Estella Facecharts

Idea No 1. 

This first makeup design for my Estella look is a very clean and simple look as my character is designed to be of a child's age e.g. 13 years. Therefore to include a heavy amount of makeup would be inappropriate for the character but also inaccurate to the period in which the concept of the novel is set. For this look I am going to leave off any form of mascara or visible eye makeup and instead focus on creating a healthy colour in the cheeks and lips as children are frequently far more red in the face than adults. To achieve this my look will feature a nice clean base, matte blush and vaseline/red lip mix to keep the face looking glossy and healthy as a child should be. 

Idea No 2. 

My second idea is very very similar to my first however I wanted to experiment with altering the skin tone and choice of colours used in the blush and lips. For this look the base is slightly more pale in complexion which I thought was appropriate bearing in mind she does live in similar conditions to Miss Havisham. In addition to this I want to experiment with a more red toned blush for the cheeks however I feel that instead this has turned out aggressively pink and therefore would be not so aesthetically pleasing. Plus an aggressive pink may make my model look older and just like she is wearing a lot of pink blusher as opposed to a natural childlike red cheek. 

Idea No 3. 

This idea is defiantly far to gothic and inappropriate for my Estella look, it would work nicely perhaps for if she was an older character although the use of the rouge lip in context to Victorian connotations of makeup and its representation may paint her out as a bit of a loose woman. Obviously from the book she is described as abused by her husband as an adult so in that context the look may work perfectly but in regards to her being a child the makeup is far to severe. Furthermore if the lip is removed I feel that the look is still to pale to represent a child, my whole concept for Estella is that she look like a healthy child but through her expression we see the cold nature of her emotions. Not through the makeup.