Creating Make-Up With Elizabethan Influences

 

Here, I have created the make-up that I drew up on my complimentary colours face chart. I started by mixing my pale foundation base in with the satin primer and applied to her face and neck. I then concealed and applied some loose powder. Next, I applied a small amount of pink blusher to the cheeks and contoured slightly under the cheekbone with a bronzer. Then, I applied a primer to the eyelids to make the colours really pop, and start by applying the gold eyeshadow to the inner eye and about half way across the lid and under the eye. I then put the green shadow on the rest of the lid and blended it with the gold. I slightly filled in here eyebrows with some brown eyeshadow to give them more fullness. I then applied a small amount of mascara to her lashes to open up the eyes. Finally, I used two tones of red on the lip, a bright red in the centre and a slightly darker red around the edges. I think this look is quite Elizabethan with the rich eyeshadow colour which remind me of precious jewels that someone such as Queen Elizabeth would have worn, and the pale skin and exaggerated red pout and rosy cheeks. I would improve this look by making the skin paler and make the different reds in the lips more obvious, and I would also try to make the colours on the eyes even more bright and intense.