THE DESIGN: Fantasy makeup

DESIGN STATEMENT:

For this design, I wanted to create an interpretation of a biblically accurate angel. The Bible has various descriptions of specific orders of angels, and I combined a few different inspirations. The Ophanim, or Thrones, are the angels known as "many-eyed ones." They're described as four concentric rings, all perpetually spinning and covered in eyes. I took the round shape and the multitude of eyes for my design. Seraphim are another type of angel who has six wings, two of which cover the face. I liked the idea of covering the face while keeping it usable for theater, so I made the top half of the makeup look like a mask. Finally, I was inspired by historical statues of angels, which is why I made the bottom half of the face, under the 'mask', look like cracking stone.

CHARACTER STATEMENT:

This character is an angel, and thus serves God in heaven. As a being with combined traits from Seraphim and Ophanim, the angel is a higher-level one whose job it is to guard the throne of God. It is rare to see an angel from this order on Earth or revealing itself to humans, but if it did, one could absolutely understand why most angel's first words to humans are "be not afraid." As an angel who is separated from humanity, this being would not understand or partake in human concepts such as gender, and thus has no particular pronouns. A human would probably call the angel 'it', as it is very clearly not human.

RESEARCH

This is an image of angel-inspired makeup and I loved the way they included their lips in the faux mask. I also really liked that the mask was part of the makeup instead of a prop piece.

I love this angel costume because the sculpted mask obscures the features in a really creepy way. The combination of gold and the green skin under the mask is also super fun.

I love the headpiece on this angel look. In other images they had the rings down to cover the eyes, so pulling it up to reveal the bruised-looking real eyes is a fun interpretation. I also love the gold tears.

I loved the combination of grey, white, and gold in this angel-inspired makeup. The wavy lines that separate the white from the grey add a cool effect as well.

This angel makeup is very ethereal and I love the monochromatic white. I also love the use of the albino peacock feathers to create the winged effect.

This trippy eye makeup is super cool because it obscures the nose completely. I took inspiration from the circular shape of the eye placement, as well as the way this makeup replicated the artist's irises instead of leaving blank scleras.

This is an image of marble-inspired makeup and I love the cracking and marbling techniques they used to make themself look statuesque.

This is an image of an angel Halloween costume and I love the way it obscures the features. I also loved that they carried the eye motif down into the torso.

This is an image of cracking stone makeup and I love the way they made their face look like it's crumbling.

This is another image of cracking stone makeup. I loved the way they did the cracks and also the texture to the grey that makes it look like stone.

MAKEUP, MATERIALS, AND TOOLS

Makeup:

Mehron Barrier Spray
E.L.F. Camouflage Concealer
Foundation: White Mehron Cream Makeup
Black Mehron Cream Makeup
James Charles x Morphe Artistry Palette
Jeffree Star x Morphe Palette
Mehron Brown Eyebrow Pencil
E.L.F. Setting Powder
KVD Tattoo Liner- brown and black
Maybelline Lash-Sensation Sky-High Mascara
Wet n' Wild Megalast Liquid Catsuit - Missy and Fierce, Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink - Founder
E.L.F. Setting Spray

Other Products:

Face Lotion - CeraVe Daily Moisturizer
Elmer's Disappearing Purple Glue Stick

Tools: Brushes, Sponges, Etc

Makeup Spatula
Steel Palette
Various Makeup Brushes: small fluffy brush, thin liner brush, powder brush
Powder Puff
Makeup Sponge
Blending Sponge
Stipple sponge

THE PROCESS

Glue down the eyebrows with Elmer's Glue stick, process described under the Drag Makeup section. Do the full eyebrow, not just half. Set with setting powder.
Apply moisturizer everywhere but the brows and barrier spray to protect the skin.
Use concealer to hide visible blemishes.
Apply a base layer of white foundation to the entire face and neck. Set with powder and add another layer for opacity.
Using the brown eyebrow pencil, outline the shape of the mask and the additional eyes.
Use the brown liquid eyeliner to outline the eyes and mask once the shape is properly sketched.
Take a warm brown to contour the nose, cupid's bow, and around the edges of the mask. Use that same brown to deepen the edges of the eyes, add creases, and generally add depth.
Use that same brown eyeshadow to deepen the outer and inner corners of the real eyelid, leaving the middle open.
Add red eyeshadow with a very light hand to the "waterlines" of all of the fake eyes.
On the set of eyes directly under the real ones, use various blue eyeshadows to replicate the irises.
Use shades of grey to add dimension to the scleras of all the eyes.
Take a darker brown or black to the lash line of the real eyes for depth. Apply mascara lightly.
Use the red liquid lipstick to fill in the lips, and then use the gold glitter in the Jeffree Star palette and the gold eyeshadow in the James Charles palette to fill in the red. Add gold to any other parts of the face that could use it, such as the "lids" of the fake eyes, the real eyelids, and any of the high points of the face.
For the bottom half of the face and the neck, mix a shade of grey with the Mehron cream paint and use it to contour the jaw, neck, and whatever parts of the cheek and lip are visible.
Use grey eyeshadow to shade the underside of the 'mask', making it look like that part of the face is in shadow.
Take shades of grey and black on the stipple sponge to add stone texture to the deepest parts of the contour.
Set everything with setting powder.
Use a very thin brush and grey eyeshadow to outline the cracks in the stone. Once the placement is right, define it with black eyeliner. Use grey eyeshadow to add depth to places that need it.
Set the face with setting spray and you're done!

Eyebrows glued down

Eyes and mask sketched

Shading/contour complete

Finished Look

REFLECTION AND CRITIQUE

I really enjoyed this application and thought it went very well. The main things I struggled with were actually unrelated to the makeup look: I wanted to curl my hair and make a prop like a halo, but time and humidity got in the way. When it came to the application, it went pretty smoothly. The eyes didn't turn out perfectly symmetrical or even, but that added to the sort of uncanny feeling. I think if I had more time I would have played around with using liquid latex or silicone to add depth to the eyes and make them 3d, but with the tools I had they turned out well. I would probably add more red to the contour and the eyes to make it look a bit more fleshy and to differentiate the mask further from the statuesque bottom half. I would have also messed around with the shading and placement of the mask line, because from far away it looked more like I had extended my smile like the Joker instead of separating the face. Overall, the application was quite successful, and I would definitely be scared if they appeared in front of me at night and told me not to be afraid.

SCHEMATIC

PHOTO OF FINISHED PROJECT

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