Summer Project

    During the summer before arriving at Solent university, we was all set a task of creating a mood board and also watching two films and writing a critical analysis of the makeup for both productions. In my mood board which was about where we pictured being in 5 years time, i drew inspiration from some of the most well known makeup artist, for example, Val Garland, especially her work for Vivienne Westwood which has inspired me profoundly to becoming a makeup artist. I love the use of colour and also creativity in Garlands work, with a sense of no boundaries and 'thinking outside the box', creating something unique and different from some of the current artist out there. Val Garland is important to where i would like to see myself in 5 years time, as I would like to myself work on a Vivienne Westwood show. Also looking at the creative side to the makeup industry i immediately focused my attention on Alex Box, the creative director for Illamasqua, a brand who's main theme is being able to freely express yourself. Looking at Box's various collection for the company, i greatly admired her use of complementing colours and also her use of texture incorporating textiles into her work.
    After this i looked at two films, the first being The Great Gatsby, mainly focusing on the 1920's era and the 'flapper girl'. In the film 'The Great Gatsby' (2013) the main makeup artist and hair stylist was Maurizio Silvi and Kerry Warn. The hair for Daisy Buchanan, played by Carey Mulligan was based on a semi-shingle, a layered bob with a masculine shape in the back, typical in the 1920's, who styled it with John Frieda Frizz-Ease Serum, wax, and hair spray for a lacquered effect. Along with this hair style, Warn felt it necessary to accessorise with a $200,000 Tiffany hair band, to make daisy the centre of attention. To separate Daisy from a roomful of party girls, Silvi applied her makeup with a light hand. On her eyes, he blended a mix of black, gray, and brown shadows followed by individual false lashes. To keep her skin looking era-appropriate, Silvi forbade her from going into the sun and smoothed a pink-based Clinique foundation on her face and neck. This gave her a stand out look in the film while still remaining in tune with the 1920’s.
    The second film i went on to look at was Quandrophenia. The fashion in this movie is such a crucial part of the film, and a lot of what the characters did was based on outfit choice, especially as the film is from a mods perspective and looking sharp in suits and being a fashion statement was crucial. A key style for mod women in this film is the pixie crop, similar to Twiggy’s at the time, this being commented on by a rocker as being closely related to a boys hair cut, this referencing to woman wanted to come out of the submissive role, which was dominate in the 50’s and instead stand on their own two feet, through this movement the mini skirt became hugely popular, along with a bolder graphic eye with the pixie crop for the mods. Moving women into the 21^st century.