#1 Alex's Idea

I completed Alex's final look on herself. She wanted a paler face however not a complete white face. I therefore mixed her correct foundation shade that she uses normally and then added the Illamasqua skin base to make it paler than her natural skin tone. She wanted a very natural look on the face as the main focus is on the eyes. I contoured the cheeks lightly using the Illamasqua sculpting palette and added bronzer to the forehead. I then added a pink blush from the Kryolan blush palette to add warmth to the cheeks. On the eyes I used the red kryolan eyeshadow. Sue mentioned to us about wetting the eyeshadow to create a paste like texture that's more pigmented. I used the eyes shadow first however it was not as pigmented as Alex desired. In her design she wanted to add black into the crease however I wetted the eyeshadow and tried it on the lid. It was very pigmented and created a beautiful colour. As the eyeshadow had changed in texture it was not possible to add the black into the crease as it did not blend. Alex therefore had to change her design as what she initially wanted was not possible.   Alex did not want the colour in the corners of her eye so I started 3/4 of the way in. I went all the way up to the eyebrow and further out. I them feathered the edges. When I had completed the whole look she did not want the edges of the eyes to be as curved but wanted a more blended look. I added the same coloured eyeshadow and blended it outwards towards to hairline, ensuring that it was blended together with the first layer of colour. I also bought the colour down the nose slightly. I used a purple shade to colour in the eyebrows and to line the lid. She wanted the eyebrows to be angled so I used an angled brush to create this. For the eye lashes I used the white supra colour and used the same technique we had been taught to apply mascara. Finally on the lips I used a nude colour from the kryolan lip palette and a berry colour to create an ombré effect. The darker colour was placed in the middle of the lip rather the outer edges. To enhance the lip and give a more contemporary feel I added a nude gloss over it the lips. 

Overall I found Alex's look very simple to complete as there aren't many detailed aspects to the design. The simple look allows the focus to be on the eyes which Alex desired. I found that I completed it quickly so I am not worried about the timed aspect of the assessment. On the day I will ensure that I work professionally and make sure every section of her design is perfected. The hardest part will be creating a straight line down the nose, however using an angled brush this should be easier to complete. As the base colour will be lighter than her natural skin tone I will ensure that it is blended well into the hairline, down the neck and the ears. By doing this, the difference in colour will not be seen when I photograph her final look.