Modern Inspiration - Illamasqua 'Once'

For inspiration for my final design I wanted to look at modern make-up brands and make-up artists for any ideas that can help me finalise my final idea. I find looking at other make-up looks to be really helpful in finding inspiration. 

Illamasqua 'Once'
I remembered that when Illamasqua came in to speak to us they mentioned about an 'Inspire' section on their website that showed their recent make-up looks. I decided to have a look to see if there was anything that would help inspire me. The look that stood out to me was a collection called 'Once'. It happened to show Elizabethan inspiration even though this was not necessarily what I was looking for. Nevertheless, I really liked this look and was inspired straight away. 

I researched into this look and read that in 2014, Alex Box and her team used the Illamasqua 'Once' products to create an Elizabethan inspired design that portrays a subtle and youthful feeling, yet also quite eerie and mischievous. The use of pinks and golds are used to create a pale face with striking eyes and rouge cheeks. These are all aspects used in the Elizabethan era that women believed made them more beautiful. In this particular look, each aspect of the face seems to be emphasised to show a contemporary take on a historic look. The red cheeks are noticeable from a far and the highlighted colour and cut-crease on the eyelids draws your attention to the eyes. 

When I first saw this look I immediately thought of my lady in waiting, Anne Vavasour. The lady in the final outcome looks innocent, however I get the impression that she is also quite manipulating and playful. It works perfectly with Anne Vavasour as she had two sides of her personality. She was manipulating and mischievous as she married men for no reason and also had two illegitimate children. However, many were led to believe that she was falling apart and used this side of her personality to hide this. 

From this look I have taken inspiration from the highlighted colouring on the eyes and the pink tone to the face. Personally, I do not like the accentuated colour on the cheeks as I feel it is too overpowering for the look. 

References

How can we help (no date) Available at: http://www.illamasqua.com/inspire/collections/once/ (Accessed: 2 November 2015).

Illamasqua once... Collection for fall 2014 (2014) Available at: http://www.temptalia.com/illamasqua-collection-fall-2014 (Accessed: 2 November 2015).