Symbolism in my design:
Gold - wealth, egotistical, passionate, achievement, optimistic
pink - romance, love, calm
red - power, strength, passion, desire, manipulative
purple - royalty, cruelty
Jewels on the face - show purity and wealth
I changed my initial idea and created another face chart incorporating the colours on the face. I wanted the colours to be a symbol of my lady in waiting's personality and her background.
Make-up
When looking at developing my make-up look, I have decided I want the white around the eyes to be a lot brighter and then blended into the foundation around the rest of the face. I also want the gold and pink to be the two 'stand out' colours on my final look. To show inspiration from the Elizabethan era I will incorporate jewels onto the head to define the heart shape on the forehead. They will add something different to the look and will symbolise the wealth and purity of Elizabethan women.
Inspiration
As I wanted to develop and improve my final idea I decided to research a range of images and make-up artists work to see if I could find any inspiration. I knew that I wanted to focus on pink, red and gold as my primary colours. These four images stood out to me as I loved an aspect of each one and are the inspirations for my final idea. I know for definite that I want gold on the eyelid, blended together with pink. Having white around the eye was something I had planned to originally do, however the right image clarifies to me that it is effective and shows an aspect of the Elizabethan era. I also know that I want white eyelashes as it will make the gold and pink on the eye stand out more.
I then decided to look at a range of make-up artist's work to see if I could find any other inspiration and ideas from them. I came across a particular campaign by Marcus Meyer called Golden Beauty Editorial. He loved metallic make-up and the effect it had on the face. He believes that make-up can be placed all over the face and especially not just the eyes. This is why in this shoot he had the make-up on the eyes and around them in all different directions. I was really inspired by this look and the metallic style of it. As I will be using metallic gold on the eyes and lips, this look is great inspiration for me. I like the deep contour on the face which is what I will be creating in my design using red, pink and purple to define the face. I feel using a metallic gold colour shows a contemporary take on the Elizabethan's make-up. Gold was often seen in their clothing as a symbol of wealth, therefore I want to incorporate this on the face in my make-up design.
Pat McGrath
Through following a range of beauty accounts and make-up artist's on Instagram, I was fascinated by the latest work from Pat McGrath. She recently announced the launch of her new beauty product. It is a beautiful gold paint, that can be used on skin, eyes and lips and will be launched later this year. She first showcased this new product in the Prada Spring 2016 runway. As I saw this, it reminded me how powerful and striking gold is as a colour. I feel that using gold in my look will help portray the power of my lady in waiting. Seeing gold being used my McGrath, shows it is a current modern day colour used throughout fashion. I will be featuring gold on the eyelid and want it to stand out as much as possible, therefore I will ask my partner to place as much product on as possible. 
Hair and Clothing Ideas
Even though we will be assessed on our make-up design, we can still think of the overall look. This includes the hair and what the model will be wearing if you are to photograph lower than the shoulders. I want the hair to be simple and in a middle parting so the attention is not drawn away from the make-up. For clothing I am thinking of something simple, for example a top with a collar or a high roll necked jumper.
Elizabethan Inspiration
As well as modern day inspiration I looked at Elizabethan portraiture and takes on Elizabethan make-up from the film Elizabeth. I want to take typical aspects of Elizabethan make-up but make them contemporary. Having looked at all these images I want to feature pink around the face as this was seen on every Elizabethan women. I will also have the lips pink but brighter with gold placed in the middle. I don't want to feature a full white face however I want to have white around the eyes and then blended into the base, therefore showing both Elizabethan and contemporary styles. Similar to the image in the middle, I am going to block out the eyebrows so they are not visible. Looking at Elizabethan portraiture has helped me to decide on my final idea as I am able to see what was worn during the era and change the typical Elizabethan make-up to something contemporary. The image on the left is a contemporary take on Elizabethan hair and make-up. A light coloured base as been used as well as the main feature colour being pink.
As well as modern day inspiration I looked at Elizabethan portraiture and takes on Elizabethan make-up from the film Elizabeth. I want to take typical aspects of Elizabethan make-up but make them contemporary. Having looked at all these images I want to feature pink around the face as this was seen on every Elizabethan women. I will also have the lips pink but brighter with gold placed in the middle. I don't want to feature a full white face however I want to have white around the eyes and then blended into the base, therefore showing both Elizabethan and contemporary styles. Similar to the image in the middle, I am going to block out the eyebrows so they are not visible. Looking at Elizabethan portraiture has helped me to decide on my final idea as I am able to see what was worn during the era and change the typical Elizabethan make-up to something contemporary. The image on the left is a contemporary take on Elizabethan hair and make-up. A light coloured base as been used as well as the main feature colour being pink.
References
(no date) Available at: http://fashionista.com/2015/10/pat-mcgrath-gold-pigment (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
GLAMOUR tries out Pat McGrath’s GOLD 001 (2015) Available at: http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/beauty/2015/10/pat-mcgrath-gold-oo1-limited-edition-gold-pigment (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
Behance (no date) Available at: https://www.behance.net/gallery/11170559/Golden-Beauty-for-AFF (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
Behance (no date) Available at: https://www.behance.net/Marnusmeyer (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
Golden Beauty editorial by Marnus Meyer (no date) Available at: http://ko-te.com/en/beauty/golden-beauty-editorial-by-marnus-meyer (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
Color symbolism theories (no date) Available at: http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/color-symbolism-theories (Accessed: 20 November 2015).
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