Timed Assessment Practice - As Makeup Artist

In our class yesterday with Sharon, we had the opportunity to practice our makeup looks for our assessment next week with our partners. As I'm working in a three my makeup and hair partner is Toby Oldfield. 

Toby brought in his facechart for me to look at yesterday and we discussed ideas on how he wanted the look to be achieved and with what products.  

Toby wanted to try the aqua colour in white for the base so we tried this out but found that the base didn't give the coverage that he wanted and dried quite quickly. 

The base appears quite patchy and I found it harder to work into the skin and Toby decided that we try a different base. 

So next we tried my Mac Chromacake in white from the Rick Baker but found that we still needed more coverage that could be buffed into the skin a lot easier. 

So finally we decided to use a really light Mac foundation in shade NW10 with the white illamasqua base to create that pale complexion that he wanted and found that it buffed into skin well and had a much more of a flawless finish. 

Sharon and Sue gave me some much appreciated advice not to fluff my brush when using my buffing brush but to really work it into the skin in fast circular motions as this helps to get an even finish so I must remember "NOT TO FLUFF!" This is the finished outcome of using my mac foundation and illamasqua base! 

The brows, beard, sideburns, lashes and lips were achieved using the aqua colour violet shade. The lips were lined with a black liner and I was really pleased with the final outcome once I had trialed the different bases!