Self-reflection Of The Timed Assessment

Overall, I was reasonably satisfied with the look that I created, but being truthful, I believe I have carried out the design more successfully in previous practice sessions than what I did in the actual assessment... I do not know why this was the case, perhaps nerves, but going into the assessment I felt confident and prepared, just when it came to actually doing the look, it did not turn out exactly how I wanted it to. 

For example, I feel the eyebrows were not blocked out to the best of my ability, and that I have carried this out more effectively in the past. Also, the eyeshadow on either side was not quite symmetrical - one of the eyes (left) appears slightly smoother and more rounded, whereas the other (right) appears to be slightly sharper and be more defined. Furthermore, where my model was stood waiting to have her photograph taken, it was very stuffy and some of the make-up began to move and slip off the face, e.g. her lips had smudged slightly at the top - this taught me a valuable lesson for the future and to take my make-up into the photography studio to touch up whilst photographs are being taken.

However the rest of the look was carried out successfully, for example, the application of concealer and foundation, the false eyelashes, and the smokey eyes (apart from the slight difference in shape) were the correct colour, and blended correctly. I feel my station was set up appropriately, and that I remained professional with how I looked and health and safety, and the actual process/technique of applying the make-up. Also, I was able to complete the look within the required time, and the main thing was that the designer was happy and satisfied with the overall look. 

This process has allowed me to learn that practice makes perfect, and that although I felt fairly confident beforehand, mistakes can still happen, and I perhaps should of practiced more nearer the time, instead of practicing quite a lot consecutively and then leaving it a just under a week, before carrying out the final look. I have also learnt to just stay calm and enjoy what I am doing, because comparing practice sessions (where I was much more relaxed and at ease) and the assessment (where I was more uptight and worried), the more successful of the two was the relaxed ones, which I had more fun in.