Overall Evaluation Of The Project

At the start of the project, when we were introduced to the brief, I was not too keen on the project and mainly about the history side of things, but to my surprise, I have actually enjoyed all of the different elements of this project, ranging from learning Elizabethan styles and techniques to modern contouring in the studio, to watching films and different interpretations in class. I believe I have learnt a lot - in fact a lot more than I thought I would, and all of the things that I have been taught will benefit me in the future. 

This project has allowed me to gain a lot of knowledge about the Elizabethan era, and understand why they would do certain things to themselves, e.g. like using poisonous products on their skin. It has taught me the traditional and desired style of make-up that you would have worn if you were an Elizabethan, but it has also opened up my eyes and allowed me to see connections between the era and today's modern society, and how some of their influences still come into play, even today! 

I feel I have conquered many hurdles, for example, things such as time management, learning how to evaluate and simple things like how to even create a blog! But overall it has been very beneficial, and I hope that the rest of the course is able to teach me the same amount of knowledge, whilst allowing me to enjoy the journey at the same time. 

Timed Assessment - In The Role Of The Designer/Assesor

Overall, I was fairly happy with how my design had been carried out by the make-up artist. I was very happy with the eyes - the eyeshadow was blended well and created a very modern smokey eye, paired with eyeliner and mascara. I was also satisfied with the brows and how they had been filled in, as well as with the coverage of the skin coloured foundation. The lips were also coloured as I desired, and the make-up artist did well in remembering to cover the neck and ears.

However, my main problem when it came to the look was that the red cheeks had been applied on top of the skin colour and this is not what I wanted - I wanted the modern look to be in the middle of the face and for it then to fade out into Elizabethan. To fix this, my partner should have brought the white skin base up higher, above the lips, to ensure that the red apples of the cheeks were only applied where the skin underneath was white. Also, when applying the white base, it was quite noticeable that the make-up artist was struggling creating an even base, and had to remove parts and re-apply; I believe the reason for this was because she would powder and then put white skin base on top, and powder again, etc. I think she perhaps should have made sure the base was thick enough first, and then applied the powder at the end, once she was satisfied. The only other problem I had was that the make-up artist actually forgot to do a client consultation before she began applying any products to my face, and clearly, if I was a brand new client, this would be crucial.

Other than that, everything about the process was successful - the make-up artist came prepared, was professional and had good studio etiquette. She asked me any questions she had, or anything she was unsure about and I think that we communicated well throughout the process.

Considering all of the above, I would award my partner with a B3.