Tudor Cosmetics Research

http://www.jochenenglish.de/misc/facharbeit_reiter.pdf

During the early reigns of the Tudors such as Henry VIII for example, heavy makeup was not very common or fashionable. The products that were popular during the time of his reign were perfume and cream products which were used to soften the skin. These products were made from mixing honey, beeswax and sesame seed oil.

During the crusades, cosmetic products that were from the Middle East were brought over and introduced to Europe. Again, like at the time of the reign of Henry VIII, perfume was popular in the Middle East during the Crusades. This was quite often made from flowers including roses, lilies and violets. The makeup that was introduced to Europe was mostly mascara, eyeshadow and eyebrow products. Face products such as foundation wasn't really popular at this time as the emphasis was all on the eyes.

This style of makeup links all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and when you think back to this time period, you think of Cleopatra whose makeup was all about the thick eyeliner and emphasising her eyes. They did have a slight red rouge colour that was used to stain their cheeks and lips.

http://horizontmagazin.hu/mivel-festette-a-szemet-kleopatra/

When Queen Elizabeth I took reign, makeup and fashion started to become more popular. Elizabeth herself wasn't a very fashionable or naturally beautiful woman. She had small pox and as a result from this, she had some scarring on her face. When she became older, she started to wear white makeup on her face and this helped to hide the scarring and also to keep her image as the 'Virgin Queen'. She also suffered from Alopecia which could be one of the reasons she was very rarely seen without a wig on.

https://www.pinterest.com/bethrobey/elizabeth-i-movies/

What did a typical Tudor woman look like?
In the Tudor times, a woman of pure beauty was someone with light hair, usually ginger or blonde. The woman would have a 'snow white' like complexion and red cheeks and lips to contrast the pale face.

Typically during these times, beautiful women were the wealthy ones as they could afford products to make the foundation needed to make the face white. Lower class women usually worked outside and would end up with a suntan. The pale complexion was a sign of wealth and therefore by this alone, you could tell apart the rich from the poor.

http://www.thefullwiki.org/Isabella_of_Portugal

(wealthy Tudor woman)

https://www.pinterest.com/rita1974/hans-holbein-the-younger-paintings/

(poor Tudor woman)

It wasn't only women that would have this pale complexion, majority of Tudor men had this as well to make them look wealthy as so you could tell apart from the non wealthy men.

http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/bloody-mary-marriage-reign-and-death-queen-england-004122

(notice that the wealthy woman and men both had the same complexion)

The makeup used by the Tudors was a product called Ceruse. This was made by mixing white lead and vinegar and was very poisonous. So many women wanted the look of a pale complexion very much that they would quite often bleed just to achieve this. Another method used was by making face paint from plants or leaves. The rest of the makeup consisted of a rouge shade placed on the cheeks and lips. The rouge was made from Cochineal which is a type of bug and the red colour comes from extracting the dye from the insect's body and eggs. As for the eyes, Kohl was used and added to the eyelashes as a mascara product in the Tudor times.

Ceruse

As I previously said, Ceruse was the main product used for the white foundation. This was a combination of white lead and vinegar. Because of the lead, this product was very toxic and many women ended up dying from lead poisoning including many young girls. Small pox was very common in this era and many women would be still willing to apply this dangerous product to hide the scarring on their face. 

http://hudsonvalleygeologist.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/bug-juice.html

(Ceruse comes from this bug called a Cochineal)

http://www.yerelgundem.com/haberler/458647/starbucks_bocek_kullandigini_itiraf_etti.html

(the red extract that comes from the bug)

For spots, blemishes, acne and freckles, a remedy made from lemon juice or rose water mixed with honey, eggshells, mercury and alum was used. Women also washed their faces with mercury as a face mask and this would make their skin soft and fresh.

For women's hair, the main hairstyle was a high hairline, to achieve this look many women would pluck the hairs on the top of their forehead so their hairline would go back roughly one inch.

http://www.themakeupgallery.info/period/c16/uk/elizabeth/virginbd.htm

https://www.pinterest.com/greenhugs/fashion-1500-1600/

 Also, for the eyebrows, it was very fashionable to have them arched and so the Tudor women would pluck them to get this shape which is very similar to women today as the high arched brows are back in style now.

http://www.osloby.no/oslopuls/film/Diana-i-korsett-6916822.html

(Tudor woman with high arched eyebrows)

http://piesfamosos.blogspot.co.uk/2013_11_01_archive.html

(Woman from this era with the same shaped eyebrows)

The most popular hair colours were anything fair such as blonde and ginger. To dye their hair, the women would use urine or a mix of oil, cumin, seed, saffron and celandine. All of these ingredients were expensive so no one apart from the wealthy could afford them. 

