Testing out Products

     As my design incorporates gold veins drawn onto the neck, I wanted to see what products I could get that would help achieve my desired look. I did already try the gold from the Supra Colour palette and it didn't look how I wanted it. 

                         

Maybelline

       

          Maybelline eyeliner

Although it does look like it shows up well on camera, in real life it is very shiny and I don't think we will be able to get my desired effect from this as it will disappear at certain angles. 

Maybelline eyeliner on top of a white base

I did try it on top of a white Supra Colour base to see if it would show up any more, and although you can see it more, it becomes more of an indent in the white rather than sitting nicely on top. 

Gold Face Paint

Gold Face Paint

 I was so disappointed with how this product looked! I thought that this would be the best one out of the bunch for colour and being able to see it on the skin. However you can barely see it on the skin, it almost looks like I have applied a patch of foundation in the wrong colour. 

Gold Face Paint on top of a white base

Just to see what it would do, I did apply it on top of the Supra Colour. Again you could barely see it and it just ended up causing the white to be wiped away.

Barry M Gold Eyeliner

Barry M eyeliner

 This was my favourite out of the whole bunch, but it still didn't turn out the effect I was after. I think in shadow it looked really good, but once the light hit it, you lost the effect of the product.

Barry M on top of a white base

I again tested it on the Supra Colour, and I think it did turn out well. It definitely looks brighter than the other two in comparison, however it is still not the look that I am after with my design. 

If I was to choose a product out of the three, I would choose the Barry M eyeliner. I did however test out what other colours would look like as the colour for the veins, and see whether I will need to change my design. 

I used the Supra Colour palette to see what other colours I could use to create the veins in my design.

I thought that white would go quite well with my design so that I wouldn't need to change my colour scheme too much. Furthermore I think that this would look nice, if it had a gold base either painted or sponged onto the skin, so that there is still an element of gold in the look.

I mixed the blue, purple and black together to create a dark blue colour. I think blue would be quite symbolic of the 'royal blood', however if I went with this colour I think my entire colour scheme would need to change.

Although the black does stand out well on the skin, it does have a 'Gothic' effect to it which I think would be too much for my design. Keeping this in mind I don't think I will go with this as my choice.

Now I need to do some more face charts taking my new ideas into consideration and seeing how I can adapt my design.