White bases

Today we played around with white bases. This is because pale skin was so fashionable in the Elizabethan era, so we will more than chose to include this in our design. This session was just all about experimenting with the products and getting to know them. Here are the notes that I made:

Illamasqua skin base in 001- I initially used a flat foundation brush to apply the base and this gave quite a good coverage. However, I did find that it’s much better to only take a small amount at a time. This is because as it is a matte as it does dry very quickly which means it’s harder to work into the skin. Although I was pleased with the coverage, I was surprised as it was a lot sheerer than I thought- I could still see the skin underneath the base. This was nice though as I didn’t want it to look like children’s face paint.

We then tried applying the base with a fluffy stippling brush, this gave us much lighter coverage which is great if you aren’t going for such a dramatic look. 

Supra colour- We used a flat brush to apply. This base was highly pigmented and gave an opaque affect. This is perfect if your design is quite dramatic with full coverage. As the product is oil based, it moves nicely and is very easy to blend which makes it easy to create a flawless finish- you can wear a very sheer layer or build it up for maximum coverage. As it is oil based it should be set with a loose powder, or even some talk to ensure that it doesn’t move on the skin.

Aqua colour- this product is activated by water and again, we used a flat foundation brush to apply. We found that this would probably be better applied with a sponge as it can leave brush marks due to it not being very blendable. You need to work very quickly with this product, as once it dries it wont move, however this does mean that it’s a good product to use if it needs to stay on all day.

The more water you add to the aqua colour, the thinner the consistency. This means that the make up may look quite patchy and uneven. Although, this is more of an accurate representation of make up in the Elizabethan era, due to awful skin. So this is good to remember if I decide to go down a more representational route..

                                                           (Illamasqua skin base 001)

 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:

• Cleanser
• Cotton pads
• Toner
• Skinbase 001
• White supra colour
• white aqua colour
• foundation brush
• kabuki brush
• illamsqua loose powder
• powder puff