Catwalk Look- Night- Face chart, Hair chart, Mood board, Styling Ideas; Steps and Product List

Mood Board

Face Chart

Hair Chart(plus updated version)

Product list:

·         Brush kit

·         Cleanser- Garnier

·         Toner- boots range

·         Moisturizer –Garnier crème bienfaisante

·         Kryolan foundation palette- G177

·         Ivory foundation stick plus foundation from primark

·         Catrice – porcelain camouflage liquid concealer

·         Rimmel peach lipgloss

·         Maxfactor flipstick duo eyeshadow stick

·         Variety sizes of clear crystals

·         Black lace

·         Brush kit (Hair)

·         Cotton buds

·         Cotton pads

·         Spray gel from Wella

·         Single eyelashes

·         Eyelash glue

·         Glitter glue

·         White supercolour

·         Lace flowers

·         Stick on half pearls

·         Hair bands

·         Hair pins

·         Towel

·         Makeup Revolution Palette Hot Spice Ultra Blush Palette

·         Illamasqua primer

·         Illamasqua skin base in white

·         Kryolan concealer cubes

·         Illamasqua translucent powder

·         Water spray bottle

Step by Step:

MakeUp:

·      -   Cleanse, tone and moisturize the face

·       -  Cover the eyebrows in white supercolour-> clean up around eyebrows

·        - Apply foundation (mix of Illamasqua skin base(white) and Kryolan G177 foundation shade)->layer  should not be too thick->dewy /glowy look

·      -   Apply concealer if necessary

·       - Apply highlighter (top and bottom outer shades of the Makeup revolution Hot Spice Ultra Blusher  Palette_ shades don’t have any names)to cheeks area, nose, chin, cupids bow and forehead-> but  especially to nose bridge and cheeks

·      -   Apply brown crème eyeshadow from MaxFactor( flipstick series) onto eyelids and smudge/blend it  out

·        -Glue crystals underneath the eye, inner and outer eye corners, above end of eyebrows, onto cupids  bow and middle of lower lip-> see face chart for placing

·     -    Apply single false eyelashes onto upper and lower lash line- see face charts for placing

·     -    Apply lipgloss(Rimmel) onto eyelids and lips

·       -  Touch up highlighter if necessary

Hair:

·    -     Sleek back hair with hair gel or water-  do middle parting

·    -     Place glue on flowers onto forehead and into the hair- see hair chart for placing

·   -      Then add a pearl between each flower to make it look like a hair band

·    -     Tie the black lace around the neck

       As for the styling I decided to make my own dresses for the two Catwalk looks as I didn't really find anything in the stores which would suit my Catwalk makeup designs. I will do an extra post on making the two dresses.

Catwalk Look- Day- Face chart, Hair chart,Styling Ideas

Face Chart

Hair Chart

Product List:

• wella spray gel
• hairspray
• lace flowers
• half pearls
• single eye lashes
• duo eye lash glue
• pin tail comb
• kryolan foundation palette
• Illamasqua translucent powder
• Illamasqa primer
• Illamasqua skin base
• brush kit
• little gem stones
• makeup revolution hot spice blusher palette
• white supercolour
• makeup revolution dusky lipstick
• white lace necklace

Steps:

Hair:

• Sleek back hair with hair gel or water-  do middle parting
• Place glue on flowers onto forehead and into the hair- see hair chart for placing
• Then add a pearl between each flower to make it look like a hair band

-> don't forget to put on the white lace necklace

MakeUp:

• Cleanse, tone and moisturize the face
• Cover the eyebrows in white supercolour-> clean up around eyebrows
• Apply foundation (mix of Illamasqua skin base(white) and Kryolan G177 foundation shade)                 ->layer should not be too thick->dewy /glowy look
• Apply concealer if necessary
• Apply highlighter (top and bottom outer shades of the Makeup revolution Hot Spice Ultra                   Blusher Palette_ shades don’t have any names)to cheeks area, nose, chin, cupids bow and                     forehead-> but especially to nose bridge and cheeks
->add three little gem stones underneath the eyes->make sure they are in the middle
-> apply eye lash glue onto the 4 single eyelashes and wait until it is tacky, then place the eyelashes where they should be
-> using a bit of the dusky lipstick, dab some product with the finger on; the lipstick should only be faintly seen


