Gothic Beauty: Estella: Make-up Practise

Finalising my Make-up Design-

I wanted to have a practise of creating the natural Estella look with bruising on the face. When developing Estellas character I looked at different ways I could portray her; this was one of the face chart looks I created for Estella. I have taken this face chart and created it on my assessment partner to see how it looks and if the bruising works well and if it's where I want it.

Products:

Charles Fox foundation palette
Charles fox concealer mix
Illamasqua loose powder
Charles Fox blusher palette (red and pink)
Rimmel mascara
NYX light brown pencil
Charles fox lip palette (pink and nude)
Ben Nye bruise wheel
Illamasqua white base foundation
Illamasqua primer

Firstly I started with preparing the face; this was with the Illamasqua primer. Next was concealing the face, this was just under the eyes, around the nose, chin and on any blemishes. Once concealed I used a mix of the lightest foundation from the Charles Fox palette and a mix of the white base foundation to create a light flawless finish.
Once the base of the make-up was on I used the Illamasqua loose powder to set the make-up. Next I applied a mix of the red and pink blush onto the cheeks to highlight the face with colour.
Next was the eyelashes, I didn't want the eyelashes to be too dark or obvious so I used a disposable wand, dipped in it the mascara and wiped the excess off with couch roll so it wouldn't apply thick. I then applied it lightly on the top and bottom lashes.

I then started on the eyebrows, I didn't want them to be too defined as I wanted the whole look to be very natural and subtle. So I lightly filled in the brows just to define them slightly.
I then went onto the lips where I mixed a pink and nude colour from the Charles Fox mini lip palette and used this on the lips. I put in on the top and bottom lip and asked my partner to rub her lips together.
Finally was the bruising, I used the Ben Nye bruise wheel which works wonders on creating them. I started on the bruise on the cheek where I used a mix of red and blue, this was to create a newer large bruise on the face and slightly going up the side by the brow. The next bruise was the one next to the chin, I used a mix of green/blue and yellow, this was for a slightly older bruise and its just healing. I didn't want the bruising to be to heavy as I didn't want it to overpower the look

Overall:
After creating the look I decided I really like the natural make-up with slight bruising on the face. I've decided however I don't want the bruise which is next to the chin and I want a small bruise under the lip with a little bit of blood instead to look like a cut under the lip. I think this will look better have a cut on one side and a bruise on the other side of the face. For my next full Estella practise I'm going to recreate the face chart to match the look I want to create for the final with the right bruises on the face and where I want it. I'm happy with the base make-up being natural as this suits Estella's character being an upper class Victorian era young lady.

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