Skincare and Patch Tests
Luci did a demo to show how to analyse someone’s skin, apply skin care and do a patch tests. We then got into pairs and copied the technique on each other.
I sanitised my hands and wiped a tissue over the parts of my partner, Allie’s face that tend to be oily or sweaty. The tissue didn’t pick up any oil and felt rough so I determined that she had dry skin.
To apply the skincare, I took 2 cotton pads with cleanser on and wiped them against each other so the cleanser would spread evenly across the face. I wiped the pads over Allie’s face, making sure it was even. I let it sit on the skin for a few seconds before wiping it off with a cotton pad with water on to rinse off the cleanser so that all the dirt and product is removed. I then sanitised my hands again and applied toner onto Allie’s face with my hands, massaging it into her face. I wiped the toner off my hands before sanitising them again and applying moisturiser with my hands.
photos: Skin care
I think it went well. Skincare is something I’m confident in doing. I don’t usually use my hands but I want to get more comfortable using them because it helps the skin absorb the product better than a cotton pad.
I did a patch test on Allie. I tested latex, prosaide and spirit gum and filled out the patch test form. I tested the products behind her ear but I think it would have been good to test them on her wrist as well so if she had a reaction, she could see which specific product she was reacting to more easily.
photos: Patch Test on Allie
Allie didn’t have any reactions. I think it went well, but as I’ve already said doing a patch test on her wrist as well would have been better.
Mixing Foundation with primary colours
In the lesson we partnered up with another student and tried to match their skin tone using red, blue, yellow and white grease paints. My partner was Alice, who is quite pale with a more neutral undertone.
Mixing on palette
Photos: Foundation mixing- palette
I think this went okay. It took around 10 minutes to get the right colour but by the end it was a very almost perfect match. I used a yellow-orange as well as a pure yellow so I wouldn’t need to use much red. Towards the end, the only problem I really had was it being a bit too orange so I used more blue and white to cancel it out and make it lighter since Alice is quite pale. I checked it on her arm regularly so I could see what needed to be changed. I think the final colour was only very slightly darker so if I added a tiny bit more white it could’ve been exact but it was only a very small difference.
Dot method
photos: mixing foundation- dot method
I sanitised my hands and prepped my model’s skin with her own skincare except cleanser because she had a reaction to college’s products the day before. I used the Garnier micellar gel that was in college because she said she uses that at home. I also used a pore-filling primer spray because when she tried the same method on me it was difficult to blend.
For this, I mainly used white dots with some smaller yellow and orange across the face. I only used a tiny bit of blue/turquoise because my model’s skin wasn’t particularly cool toned. I ended up using more blue towards the end when it was looking too orange but it still didn’t cancel out as much as I wanted it to.
Overall, I’m not really happy with the end result. It came out looking very orange, even more so on camera, than her skin naturally is. I think using a primer helped a bit but it still came out patchy.
If I was going to do it again, I’d use a hydrating primer as well as the primer I used to help it blend more and I’d use more white and teal grease paint to get a closer match.
Colour Theory Makeup- complimentary
We were put into random pairs by a wheel and had to choose a colour scheme using part of colour theory and specific colours that matched the aspect of colour theory. I was paired with Connor who had chosen a complimentary colour scheme with the colours green and pink.
Connor’s skin was sensitive and dry so I used a cleanser and toner for sensitive skin and a moisturiser for dry skin.
photos: Complimentary colour makeup
For the look, I used green eyeshadow on a flat angled brush to create a cat eye shape on the outer corner of his eyes and also on the inner corner to create a half cut crease. I used a fluffier brush to blend the green up into the temple and used a cream blush on the temple and blended it into the eyeshadow. I only used a small amount of foundation to make the skin tone even and natural. I used a small amount of contour just to add some depth to the cheekbones and edges of the nose. I used a saturated pink blush to add more pink to the look. I used a little bit of powder to set the foundation. I felt like the makeup wasn’t strong enough so I added some pink and green eyeshadow under the eyes and some green to the eyebrow, blending it into the nose but it didn’t really show up.
I think the look came out ok but it was very minimalistic and it didn’t feel like there was a real focal point. I think I should have used a darker green to add depth to the eyes and maybe used a powder blush to set the cream blush to make it more vibrant. I also think if I used a matte green eyeshadow instead of a shimmer it would have appeared more vibrant on camera. When I took the photos, I forgot to remove the headband and gown my model was wearing as well so in the future I need to remember to remove them.
Colour Theory Makeup- analogous
We were given half an hour to do a colour theory makeup on someone. I chose to do an analogous colour scheme with green, yellow-green and yellow since I’d already decided to use that colour scheme for my practical assessment.
Photos: Analogous makeup
I cleansed, toned, moisturised and primed my model’s skin and then tried to colour match her skin. I shouldn’t have bothered with foundation because I ended up with hardly any time to do the eye makeup and I wiped it off because it was taking too long. I don’t like how the eye makeup came out because the yellow under the eye is too vibrant and there was too much. The blending wasn’t up to standard and I think if I had more time it would have been better.
Colour theory assessment practice
I brought my model in to practice my look the morning of the assessment. I’d previously arranged for her to come in on Monday but she was ill so I moved the practice to Thursday. I only practiced the makeup since when I practiced the hair on Monday it took a long time and I wanted my model to be able to get lunch.
photos: Project 1 assessment practice
My model didn’t know her skin type so I assessed her skin using tissue because there wasn’t any blotting paper. Her skin felt rough and the tissue didn’t pick up any oil so I determined she had dry skin. I used a hydrating primer to help the makeup stick and then matched my foundation to her skin. I mixed a shade of foundation since I didn’t have one that matched perfectly which did work but took too long. I ran out of time doing the eye makeup which is the main part of the look so for the actual assessment I’ll be more heavy handed with my brush so I can get the colour on faster and more vibrant then blend it out. I smudged the eyeliner like on my face chart but it didn’t smudge the way I wanted to and some parts were thicker than I wanted. Overall, I don’t like how it went but I know that for the actual assessment I need to work a lot faster so I have enough time to do the hairstyle. I also won’t waste time mixing aa foundation shade and I’ll instead use a foundation that comes close enough to Maleeka’s skin tone and use a brighter highlight or darker contour so it evens out.