Styling:
-> as for the styling ,the Catwalk look is part of the looks where I want to create the dresses myself
-> for this one I was thinking of more lighter colours like white, cream or grey
-> look at dressmaking post for information on the styling

Advert Look- Eye Shadow- Face chart, Hair chart, Styling Ideas

Face Chart

 

Hair Chart

Product List:

• pin tail comb
• denman brush
• wella spray gel
• hairspray
• hair band
• hair gribs
• yellow/golden eye shadow from modelsown academy
• eraser sick from Kryolan as an eye shadow base
• kryolan foundation palette
• Illamasqua translucent powder
• Illamasqua primer
• Illamasqua skin base
• pastel blue eye shadow from Yves Rocher
• makeup revolution hot spice blusher palette
• makeup revolution lipstick in Dusky
• essence creme highlighter
• eyebrow kit in medium
• essence eyebrow gel

Steps:

Hair:

• brush through the hair and take it all back
• add some spray gel to give the hair some texture and to get rid of any flying hair
• do a low ponytail and secure with a hair band
• add some gribs on the side to keep shorter hair in place
• go over with some hairspray in case of any baby hair /flying hair

MakeUp:

• cleanse, tone and moisturize the face
• apply primer
• mix the foundation with a bit of the essence creme highlighter and a few drops of skin base
• blend the foundation well and powder
• to make the pale blue eye shadow stand out a bit more use the kryolan eraser stick (which is white) as an eye shadow base,apply it all over the moving lid as well as underneath the eye for the yellow later
• apply the pastel blue eye shadow and make sure it is blended well
• underneath the eye and in the inner corners of the eye apply the yellow/golden eye shadow
• keep the eyebrows very natural and fill them in lightly
• dab on some lipstick in Dusky
• as a final touch add some of the makeup revolution highlighter onto the cheekbones

Styling:

-> in my first shoot my model wore a white lace crop top but then again as mentioned before I didn't like the outcome of this shoot

->so apart from doing some minor changes regarding the makeup I also decided to change the clothing to something more elegant and sophisticated , probably something black to keep it simple and chic

Advert Look- Eyeliner- Face chart, Hair chart,Styling Ideas

Face Chart

Hair Chart

Product List:

• tong
• sea salt spray
• pin tail comb
• sectioning clips
• Maybelline brown gel eyeliner
• brush kit
• Kryolan foundation palette
• Illamasqua primer
• Illamasqua skin base
• Makeup revolution lipstick in Bliss
• eyebrow kit in medium
• essence eyebrow gel
• maybelline mascara
• fake eyelashes
• duo eyelash glue
• makeup revolution hot spice blusher palette
• Illamasqua translucent powder
• eyelash curler

Steps:

Hair:

• apply sea salt spray throughout the hair
• do a middle parting
• section off the top hair and start creating beach waves from the bottom and working up to the top
• when curls are cooled down,run your fingers through the hair and take the curls slightly apart

MakeUp:

• cleanse, tone and moisturize the skin
• apply primer to the skin
• mix a drop or two from the skin base into the foundation and apply the foundation and blend well
• powder with a translucent powder
• using the brown gel eyeliner create a winged cat eye eyeliner look
• curl the eyelashes and prepare the fake eyelashes
• when the glue gets tacky apply the fake eyelashes and while they are setting you can move onto the lips
• use the makeup revolution lipstick in bliss but keep it more soft
• when eyelashes are secure curl them again and apply mascara
• add a tiny amount of highlighter from the hot spice palette onto cheekbones 
• fill in the eyebrows naturally and set them with the essence eyebrow gel
• do a soft contour

Styling:

-> as this look will be a close up of the face I don't really have to think about the styling that much

->I asked the model to wear a white lace top and black jeans

-> I will also give her a big chunky necklace with red gems and golden thick rings which would add a little bit of extra to the overall elegant but simple look

Natural Beauty Hair- Beach Hair

Product List:

• sea salt spray
• water in a spray bottle
• curling tong
• hair dryer with diffuser
• sectioning clips
• pin tail comb
• hair straightener

Beach Waves using a hair dryer with diffuser

Steps:

