Estella bruising

When Developing Estella's character I looked at how she could be created through make-up and portrayed to viewers. For my final look I think I'v decided to go with the bruised, beaten look for Estella. I think creating her this way really portrays herself and how she was brought up to become heartless and marry a horrible abusive man because she feels that is what she deserves. This whole look portrays her lifestyle and upbringing and will be shown through make-up.

I've decided to look into different bruises and the colour of them and where on the face they are most likely when being hit/abused. When looking into the colour of the bruises this can me when creating my own bruises and experiment with the colours to see what looks realistic.

Bruises:

A hematoma is also a bump that happens under the skin after an injury. But this bump is caused by blood that collects under the skin. Each can be called a bruise.

What are symptoms and signs of a bruise, and why does it change colour?

Bruises can be associated with tenderness of the involved discoloured area. Bruises change in appearance over time, and it may be possible to tell by looking at a bruise how old it is. When it first appears, a bruise will be reddish looking, reflecting the colour of the blood in the skin. By one to two days, the reddish iron from the blood undergoes a change and the bruise will appear blue or purple. By day six, the colour changes to green and by day eight to nine, the bruise will appear yellowish-brown. In general, the bruised area will be repaired by the body in two to three weeks after which the skin will return to normal.

http://www.drbunn.com/faq/bruise

• The colour change begins either at the outside of the bruise or at the centre, depending on how the bruise occurred.
• The closer the broken blood vessels are to the surface, the sooner the bruise appears and the more intense its colours will be.
• Most small bruises disappear within seven days, and larger ones go away within two weeks.
• Bruises may last longer in elderly people, because restricted circulation slow the removal of the decaying blood components (this may be particularly true in the lower extremities, where circulation may be restricted due to clogging of the arteries).
• Some people bruise more easily than others. You’re more likely to be black-and-blue if you regularly take anticoagulants (Coumadin [generic: warfarin], Dicumarol, Miradon) or aspirin, which interfere with clotting. If the blood doesn't clot properly, more of it will leak out under the skin when trauma occurs.

https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/portable_guides/abuse/images/tbl_01.gif

Facial Bruises-

Eye/cheek bone bruise
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bruised/black eye
http://www.uofmchildrenshospital.org
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Bruised/broken nose
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Bruised jaw/cut lip
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Experimenting with creating Bruises-

Products I used-
Bloody Scab- Purchased from a shop in Swindon called Skywalkers
Ben Nye Bruise Wheel Colours-  Red, Yellow, Blue and Green

New Bruise, Red/purple bruising around the eye

front shot of a Newer Bruise colour

(right) Older bruise- slightly more blue and purple.
bruised and cut nose so bruising spread to the eye

Close up of nose/eye

Older bruise on the forehead- Yellow and green colours 

Selfie of Bruises

Information sourced-
http://www.drbunn.com/faq/bruise
http://www.medicinenet.com/bruises/page2.htm