For women who wanted to dye their hair red (which was very popular during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I), henna was used as a hair dye. 

Some women wore wigs which was an alternate to hair dying. Queen Elizabeth is said to have had no less than 80 wigs before she died. Her natural hair was already a red shade so she didn't need to wear a wig for the colour so it was probably down to the alopecia that she did wear one all the time.

http://billpetro.com/history-of-the-king-james-bible

https://alixann.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/royals-de-ayer-hoy-como-seria-si-viviesen-en-esta-epoca-parte-3/

Recipe for Ceruse (white foundation) :

'Take calcium and burned tin, heat them together in a glassmaker's furnace for three or four days, and mix the resulting ashes with green figs or distilled vinegar'

Recipe for Fucus (red facepaint) :

'Mix cochineal with the white of hard-boiled eggs, the milk of green figs, plume alum and gum arabic'

-Milton Carroll 'The Elizabethan Woman'

References:

www.sixwives.info/tudor-make-up.htm

timesoftudors.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-ideal-beauty.html

Elizabethan Influences on Fashion Nowadays

Fashion during the Elizabethan Period that has influenced modern catwalks

Many catwalks and fashion shows are nowadays are based on a theme such as gothic clothing, Geisha themed or Elizabethan. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in Elizabethan themed catwalks. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the clothing of women changed dramatically. The outfits that were worn by the woman of that Era fashioned huge dresses, corsets and dramatic accessories including huge gold necklaces, pearls and feathers in the hair and even fox fur scarves. All of these outfits represented power and wealth, if a woman was seen wearing nice gowns or even wore a slight bit of gold, it was clear that they were wealthy. One important part of an Elizabethans woman's outfits is a ruff which was worn around their necks. Elizabeth was known for her love of wigs and hair pieces and since her reign, this became increasingly more popular for woman to start either wearing these or dying their hair. 

These two images were taken from the Giambattista Valli AW12/13 catwalk show. As you can see, both outfits show a high collar around the models' necks to represent a ruff which was popular during the Elizabethan Era. The colours of the dresses are also similar to the colours that Elizabeth would have worn herself. For the makeup, both model's are sporting a pale face with barely noticeable eyebrows, a nude lip and slicked back hair with a middle parting.

Another example of modern catwalks influenced by the Elizabethan Era was the D&G Autumn/Winter 2009-2010 Ready to Wear catwalk. The show started by showing a red carpet catwalk and red curtains to hide the entrance and once the curtains opened, the models were revealed wearing Elizabethan style outfits. There was a mix of dresses, pants, t-shirts and jackets for the show, all influenced by the Queen herself and the fashion style she created. The outfits showed a variety of colours, ranging from black and white to gold and red, each design being very unique. Many designs were made from silk or satin and others were made from transparent material, one example was this material layered up to create a very bushy looking skirt. Accessories were also added to some outfits with things such as jewels and ribbons being added to the designs. There was an example of one dress I especially liked, where the model was seen walking down the runway wearing a fur collar around her neck which really set off the dress and made this one piece stand out.

This one particular outfit is one that I enjoyed the most from the catwalk. I like the use of accessories with the handbag and the fur collar, both matching the colour of the dress.

This outfit reminded me of a Elizabethan outfit with a contemporary twist. The outfit style with the padded shoulders and the corset design on the front reminded me of Elizabeth's clothing but with the dress being short and bright yellow, that's how it's been made more contemporary.

The patterns on this design look like they have been influenced from the Elizabethan Era a lot. I could imagine Queen Elizabeth wearing a long dress with this pattern on it. It reminds me of something that only rich people would have been able to afford back at that time.

This was probably the most contemporary look from the catwalk show. It would have been very rare if almost impossible to have seen a woman wear pants with a shirt and a bowtie. To make it more Elizabethan, the designers have added a black fur jacket which would have been something more the rich women from the Elizabethan Era would have worn.

