THE DESIGN: Bald Pates

DESIGN STATEMENT:

This bald pate makeup design is a campy drag look with a Devilish theme. She was inspired by Chappell Roan's "My Kink Is Karma" look, Sasha Velour's drag, and HIM from PowerPuff Girls. This drag queen is in her late twenties to early thirties and performs at a lot of bars and clubs in the LA area. I chose the heart shape around the face as a reference to Chappell. She has pearls lining the heart shape to differentiate between the two colors and to soften the sharp lines. I chose to give her a pretty classic drag face with the arched brows, big eyeliner, and overlined lips to contrast the roundness of the heart shape and the face.

RESEARCH

I love this red drag look because the heart shape is exactly what
I'm going for. I also really liked the 3d teardrops that look like blood on the eyes.

This is Chappell Roan's My Kink Is Karma look. I love the heart shape with the red outline as well as thegeneral vibe of her outfit.

The arched eyebrows, widows peak, and monochromatic red palette from this image really inspired me.

This is Sasha Velour, one of the most well-known bald drag queens. I loved the vibe of this image and took a lot of inspiration from her style of makeup.

This is a cosplay of Him from PowerPuff Girls. The silhouette of the contour was a big inspiration for my look.

I love the way this heart is outlined by stones in this makeup look.

This look has either a bald pate or just a bald head, but I loved the way they used the rhinestones to accentuate it. I also took inspiration from the body paint on the neck.

I love the blending of the red eyeshadow in this look, and the red teardrops are super cool.

I love the contrast of the red with the white face paint in this look. I also love the use of the rhinestones.

I love the nose contour in this look, and the way they used grey to add depth.

MAKEUP, MATERIALS, AND TOOLS

Makeup:

Setting spray
setting powder
False lashes
Lash Glue
Red alcohol-based paint
Mehron cream paint: red and white
Pearl rhinestones
Rhinestone adhesive
Red glitter
Eyeshadow: James Charles and Jeffree Star Palettes
Black eyeliner pencil

Other Products:

Bald Pate
Acetone
Rubbing Alcohol
Pros-aide

Tools: Brushes, Sponges, Etc

Makeup Spatula
Steel Palette
Various Makeup Brushes: small fluffy brush, thin liner brush, powder brush
Powder Puff
Makeup Sponge
Cotton rounds
Cotton swabs
Glass jar

THE PROCESS

Make sure hair is as flat as possible.
Put on the bald pate similarly to a wig, pulling it taut against the head.
Use rubbing alcohol on a cotton round to remove any oils from the skin
Apply pros-aide to the points you want to glue down. Wait for it to dry enough to become tacky.
Press the bald pate to the tacky areas until secured. Make sure to cover the nape of the neck and the eyebrows.
Using acetone on a cotton swab, melt away the bald pate at the edges where it's secured down.
Take that same acetone and melt away the bald pate where it covers the ear.
Using white paint and a liner brush, lay out where the heart should go.
Paint the head, ears, and neck with red mehron cream paint.
Set with setting powder and repeat as many times as necessary for opacity.
Carefully fill in the heart with white mehron cream paint. Set.
Using a black eyeliner/eyebrow pencil, draw out the new eyebrows. Fill in.
Apply red eyeshadow in a smoky-eye style, concentrating most of the color in the outer corner.
Use black liquid liner to do a dramatic winged eyeliner look.
Apply blush to the apples of the cheeks.
Use a reddish eyeshadow to contour the nose.
Apply red lipstick, overlining the lips and using a darker lip liner to create an ombre effect.
Apply chunky red glitter under the eyes.
Apply red lashes.
Using adhesive, line the edges of the heart shape with pearl rhinestones.
Set everything with setting spray.

Bald Pate Applied

Heart Shape Sketched

Base Paint Complete

Finished Look

REFLECTION AND CRITIQUE

This application was a lot to fit into an hour and fifteen minutes. I struggled a lot with it, not having applied a bald pate before. Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to try one again before I graduate so I can get more practice with it! The application of the bald pate itself wasn't too difficult, but I don't think I used enough acetone to melt the cap, because it took quite a while. I like how smoothly the red paint applied, though it could've used a few more layers and a lot of setting powder. I also like how the eyebrows and eyeliner came out. I wish I had time to add the pearls and rhinestones, as I feel it would've elevated the look, but ultimately it came out quite well for such a rushed job. It was also quite difficult to take the bald pate off, because the Pros-aide was all over her baby hairs! Definitely something I'd be more mindful of next time.

SCHEMATIC

PHOTO OF FINISHED PROJECT

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