Makeup
I used very minimal product for this look, with no foundation or concealer, as I wanted the natural imperfections of her skin to show through. I used my supra colour palette to accentuate her dark circles and skin redness. I learned from practicing this look, that I needed to exaggerate each feature more than what looks appropriate in person because the lights and film camera washes the colours out. I think the eyes look swollen and red raw, as if She has been rubbing them or is lacking in sleep. The mix of purple, yellow and burgundy under the eyes creates a realistic look with depth, rather than just using one colour which would look flat and false. My model's skin is mostly clear of acne but she has slight blotchy patches of redness on her skin and the pores on her nose are visible, adding to her drained feeling of not accepting herself. I brought three options for the mouth piece to see which one gave the desired, distorted effect. The mouth piece was slightly uncomfortable as it was stretching her skin and lips so much; however she only wore it for short periods of time and I wanted that extreme stretched effect to reflect how uncomfortable and restricted she feels by society's rules. The black paint on the mouth piece kept flaking off when positioned in the mouth; however I was able to disguise this during filming.
I used an excessive amount of hair oil and gel to make the model's hair look as slick and taught as possible; this helped me to tame the hairs when combing it into sections. I am pleased with how flat and taught the hair is to the head and how each bun looks like a knot because it emphasises her feeling of restriction. I decided to make the buns an even size, rather than the sections of hair used because I thought having different size buns would be more noticeable. The different tones and highlights in the hair make the details in the twisted buns more prominent, compared to the more one dimensional look of the buns in dark hair. The black spikes were accentuated by the light colour of the hair, making them look very aggressive, like barbed wire. If I did the hair look again I would concentrate more on the back of her hair at the neck because it does not look as neat and slick as the rest. The hair was slightly too short to be tightened into the bun so I used more gel and my tail comb to smooth it into place; however when the model moved it was not secure enough to keep its shape, so I should have constantly touched it up in every position to keep it looking neat.
I steamed the clothing to remove any unwanted creases; however I left the edges created by the packaging to give the impression it was a new set specifically for this model, suggesting she is in a cell/hospital room. I think the avant-garde hair and makeup are complemented by the more wearable styling because it makes the look more subtle and less theatrical. The dull colour and simple style of the pajamas reflect her depressive state and how she feels very restricted in how she portrays herself in society. The styling fit her loosely which was intended as in hospitals and asylums one size fits all patients. Overall I felt the styling reflected her loss of individuality and depression.
Scene 2
Look 1
Makeup
I layered many different colours, including purple, orange and pink, for the eye shadow to create the illusion her inner eye sockets were very sunken in. I used these tones to reflect a bruised and tired eye, however concentrated the colour on the inner part for an editorial look. I am pleased with how well the eye shadows blended into each other for a diffused look. The white around the lash lines accentuated that she has no mascara on which, together with the faint eye brows, gives an inhuman look, reflecting how she feels she does not belong to society. I initially wanted to use the colours on the eyes on the centre of the lips too; however I think that would have looked too heavy and not achieved the same drained and washed out look.
Hair
The hair took longer than expected because I was trying to be as precise and neat as possible; however I expected this and so allowed extra time. I saturated the model's hair in oil to make it easier to tame the hair which definitely helped me to keep each plait neat and slick. I had a hair assistant help me to hold each strand of hair when I was creating the waterfall braids as I had found in my previous practices that when I let the strands relax on the face they got tangled and frizzy. I asked my assistant to apply gel to each strand of hair going into the next plait to make sure they were separated and crisp. I am pleased with how even and slick each plait looks and how they sit evenly distributed on the face. I am also pleased with how neat the sectioning looks, how flat the french plaits lay and how perfectly the hair extensions match the natural hair colour. I am happy with most of the strands of hair between each plait, because they are even and polished; however some of the strips of hair extensions were not pulled tight enough and so curved at the sides, distorting the caged effect. This was frustrating because I had pulled them tight and they sat straight when I first finished the hair design, but they must have been pulled out slightly whilst the model moved whilst filming. If I did this again I would ensure I constantly checked the hair whilst filming to ensure it was taught throughout.
Styling
After making all the adjustments needed for this styling I was anxious to see if it would fit the model as intended. I was pleased to find it fitted the model perfectly, with all the strands of elastic pulled tightly round her body and the neck piece feeling more comfortable for the model. The shoulder detail moved very easily with my model's movement so I made sure I repositioned it between every take. I think the styling gives the impression the model is restricted, with the high neck and taught material, accurately mirroring her emotions.
Look 2
Makeup, Hair and Styling
For the more simplified version of the previous look I kept the makeup exactly the same, with the dramatic shadowing in the inner socket and pale face. However I stripped the hair off the model's face by changing the direction of the french plaits to be going backwards away from her face instead of towards her face. I then used hair extensions and wrapped them round her neck for a simplistic visual of feeling restricted. I did not add gel to the hair extensions because they were shiny and easy to manage; however I think I would experiment with adding gel if I did this look again because it would match her hair texture and colour more accurately.
To mirror the hair I decided to dress the model in a simplified version of her previous black dress. I chose a basic black strappy top and tight black shorts to create a clean and crisp silhouette to contrast with the detailed black caged dress. I am pleased with how this look came together because the open neck draws attention to the strangling plaits and it clearly reflects the first outfit.
Society - Look 1
Makeup and Hair
I did not apply any makeup to this model as I wanted his to look naturally intimidating and I felt that if it looked like he was wearing makeup then he wouldn't look like he was conforming to society's accepted views. I moisturiser his skin and brushed through his eye brows and mustache to make him look polished and presentable as he reflected hospital staff. I also decided to keep the hair very natural for an everyday look so I brushed it into a side parting for a neat look.
Styling
The dark grey styling gave my model an authoritative look as it's recognised as a doctors or dentists uniform, with the classic v-neck, matching baggy top and trousers and black plain shoes. The styling fit my model well, making it look more realistic, and added to his threatening presence in the scene.
Society - Look 2
Styling
I was intrigued to see how this styling would look in the scene, paired with She's more simplistic styling, because Sebastiane had shown some concern that it would not be recognisable as a human figure; however I think it will be more clear as this figure will only be flashed up intermittently with the obvious human figure. I think the figure was successful in adding an exaggerated intimidating feeling to the society figure so I am pleased I decided to still use this design.
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