This is another outfit that is heavily influenced by the Elizabethan period. Black was one of the most popular colours to wear back then as it represented power and wealth. I like the design of the dress being 'slashed' and hung down in small pieces as it reminds me of a scarf or coat Elizabeth would have worn. The outfit was complemented with a black bag and black shoes, along with a high collar coming up to the model's chin.

The last outfit I chose was this dress which was one of the last pieces to come down the runway. The bottom half of this dress is something I could imagine the Queen wearing herself and the top half is more contemporary with the boob tube corset and the black bow as an accessory. The colours in the dress is very Elizabethan.

I really liked looking at both of these catwalk looks and researching more about them to find out more about how Elizabethan clothing has inspired catwalks and fashion shows all around the world today.

Sources:
http://www.catwalkyourself.com/fashion-dictionary/elizabethan-period/
http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2009/ready-to-wear/d-and-g

Reflection 26/10/15

New Elizabethans - Who are they?

In today's seminar, we did some photography analysis comparing historical and contemporary Elizabethans. We started off by watching a video called Fashion Film - Amor on a website called showstudio.com, it shows famous fashion photographer Nick Knight and creative director Amanda Harlech teaming up on a shoot for V magazine and features model Molly Blair wearing fashion by Prada, Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garcons and more. The video shows the combination between creativity and love. The  idea itself is quite emotional, every image is in black and white or grey, it gets quite deep by showing photos being burned and ruined and black flower petals falling on the floor. When being interviewed on his thoughts on Fashion Film, he said 'When a fashion designer creates a garment, he or she always creates that garment to be seen in movement. They never think oh i'll draw this dress, it'll only be seen from one angle static, they're always created to be worn and they're always created to be seen in movement.' He talks about how he chose to do studio photography back in 1999 because he knew the Internet was going to become a really big deal to people to communicate and put sources on. He says that by using the Internet, it can show how designers intended for their ideas and materials to look, by designing a dress on paper and creating an idea, you can use the Internet to put it into movement and broadcast it how you want. In his video, you can see the different movement throughout it, there are times when the movement is shown by burning the top layered image so it reveals a different one underneath and sometimes it will show a person moving round so you can see the full dress in 360 spin. I really enjoyed this video, I thought it was very interesting but mysterious and emotional at the same time but it was definitely one of them videos where it makes you want to keep watching to find out more.

We looked at some images on the board and were asked 'What makes these following images Elizabethan inspired?' and then had to write down what we thought made the images look Elizabethan.

This was the first set of images, the first thing you notice about the image that links to Elizabethan style is the hair, in both images the hair has a braided pattern in it. This is very common with Elizabethan hair styles to either have a braid at the front of the hair or at the back around the bun. You also notice the high collars in both the images, but especially in the first one the collar looks really fancy and its got patterns on it which is similar to a symbolic reference on Queen Elizabeth's dresses. Both of the images' backgrounds are black with just the light shining on them, this shows power and I like how the focus is on the face in the photo as this is the most lit up. In the Elizabethan days, the faces would have been a lot paler and cooler whereas the model's faces in these images are a lot warmer, there is not much gold jewellery in either images apart from the earrings so the gold is displayed through the makeup. There is gold eyeshadow on the eyelids, a golden/warm contour shade on the cheeks and even the hair is a golden colour. It was also very common to have a centre parting in the hair in Elizabethan days.

This second image is completely different I think compared to the previous ones. You can see the pearls in the hair in the centre parting and also at the end of her hair curl at the side, this is the most similar Elizabethan reference as Queen Elizabethan was known for loving her pearls. She has a very netted ruff around her neck which is my favourite thing about this photo because the style is Elizabethan but the look of it is very modern and more contemporary than old fashioned. This image is different to the previous one as the model doesn't have any eyebrows which is how the style was for Elizabethans. The lipstick colour is darkish red/brown which makes it look like her lip has been bleeding, the Elizabethans would have had more of a bright red shade on their lip as opposed to a more brown shade. This photograph looks different as the setting has has changed compared to the last one, this one looks like it's been shot in a museum rather than in a studio room.

