Estelle make up influences

With my timed assessment for Estelle, I wanted to create something cute but beautiful because I chose to design a young Estelle.

I took most of my inspiration from the Estelle in the BBC production.  She is sneaky yet somehow warm and I wanted that to shine through in the hair and make-up.  I decided to go with less is more in terms of make-up and went with a natural base with some contouring.  Also, Estelle is a young age here so she wouldn't be wearing heavy make-up anyway.

As the photograph would be in black and white, I had to make sure the make-up was slightly heavier than normal so it would be picked up by the camera.

Izzy Meikle-Small played Estelle and she has very soft features and skin.  This meant any thick make-up would mask this and make her look a lot older than she was.