lesson 5 makeup - face lace

Health and Safety

1. Make sure all brushes, products and equipment are cleaned properly ready to use on the models skin so as not to spread any contraindications or diseases. 

2. Make sure the model isn't allergic to any products that I was using before beginning the look so as not to cause and allergic reaction.

3. Make sure my hands are washed and clean before starting the look.

4. Make sure my hair is away from my face.

5. Make sure I dont have any excessive jewellery on that could catch, cut or scratch my model. 

6. Make sure all my products are layed out properly and neatly so as not to cause a hazard. 

7. Ensure there is nothing on the floor that can be tripped or fallen over and all bags and coats are away. 

8. Make sure I am wearing shoes with a closed toe so as if anything is dropped it doesn't cause damage to the toes.

glitter and gold leaf

evaluation of shoot

Evaluation

When we first got given the task to create a look for a magazine cover, I had an idea in my head straight away which I thought would work really nicely. I went home and researched the different trends of Spring Summer 2015 to make sure that I could fit this idea in with these trends and found that there were some shows which it could relate to. I arranged the shoot quite easily and found a really good photographer who was a friend from school who is now studying HND Photography at college. I looked through her previous work and really liked her style and so asked if she would like to get involved with the shoot. She was very keen to and even booked the studio at her college for the shoot to take place in. It took a little longer for me to find a model but eventually I asked another old friend from school who I thought had the right face shape to work with the style I wanted to go for. She was happy to do the shoot and so we booked it for a date in the half term. I was keen to do it and was excited for the end results. However, on the day off the shoot, the model cancelled on me for no reason so I was forced to cancel the shoot. I was really angry about this as i had put a lot of hard work and effort into preparing and researching for it. The photographer was extremely understanding and was happy to book the studio at her college for another time so we could do the shoot again, now it was just about finding a model at such short notice. I put a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to get involved. Only 1 person contacted me so I didn't really have much choice and we arranged to redo the shoot the following week.
This new models face was a completely different shape to my original model and at first I didn't think this would be a problem. I got to the college to begin the shoot and met the photographer. She was extremely professional and very helpful with everything. She knew what she was doing and was able to offer very good advice on the style of shooting. I applied the makeup and the wig to the model, which I think I did quite well with, I had previously cut the wig myself, despite never cutting hair before and I was actually really happy with how this turned out, I feel that the fringe I cut in was straight and at the right length. I feel as though the style was nice and soft and it worked with the look. However, at first I had wanted to do purple lips but as the model had blue nail varnish on and wasn't willing to repaint, I applied blue lipstick instead. However, I wasn't entirely happy with this, I feel that purple lipstick would have contrasted better against the white skin rather than blue which gave the whole look a really cold and icy feel which I didn't want.
We began shooting and found that where the wig was too shiny, it was affecting the lighting causing a glare to be seen in the photos. The photographer messed around with the lighting a lot, changing the settings and the types of light but the only way we could get rid of the glare was to have very extreme lighting which really washed out the model and made the detail in the hair and makeup difficult to see. The model also wasn't very comfortable in the shoot and I feel was too stiff and didn't produce brilliant photos. She seemed to keep to the same poses despite direction from myself and the photographer.
I had also envisioned the shoot to be set to a white backdrop however there were only black ones in the studio so we had to photograph against that. We realized the lighting as it was, wasn't doing the look or the shoot and favors so we attempted to change it by adding coloured gels over the light to create different effects. Although these photos came out a lot better and are really nicely done, they weren't cover photos and I felt that I could not use them for the final image. I do feel however, that they are a good addition to my portfolio and are good photos but just not for this task.
I finished the shoot not very happy with the outcome and a bit down thinking that this is what I would have to work with and what I was going to end up with. 

I thought for a while about what I could do to make them better, but I really didnt think that they worked for my original magazine of Japanese Vogue as although they do more avant garde looks and more out-there styles, this just didnt corrolate with their usual covers and I wasn't happy to say that these were my final images.
I got in contact with a girl that I went to primary school who has a really photographic face and lovely feature to see if she would be available to do a completely different shoot. The only date she was able to do was Monday the 7th of March, the day before the hand in date for the presentation. It was a very tight schedule to get it done but I felt that I just couldnt hand in the original photos or work with them in any way. I researched some trends and found that their seemed to be a lot of use of graphic and coloured eyeliners on the catwalk. I also found that the hair was kept quite natural and loose in most of the shows, with very clean and glowing bases. I decided to do a clean make-up with a gold winged eyeliner. I had no way of contacting a photographer on such short notice to arrange the shoot so I ended up taking the photos myself without any good lighting in my living room. I really wasn't pleased about this and if i could have done it professionally in a studio with a proper photographer and lighting i definitely would have and do not feel that the shoot was an acceptable one to do, but my hands were tied and this was the best I could come up with in such a short space of time. I felt the shoot, however, didnt good awfully and we did get some nice photos out of it. Probably not the quality i would have hoped for and they do look quite amateur but i felt that i could work better with these photos than the original ones.
I spent the morning of the day of the presentation, editing the photo to the best of my ability after downloading photoshop and created the best cover i could with the resources i had.
I was quite pleased with the ends result and felt that it was the better option of the two shoots. 