This is similar to the first set of images as it shows golden tones, again in the hair, on the eyes and on the cheeks. The necklace in the first image is quite similar to something Queen Elizabeth would have worn, it is similar to the one she wore in the Pelican Portrait. In the second image, the designer has created a necklace out of pearls which I really like and think is very creative. I like how the pearls wrap all around her neck and then hang down at either side and then also at the front. The pearls are being used as a ruff which is similar to Queen Elizabeth. Again, black clothing has been used for both images as this shows power, the background is also dark so the lighting is focused all on her face. In the right image, her clothing looks almost like armour with the slits by her armpits and the pearls hanging around it.

There are more typical Elizabethan style images. The makeup is how typical wealthy Elizabethans would have had theirs with the pale, white face. The photo on the right is more similar as the model has ginger hair and no one in the Elizabethan era had dark hair, it was either ginger or blonde. There is a lot of structure in the hair as it is high up and backcombed a lot. In the second one, it has a pattern  with a swirl on the side and also on the front of the head, there is an animal although you can't see it very well. The black clothing is popular once again, with the dark background and the lighting on the face. I like the background for the image on the left as it isn't completely black, it's like a washed up brown shade like coffee painted on a white background.

The first thing that captures my eye about this image is the lace in the dresses, this definitely would have been someone who was wealthy in the Elizabethan era. You can also see the red pearls wrapped around her neck which almost looks like a high collar, I like this as the pearls you usually see being worn are white and not red. The earrings are very elegant and stand out a lot as the model is wearing her hair tied up, for her hair it is a braid starting from her centre parting at the front and leading all the way round to the back, this is one of the nicest hair styles for this era i've seen so far. There is a lot of detail in the dress, especially in the collar of the white one. One thing that is very different about this image is that the model's hands are in it which never usually happens, even in Elizabethan times, the hands were rarely shown. I like how her body position is facing towards the camera and she is sat up straight but her face is looking slightly off to the side rather than at the camera.

You can see in these images, that similarly to the previous one, the model's hands are on show. In the left image, her hand is holding a skull which represents death and I think also represents power as if it is saying that she has the power to kill if she wanted to. The material for the dresses looks like a pleather which is completely different to all the others, it is also plain and doesn't have any patterns in it and the only part that would stand out is the netted collar. The makeup is typical Elizabethan as the face is very pale and she has ginger hair, the one on the left has similar makeup expect the hair is brown. The hairstyles both are correct, especially the one on the right as this is curled and frizzy which is my favourite Elizabethan hair look. The light in the image on the left is bouncing off the jacket and skull and shining onto her face.

These are the most typical Elizabethan images so far. The skin is very pale in both, you can also notice the traditional red lipstick in the photo on the right. This image is also different as it has more skin on show compared to the others. There is a traditional old style look to the photos and they don't look that contemporary as they have a slight fade on them. You can also see that the model's don't have eyebrows. The image on the left is my favourite as the leaves act as a frame and it looks like you're looking through vegetation like it's a portrait image. I also like the position of the model, the way she is completely turned away from the camera and looking straight ahead like a portrait shot with just part of the body in. The collar she is wearing is a shirt buttoned up backwards so it's interesting to think about what ideas to come up with and create for my photoshoot. The hair is tied up in both and the one on the right has little patterns and accessories in. The necklace she is wearing sets off the dress and makes her look very wealthy.

This was the last set of images we looked at. The one on the right is my favourite photo of all of them, I like how it is a contemporary take of an Elizabethan style. The hair is completely different to any of the other hairstyles i've seen for this era so far and I like the clothing how she is dressed all in black but then has a white ruff to make it stand out and also to match her hair. Her body pose is something very contemporary, you wouldn't have seen someone pose like this in Elizabethan times. I like how the background is light grey and not black and how the lighting reflects off this and onto her face. The image on the left shows a typical wealthy woman's dress from the era and the typical hair up design with pearls around her neck. The image suggests class and wealth and shows skin in a sophisticated way, the image is also shot in natural light as opposed to in a studio.

After looking through all of these images and analysing them, we looked at all the ladies in waiting during the Queen Elizabeth I era, we got into groups of two and chose a lady each and brainstormed ideas of how we wish for our characters to look. The ladies in waiting were:

• Katherine Swynford - she married a knight called Hugh Swynford, her sister Phillipa was married to Geoffrey Chaucer and both served as ladies in waiting.

• Kat Ashley - she was a faithful servant of Queen Elizabeth from a small, neglected child to the most powerful woman in England, she was a Chief Lady of the Bedchamber.

