Timed Assessment - Partners Design

For my partners timed assessment, Sandra decided to work on the character Fraulein Schneider. The idea for the make-up was to make the skin look fairly old, dark circles under the eyes and thin eyebrows. I hadn't seen the design before walking into the studio as my partner was confused as to who was creating the design the night before assessment. Therefore it was crucial that there was enough information there for me to be able to create the look that Sandra envisaged. When I saw the face chart I thought the look would be fairly simple, subtle lines to create the old age skin and barely there makeup like shown on the face chart. The work station was set up well so I knew there was everything there that I could need according to the instructions set. 

I understood the step by step for make-up easily, however it didn't say anywhere the shade of products used. The only part that caused me to be confused was the part where white foundation needed to be mixed to create a contouring effect on the forehead. Looking on the face chart I didn't see where this came into the design as it wasn't drawn on clear. When creating the desired contouring on the forehead, I was told to add more foundation to make it stand out, which I did. When I had finished the look I was told that it was too much and needed to be worked on  more. For the eyebrows I was told to follow the models natural brow as they are thin, the designer at the time said she liked the eyebrows I had created and then at the end said they were uneven. Therefore, I think if this part of the design had been better thought out on the face chart then I would have understood more what the designer wanted. The lack of information on the makeup step by step caused me to be stressed as I didn't know what shape the designer wanted the lips, what shape the eyeshadow should be in, how detailed the foundation on the forehead should be and how the eyebrows should have been.

Above is the make-up look created from the face chart and step by step provided. I think the make-up reflects the face chart well, but the old age skin could have been worked in more around the mouth to make her look older and not so fresh faced. 

Next was the hair. Once again I hadn't seen the design before so I needed to rely on the instructions left. The hair chart shown made me think that the hair was more of a 50's look with a side parting and volume at the front. 

The step by step for hair was a lot more confusing than the make-up. I think it would have helped to see real life instructions of Sandra's practise showing each stage as she went through it because I didn't quite follow the curling diagram top left. I spoke to the designer throughout the process asking her questions to which she was very helpful and explained fully what she expected. The idea was to create barrel curls and turn the hair into a bob at the back. I think the directions needed to be more thorough because I didn't understand at all the idea of sectioning and which way the curls needed to be curled. This meant that the hair took longer than expected. Because the designer was watching at all times I was able to ask and be directed every time I got confused with what the step by step said. I think that I executed the hair well through all the confusion, the only part I see that has gone wrong is the parting. It should have been a side parting but I made it into a middle parting through my confusion.

Above is my partners test of her design. The images were quite dark which meant it was hard for me to see what the hair should look like. However the images helped me kind of see what was expected from the hair and make-up. 

Consultation notes were filled out so that I knew all the details about the model. I knew her hair type so knew how to handle the hair and I knew about any allergies she has. 

Overall, I hope that I have managed to create the look that the designer was after through the given information. Although I struggled with understanding the step by steps, the designer was there on hand to give guidance.