Essential Question Project 10/2

For my project, I chose the word "beauty". At first, I wanted to do a portrait of a young, beautiful woman but eventually changed my idea to do something completely different. My question changed to "How has beauty evolved?"; so I decided to do an evolution of makeup from the 1920s to the present day, 2015. There were 4 distinct looks that I chose to do on my model, Carissa Ayers. We then took photographs of each look and I put them on a powerpoint slideshow with descriptions of each look.
    I wanted to do this project because a lot of people underestimate makeup, or cosmetics, to be a kind of art. Many techniques we learn in class can also be applied to the human face; like contouring, shading, value, lines, color, etc. By researching about the different styles of makeup, I applied certain eyeshadow colors, foundation colors, and variations of lines on her face.

1990s

2015

1970s

1920s

The 1920s look: Flapper

• Bright red lipstick
• Defined, thick top eyeliner, minimal bottom eyeliner
• Long eyelashes
• Thick, dark eyebrows
• Heavily white, powdered face
• Rosy pink cheeks
• I also pulled her hair back and teased it in order for hair to have the '20s "puff look"

    The 1970s look: Disco

• prominent blue eyeshadow with bright purple eyeshadow on the creases
• winged eyeliner; heavy mascara 
• hot pink/magenta lipstick with pink lipgloss 
• lots of pink blush on the cheekbones 
• added a glittery hairband to represent the colorful, shiny look from the 1970s

    The 1990s look: Grunge

• fully covered black eyeshadow above and below the eyelids; silver eyeshadow in the creases
• thick, intense black winged eyeliner on top and bottom
• minimal mascara
• thick, dark eyebrows
• lots of concealer for bright, white skin
• Dark lips: dark maroon shade 
• No blush; just a little bronzer for contours on her cheekbones
• septum piercing; beanie; choker
• pin-straight hair

     The 2015 look: Modern

• Heavy contouring of the face: tan-colored foundation used on cheekbones, jawline, forehead line, and nose
• navy blue and orange smokey eye 
• thinner eyeliner
• heavy mascara
• nude lipstick/lipgloss
• bronzer and minimal blush on cheeks
• tight, high bun w/ shiny silver earrings