Assessment - My Design 2nd Practice (Group B) - MUA Grace Donnelly (Group A)

By filming the makeup process Grace and myself were able to look back at our professionalism within our makeup application and also how the timing worked out for our final assessment. The total time taken to apply this makeup including the paint was only 45 minutes in total including initial cleansing of the skin and this is the timeframe we would ideally like to stick to with the final assessment, making exceptions for nerves. From the video it is apparent that Grace needs to be slightly more organised in the layout of her kit so that the chosen colours can be easily accessible, however as this was a practise it is a factor that can be taken into account for the final assessment.
I feel that the application of my final design from our second practise was the most successful of all the practises as we had perfected what products would be used within the final design and also improved the method of application which had to be adjusted slightly from the original intention. The white was achieved using an acrylic paint as this gave a better final result than using white supracolour which was almost to greasy on the skin and wouldn't give the desired rough, cracking effect. For the final look the paint will be applied more thickly and carried around the back of the neck whereby my own movements will enabled the paint to appear fractured, reflecting the texture of the paint found on the original portraits. I feel that the right side of the face was applied the best as the contour is blended out more effectively across the cheekbone and sits less like a stripe on the face and the colour itself is more intense across the temples. however the ends do still require additional blending to improve the overall look. In addition to this the lips also need to be more vibrant as the violet tone that I wanted to be on the centre of the lip is somewhat faded and muted, regardless I was sufficiently satisfied with the overall makeup application and feel that with the addition of bleached eyebrows the makeup embodies a sense of dark elizabethan beauty that I wanted to create within my final design and I’m sure through additional practise the final tweaks required for the final assessment will be improved.