• Lettice Knollys - she was a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth, she married the Queen's favourite, Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester in secret

• Elizabeth Throckmorton - she was the lady in waiting and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth and the wife of Sir Walter Raleigh

• Elizabeth Brydges - she was the daughter of Giles Brydges, the third baron Chandos, she was at court in 1603 when Queen Elizabeth died and was included in Elizabeth's funeral procession

• Blanche Parry - she had cared for Queen Elizabeth since her childhood and became Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber

• Anne Vavasour - she was lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth and the mistress of the Earl of Oxford

• Bess of Hardwick - she started her life very poor, married four times and became a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth and was the second most powerful Elizabethan woman, next to Queen Elizabeth

• Anne Russell - she was maid of honour and lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth. She married Ambrose Dudley, the brother of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester

• Catherine Carey - she was the chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth and was her first cousin. She married Sir Francis Knollys.

• Mary Fitton - she was an Elizabethan gentlewoman who became a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth. She was mistress to William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke.

After looking through all the ladies in waiting, we had to pick one to research and look into, we had to list the key qualities of our character that symbolise them as Elizabethan through makeup, hair and styling and put it all into a mind map. We also had to look at use of accessories, lighting and the pose.

I chose Bess of Hardwick as I thought she seemed like a really interesting woman and how she went from being very poor when she was younger to becoming the second most richest and powerful woman in the world, after Queen Elizabeth. I wrote down some aspects about her including her hair, her relationships and other facts. I included all this in the mind map pictured above. My next step is to research into my character more and develop a story and makeup look of what I want my character to look like. I will incorporate how Bess of Hardwick looks into my idea and also add in some key ideas of looks from the Elizabethan era as well as some designs I think will look good for my character.

Contouring the face - practical

Today in our practical session, we learned how to properly contour and highlight the face. Our tutor firstly gave us a demo and then we paired up and had to recreate the style that she had done on the model.

This was my setup for my contouring and highlighting application. 

The products I used were:

• Illamasqua Matte Primer
• Illamasqua Sculpting Powder Duo in Lumos and Heliopolis
• Illamasqua Blusher Duo in Lover and Hussy
• Illamasqua Loose Powder in white
• Kryolan Dermacolour Camouflage concealer palette
• Kryolan foundation cream palette
• Kryolan five colour blusher palette
• Kryolan Glamour Glow palette
• Kryolan triangle powder puff

To start with, we applied a basic face coverage using the Kryolan foundation palette and camouflage concealer palette. I used the techniques I learned from my basic face coverage lesson which I have previously blogged about.

(This was my partner (Annabel) after I applied her face makeup.)

When contouring and highlighting, you should highlight the bits of the face that stick out and you should contour the bits that suck in. For the highlight shade, you should go 1-2 shades lighter than the model's skin tone. You should map the face out with highlighter first so you know where to apply your contour later on. The places that should be highlighted on the face are under the eyes, above the cheekbones, on the jawline, the eyebrow bone and you can also apply it to the nose and forehead if it is needed.

For contouring, you should go 1-2 shades darker than the model's skin tone. To find where about on the cheek to contour your model's face, you should ask them to slightly suck their cheeks in and then ask them if it's okay for you to use your hands on their face, when you have their permission, you should feel the cheeks to find the cheekbone. Take your contour shade and slightly curve the colour round the bone and shade it in but making sure you don't bring it too far forward towards the mouth. If your model has a larger forehead, you can contour round the top of it to make it look smaller. If they have a wider nose, you can contour the sides of it to make it look smaller, if they have a longer nose then you can contour the bottom of it to make it look smaller but don't contour on top of the nose as this is where the highlight should go. You can also contour the jawline which is especially good for profile shots as this gives the jaw a clean, strong look but be careful when applying the product here that you don't apply too much and it ends up looking like a beard as our tutor joked.

(You can see the strong contour along Annabel's cheekbone and then the strong highlight just slightly above it. In the second image, you can see how I have contoured her nose which has made it slightly thinner, I also went in with the contour on her forehead to reduce it slightly.)

After you have done these steps, you can use your powder puff dipped in the white loose powder to go over any places on the face that may move or need more coverage. This could be used in areas such as the eyelid, around the nose and around the mouth.

When it comes to applying blusher, you should take the end of your brush and flick the blusher into the palette so you have a loose powder version of the shade (mix colours if necessary) then with your blusher brush, apply to the back of your hand first before putting on your model's face incase the colour doesn't match their skin tone or the colour is too strong.