• start of with wetting down the hair with the water spray bottle and add also a good amount of sea salt spray
• then using the hair dryer and diffuser dry the hair but while you are drying it, keep kind of kneading the hair while blow drying so it becomes wavy
• keep going until hair is completely dry

Beach waves using a curling tong

Steps:

• again apply a good amount of sea salt spray into the hair
• section off the hair 
• for my practice I only did a few sections on top of the head but realistically you would start with the section at the bottom and work upwards
• depending on what kind of look you want to achieve you could do various sized sections
• take the curling tong and wrap the hair around it-> don't roll it up like we used to do when we are normally curling hair
• also depending on how you wrap the hair around the curl will be slightly different
• again depending on the size of the sections you get bigger curls or smaller ones
• let the curls cool down and shake then out

Beach waves by twisting the hair and using a straightener

Steps:

• add sea salt spray into the hair
• section off the hair and twist each section, here you have two options: a) take the section and twist it b) separate the section into two sections and twist each section->then twist both twisted sections together
• the take the hair straightener and go over the twisted parts
• let it cool down and shake out the hair

Advert Day Look Practice

Unfortunately today's shoot for my eye shadow advert look was a complete failure.

The eye shadow advert was my second shoot today and the makeup actually didn't look too bad after I applied it but after looking at the images I realized that those colours first of all didn't suit my model at all and secondly the skin tone was supposed to be very pale, even though my model was already pale, it was not the skin tone I had in mind. It was first quite frustrating that it didn't work out but then again it's also good because I learned from it as well. I learned that I show more consideration when designing a look and choosing a model. Because like here, not all of the colours suit everybody. Also if I would have done a practice of the makeup on the actual model I probably would have noticed earlier that my colour scheme doesn't go with her but then again as my model is from London and was busy with her projects for her final year I didn't have the chance to test my designs on her. Therefore I am treating this shoot now as a practice shoot and know now exactly what I need to change for my design to work. First of all I need to change the model and get someone who is very pale and I actually already have someone in mind. But I also need to look for a different yellow eye shadow as I wasn't happy with the outcome of the yellow on camera. Or maybe I just have to apply this yellow eye shadow with water to make the colour more intense.

Here are some images of the shoot.

As you can see the yellow is not really showing up and yes the colours are not very flattering on her skin. Another thing I didn't like was actually the straight hair. For this specific look I wanted straight hair but my models hair is actually naturally curly and yes the straight also didn't suit her. So maybe I should overthink my hair idea as well

Advanced Plaiting and Braiding

This post will cover the Dutch Braid, Waterfall and Ladder Braid and the 5-8-11 Strand Braid.

Things you need:

• paddle brush
• pin tail comb
• hair gribs
• hair elastics

The Dutch Braid

The dutch braid is basically just the opposite to the the french braid. Instead of taking the hair over your take the hair underneath so that in the end the braid will stand out.

But as I am not good at explaining I will add a step by step image.

source

The Waterfall and Ladder Braid

I will try my best to explain how to do it but I will,again, add a tutorial for better understanding. Personally I need to see how things are done instead of just reading how something is done.

For the Waterfall braid you start ideally at the front and make 3 same sized sections. You start of plaiting like you would do normally but then you leave the right strand out and take it down to the front. At this point if would be good to have someone who can help you and hold the strands that are going out like the one just one. Then you take a new section and add it into your plaiting and redo everything all over again. You could then end the braid at the back of the head or wherever you want it to end. 

 In the image below you can see how to do the Waterfall braid using different kinds of braiding techniques like Dutch braid, 2-5 strands braid, etc

If you then want to turn it into a Ladder braid you just need to add  some more rows of waterfall braiding like you can see in those images. Also you can start off with doing a normal braid  and plait it down for a couples of centimeters like in the the image above or you do it like in the image below where you start straight from the hairline again.

5-8-11 Strand Braids

For the 5 strand braid you start off with making 5 same sized sections. Then starting from the right you take the outer strand(5) over the 4th strand and under the 3rd. Then you go to the left side and take the 1st strand over the 2nd and take it under the 3rd.  Keep redoing those steps until you run out of hair. Tie the hair with an elastic.

In the last image I pulled the hair apart so it will be easier to add the new strands for the 8 and 11 strand part.

