Creative / Theatrical Makeup

Creative

The creative category was definitely my favorite to compile. There are so many amazing creative looks out there and still more to discover, so this category proves that there is nothing you can't do with makeup! I used this as an opportunity to include men in the look book by choosing photos from several recent films in which men had the opportunity to show off their good, bad, and ugly sides. The final three photos are of myself with a landscape on my face and my face map. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the high tech tools required to create something of the magnitude you'll see in the professional photos below.

I included two photos of my beautiful creation here because I couldn't decide which one was better :)

I'm guessing this is my interpretation of some sort of alien creature.

Runway Makeup

Runway

Runway was a difficult category to fulfill because there are truly endless possibilities for runway looks depending on what type of clothing is being displayed, what time of year it is, and the appearance of the model herself among other factors. I attempted to choose a variety of looks from very extravagant to more restrained. This is the only category for which I didn't attempt a makeup look on myself, so the only photo that was my creation is the face map.

Evening Makeup

Evening

For the evening category, I once again opted to showcase celebrities of different ages, skin colors, hair colors, and ethnic backgrounds because this is such a broad range of options for a beautiful evening look. I also included a photo of my own personal evening makeup look (not the clothing I would choose), and finally a face map.

Daytime Makeup

Daytime

In the daytime category, I felt it was important again to show different skin colors and hair colors as well as showing a range of different ages. I mainly used photos of celebrities in order to demonstrate that looking your best doesn't always necessitate a great deal of makeup (or money). I've also included a creation of my own - not that I would leave the house dressed like this...

My usual daytime makeup look

And finally, the face map

Bridal Makeup Looks

Bridal

In order to create a profile of bridal looks, I looked for brides with varying skin tones and hair colors with makeup that ran the gamut from traditional to modern. Also included is an Indian bride whose makeup is more extravagant than what we normally see as traditional bridal in the U.S. I also used two makeup looks from my friends who were recently married, so these looks are reflective of real brides and not simply bridal magazines. Finally, I included a photo of my own makeup creation (on myself) although hopefully I won't be wearing an old grey tank top at my own wedding :)

Mrs. Erin May Jackle - my best friend (thanks for letting me include you in my look book)

Mrs. Meredith Rensa Nadolny - another of my good friends (thanks for letting me include you in my look book).

Ignore the clothing - I chose a pretty natural look for my own bridal creation.

And finally the face map for bridal. It is much more difficult than one might think to make a piece of paper look pretty.