Editorial: Final images

Below shows my two final images for my editorial shoot. I am really pleased with the looks that I created and feel that my design really showed through on my application. I was also really pleased with the headdress/crown that I used and felt that it worked well within the shoot. I think that my makeup application was good before the shoot because I was really pleased with the blending and the way that the colours really stood out on the face. I was also able to use the bracelets that I had made too, so this added another accessory to the image.

Catwalk: Final Images

Below show my two final images from my catwalk shoot. I am really pleased with the way that they turned out, and that they did not require much editing, as I was already pleased with the whole makeup look including the models skin and the lighting etc.  This image focusses more on makeup, and the below image focusses more on hair. I think that this is important to show the two different focus points on the image and it gives a different perspective on the look.

Editorial & Catwalk: Styling decisions

Catwalk: 

As my shoot was inspired by the Inuit tribe, I wanted to continue the cold, icy look throughout my styling decisions. I did however, want to make this more interesting and have a fashion edge to it. I therefore chose a fur stole draped across my model's chest with a fox-like effect to it, but have the rest of the body bare. I think that this would provide a twist to the look and it would keep to the Catwalk requirements and ideas.
The actual stole that I will use is shown below, however I plan to place it backwards on the model so that it is more covering the shoulders than the neck and chest. 

Editorial:

The biggest part of my styling for the shoot is the headdress that I have made. I have also made some small bracelets from beads and plastic threads that I am not so pleased with but will try when I am shooting my images. As I will have a face mask/fullers earth over part of my models chest, I would like my model to have a strapless dress of brightly coloured material on. I also would like to experiment with tying the material at the front although I am unsure whether the knot will stick out too much and look scruffy as I have tried this on myself and struggled with the look. A clean, straight front may look better and less busy with my look, as some parts have detail already. I have bought the material that I will be using within the shoot and think that the colours and design really match and will work so well with my shoot.

Editorial: Face mask/fullers earth?

I have experimented with the face mask on my arm to see the effect that I would get and whether it was the same as fullers earth but much kinder to the skin. The answer is yes it was, I was really pleased with the results and I am glad that I will be able to use something much gentler for the model which gives the same result for me. 

I have photographed the facemask both when I first applied it to my hand and after a while when the product had dried:

Editorial: Creating the accessories

To reference the Surma and Mursi tribe, I wanted to create a headdress for my model to wear which included natural materials such as grasses, twigs and wooden sticks and flowers/other greenery. 

Surma and Mursi tribe (as previously referenced):

I began by gathering different materials that I thought may work within the look, I made sure that the materials were not too heavy as I needed to ensure that these were comfortable on my models head, however I still kept in mind that this was for my Editorial shoot. This means that I will not need to think about it's mobility and security on the models head, it will only need to be safe and steady during the shoot.

The below image shows the materials that I gathered, a selection of different dried grasses, flowers and wooden materials. I made sure that the wooden items were flexible enough to create a crown like piece and that everything that I bought was easy to disassemble and create something new would not require me to cut it all up.

I began by bending a selection of the twigs together and tied them with some fine wire. The curl of the twigs actually helped me because this meant that the crown would sit on the models head rather than act as a headband. I then began entwining grasses and parts of the flowers which I had collected. These were not fastened in but woven into the wood, as I did not want any fastenings to show on camera during the shoot.

I kept trying on the headdress as I did not want it to be too uncomfortable or loose for my models head. I also made sure that no parts were actually sticking into the inner part of the crown stopping it from sitting properly. 

I continued to add the grasses, small flowers and more twigs to the headdress until I was happy with the look. I also used my moodboard for references through this process and ensured that I looked at the images I had found from the Surma and Mursi tribe photographed by Hans Silvester. 

This image below shows the final look of the headdress on myself to check the positioning and security of the piece. 

Catwalk: Describing the look

I wanted to post about my catwalk look before I talk about the Editorial any further. I need to link to technical lessons that I have been involved in and use the methods that I have learned within the sessions. These are listed below and how I have used the skills:

- Creating structure within the hair (using hair extensions & hair pieces within the plait, backcombing and creating texture within the hair)

- Plaiting the hair (within my whole hair design, learning different plaits and teaching myself new techniques too)

- Tattooing and freehand drawing (with the eyebrows within my look, levelling them out and making sure that they are symmetrical even when drawing freehand)

If I were to create a list of 10 keywords describing this look, I would say:

cold, fresh, dewy, striking, harsh, detailed, textured, flawless, glossy and crisp. 

These words may remind me in my shoot with the direction that I am headed, also having copies of my facechart and moodboard will really help to keep me on track with my look. 

Catwalk: My final design

Final Inuit facechart design: Catwalk

Because of all of the instruction written onto the facechart, it will be perfect for me to give to my 'buddy'. This will be for our timed assessments where we are given a facechart of someone else's look and have to recreate their look. Giving Hannah (my 'buddy') as much information as possible will really help her and meeting her before will also answer any questions that we both may have.

Listed below are details of the look for my own reference:

Skin: Dewy, cold looking, cold tones, use satin primer and minimal amounts of powder for the dewy, fresh, athletic look.

