Final Assessment As A Designer

On the assessment day I provided AJ with a face chart of my final design with a list of products, a step-by-step of what to do and photographs from practices of the look. However because AJ had practised the look so many times she didn't actually need to refer to the notes during the assessment.

Final Make-up Design Step by Step

-Cleanse, tone and moisturise the face, ears and neck using cotton wool pads.

-Apply Nivea Express Hydration Primer over the face, ears and neck using a foundation brush.

-You can now apply the foundation first or eye make-up first depending on which you find the easiest. If you are applying the eye make-up first make sure you apply foundation and powder to the eyelids first so that you have a good base.

-Apply the appropriate colour of Kryolan Grease foundation using a foundation brush and buff using a buffer brush.

-Then apply Kryolan Concelear using a small brush and buff in using the buffer brush.

-Apply Illamasqua translucent powder using a large round brush.

-Contour on the cheeks, temples, nose and chin using the Kryolan glamour glow palette in Bronzing agais, Bronzing sun and Bronzing Summer using a round brush.

-Highlight using Kryolan glamour glow palette in Pale Tan above the cheekbones and down the centre of the face using a round brush.

-Then create a smoky eye look on the eyelids using Kryolan eyeshadow in White Pepper, Caraway and Black Pepper using eyeshadow brushes. Use Anis to fill in the eyebrows and use Miss Sporty Clear Mascara to brush through the eyebrows.

-Use Rimmel White Eyeliner to draw along the top lash line and in the bottom waterline.

-Use Kryolan Supra Color in White to coat the eyelashes using a mascara wand.

- Use Kryolan lip Palette LC007 and LC008 or Delux Lipstick all over the lips using an angled brush and blot to create a stain and then apply LC002 to the centre of the lips and blend in using a lip brush.

The end result:
Photographs taken by and make-up done by Amy Curtis (AJ)  following my design.

Final Assessment

I was very pleased with the outcome of the final assessment as the make-up was exactly how I hoped it would be. I think we worked well together during our practices so on the day we were well prepared and completed the look in time. For the final photographs I wore my hair back off my face so that all of the make-up especially the lovely foundation and contour blending could be seen. I had the rest of my hair curly to look slightly Elizabethan but had it to one side to make is look modern as well. I wore pearl ear rings as pearls were very popular in Elizabethan times and still are today. Also I wore a dress with a detailed flower pattern on as it reminded me of Elizabethan designs and the colours of white and green were used to show wealth and high status in Elizabethan times.

Peer Evaluation

When I was paired up with AJ as my partner for this project I was pleased as we had worked together previously during an activity in welcome week and I knew that we could work well together. We swapped designs and then began to practice our make-up looks on each other adapting them during our practices to make them look as good as possible. I think we did this well together as we shared our opinions on each others looks and gave each other feedback on both our designs and the way we applied the make-up which helped us both to improve and our looks developed to a higher standard. AJ was always prepared to practice the make-up both in the studio and at home and took on board all the feedback which I gave to her. AJ also made suggestions herself such as trying grease contouring and blotting the lipstick to make it look like more of a stain which helped my design to develop and  look as good as possible. The make-up she did was always completed to a high standard during practices especially the base make-up and contouring as her blending always looked lovely. The eyeliner and mascara was also always very accurate and she acted in a friendly but professional manner whenever doing my make-up. On the assessment day AJ completed the make-up in time and it looked exactly the same as how I wanted it to so obviously I was very happy with the end result. The blending of the eyeshadow, base and contouring were fantastic and the lip colour was smooth and soft with the different colours making my lips look fuller and a better shape which I loved. Overall I was very pleased with how AJ worked throughout the whole project and she is obviously a talented make-up artist who I would be happy to work with again in the future.