Makeup - Colour Beauty - Club to Catwalk

Vibrant use of colour is being used more and more and it's quite common to see this look used in editorial.

In class we recreated two colour beauty looks, giving ourselves an hour for each. 

This is the first look we were given:

This is the second look we were given:

To create these looks:

1st Look - Colour Beauty:

*This is for photoshoots only – not long wearing

• Pat in Clown White greasepaint
• Using ring finger pat in up until crease
• Work chosen shadow colour into hand
• Apply over the top of the greasepaint of to make the colour really pop
• Using a fluffy brush, work over to ensure non-patchiness and soften edges
• Using a clean fluffy brush, select a lighter shadow and
• Apply under brow
• Using a mid shade, buff over crease
• Get rid of any drop out under and around the eye
• Using a small brush, apply white greasepaint on waterline
• Do the same slightly underneath extending out and under
• Using a small brush, starting in the centre, press in chosen contrasting colour
• Mix up a concealer to match skin from the Maquillage palettes
• Cover any redness and blemishes
• Apply foundation base
• Set very lightly with translucent powder under the eyes then on face
• Using a fan brush warm the skin with bronzer over the forehead and cheekbones
• Tap on a darker shade for contours
• Fill in brow using pencils and powder in desired colour
• Go over with brow gel
• Using a mini fan brush, apply mascara
• Apply a bright lip colour
• Use Vaseline as a highlighter for a fresh dewy skin

*To make more artistic mix up the under colour with Duraline

and add in under the brow

My Attempt:

2nd Look - Club to Catwalk:

• Use a full coverage base such as Mac Full Coverage
• Brush onto prepped skin with a foundation brush
• Buff in with Mac’s 130 duo fibre brush
• Mix a darker shade of mac full coverage to add in contours
• Blend in
• Use Kryolan Clown White greasepaint to add in highlights
• Chose a shade of Derma Colour to match brows
• Buff in white greasepaint onto eyelids
• Use a clean eyeshadow brush to blend away the edges
• Choose two contrasting bright shadows and apply to either half of the lid
• Blend together on lid, using one side of the brush for each colour
• Load a blending brush with beige shadow and blend out the edges
• Use a third colour i.e Ben Nye Taupe to blend out further
• Use a darker tone in corner and wing
• Apply Clown White to waterline and just below
• Work in a coloured shadow on top and below
• Use Clown White to highlight under brow
• Apply mascara using a mini-fan brush
• Using Clown White as a base, mark out blush placement
• Soften edge using a clean brush
• Press on bright blusher colour on top half and blend down
• Choose next shade, fill in and blend out
• Using a black aqua colour, draw in cat-eye liner and lower line

My Attempt:

I was fairly happy in my application for the first look although in the photos the colours are not as strong as I would have liked. I might try this look again with cream colours for the eye, the Make Up Forever Flash palette would make a good alternative. I will definitely need to play with colours and blending contrasting colours more. Not too bad for a first attempt but far from happy!

Again with the second look I felt as though the colours on the lid didn't blend as easily as I had thought. The cheek colour could be stronger with more colour built in. I was happy with the line but couldn't resist adding further decoration since we were working with aqua colour!