Self-Evaluation...

Self Evaluation...

I created my partner's design, Shannen Abbott. When I was first introduced to the design I was quite nervous as the make-up and hair was very different to my own design more or less the opposite to what I would personally create. The make-up was very subtle and accurate similar to the hair which looked very traditional and detailed which worried me considering we only had a short amount of time to produce the overall look. However I really liked the the design and thought it definitely fit the assigned brief. She incorporated traditional Elizabethan traits like the heart shape included in the hair alongside the pin curls and the pale white blush that we used to contour and highlight the face which could also be considered contemporary as she included the traditional pale complexion but portrayed it through the application of white powder blusher.

We practised a lot when recreating this look because I wasn't very confident. After each practice session I felt a little more comfortable and confident with her design. I learnt a lot more about eye application during this process as I found it really difficult to apply a clean,straight line across the lid when lining it with the white eye-liner. White is a very difficult colour to perfect in general as you can really see any crack or flaw in it.

In the timed assessment I struggled with time, something I assumed and worried would happen from the beginning as I think my partners design was little to complex for the time given to apply it. Especially the hair which involved a lot of different techniques and equipment being used leaving very little time to finish the make-up application.