making sure to coat the top and bottom of the lashes until completely white. Then I began applying blush to my models cheeks to achieve the traditional rouge colour worn on Elizabethan women's cheeks. I chose the colour red and mixed it a little bit with a pink colour, applying colour to the apples of the cheeks lightly with my blusher blush then blending out whatever was too much. Once I was happy with the blusher, I finished my look by applying a rouge pink colour to the lips, creating the classic heart shape.

I was quite pleased with my outcome, especially the base created by the new method Sue suggested which created a really smooth, even and porcelain finish to the skin. I found it a little bit difficult to apply blush to the cheeks as I wanted it look precise and not clown like, but I think I can improve on this with practice. I also feel that I could have made the heart shape lips a little bit smaller as they are quite a chunky shape compared to the Elizabethan style. I will use the new base application technique when creating my partners makeup design in the final assessment. 

Products used -
White Supra Color
Illamasqua translucent setting powder
Kryolan blush palette
Lip palette 

Skin type - Oily to combination
Contraindications - None

Brushes used -
Foundation brush 
kabuki brush 
blusher brush
eyeshadow brush 
disposable mascara brush
angled eye brush

Technical Skills -
-Can mix white base with foundation palette 
- can mix supra color with alcohol 
- supra color can be used as a blush and lipstick
-can use white baby powder with white base to make a thicker base/powder
- can mix supra color with foundation palette
- whiten the face 
-whiten the ears/neck
-bleach eyelashes and eyebrows
-Rub colour onto cheeks and lips