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Quentin Evaluation and final images

Quentin Evaluation

            Again I was nervous when creating my Quentin character because I was out of my comfort zone.  I was in my house doing the hair and make-up rather than in a make-up studio with professional lights and chairs.

            I was also very pleased with this look because I had chosen to use a girl as a male model.  I understand this cannot look very good, but with my storyline and reasoning behind it I thought I was a great idea.  The trickiest of a female to make look masculine is her hair, so I decided to just scrape it all back into a ponytail.  I feel I did this well as I needed to smooth down all the fly away hairs to give a sleek look.

            If I was to create this look again, I would definitely add some more latex to my model’s neck.  I wanted to give the effect of a rope burn and I felt I did this, however a touch more latex would’ve finished the look off.

            I felt I applied the products heavy enough to come out on camera, but not too heavy so the design looked fake.  I was very pleased with my creation of Quentin and I would happily create this look again.

Claudia Evaluation and final images

Claudia Evaluation

            I was very nervous about creating Claudia because I was shooting in my own house and not in a studio.  As the brief was her at home, I didn’t want to use a plain back drop with studio lights because I didn’t think it would be suitable for my look.

            If I was to recreate this look again, I think I would change the hairstyle.  Maybe not change it completely, but add some elements to it such as some black ribbon.  This would also tie in with the black theme I had with the make-up and clothing.   It would also help Claudia look slightly more childlike just like the character Esther from Orphan.

            I was extremely happy with my make-up creation though because it was very even and symmetrical on the face.  This is something I usually struggle with, I will do one eyebrow perfect and cannot get the other the same.  However, I took my time and managed to get them both pretty similar.

            I was also happy with my outfit choice because I wanted to choose something simple yet effective.  This is why I decided to stick to my all black theme so everything ties in together and matches.

            The last thing I would change is the fly away hairs that I didn’t notice until after.  I would just make sure they are smoothed down with some extra mousse which will hold them into place.  I could to this by gently brushing the comb through the hair once I had completed my hairstyle.

Gothic horror in fashion

To me, gothic horror in fashion is simple yet effective.  I don't think any heavy special effects should be used in fashion horror because I feel it still looks beautiful although it is gothic.  I have got a few images to show what I think gothic horror in fashion is.

All the images I have chosen are beautiful and stunning, yet creepy in my eyes.  I love how effective using black make-up can be especially on a pale base, the contrast is amazing and the camera picks it up amazingly.

I love the make-up from this catwalk video it's called 'Gothic Goddess' and that says it all.

Quentin hair ideas

As I was using a girl for my Quentin character, I needed to create a hairstyle that looked quite masculine.  However it needed to be easy to achieve because Claudia was secretly Quentin.  This meant she would dress up and pretend to be him.  I also wanted the hairstyle to be sleek because my version of Quentin was sneaky and sly.  Although he loved Claudia he had his ways of showing it which made her beat him.

I took my inspiration from the famous Kim Kardashian sleek ponytail.  The hair is neatly off her face and is smooth just like a gentleman.  Although you can see the tail of the ponytail in Kim's picture, I wanted mine hidden so it would look more masculine.  So, I made sure I took the pictures head on and hid the ponytail behind my models neck.

Smooth hair

Smooth Hair

Equipment

·         Section clips

·         Mousse

·         Comb

·         Rounded brush

·         Hairdryer

Method

1.      Comb all of the knots out of your models hair and make sure it is smooth and silky.

2.      Make small, neat sections all over the head and use the section clips to keep the hair up and out of the way.

3.      Start at the back of the head, use the hairdryer with a nozzle and a rounded brush to blow the hair downwards.  This will help the stray hairs naturally flow down the hair shaft and gives a soft smooth finish.

4.      When you get round to the front, top sections smooth a small amount of mousse onto the hair.  Use the comb to come it through and the hairdryer to make sure all of the fly – aways are smoothed down.

I then put my smooth hair into a hairstyle that could be passed off as mens.  I started with a French pleat that I rolled very tightly and pinned it flat to the head.  I then wrapped the hair very tightly around the head and pinned in place.

The model I chose to work on had a fringe so I incorporated this into my design.  Using the hairdryer and the rounded brush, I styled this into a masculine quiff which I would’ve the set with some hair gel to help it look more manly.

Claudia hair ideas

I took my hair inspiration from the character Esther from the film 'Orphan'.  She is a older woman pretending to be a younger girl who straps her breasts down and pretends she is an orphan.  She is an example of a femme fatale as she looks cute and innocent and acts that way in front of some people, but really she tries to seduce her adoptive father.

I wanted to create a young creepy hairstyle that still looked child - like.  So I decided to choose bunches as many young girls wear their hair in this style.  I would go for a strong middle parting to show that Claudia new what she wanted in life and took pride in her appearance.  I also decided to go for a sleek look and used the smoothing technique to achieve this.