Final Assessment (Miss Havisham) - Part 2

Overall, I was very satisfied with how this recreation of the look turned out. I feel that I was able to create the look in pretty much the exact same way - I think the wrinkles/creases were in the same places and were of the same colour and strength, and I believe the bridal make-up also looked the way it was previously. Therefore, I think the continuity of my look and my character was quite strong and would be effective if it was used on separate occasions in film/TV.

My work station 

Recreating the creases and wrinkles

Recreating the eyeshadow

Finishing off the face by adding contouring, blusher, highlighter and rouge lips

Recreating the plaited bun 

Recreating the curls

Adding the veil

The final look

Final Images:

Upon comparison of the 2 sets of final images, you are able to notice that the lighting is different - it is brighter in the 2nd set of images, so this slightly affects the way the make-up is shown. However, it is key to remember that it would not be my job, as a make-up artist/hair stylist, to set up the lighting and cameras in the TV/film set. 

Estella: Final Assessment

My work station 

Before 

 Overall, I was actually very pleased with how my Estella character turned out - the hair was definitely the best I had done it so far, and the I thought the make-up looked quite authentic and fitted the era accordingly. I also managed to complete the look on time and to the standard that I wanted, so I thought the assessment went well and was successful. 

Final Images:

Estella: Further Hair Practice

I actually found creating this style on my model much easier on my model, rather than on the doll's head - my model had much more hair to work with and was more cooperative; overall I think it was quite successful and worked quite well. At first, I was slightly taken back about how to curl the fringe, but I simply just used much smaller curls and curled a small section at a time. 

Estella: Make-up Practice

Make-up & equipment used

I think this practice was successful and I was able to achieve the desired look - the make-up looked natural but yet made Estella look quite flawless, young and like a typical beauty of the era. 

Estella: Hair Practice

For this practice, I carried the style out on the doll's head - the main difference with using this compared to my partner is that my partner actually has a full fringe which she is growing out. I have taken this into consideration in my final design, but whilst I practice on the doll I will create the style without the fringe, and instead use waves at the sides. Also, my model has much longer hair, so the style will look much more effective, and will give me room to make it more intricate and elaborate. 

I did not have access to the curlers I will use on the day of the assessment, so I used these straighteners to create the curls instead - I think this actually was harder than using curlers.

I now feel I know the steps and the technique a lot better and the practice was successful, however, I am still not 100% confident because my model's hair is quite different to the doll's head, therefore, my next step is to practice the style on my actual model.