For my very last blog post I decided to do a more natural type of makeup you could easily wear to school or work. I had to dig deep into my book for this makeup look to find the tricks to a more natural type of makeup. First thing first, eyebrows. “The eyebrow should look well-groomed and defined and be of color slightly darker than the hair” (Corson 255). At this point in time my hair was dyed to a mixture of blonde streaks and dark brown streaks so I decided to have my eyebrows match the dark brown section of my hair. The book said the eyebrows should be well groomed so I used pomade because it worked the best for making the eyebrows crisp and well-shaped. 
My next step was adding a small about of blush. “Choose colors that complement the lips and provide a matte finish” (Corson 254). I chose a pinkish brown lip color so I decided it would be best to do a very subtle pink blush. I blended it on the apples of my cheeks where faces are naturally more flushed. 
My last piece of research was what color eyeliner I should use. When you go to the store there are many colors of eyeliner so I was curious which I should be purchasing. “Those with medium to dark brown hair should use dark brown, or charcoal eyeliner” (Corson 256). Since for this look I wanted elongated winged liner I decided to go with a charcoal colored eyeliner so my eyes would be the center point of this look. In the end I applied a cut crease to my eyes, some foundation, and other products to finish up the look. The final product turned out nice and would work great for a day at school where you want to feel dressed up.  

What type of makeup do you find yourself applying most?

Corson, Richard, et. al.. Stage Makeup. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Print.

For my next blog post I decided to recreate a type skeleton like makeup. I wasn’t sure where to start so I decided to look into my Stage Makeup book. When I was looking through the book it had some great advice on how to create a skeleton type look; “[A skeleton] usually has a long face with sharp, pointed features…” (Corson 274). I took this advice when applying my face paint by using crisp lines and blending only very small parts of the face, keeping most parts as straight lines so the features would be very sharp. 
While I knew how to draw my skeleton I was still unaware of what colors I should be using. “Most conventional skeletons are black and white with gray sections of shadowing” (Corson 273). I decided to make my skeleton look very conventional and follow the exact colors that the book recommended. I used whites on the parts of my face I wanted to be highlighted and blacks where I wanted my face to look deep and in small sections I applied grey to blend the two together. The final look turned out pretty good and would work great for Halloween!

If you were to recreate this look what would you have done differently?

 Corson, Richard, et. al.. Stage Makeup. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Print.

In stage makeup it is essential to know how to apply fake cuts; so for this post I decided to apply my makeup as if I got into a big accident. I looked in my book to find some tips and tricks to make my makeup realistic. “Deeper cuts usually require building up the area with wax or putty” (Corson 149). Sadly, I did not have wax or putty available but I built up some of my cuts using liquid latex which works similarly to cosmetic wax. After building up layers upon layers of liquid latex I use scissors to create a deep incision to where I built up the fake skin; but you can’t just leave it at that because everyone knows that cuts get irritated and usually end up bleeding. 
“The inside of the cut can be painted red with greasepaint. For a cut that is still bleeding, a few drops or even a stream of artificial blood can be added to the cut…” (Corson 149). I decided to make it as if my nose and my cuts were still bleeding to I used my Bill Nye Scab Blood product and applied it to the inside of my cuts and running in a stream out of my nose. All in all I think the finished product looks pretty realistic and could easily be used in school plays or for Halloween.

Have you ever attempted to apply fake blood?

Corson, Richard, et. al.. Stage Makeup. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Print.

My Journey With Stage Makeup.

               It all started when I was a little kid playing with my grandma’s makeup. My grandmother has always been in stage productions, so from a young age I have been interested in the art of makeup. There are many important things to remember when applying stage makeup.

               For this particular attempt at stage makeup I decided to apply it as if I were an elf. According to Corson, elf makeup includes short or very long hair, and colored looking cheeks (275). It was also suggested that you should make sure that when you apply heavily pigmented colors you spend time blending them out properly.  Personally I chose to center my makeup around a purple color because I have a connotation of purple being magical, but with choosing a brightly colored and heavily pigmented color came the chore of blending for what felt like hours!

 

               Another way to enhance the look is to add ears that are much different than human ears. “Elves are usually pictured as very small with pointed or butterfly shaped ears” (Corson 275). Within my practicing of stage makeup, I’ll be able to take was Corson said and apply it to the looks of other creatures. Following the tips and tricks written within this book  have really improved the overall appearance of my stage makeup. Adding Corson’s idea of pointed ears with his suggestion of colored cheeks made the face look much more elf like. I was very pleased with the final result.

(This picture was  taken at the halfway point of my elf makeup session.)

 

What other facial structure ideas or color schemes do you think would enhance the final look?

 

Corson, Richard, et. al.. Stage Makeup. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Print.