Make-up Ideas

Make-up is very important when it comes to a photoshoot, especially when you are creating a look. I am following the sixties look when it comes to make-up, and here are a few examples of what I am aiming to create. I have looked at sixties icons such as Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton and looked into how they wore their make-up. The basic idea is a subtle/strong line over the crease of the eye and eyelashes drawn in at the bottom of the eye for exaggeration. The eyeliner is quite thin, so the false eyelashes are highly visable. The base/foundation is quite pale, with bronzer to highlight the chee-bones, making them look more structured. This make-up will really stand out on a front cover, as the two images below are both magazine covers and I think they look classic and affective. A modern day sixties make-up look is that of Lana Del Rey, who is shown below. Like Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton, she is sporting a pale foundation with bronzed cheekbones. Her eye make-up isnt as exaggerated, but the eyes are lined thickly with cat flicks, which is another option from me to choose from.

 

 

My make-up kit

 

This is the make-up I will be using on my model;

 

Foundation/base: I will use Benefit Hello Flawless! Foundation in 'ivory,' because it is a pale shade but still gives the model a bit of colour to make her look healthy and flawless. My bronzer is MAC Mineralize skin finish natural bronzer, I will use this with the MAC brush to apply and give the cheek-bone effect. The bronze will stand out against the pale foundation to reveal that sixties look.

 

The eye make-up:

First of all I will use 2true liquid eyeliner to line the edge of the eyelids, to draw on the crease I will use a Body Shop eyeliner pencil which is thin and will make the line neat. I will also use this to draw on the bottom eyelashes because it will be easy to use. To pencil in the eyebrows, I will use Rimmel eyebrow pencil, which will draw more attention to the eyes and add more definition on my front cover. The Benefit Bad Gal eyeliner pencil is thicker and would be great for the water-line of the eye. The false eye-lashes I will use are Revlon, which will be applied with the strong and fast drying Benefit Lash Glue. Finally I will use Bare Essencials High Definition mascara for an extra lash volume boost.