Masquerade Themed Final year assessment

Masquerade Themed Make-Up and Inspiration

Lady GaGa’s MTV 2009 awards look below was what inspired me to use the colour theme of black and gold. She used it so that her mask is gold and eyes and attire black, which gave me the inspiration to use these colours and with those two colours use make up to paint the skin black and certain areas gold to create an effective look which combined with the mask which was gold and the gold pattern on the black hair.

http://www.popsugar.com.au/fashion/Lady-Gaga-MTV-Video-Music-Awards-2009-09-13-182502-6035136 

Following my initial trial run in class I used gems to create a shape, which I wanted to stick on to my model’s face around the eyebrow to create a dramatic effect.
Below is a picture of what look inspired me.

Here the artist has used silver gems along the eyebrows, with black eye shadow and black lips. However as I had already come up with my colour scheme it inspired me to use the gold on the eyelids and lips as the rest of the model would be painted black.

http://www.mymornmet.com/profiles/blogs/masquerade-fashion-show-9

Products:

Mac pro black body face paint

Spirit gum

MME(for removal of spirit gum)

Mehron mixing liquid

Mehron metallic powder gold

Set of body paintbrushes with soft fine bristles Zen73 series

Fever eyelashes bottom and up

Gems of different sizes (variety)

Two large pointy tweezers

Barrier cream

Butterflies accessories for body

Pre made cups for the breasts

Hair products:

Hair spray

Tail comb

Large brush

Bobby pins and black hairpins

Artificial pearl beaded branches *4

Hair band 

Demonstration: 

Model Victoria Lewis

For my masquerade practical assessment I started off with putting my models hair in a high pony tail and moulded it as a flat bun using hair bands and bobby pins to be able to secure the hair piece on top.

Blocking out the EB I used very little spirit gum to block out the end of the eyebrows only, once that was dried,
I then started painting the hairline and hair first with the Mac Pro black body face paint then working my way down to beneath the breasts including the hands leaving only the lips bare. 

Taking the variety of different sized gems I had, I used some more spirit gum to stick them on to the models eyebrow and with the rest of the gems I stuck two big ones; one on the models cupid bow’s dimple and one on the chin for more effect. Mixing the Mehron metallic powder with the Mehron mixing liquid I painted the models eyelids gold.

I went back to the models hair and using more bobby pins I then secured my premade hair piece on the models bun which I had done in my first steps. I then started positioning the artificial pearl beaded branches into the hair piece and securing it in place with some more bobby pins

Once the hair was secure I then got the pre-made golden cups for the breasts which I had made at home and used latex to stick them on the models breasts.

For the final touches I had butterfly accessories for the body, which were originally, silver when I purchased them but I used gold dust at home to give it the gold look for my theme. 

Once again using spirit gum I stuck some to the models finger and chest with some beads alongside. I also stuck a few of the butterflies on the hairpiece as well to go with the pearl beaded branches. To complete the whole look I waited until right at the end to use the metallic gold 

I was very happy with my final outcome. Everything went the way I wanted and on time. My only concern was that my model was comfortable as the headdress was a bit heavy. 

Masquerade Themed Hair and Inspiration

           

My masquerade themed hair choice is quite an extravagant one and it took quite a bit of effort (and resources)

to produce but I have to say I'm pleased with the finished piece.

The hairstyle that I came up with was inspired by a few images that I came across online. There was no specific show that I had come across having the style. 

As I already had an image in my mind the images below just helped me bring it together.

 
Rodney Cutler, Cutler Salon NYC 

http://www.fashiontrendspk.com/top-5-easy-homemade-hair-mask-recipes-for-beautiful-hair.html 

http://www.fashiontrendspk.com/top-5-easy-homemade-hair-mask-recipes-for-beautiful-hair.html

Products used for hair:

 Oasis Aluminium wire (silver, 2mm)
X-pression Ultra Braid (Synthetic Kanekalon Fibre) Hair, 2x black, 4x brown
 Medium-sized Hair Bun Sponge
Artificial Pearl Beaded Branches (White)
Spring Pro Florist Bright Gold Deco Spray - 400ml
Black Hair Pins
Comb
Hairspray
Black Thread 
Needle

Demonstration; step-by-step guide

To start with, I needed four bases for my hair 'rings'. Using my aluminium wire, I entwined two strands of it together into a circle. Using two layers instead of one ensured more stability as the wire is quite flexible, and this made it much thicker and sturdier. I repeated this to make four different sized circular bases, an extra-large, a large, a medium and a small.

I then got my sponge bun and opened it apart so that it took the form of a sort of fishing net. 

Then I stuffed the net with artificial hair after I back-combed and sprayed it (to add volume). 

I took my now stuffed net and stitched it closed to form a doughnut.

Bringing back my wire rings, I stitched the wire onto the bottom of my doughnut according to size. I pulled the net from either side of the wire over the wire as I stitched.

It was then time to cover my tracks. I got four bunches of artificial hair, each with a rubber band securing one end, the size of the ponytail depending on the size of the ring it would be designated to. Taking the end with the rubber band, I pushed the ponytail through the doughnut hole and secured it inside with strong black hair pins. Then I pulled the rest of the ponytail over the outer surface of the ring, spreading it out evenly, and pushed the other (untied) end through the other end of the doughnut, tucking all of it inside the hole before securing it once again with hair pins.I repeated this for all four doughnuts and then attached them, piled on top of each other, using hair pins.

To add a bit of flare from my chosen theme, I accessorised with these 

artificial pearl beaded branches.

As they originally came in white, I had to spray-paint them Gold myself but the work was worth it as it looks great and adds a bit of texture.