Editorial Makeup and Hair

We had a day practicing editorial hair and makeup with makeup artist Jenny Dayton. First we practiced henna/mendi inspired patters that were going to be incorporated into our makeups in some way. 

Our brief was a makeup/hair for a magazine such as ID so it needed to be artistic but still selling the clothes/accessories it was accompanying. I wanted my henna design to be going across the back and extend up into the face. First I practiced the design across the entire back but I thought this was too distracting and not intricate enough so reduced the design down to go in a diagonal line across the back, extending up into the eyebrow. Because the back was the main feature I wanted to keep the makeup relatively simple. I did a navy smokey eye, heavy contouring and a dark pink lip. To tie the two makeups together I added accents of the lipstick into the mendi design. Again because the back was the main focus I wanted the hair to be up. I did a scraped back bun so the look had a chic element to it but I crimped, curled and backcombed the bun so it was large and much more messy. I also added a feature plait around the base of the bun.

final image edited in photoshop

Overall I was pleased with my final makeup. I think it looked striking but not overpowering. I liked the slicked back part of the bun but the back needs to be slightly more pinned in and if I were to do it again I'd back the plait bigger so it could be seen better. One of my favourite parts is the lipstick accents in the mendi pattern as I believe this ties the whole look together and makes it look more cohesive.