I really wasnt happy with how the presentation went however, i felt that i was completely unprepared and looked extremely unprofessional compared to the other girls in my group. I feel that this isnt acceptable and i am disappointed however i feel that i really did the best i could do in the situation i was in and couldnt have done much more to help the outcome.
If i could do this whole assignment again however, i would do it completely different and much better.

products and timings for shoot

Products and Timings Used

Makeup

Base - 5 minutes

Concealer - 3 minutes

Contour - 3 minutes

Highlight - 3 minutes

Powder - 2 minutes

eyeshadow - 3 minutes

eyeliner - 5 minutes

eyebrows - 3 minutes

blusher - 1 minute

lip liner - 1 minute

lipstick - 5 minutes

Mascara - 1 minute

Eyelashes - 3 minutes

Total - 38 minutes

Hair 

Brush - 2 minutes

Section - 1 minute

Style - 10 minutes

Set - 2 minutes

Total - 15 minutes

Products Used

Mac Strobe Cream
Mac Face and Body - C1
Mac Full Coverage - NC15, NW25, NW35, NW45
Yves Saint Laurent High Impact Eyeshadow - Couture Mono
Mac Blush - Dollymix
17 Glitter Eyeshadow - Gold Digger
Mac Fix +
Mac Conceal and Correct Palette - Light
Ben Nye Loose Powder - Fair
Mac Haute and Naughty Mascara
Boots Natural Fan Eyelashes
Duo Glue
Mac Lip Liner - Naked Liner
Mac Lipstick - Cherish
Mac Eyeshadow - Brule, Gold Mine
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Half Baked,  Tease
Denman Brush
Sectioning Comb
Hair Spray 

Mood board for shoot

Mood Board

I got my inspiration for the hair from catwalks such as Chanel Ready To Wear: 

and Alexander Vauthier Ready To Wear:

                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                       

I got my inspiration for makeup from Thakoon for the glowing, almost sweating looking skin and clean, simple base with little colour on the lips and soft, natural eyebrows.

 Givenchy, as Pat McGrath incorporated a graphic gold winged eyeliner into the look, once again with a clean simple base but with a glossed lip which i really liked.

 Dior also focuses with eyeliner on the eyes in different colours. The makeup team use paper cut outs stuck to the eyes to create this look, however i took more inspiration from the shape and colours used rather than the paper. Once again this was onto a clean, simple base.

 I took inspiration from the colours used in Dries Van Noten, applying a gold line down the lip with once again a clean glowing skin really contrasted and stood out so i wanted to incorporate the gold into my look.

 and finally, Christopher Kane once again used a beautiful glowing skin in his show, proving to be a very popular trend for SS15.

References

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/

http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/beauty/hair-trends/2014/09/beauty-hair-trends-ss15-catwalk-hairstyle-ideas

http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2015/05/08/spring-summer-2015-beauty-trend-super-natural


 http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2014/09/08/spring-summer-2015-hair-beauty-backstage-photos/gallery/1254411

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/thakoon

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/dries-van-noten/backstage-photos/gallery/1257564

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/christopher-kane

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/christian-dior/backstage-photos/gallery/1261455

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/ready-to-wear/givenchy

lesson 3 hair - hair pieces, switches and wefts

Wefts

In lesson 3 of current trends hair with Emma, we were learning how to apply switches, wefts and hair pieces. At first Emma showed us the difference between each one and what they were used for. She then showed us how to apply each one and the different styles you can do.
I went on to apply a weft to my model Rebecca Krassismenou's hair to add length to create a long fishtail plait.