(You can see the highlight and contour very strongly here)

Monochromatic makeup look

Monochromatic colours in makeup is when you use the same colour but in a variety of shades, tints and tones. For example, if you chose to use the colour blue you could use a wide variety of blue shades starting from light blue to dark. You could use this colour everywhere on the face from the eyebrows to the eyes to contouring. I really like this look as I think it creates quite an interesting makeup look on the face, it looks quite like a catwalk style.

For our looks that we are creating, we are basing it on an Elizabethan style so to start with, we are going to create a white face base first. On top of this, we are going to create our monochromatic look on top of this. When creating my face chart, I decided to go with the colour blue as this is my favourite colour and there are a lot of different shades of blue so it will be quite easy to create a combined look on my partner's face. I didn't have a plan for the look I was going for so I just went with the flow and created a look based on the shades of colours I had and my creativity and imagination.

This was my face chart that I created. I used darker blue shade for the contour, lips and eyebrows and then went in with a lighter colour for the eyes and contour around the forehead and on the chin. I also put a slight bit of contour on the nose just so it didn't look too left out.

 I got paired with Nicole and I started with applying the Illamasqua matte primer on her face. Next, I made the white face base using Illamasqua skin base in shade 01, I applied this product with a flat foundation brush and then used a buffing brush to blend the product into the skin. This white base gives the look of an elizabethan makeup style. For the monochromatic look, I used my Kryolan supra colour palette and Kryolan variety eyeshadow palette. For the eyes and contour, I used the eyeshadow palette and I used the supra colour palette for the eyebrows.

I started off with the eyebrows and I blocked out her natural eyebrows with the white skin base foundation. This then made it easier to apply the product over her eyebrows as they were a lot lighter. I took the dark blue shade and applied them to where her natural brows started but when it came to the middle, I decided to continue the eyebrow going up straight rather than having an arch as I thought this gave them a more editorial/edgy look for the monochromatic style. The next stage was the eyes, I just did a basic blue smokey eye on top and then using the same colour as the eyebrows, I lined the bottom lid of her eyes. 

I next went in with the contour, starting on the cheeks first, I used a combination of the lighter blue and the darker blue shades from my eyeshadow palette and created this colour. I wanted the contour to be quite dramatic and to stand out a lot. I think I could have blended it better but I know that now for next time. Contouring the nose wasn't something I intended to do but I felt it would look good so I went ahead and contoured it and I am happy with the result. The last few steps was contouring the chin and around the forehead and then adding blue lipstick to the lips.

Overall, I am very pleased with my first monochromatic look. I know what I need to practise for next time and I am looking forward to getting better at practising my skills especially at blending. 

Reflection 19/10/15

Today, in Sharon's seminar we went through a checklist to see what stage we were up to so far on our blogs. We went through all the posts we should have on our blog so far and also included some information on what should be included in some of the posts.

I felt very confident and happy about this lesson as I feel I am mostly up to date with my work, majority of the posts out tutor was telling us to complete I had done already. There are some things that I need to add to my posts and that includes remembering to reference my work all the time, we also got shown a PDF file on our login pages that tells us how to reference our work properly which I think will be very helpful for us on our blogs. I also need to include some film clips, drawings and music from the era as well as my own drawings and hand written notes on to my blog.

After we went through the list, we got into pairs and looked at each other's blogs and discussed what we thought. We got given an Assessment criteria sheet which told us what grade you get depending on the work you've done and we had to then tick of what our partner had done and give them a potential grade. Feedback was also given which I thought was really helpful as this will let me know what I need to catch up on and if there is anything missing on my blog.

This is the feedback I got given from my partner;

• The blog is really descriptive and explains in detail,
• Finish the few posts you haven't done,
• Be reflective in all posts making sure you include the bad and good, so that you know why it didn't work,
• Good referencing but maybe include music and film clips, and
• Include drawings, photos and notes.

I found this lesson very helpful, I feel clear on what work I need to complete and I am happy with the amount of work I have completed so far. I also really enjoy writing Reflection blog posts as I feel this helps me every week to feel organised so I know if i'm up to date with my work and the lesson is also a perfect opportunity to talk to our tutor and ask any questions we're not sure about.

Analogous makeup facechart

Complimentary makeup facechart