Que the Lovey Dovey

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but here is some of the makeup I did inspired by Singles Awareness Day/Prove-Your-Love-To-Me Day.

 This look was done entirely with lipstick and black eyeliner for a contest. Nothing else. ;)

 One of my Date Night looks that seemed appropriate. Piiiiink. 

Lastly, a Cupid look from long ago. 

-ACertainGemini <3

ZOMBAAAAE

I am definitely not a fan of the undead, but on a leap of faith, I attempted some zombie makeup. It didn't turn out all so bad. So here's the comic book zombie and realistic zombie, without prosthetics or much gore. I hate gore. So much.

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Illusionistic Makeup

The techniques we have been learning in my theater makeup class for the past several weeks have involved altering facial features dramatically. So here is the fruit of my labor for the past 3 weeks.

Old people makeup, most recent.

Crooked Nose, oldest of the 3

Skinny vs. Rotund Facial Features

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Happy Hollitag!

Holiday faces and themed faces are often super fun for me, so here are some from last season!

 Menorah Face

 Black Friday Warrior

Fall Face(s) ;)

Enjoy!

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Ah, Mistakes.

I believe that learning from failure is the best way to move forward after one, so on principal I always photograph my work and I always post it online for a period of time. Because acting like it never happened won't help, I need to acknowledge it. Anyhow, this face is one of my least favorite I have ever done, the line quality is poor, and so is the coverage, but it taught me several valuable lessons.

As a concept I don't think it was a bad idea, but the execution definitely needs work. Perhaps I'll try it again someday. 

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So.. Back In Time

I began a theater makeup class this semester at my college, and I feel the techniques I have learned in there, even after only 5 weeks of practice, have elevated my understanding of the human face exponentially. So here's a back to the beginning post, and hopefully y'all will see progress as much as I do.

The first face we ever did was to understand contouring the face with the natural highlights and shadows there, something I had only guessed at before. Intuitively, I was alright, but now armed with the knowledge of light and shadow, my work (the Ram in particular) has improved. 

-ACertainGemini

The Ram: Chinese New Year

I know the Chinese New Year was about a week and a half ago, but this look is quite a milestone for me in terms of showing how far along my technique has come. So without further ado:

Here is the look along with my Instagram handle ;) So first thing, it's green. There are zero green goats, rams, or sheep in the world, unless we're talking about Beast Boy. Coincidentally though, that's exactly what we're talking about! This idea was a combination of Beast Boy from Teen Titans and a Ram. I liked it so much, I was even thinking about doing a Ram Series where I make a bunch of monochromatic goat faces and they all are one big happy family. Next color would be Pink :D Hopefully that gave you some insights on my stylistic choices! Mwah!

-ACertainGemini