Saturday 20 February 2016

Technical Sessions: Highlighting, Contouring and Blush


During this technical session with Fenella we looked at creating a fashion contour and highlighting, carrying on concentrating on the skin. I began by creating a base as, I wanted to create something that was semi matte with a medium coverage.

Main Products List:
Ultra foundation
Mac Studio fix fluid NC15
Mac Concealer
Collection 2000 concealer (for extra coverage)
Rimmel Powder
Mac Blush - Dollypop
Smashbox Primer Oil
Highlighter by the Balm

I began by prepping the skin with mi-cellar water by Garnier just to make sure the skin was clear from any previous make up and that it was ready for application. I then applied an intense moisturiser to my models skin as she has a dry skin type and I wanted to create a very luminous glow to the skin, I followed up with a primer oil by smashbox and also applied high beam liquid highlighter all over the face, concentrating mainly on the high points of the face. Moving on to creating the base, I used a mix of Mac studio fix fluid Kryolan foundation in alabaster to create a the right consistency and colour of foundation for my models skin tone. I wanted to create a semi matte, medium coverage and I believe these two foundations allowed me to do this. I then wanted to create a very contoured face, I began with a shade of foundation which was three shades darker then my models skin tone and applied this to the forehead area, around the hairline, under the cheekbones, down the sides of the nose and under the jaw. I then blended this with a beauty blender sponge. Then using  just one shade lighter of concealer (just one shade as I didn't want to create a look that looked fake, just naturally highlighted.) I applied this under the contour of the cheekbones, down the nose, under the eyes, the chin and cupids bow as well as a small amount on the forehead. I again blended with the damp beauty blender. I moved on and set this with a small amount of powder avoiding the high points of the face as I knew that the powder would dull the natural shine.

Continuing on with powder products, using a contouring powder by Illamasqua, I contoured and under the cheekbones even more as I really wanted to create that sunken in fashion look normally used in A/W campaigns. I then took a powder highlight and firstly dampened a synthetic duo fibre brush, using the small bristles I applied this to the cheekbones, nose, cupids bow and lower forehead. After this was done, I asked my model to smile and applied a pink blush to the apples of her cheeks, sweeping it up slightly to blend in with the contour. (I had seen this happen with fashion looks).
After this was complete I applied some mascara and brows just to finish the look. I then set with fixing spray.

Final Looks








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