Glitter Galore

 

I recently took part in another photoshoot which was based around a wintery, fashion editorial shoot. The makeup brief was to be dark and glittery so I used real glitter on the eyes, stuck on with vaseline. Here are some images I used for inspiration:

Vaseline is great to use with glitter because you can apply the vaseline with a cotton bud in the places or shape that you want it, and then by using a brush, stick glitter onto the face. I used a black and silver glitter and then blended them together around the eyes. There were two models so I inverted the colours to vary the look slightly. I then finished off with dark liner and lashes! I kept the foundation and lips natural in order to balance out the heavy eyes. The models provided all of the clothes and they found the location in Kings Langley of an old outhouse which allowed for an interesting composition. The photographer, Michelle Duckett gave direction and edited all of the photos. You can see her work at: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2101353. These were the final results:

The Roaring Twenties

It is interesting to look back at the makeup and fashion styles of years ago as not only does it demonstrate how and why makeup has changed, but it can also give you ideas and inspiration for new makeup looks. We researched about the 1920s and 30s to see how women applied their makeup and why. Women didn't have as much makeup available to them as we do now, so they had to make do with what they had. Whereas in previous decades makeup was seen as indecent, in the 1920s it started to come back into fashion and women began to experiment with it again, and this was helped with the rise of cosmetic counters in department stores.  Here are some traditional images of 1920s and 1930s makeup.

Famous actresses like Clara Bow and Greta Garbo showed off new makeup and women aspired to copy their styles. Essentially women wanted a pale complexion; dark and defined smokey eyes with heavy eyeliner; thinly plucked or drawn on arched eyebrows and cupid's bow lips. I recreated a traditional 1920s makeup but in order to make it more effective, styled it for a black and white photo. The best way to create shadows for black and white photography is to use greys and blacks to contour the face, which i have used on the hollows of the cheeks below. I also styled the look with a fingerwave in the hair and 1920s accessories.