Cheeks: Flushed with pink on the apples of the cheeks, as though the model has just come inside from very cold weather. The cheeks are contoured underneath with a fine silver powder, and the whole face is highlighted with a Topshop highlighter powder in 'Crescent Moon'.

Lips: I will attempt to place crushed sugar on the lips as experimented in my next post, however I am unsure if this will work and will be using just vaseline on the lips if this does not. 

Eyes: Vaseline is placed on the eyelids lightly for a glistening effect emphasising the dewy effect. Eyelashes are coated in MAC Lipmix in White with a disposable mascara wand. This will give a frozen effect as previously researched.

Eyebrows: The eyebrows are the main focus of this look, alongside the hair. The eyebrows will be lined and coloured with an eyeliner pencil in an aquamarine-blue colour. From the previous trial of the makeup where I used aquacolours, I have learned that it will be difficult to get the eyebrows completely even and may take me some time. I will need to ensure that I have plenty of time left and maybe take a template for a backup that I can draw onto the eyebrows.

Hair: The hair will consist of 3 plaits going around the head in the same direction as a crown on the head. The first plait will begin as a 'dutch braid' where the french plait is reversed and the plait is on the outside of the head. I have posted some videos that I watched to practice for this as it can be very tricky especially when doing it on another person.

Styling: The styling will reflect the inuit inspiration and the model will wear a faux fur stole with a fox like colouring and a long haired texture. I thought about a white fur however I did not want the look to seem cheap and I thought that white fur would do this. 

Catwalk: Experimenting with sugar

I wanted to experiment making a frosty look on my lips, and to see whether it would work on camera/as a catwalk look. I decided to use the flat squared cake decorating sugar and wanted to create an effect similar to this: 

I began with a sprinkling of the sugar, some vaseline and the sugar pot. I rolled the pot over the sugar which began to crush and make the sugar finer and more like that of the image above. 

I used the chunky sugar first and coated my lips with vaseline and then pressed my lips into the sugar creating this effect. The sugar is too chunky and it was not sticking because of the heaviness. I would not feel confident in using this on my model as she would have to keep so still and this would not work well in a catwalk situation anyway. 

I then used the finer sugar and placed this on my lips in the same way. This looks much better in my opinion although it was still not as effective as I had wanted and I was worried that the look would be too full on with the eyebrows being blue and other ideas I had had. I will try this on my shoot as it was fairly easy to clean off and will not effect my time too much. 

Catwalk: Hair Inspiration: Learning the dutch plait (Catwalk)

As you can see from previous posts, my moodboard reflects that I will be using plaiting within my final catwalk look. After an unsuccessful trial, I am glad that I have decided to try something more complex and I am excited to learn a new technique.I have looked at video tutorials to teach me how to start the dutch braid, and I have been practicing very much to get it right! Other images/videos that have helped me are shown below:

 

Depending on the length and thickness of my model's hair, I will need to use hair extensions and added hair pieces to create the full thickness and volume that satisfies my design ideas. I think that it will be important to use a blonde haired model, because of the tones that I will be able to see within the hair, and think that the plaits will show up more in lighter hair rather than dark. 

Editorial: Final design

Below shows my final makeup design for my look, I think that using the different colours from Illamasqua will blend well and create a very warm look. I need to ensure that the colours blend well and don't jump from one to the other easily. The white highlights under the eyebrows and white block on the lips reference to other tribes and I think that these will stand out on camera. 

I wanted to show my designs for the neck and chest, with scarification on the neck with a design that I have drawn below and fullers earth/face mask on the chest of my model. I think that using a face mask will be much more gentler on my models skin, as from previous experience of using fullers earth it can leave a large red mark and irritation. If I can use a face mask that gives off the same effect when dried then I will definitely use this. I will document these experiments as I go along. 

Editorial: facecharts

I have begun designing my facecharts for my editorial look after some research that I have done, including my moodboard and gathering other images together for inspiration.

I really like the idea of using an ombre effect within my look, reflecting the images of the sky that I saw in the landscape images from the Tribal Asia book. Using the white block across the mouth also references my moodboard with the fashion image that was used, also the image of the Wodaabe men with their white face paint. Underlining the eyebrows is also a concept that I have not tried before, I think that it will give an interesting look referencing the tribes too.

This image also uses a lot of fading and contouring the face using colour in the shades of the sky that I wanted to reference. I think that this image has too much shading within the lips, then the cheeks, even some under the brows. I think that this would be too overpowering and would not work well.

I really like this facechart, the block on the lips would look effective on camera and I like the shape of the contouring on the face, also the idea of having white highlighting and detailing the face.  

This image uses the shape of the contouring above but I also included the black lips within the look to reference the Wodaabe men again, as I did in my moodboard.

The images that I have referenced within my description of the facecharts are shown below: 

Editorial: Moodboard

My editorial moodboard pulls all of the inspiration that I have had together in one board and really motivates and inspires me with my designs and the direction that I want to go in. 

The moodboard references different tribes, also textures and colours that I want to use in my work, including the ombre sky and the grasses which I want to use in the hair - referencing the Surma and Mursi tribe.