Assessment - Grace's Design 3rd Practice (Group A) - MUA Charlotte Logue (Group B)

The third and final practice of Grace's design was probably the most successful for combining all the elements of her final look together. At this point we understood what products worked best for creating the highlight and knew the appropriate consistency for producing a opaque copper neckline that did not drip or run when being applied. For the final practice we included the eye makeup which was a light application of Ginger eyeshadow and white lashes, due to Grace having sensitive eyes from wearing glasses the application of the white skinbase using a small brush was slightly challenging however I found by holding a tissue under the eye it made the model more comfortable and also prevented the white imprinting onto the skin when she blinked. I feel it will be important within the assessment to leave a little extra time to ensure the eyelashes are fully covered as due to her eye sensitivity more caution has to be taken when applying the colour. We found that using a small angled brush was more effective than that of a mascara wand for making sure the root was fully coated while avoiding contact with the skin. 

For this practice Grace also wanted to test whether the look would work better without the ears being covered in the copper metallic, after doing so however we both agreed that the whole look was far more interesting with the ears painting as it made them almost like statement jewellery. Also by including the ears a heart shape was more prominent on the face and this element felt slightly lost by leaving them uncovered. For the final look we will definitely cover the ears with the copper as it finished the design off and gave it that extra artistic edge. 

Although a highlight was applied to the face within this practice it is disappointingly less visible on camera, this was something I had noticed across the images from the previous practice also therefore during the final assessment I must up the product used on the highlight so it is almost over dramatic in real life. Makeup is notoriously washed out on camera however from undergoing our numerous practices of the makeup look I am feeling confident that I will be able to produce an effective example of Grace's design within the timed assessment as long as I take on board the information from both our practice sessions and discussions.