Reflection- testing out gold products for the veins

I felt very disheartened after testing out the gold products I bought for the veins. as I was really proud of the design  that I came up with, so it felt like I wouldn't be able to have my idea done to how I wanted it. I was so disappointed with how the products looked on the skin, and I thought that adding in a white base would allow me to still have that element of gold for the veins but it still didn't come out how I wanted them. 

After trying out the other colours for the veins, I felt slightly better as it showed me the other options that I had available to me, and it did make me think about how a different colour could change the whole look. I did ask my mum what she thought of each of the new colours after I tested them. She said that she really liked the translucent look that the white gave to the skin, and that was the colour that looked most like veins. It was my favourite of all the colours and I think I will use in my new design. She did suggest using the blue to do the veins, as it has the connotations of 'Royal Blood', although I liked the idea behind the use of the colour I think it was too dark for what I am trying to achieve. This is again the case for the black, originally I didn't want to use black but I thought that I should try it just to see whether I would change my mind. Although the black did stand out on the skin, it was definitely too dark for my design, and it did show my fear that it would become too Gothic by using it. 

I think after doing this experiment, I need to do more face charts just to see what I can do with what will show up on my skin whilst still keeping the style that I want for my design. I also want to look at whether it would be worth seeing how I can still incorporate gold into my design so I can still have that element of royalty and status. I think that although  I did feel disheartened after experimenting, I also feel very relieved that I did because if I hadn't then I would be panicking even more closer to the assessment that my design isn't good enough and that I would need to do this exact same process just later down the line.