I chose the colour that best matched Rebecca's hair out of a box that had limited colours in. I found the black/dark brown worked best and picked out a few different sections of wefts to apply.
I brushed them all out and make sure they werent tangled or knotted and then lay them out ready to work with.
I then brushed Rebecca's hair making sure it was also smooth and knot free. I applied a setting lotion so that it would stay where i styled it and kept smooth and clean without baby hairs. I then pulled her hair back and brushed it into a tight, slick pony tail in the middle of the head, making sure there were no lumps or bumps and the hair was smooth and sleek. Once i was happy with the pony tail, i used hairspray to smooth in some of the smaller loose hairs to make sure there were no fluffy bits and then began applying the weft.

I started by wrapped one section around the pony tail and pinning it in place at the end, tucking the pin into the hair so that it wasnt visible. I continued to do this until i felt that the length added was thick enough. Once i was happy i pinned the final bit in place and then took a small section of hair and wrapped it around the hair band in order to cover the wefts and band to make it look natural. I again pinned this in place. When i was happy i started on the fish tail plait.

I split the pony tail into two equal sections and then began from the right side, taking a small section from the back, bringing it over and then tucking it behind the other strand of hair. I repeated this all the way down until i got to the end. I then tied it in place and pulled out some of the sections to make some more even and to make it look slightly messy.

I went in with the finishing touches making sure there were still no fluffy or stray hairs, smoothing it down and then styling it over one shoulder.
I was really happy with the end result and think it was a really pretty and effective look. I think the weft look natural and blended with Rebecca's natural hair and really made the look better by adding that extra length needed.
I feel i could possibly have done it neater but i am making progress with this and it is alot better than some other styles that i have done.

Health and Safety

1. Make sure all my equipment and brushes are cleaned properly so as not the spread anything from one client to another. 

2. Make sure that my pin tail comb is safely down or tucked into my palm whilst not being used so as not to accidently stab myself or others.

3. Make sure my hands are washed and clean before starting the look.

4. Make sure my hair is away from my face.

5. Make sure I dont have any excessive jewellery on that could catch, cut or scratch my model.

6. Make sure all my products are layed out properly and neatly so as not to cause a hazard.

7. Ensure there is nothing on the floor that can be tripped or fallen over and all bags and coats are away.

8. Make sure I am wearing shoes with a closed toe so as if anything is dropped it doesn't cause damage to the toes. 

lesson 1 hair - plaiting and braiding

Plaiting and Braiding

Current Trends Hair - Lesson 1

Health and Safety

1. Make sure all my equipment and brushes are cleaned properly so as not the spread anything from one client to another. 

2. Make sure that my pin tail comb is safely down or tucked into my palm whilst not being used so as not to accidently stab myself or others.

3. Make sure my hands are washed and clean before starting the look.

4. Make sure my hair is away from my face.

5. Make sure I dont have any excessive jewellery on that could catch, cut or scratch my model.

6. Make sure all my products are layed out properly and neatly so as not to cause a hazard.

7. Ensure there is nothing on the floor that can be tripped or fallen over and all bags and coats are away.

8. Make sure I am wearing shoes with a closed toe so as if anything is dropped it doesn't cause damage to the toes.

Step-by-step
In our first lesson back of current trends hair styling with Emma, we were learning how to plait and braid in different ways and how to incorporate these into hair styles. We focused mainly on french, dutch, fishtail and 4 strand plaits.
Going into this lesson I already knew I was unable to french plait, I have tried many times but with the end result always being useless. So in this lesson I decided I would really try hard to do this. With the help of Emma and Heather, I was shown step-by-step how to french plait.

I managed to get a loose plait into Heathers hair in my second try which I was really pleased with, this is probably the first time I had managed to get this far with it so I was quite proud of myself. I now know how to french plait so in future practices I know I need to focus on keeping it neater and tighter to the head in order to get the look I want.

Once I was happy with the technique of french plaiting, I went onto doing a fishtail. I have done fishtails before and so I was focusing on making sure it was even and how I was styling it out. I firstly created a ponytail style fishtail plait which I loosened and thickened and brought over Heathers shoulder which looked really nice. I then tried to do 2 fishtail plaits in a 'french plait style'. I sectioned the hair into two sides with a middle parting and then clipped up one of them. I then plaited the first side in a fishtail style. I found that this came out much better than the french plait that I did although I probably could have gone a bit tighter with it and made it slightly neater. I repeated this with the other section and left them falling down Heather's back. It was a really nice, simple and pretty style. I was happy with the end result.

Products Used 

• Tail comb 
• paddle brush 
• smoothing brush 
• hair bands 
• sectioning clip
• hair spray 

Unfortunately i do not have any pictures of this as they didnt save properly to my phone, however, i will practice what i did another time and add those pictures then.