Thursday, 14 April 2016

Technical Session: Timed Assessment

The time came for assessment day. I decided that I was going to be extra organised for this assessment as I knew the grading criteria had slightly changed on last years. I started by making sure I was happy with the face charts I had designed and created as well as my notes. I then went on to pack my kit, making sure my brushes had be cleaned and sanitized the night before as well as my brush belt and any palettes, powders and creams I was going to be using on the day. I dressed in black and made sure my hair and make-up were neatly done. 

Going to Uni this day I wasn't at all nervous and I think this was due to being 100% prepared for the assessment. I knew my design like the back of my hand and how to execute it.  I made sure it wasn't to over complicated and that I could complete it in an industry level time. 

The idea of my final assessment look was to create a dewy skin which almost looked liquid, and keeping everything very natural that includes brows, lashes and lips. I went for fluttery lashes with a smoked out lash line to create definition without having a harsh liner. I used a nude mac lipstick colour on the lip and left these quite shiny to show natural theme. 

Product List: 
  • Garnier Micellar Water cleanser 
  • Garnier stuper intense moisturiser 
  • Smashbox Primer Oil 
  • Rimmel liquid highlighters
  • Benefit cream highlighter
  • Mac Studio Fix Foundation in NC15
  • Kyrolan cream foundation palette 
  • Mac Studio fix fluid concealer NC15 
  • Kryolan concealer palette 
  • Ben Nye Powder in FAIR (to prevent creasing under the eyes, around the nose and between the eyebrows)
  • Urban Decay naked palette 1
  • Flutter Lashes
  • Black Mascara
  • Mac Viva Glam Lipstick in Gaga 1
  • Benefit Hoola Bronzer 
  • Mary Louminzer by The Balm
  • Kryolan Aqua colour palette 
  • Mac eyebrow pencil in lingering
  • Brushes from Crown, Mac, Kryolan
  • Toothbrushes
  • Couch Roll
  • Cotton pads
  • Cotton buds
  • Hairspray
  • Water
  • Back combing brush
  • Sectioning clips
  • Paddle Brush
  • Straighteners
Once I had gotten to uni, I went to start arranging my area for the assessment with sticking up my designs on the mirror with my notes. I laid out some couch roll and began to the lay out my products in an order in which they would be used just for extra organisation. I then placed protective equipment over my model so she was not splashed with paint. This was a wash proof cloak and a few towels. 

To begin I started by applying a cleanser to my models skin to make sure her skin was clean and ready for application of more make-up. I then applied a thick amount of moisturiser as it was a dewy look I didn't want any unwanted dry skin patches showing up to the eye or camera. I applied a skin oil which is also a primer quite liberally over the skin and allowed this to sink in. As the hair and make-up was going to be incorporated together I moved onto the hair first and started to straighten it, as I wanted a very sleek look.  Then taking hairspray, back combing brush and a tiny amount of water I began to create my look. I sprayed a fair amount of strong hold hairspray onto the section I wanted to pull back and used a back combing brush as it had dense bristles compared to a comb so it didn't turn out separated and having any gaps. Once this was done I moved back onto the face and started to apply some liquid illuminators to the skin to create even more of a dewy look. I let them settle into the sink for a couple of minutes whilst I mixed the correct shade of foundation up. I had a mixture of liquid and cream based foundations to create the look as I didn't want anything matte. Once I had mixed the correct shade by testing it out on the jaw of my model I moved on to application of the base. I used a stipple brush firstly to apply a light coverage of the foundation all over the skin and then took a beauty blender sponge and continued to add coverage. Once I had finished I took some Kyrolan concealer and concealed any blemishes on my models skin and under the eyes with a warmer toned concealer to cancel out any blueness. I then took a lighter concealer compared to my models skin tone and started to high light the cheeks bones, under the eyes, the nose, the cupids bow, between the eyebrows and the chin as well as under the cheekbones. I then took a shade of foundation that was three shades darker then my models skin tone and started to shade the sides of the face, under the cheekbones, on the sides of the forehead and the side of her nose. Once I was happy I applied a small amount of Ben Nye powder to the skin just in places that were prone to creasing. I then moved on to the eyes, I applied an eyeshadow base and set this with a powder the same colour as my models skin tone. I then took a small amount of brown toned eyeshadow and started to carve and blend out the crease of my models eyes. I applied a black shade to lash line and smoked it out to create definition to the lash line. Moving on I curled the lashes and applied one coat of mascara. Then applied the lashes, to create a fluttery look. I applied a lot of powder highlight to all the high points of the face and over any areas I powdered just to bring back and mimic the shine. Next was to apply a lip and I used a nude lip pencil just so the lip wouldn't bleed and then applied the nude cream lipstick. Next was to create the paint splatter effect and I did this by using toothbrushes and using very watered down aqua paints. I sprayed all colours and started to flick the hard bristles at the face making sure my model had her eyes and mouth closed. I alternated colours and made sure to bring it up into the hair and down the neck. I positioned it onto one side of the face only and had it going in a diagonal direction.  Once this was done, I placed the suit jacket on my model and we proceeded to take some pictures. 

I had managed to finish in plenty of time which is what I had planned for. That normally never happens for me as I tend to be a perfectionist in assessments and I normally create a look that takes longer then expected. Over all I am extremely happy with how my pictures turned out and my assessment went. I felt like it was my best to date. 










Here are some of my images taken on my phone: 




















What could be improved:

If i was to do this assessment again I would probably create something that was a little bit more on the challenging side. But looking at fashion trends, especially for my brand YSL they like to keep things basic and have the focus mainly on the clothes. I would also perhaps do something more with the hair, again challenging my skills. But I am very happy with this look that I don't want to change anything unless I was to create a new design again. 


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