The Hair & Make-Up
So in my first blog about this concept (Click here to view) I discussed the type of look which we were going for; post apocalyptic, charity shop chic style looks. So I began to consider make-up which I felt would best fit this theme.
As I previously explained in my blog, the model was wearing hessian cloth as a top, with a rope belt, and a handmade tatty burnt looking skirt. I felt that this kind of look needed to be complimented with similar burnt earth tones - which made the model look gaunt and like they were really weathered and had been living in the post apocalyptic slums.
The image on the right (Reference 1) is from a YouTube make-up tutorial of a post apocalyptic survivor - click here to view. I took inspiration from this and I loved the way that she made the make-up look so earthy and like dirt, using pigment and shadow. This is a technique I wanted to use in my make-up look. To create this I decided I would use a mix of muddy brown tone pigments, and keep it really blown out and softly blended to give it a bit more like shadowing on the face. I feel that these darker tones are also very symbolic of a post apocalypse era - they look more eerie and mysterious.
Hair
For the hair I wanted to create a warrior princess style updo. Something which you can imagine a survivor has found 10 minutes to do a couple of weeks ago and hasn't touched since...
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| Above Image References right-left: 2, 3, 4 |
I found the above images of braid styles which I really liked. As I said, I want it to look like a braid which was done weeks before and has just been left, meaning it looks really messy and slept in.
In order to achieve this look, the products I will use in the hair will be dry shampoo to give some roughness and texture to the hair. It will make it easier for me to style the hair into these updos and give them volume, as it will make the hair a bit thicker. I will also back-comb the hair to give it more of that worn texture which I am going for.
My favourite is image 4 above on the far right, which depicts a 'faux hawk' braid. I feel that this style is perfect for the concept as it has a powerful almost 'warrior princess' feel to it, which I want to embody in the look.
Back to the make-up....
When it came to creating my make-up looks I initially decided on a colour palette of a few tones. These are all brown and muddy tones, with hints of plum and purple. This is because I still wanted some warmth to the colours, as the saturation for the final fashion film was going to be considerably lowered - so if I used cooler colours they would look even cooler post-edit and not give the depth that I wanted.
I decided to use these same colours throughout my make-up look; on the eyes and face to bring in continuity of the character, and keep it simplistic. Both face charts I created used these same tones but in different ways.
From Top to Bottom:
- MAC Blusher in 'Film Noir'
- MAC Blusher in 'Raizin'
- Kiko Colour Sphere Eyeshadow in '05'
- Kiko Smart Eyeshadow in '04'
I also took the same picture of these swatches and reduced the saturation down on them. This is so that I can see how the colours will look post edit once the saturation of the video has been reduced.
This is something which I feel is important, because without doing this it may completely alter how your make-up looks once the editing is done.
I was happy with how all of these colours looked as they still held the depth of colour which I wanted, and you can still tell the variance of shades between them.
Face Chart #1:
I have listed all the products used, by clicking on them you can be taken to the relevant site to view them.
Face Chart #2
Face:
- Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation: to give a medium but flawless coverage to the skin. I didn't want anything thick or cakey, and nothing which was overly powdered or matte. This is because I wanted the base to look as natural as possible, but to carve into it with the use of shadow (hence why I did not powder this look also)
- MAC Pro Longwear Concealer under the eyes and in areas which need extra coverage
- MAC Blushers in Raizin and Film Noir (to deepen) as a contour in the hollow of the cheekbones and round the forehead.
- MAC Bronzer in Give Me Sun on the high points of the face such as the nose and cheekbones. This is because this 'character' would have been out in the sun and travelling post-apocalypse. So this is from where they have caught the sun from being outside.
Eyes:
- Illamasqua Brow Cake in Thunder: I did not want an overly carved brow so I used this lightweight powder to give more of a natural overgrown brow look.
- MAC Blusher in Raizin all over the eyelid and buffed up into the inner corner of the brow
- MAC Blusher in Film Noir on the outer corner of the eye and underneath the waterline
- Illamasqua Brow Cake in Thunder as a powder eyeliner. I wanted something which wasn't too striking on the eye but still gave definition, so used this waxy brow cake with an angled brush along the upper lash line.
- Illamasqua Masquara a couple of coats of this on the top and bottom lashes to add definition.
Lips:
NYX Lip Lingerie in Babydoll: I wanted to use a n1\ude colour to reflect the earthy colours I'd used throughout. As this is a pale shade too I thought it would work well as it will emphasize the dark tones on her face and make her look more eerie.
References:
- Pickles, E. (2015). Post Apocalyptic Survivor | Makeup Tutorial. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSUuY8_iLE [Accessed 21 Apr. 2017].
- LoveThisPic. (n.d.). Wild Messy Braid. [online] Available at: http://www.lovethispic.com/image/28325/wild-messy-braid [Accessed 21 Apr. 2017].
- BeautyFrizz. (2014). 20 Messy Braided Hairstyles to Fall in Love with. [online] Available at: http://www.beautyfrizz.com/beauty/hair/20-messy-braided-hairstyles-to-fall-in-love-with/ [Accessed 21 Apr. 2017].
- gofeminin. (n.d.). Von romantisch bis rockig: Tolle Flechtfrisuren für lange Haare. [online] Available at: http://www.gofeminin.de/mode-beauty/album871355/flechtfrisuren-fur-lange-haare-24551965.html#p41 [Accessed 21 Apr. 2017].
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