After finishing the 5 strand bit you go over to the 8 strand part. For this you can either start with the left or right side. I started with the right side and sectioned off 3 more strands and first was plaiting normally and then add the left strand into the outer strand of the 5 strand braid. As said you take the left strand and pull it through/ in down and out again/ the loop of the outer 5 strand side.

For the 11 strand bit you just do the same as now but just on the other side.

-> the only new thing for me during this lesson was how to do the 5-8-11 strand braid as I did the other in a workshop before.

-> when doing the 5 strand I was first a bit confused with what strand goes over and which goes under-> this was very frustrating as I kept doing it wrong and the braid looked funny and I just couldn't figure out what was wrong until I realized that I was taking the one of the strands over instead of under but after figuring out the right way the 5 strand braid is quite easy. 

-> the 8-11 bit is also not too complicated but I will still need to practice those more as they still look very unclean

Timed Assessment

Product list:

• Brush kit
• Cleanser- Garnier
• Toner- boots range
• Moisturizer –Garnier crème bienfaisante
• Kryolan foundation palette- G177
• Ivory foundation stick plus foundation from primark
• Catrice – porcelain camouflage liquid concealer
• Rimmel peach lipgloss
• Maxfactor flipstick duo eyeshadow stick
• Variety sizes of clear crystals
• Black lace
• Brush kit (Hair)
• Cotton buds
• Cotton pads
• Spray gel from Wella
• Single eyelashes
• Eyelash glue
• Glitter glue
• White supercolour
• Lace flowers
• Stick on half pearls
• Hair bands
• Hair pins
• Towel
• Makeup Revolution Palette Hot Spice Ultra Blush Palette
• Illamasqua primer
• Illamasqua skin base in white
• Kryolan concealer cubes
• Illamasqua translucent powder
• Water spray bottle

Step by Step:

MakeUp:

• Cleanse, tone and moisturize the face
• Cover the eyebrows in white supercolour-> clean up around eyebrows
• Apply foundation (mix of Illamasqua skin base(white) and Kryolan G177 foundation shade)                 ->layer should not be too thick->dewy /glowy look
• Apply concealer if necessary
• Apply highlighter (top and bottom outer shades of the Makeup revolution Hot Spice Ultra                   Blusher Palette_ shades don’t have any names)to cheeks area, nose, chin, cupids bow and                     forehead-> but especially to nose bridge and cheeks
• Apply brown crème eyeshadow from MaxFactor( flipstick series) onto eyelids and                               smudge/blend it out
• Glue crystals underneath the eye, inner and outer eye corners, above end of eyebrows, onto                 cupids bow and middle of lower lip-> see face chart for placing
• Apply single false eyelashes onto upper and lower lash line- see face charts for placing
• Apply lipgloss(Rimmel) onto eyelids and lips
• Touch up highlighter if necessary

Hair:

• Sleek back hair with hair gel or water-  do middle parting
• Place glue on flowers onto forehead and into the hair- see hair chart for placing
• Then add a pearl between each flower to make it look like a hair band
• Tie the black lace around the neck

Final Images

(Black Back Drop)

So I used the images with the black back drop as my final images but I also took some in front of a white back drop. But I found that the white didn't suit the mood of my design .

White Back Drop

Assessment Evaluation:
Overall I am very pleased with the end result of my timed assessment. I only practiced where to place the gems stones on myself before and never did the whole look so therefore I was a was a bit worried that even though it looked good on the face chart may look completely different on an actual face.I think it was a good decision to use Rosie as my model as fits this design perfectly and it could have probably gone very wrong if a different person would have been my model. I also like the contrast that was created through Rosie's blue hair and my makeup design. Even though there was a contrast it went very well together. During the times assessment I didn't have any problems with the application or time. In fact I was the first to finish , which actually surprised me a bit as I had to apply a lot of  gems stones. I am also relived how the gloss turned out in the images and that it didn't create any greasy lines. But then again I did apply the gloss just before taking the images to prevent that from happening. Now I just hope that I will be able to recreate this look for my final catwalk shoot. I think the key aspects for a good second shoot are that the positioning of the gems and lashes are the "same"(very similar) and that I get the nice even foundation again and to achieve the right amount of highlighter. Also for the next time I have to make sure that there is nor flying hair anywhere and that the middle parting is actually in the middle.