Good Morning and Welcome to TV Presenter Makeup.

So in this lesson we learnt how to create a simple TV presenter makeup look. It is a really easy makeup look to create, adding a few curls to the hair can finish the look off.

The eyeliner should be quite thin and the eye shadow is often natural colours. I curled the hair using tongs and created a side fringe for my artist. If I was to change anything on this look it would be the hair, maybe next time straightening it instead.

We all used a natural pink/peach lipstick, but depending on the outfit worn and the look you are creating, a darker/brighter lipstick could be used. The TV presenter makeup shouldnt be over done, remember it usually is day time tele, so no dark, heavy colours on the eyes.

One last thing, not to put you under pressure or anything, but the makeup should look perfect and even on each side of the face as the camera can often pick up on mistakes and all the lighting will not help either. Anyway, here are a few closer pictures of the result of my finished look!

How will you look when your older?

Hi guys, yes im back again. I havent posted anything for a while as we have been handing in assignments etc, so I have A LOT to catch up on. We have already aged using make up, now its time to use latex. This was a super fun lesson, but it can get quite messy. I personally think latex can be quite tricky to use as it dries quicker in certain areas, depending on the amount you apply.

First things first, you will need a setting powder, plenty of sponges and makeup, preferably skin illustrator, oh and of course, latex. You will need your artists help in this design, as you need to stretch the skin. There are different directions in which to apply the latex as we want it to look as realistic as possible. Heres a rough idea of the directions:


Make sure to avoid the areas with hair, as latex can sometimes be quite difficult to remove from hair. 

As an example I will explain how to apply over the eyelid. Make sure to pull the eye to side, keeping the tension throughout, you can ask your artist to help with this. When you are ready apply the latex with a sponge moving outwards. Avoid the lashes and eyebrow. 

Leave the area to dry and then dust over with powder.You will know if the latex has set as it will not be sticky. 

Because you have kept the tension, when you let the eye relax you will begin to see the wrinkles that have formed. You can sometimes tease it into place if you are not happy with it. 

When you have finished applying latex to the whole face, you can begin to make it look more realistic, using makeup. With a thin brush you can choose the best wrinkles/lines formed and fill in slightly. 

I didnt manage to finish my design, as the lesson finished. Im really happy with the lines that formed and I think it came out quite well. Its just a shame I didnt get to finish. Here it is anyway! 

Look out..

Hi guys! sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. Every time I've tried to post something new, it wouldn't let me, that & work. But don't worry, im back. new posts coming soon! tasha x

No surgery needed.

Wanting those perfect cheek bones? a narrow nose? a great jaw line? You've come to the right place. No surgery needed either, all you need is a little makeup! Highlighting and shading is the key, where you put it is the important thing. Here is a guide with where best to place each colour, make sure to decide on your artists face shape first, you need to know this to decide where everything goes. ALWAYS blend well, you don't want your artist walking down the red carpet with lines all over their face! this way really does work too, it looks incredible when you have finished and you can really see a difference.

Here is where I placed my shader, just below the cheekbone, I then placed shader down the side of the nose, under the jawline and in the temples and hair line. I then shaded well, so there was no visible line. 

Here it is, after I had applied the highlighter and blended each area well. To be honest I think the nose is to strong, so I would maybe next time make sure my artists nose is blended better.

Bushy beard and brows x2

I had another go at applying a beard in last weeks lesson and we got to do the eyebrows too, mine is more like 'eyebrow' its on the verge of a mono brow. I love putting beards on people and making them look as realistic as possible, its so fun! We used crepe hair again in this lesson and I included a black mix into the hair this time too. If you ever get the chance to apply a beard I definitely would, its really quite easy, can get a bit messy though. 

If im being honest, I think the eyebrows are a little out of control and I could maybe make them look slightly better!

You can see my grey hairs just coming through, this is all in preparation for my first assignment!

Zombies

Don't be too scared!
Yeyy! we have finally started on the more creative side of media makeup! We pretty much carried out the death makeup, but expanded on it, I loved this lesson and can't wait to try out this look again. With this makeup design you can pretty much take it on how ever you like, adding as much or as little detail you want. I made sure to add quite a few broken veins that looked as though they were under the skin, as I think it just looks really sweet, more believable. We got a chance at using liquid latex and congealed blood too. Take this how you want. I didn't go crazy with the latex as I wanted people to see all the veins I had added, but now I wish I had just covered the face! I was really happy with this look and I think it is so fun to do. The one thing I would change... Make it more gruesome looking.

So here's a side view of how my veins came out, I drew them on and then slightly blended.

I tried to make it look like the temples and eyes had sunken in over time.

A front view of my zombie before I added any of the wounds
And then below's pictures are my finished look, hope you like them!

'What lies beneath'

Hey guys! As you all know its been the halloween holidays this week, so I have neglected my blog! sorry! But im back now, so its all good. I want to talk about facial muscles today, we painted them on each others faces, before we broke up for the holiday. Im not going to lie, at first I hated this task, I thought my design looked awful at first, but as I began to slowly build it up, I was happy with it in the end. It is so hard to get the right texture of each muscle and the right colours. You really need to practise this one, or I do haha. Not my strong point. I think I just put too much pressure on myself, because when I look back, I am please with it. Anyway, enough about me. I find the names of each muscle so hard to remember, so dont worry if you do too! Heres the picture I based my design on.

 http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/imagescooked/9300W.jpg

Here you go, this is how mine turned out. Its my first attempt, so there is areas I can improve on. The black areas are the spaces which have no muscle tissue. Hope you like it!