technical session: fashion makeup/dewy and matte skin

For this session we had Fenella who showed us some referencing images from magazines of fashion make ups. I was very excited to do these looks as this is a field I wish to go into when I graduate.

Using images such as these as references I came up with my two looks on my own model.

http://www.look.co.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/scaled_620px_wide/dior_makeup_look-paris_couture_fashion_week_aw2015-peach_eyeshadow-look.co_.uk_.jpg

https://scstylecaster.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/dewy-skin-tricks1.jpg

Product List for dewy look:

• Garnier intense moisturiser
• Smashbox primer oil
• Mac strobe cream
• Kryolan ultra foundation
• Revlon concealer 
• Ben Nye Banana powder
• Mary Louminzer by the balm highlighter

This is the finished dewy look on my model. I began by moisturising the skin applying it quite liberally. I then applied a decent amount of makes strobe cream to the face as I wanted the skin to glow, I worked this in so the pearl finish came out better. For even more moisture I added an oil primer from smashbox. I then applied a small amount of grease based foundation to my models skin as her skin was already very beautiful and clear, I applied this with a dampened beauty sponge to carry on giving the skin as much moisture as possible. I then applied the smallest amount of banana powder to my models skin to just set the concealer under the eyes and the eyelids. I then dampened the stiples of the stippling brush and using a light hand I applied a very pigmented high light to my models cheekbones, bridge and tip of the nose, under and above the brow a some on the forehead and chin. I think I captured the dewy look the best out of the two looks. I'm really happy with how this came out. 

Product List for matte skin:

• Garnier moisturiser
• Kryolan ultra foundation 
• Maybelline matte foundation 
• Revlon Concealer 
• Ben Nye Banana Powder
• Illamasqua contour powder

For this look I made sure I prepped the skin pretty much the same way as before with cleansing and moisturising but avoided using anything with a sheen as this was to create a matte finish. I then started to mix ultra foundation from kryolan and maybelline foundations together to create the perfect finish that I wanted. I wanted to create a matte look but not using some much powder that it made her face one dimension and almost grey. I then used kryolan concealer and Revlon concealer under the eyes and under the nose to hide any redness and blemishes. I then used a light dusting of Ben Nye's banana powder over the entire face to create a matte base. Once I had done this I used a contour powder just to bring the dimension back into her face, under the cheek bones and on the forehead as the skin was lacking the natural light catching the skin unlike the dewy look.