Project ideas/inspiration

I had a few ideas about what I could do for my New Elizabethans make-up project. I used Pinterest to research images that I could use for inspiration, and below I have added in the ones that interested me the most. 

Veins

In Elizabethan times it was said that Elizabeth drew veins onto her face to give the illusion that her face was a lot paler and almost translucent in appearance. I thought about using this idea in my look. I looked at how people have used special effects to draw them on, but I thought that by making the veins look so realistic it would be too surreal. So instead I looked at the shape and how I could use that in my look. 

From looking at the pictures I found, I thought it could be interesting to use the shape on the neck to create a 'ruff' like they wore in Tudor times- much like the image below. 

Tomlin, A. (2015) This is as pretty as ‘scary’ Halloween makeup gets. Available at: http://www.refinery29.com/2013/10/55906/halloween-makeup-evil-fairy-forest 
(Accessed: 23 October 2015).

Beautiful Halloween makeup ideas - (2014) Available at: http://www.elkevonfreudenberg.com/shop/beautiful-halloween-makeup-ideas 
(Accessed: 23 October 2015).

stylebizarre and Bini, E. (2010) Alex Box: The best make-up artist. Available at: http://www.stylebizarre.com/best-makeup-artist-2010-alex-box-mua-macabre-unique-artist 
(Accessed: 23 October 2015).

I liked how the shape of the veins are used in the photos I found. However I do wonder if using black would cause the make-up to look too 'Halloween-y' so I had the idea of using gold instead to paint on the veins. I think using gold instead of black would also make it look more regal. 

Along with the veins, I would have the face painted white much like Elizabethan portraiture, with slight contouring so that the focal point of the image is the detailing on the neck. 

Pearls 

For my second idea, I thought about the 'caviar manicures' that were very popular a few years ago. For the promotional images, the lips were shown to have the 'caviar' effect on them as well as the nails.   

Dodał (no date) Mouth -. Available at: http://stylowi.pl/2964248 
(Accessed: 23 October 2015).

Staples, T. (no date) Red candy lips holding blue stripped candy. Available at: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/red-candy-lips-holding-blue-stripped-candy-high-res-stock-photography/117721392 (Accessed: 23 October 2015).

(no date) Available at: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bb/53/62/bb536271e8d3be8427551743b98a9e77.jpg (
Accessed: 23 October 2015).

I thought that I could use this idea in my project, but change it to use some Elizabethan influences. I thought that I could use a white base, with pink/red cheeks and red lips. On top of the red lips I had the idea to apply individual small pearls or clear crystals. I thought that using pearls would tie the look back to Elizabethan times, as pearls were prominent in many portraits of Elizabeth.

Alexia sinclair (2009) 2 November. Available at: http://simpleblueprint.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/alexia-sinclair.html 
(Accessed: 23 October 2015).

I also like the idea used in the image above of applying the pearls to the lash line as well as the lips. I think this would give the look another dimension of glamour and status.