60s Make Up

Our final afternoon revolved around the 60s-which we were particularly well placed for as we were at Illamasqua's stand alone store just off the iconic Carnaby Street!

This look comprising of a split-lid look, simple toned pallet, bare face and nude lip was the most technically difficult due to all of the lines and such, but it is so effective once complete that it is worth the frustration!

I went for a matte turquoise from the new Toxic Nature range, loads of black eyeline, drawn on bottom lashes and natural eyebrows.

This look takes lots of time and is definitely one for me to keep practicing-luckily Amy has that bombshell hair which carried the look off perfectly!!!

My points of reference for this 60s glamazon look were Barbarella, Twiggy (obv) and Vogue Magazine Covers from the era.

Keep coming back to see me putting these lessons into action x

My points

40s/50s Make up

Day 2 moved on to 1940s and 1050s starlet make up which I was very excited about as I have a penchant for winged eyeliner and red lips.

Our lovely tutor Claire showed up how to do the luminescent 1940s base, snarled red lips with 'shoulder pads' and then how to move this into the 50s with a more shapely brow (j'adore) and of course lashings of winged eyeliner. I usually use a liquid eyeliner and creating the same look with powder is actually quite tricky but with a few 'skin sketching' secret tips it was made a lot easier.

Day two I had the charming Amy as my model.

My next mission is to create a bolder 50s look with a modern twist but I must say I thoroughly enjoy creating a true to era look with this one!

Inspiration was of course the classics Doris Day & Marilyn Monroe.

20s and 30s look

Our first how-to class was on the silent movie era of the 20s and 30s as a film buff I immediately thought of Anna Mae Wong and Clara Bow. We learned how to do the classic 20s/30s eye with an owl esque shape, deep colours to create a heavy set look and expressive thin eye brows. In the afternoon we cracked this up a notch with more colour and a cupids bow mouth to finish of the look and a chalky (for 20s)or more dewy (for 30s) base. I made up my lovely model Carrie in deep blues that reminded me of moon scenes from silent moves.

I love the thin eyebrows and the cherry lips of the 20s- a look that I have been continuing to practice!

Illamasqua

I have not posted in a while as I have been a busy bee- I went on a two day vintage make-up course at Illamasqua where I learned how to apply 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s make up.

It was such a great couple of days, the staff were lovely and informative and the other students were equally as lovely. It was a fantastic opportunity to go wild with imagination and colour in true Illamasqua style and we even got some free gifts- 3 brushes, eye liner, lipstick in 'Sangers' and mascara- perfect for achieving the 50s style! On top of this I got a lovely certificate and 25% off so I couldn't help but by a gorgeous peachy shade eyeshadow...yum yum!

I am a huge Illamasqua fan and have been previously on their Dragstar Superhero course which obviously was immensely fun and would recommend one of their courses to any one looking to expand their application knowledge and have an excuse to get creative.