In this lesson, we learned how to correctly cleanse, tone and
prep the skin. Prepping the skin is essential before applying make up to a
client’s face. It ensures that the skin looks flawless and is also extremely
important for hygiene.
The first step is to always wash your hands. And make sure
you tell your client that you are going to wash your hands, too. It’s always
good to know that they person that is going to be playing with your face has
clean hands. It just makes it a nice experience and will relax them if they
were feeling apprehensive. It is important for my own personal hygiene as well
as the clients to wash my hands after every step. It is also very important to
ask the client if they are allergic to anything before you put any product onto
their face. Once hands are washed, I
will begin the cleansing process by adding pea-sized amounts of cleanser to
cotton wool pads. Then I stand behind the client (watching what I am doing in
the mirror) and apply the cleanser starting on the neck and bring it up using
soft, sweeping motions.
Once the skin is clean, I then would ask the client if they
would prefer to remove their eye make up. This is because they could
potentially be wearing a lot of eye make up, which would mean rubbing a lot
harder, therefore they might be comfortable doing it themselves. However, there
will probably still be traces of make up left around the eyes- I would then
take a baby bud and a small amount of cleanser and gently rub along the top and
bottom lash line. This is the part I struggled with, I was quite nervous about
rubbing her eye too hard and as a result there was quite a lot of make up left
on her lashes. Next time I will rub just a little harder and maybe repeat the
process a couple more times to get rid of all dirt. After removing the eye make up I would take
some more cleanser and go over the skin once more.
Before moving onto toning I would wash my hands. Then I
would apply the toner using the same technique that I used for the cleanser.
Starting a the neck and sweeping upwards. Toning is so important- its crazy to
see how much dirt comes off when toning. Cleansing alone is not enough.
The final stage of prepping the skin is moisturising. It is
very important to wash your hands before this step as you will be actually touching
the clients skin. I would take about a pea-sized amount of moisturizer and then
tilt the clients head back and starting from the neck, gently rub the
moisturizer into the skin using circular motions.
^ Tolly's clean face!
Extra things to remember:
Always ask if the client is wearing contacts, some products
may irritate them
Don’t be afraid to ask people to remove their own eye make
up.
Always use hyper allergenic products. If something begins to
irritate the skin, take it off.
Still cleanse men, but use tissue instead of cotton wool as
cotton wool will get stuck in stubble.
Never exfoliate right before a shoot. Maybe suggest to
clients to exfoliate a few days before. Exfoliating often beings toxins out of
the skin which will sometimes result in break outs.
Always ask the client what their skin type is, this way I
will know what sort of primer and foundation to use in order to get the desired
look.
Health and safety:
Health and safety:
- Before I do anything, I make sure that my brushes have been sufficiently cleaned with Isopropyl alcohol to prevent bacteria spreading.
- I covered my work station with couch roll to ensure that I had a clean space to put all my products and tools onto.
- I covered my model with a gown so that no product would fall onto her clothing.
- Before starting the makeup I asked my model if she had any skin diseases or medical conditions that i should be aware of. I also asked if she was wearing contact lenses, as some products will irritate them.
- I washed my hands with soap and water to prevent bacteria transferring.
- I decanted any product onto the back of my clean hand, to prevent double dipping and again preventing any bacteria from the models face being transferred into my make up.
Products used:
- Protective gown
- Cleanser
- Cotton pads
- Toner
- Moisturiser
'Impetigo is a common and highly contagious skin infection that causes sores and blisters. It's not usually serious and often improves within a week of treatment.
There are two types of impetigo:
- non-bullous impetigo, which typically affects the skin around the nose and mouth, causing sores to develop that quickly burst to leave a yellow-brown crust
- bullous impetigo, which typically affects the trunk (the central part of the body between the waist and neck), causing fluid-filled blisters (bullae) to develop that burst after a few days to leave a yellow crust'
Conjunctivitis is a common condition that causes redness and inflammation of the thin layer of tissue that covers the front of the eye (the conjunctiva).
People often refer to conjunctivitis as red eye.
Other symptoms of conjunctivitis include itchiness and watering of the eyes, and sometimes a sticky coating on the eyelashes if it's caused by an allergy. It usually starts with one eye, but normally will transfer to the other eye.
Boils (furuncles) can develop anywhere on your skin, but they're most likely to occur at the site of an infected hair follicle (a hole a hair grows out of).
A carbuncle is a dome-shaped collection of boils that usually develops over the space of a few days. They most often occur on the back, thighs, or the back of the neck.
Eczema is a condition that causes the skin to become itchy, red, dry and cracked. It is a long-term condition, although it can improve over time, especially in children.
It is not contagious, but it is something you need to be aware of as it is extremely painful. The most commonly effected areas are:
- backs or fronts of the knees
- outside or inside of the elbows
- around the neck
- hands
- cheeks
- scalp
Cold sores are small blisters that develop on the lips or around the mouth. They are caused by the heroes simplex virus, and usually will clear up within a week or so. However, they will reoccur. You can work with cold sores, but make sure you dispose of anything that you use.
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