Estella - Makeup Practice

Minimal blush and lips

My design for my Estella makeup was very simple as my character is based at an early age, roughly around 12 years when she first meets Pip. Therefore a heavy makeup look was not required, nor would be appropriate. My main focus was on that of the skin which I wanted to make as clear and healthy as possible so that my model resembled that of a healthy, upper class young girl.
The products I used to create my look were:
- Rich Moisturiser
- Inglot Satin Primer
- Mac Pro Full Coverage Foundation
- Concealer Palette
- Translucent Powder 
- Vaseline
- Red Lipmix
- MAC Eyeshadow (Naked Lunch)
- Kryolan Powder Blush

Emphasised blush and lips

The first attempt at this look was very minimal as it did not include the pink tones for the lip or the blush. I wanted to see how the skin would look without these added elements, however despite looking good in person it lacked the tones on camera to fully embody a childlike nature. From my research into Victorian children and dolls the key element to the makeup was that of rosy cheeks and lips. Children are constantly red in the face/glowing so it was important that I enhanced this aspect to emphasis that this was a young version of Estella. For the makeup I also left off any eye makeup and mascara as it would make her look to done up. Once the cheeks and lips had been enhanced slightly more I felt that the look was significantly more effective. What benefits this look in addition is due to the model that I chose for my assessment. My model has a rather childlike face with nice high sitting and full cheeks which make creating the healthy, childish glow significantly easier. Also as my model is petite her overall stature makes it easier to embody a youthful interpretation of Estella.
As I had spent a couple additional practices on the hairstyling for this look I feel that the whole concept was tied together very nicely. I wanted to maintain a fresh faced element to my character design making sure that she appears neat and tidy like an upper class child would do. This was something I feel I did well and therefore am looking forward to combining my finished hair and makeup look with styling to emphasis the victorian elements.