Back in November, I had the opportunity to attend an Illamasqua Experimental Colour Workshop having won it at an event at the School which I was invited to by Airbase. Of the four Illamasqua School of Make Up Art courses I've been on (The rest paid for by me - well Mr Sparklz really) I think I enjoyed this one the most. Not because it was better, but where the others showed me how much I need to learn, this was far more in my comfort and enjoyment zone. It was actually strange to be 'in a place' where everyone else was feeling the anxieties that I'm usually struck with and I'm happy as Larry. It just doesn't happen.
First up we had to use make up like it was paint - particularly with reference to artist Joshua Petker. I spent ages yesterday wondering where the paper I'd made a note of his name was and finally gave up. Finding that I'd taken this pic just in case highlights the value of taking numerous pics when on a course. How I wish word processors and digital cameras had been this available when I was studying.
A highlight for me, was having another make-up artist play with my face in the way that I do. I loved this look done by the very talented Mary-Ann Richardson.
Couldn't resist putting my hat on to hide the slap head
Playing with textures, I'm straight in there with my fingers and maybe the odd brush. Mary-Ann had the pleasure of 2 of us working on her at once due to a last minute drop out on the course.
Lots of cream pigments and some wet liquid metal tears?!
Next up Educator and National MUA Daniel demonstrated the use of masking tape to produce looks based on make up at one of last years Dior haute couture shows.
Having seen Daniel use Powder Shadow in Dare over Bedaub Cream Pigment, I NEEDED to play with this. The Dare really comes alive! I bought Bedaub earlier in the year after seeing it used to deal with redness, so needless to say Dare went straight in my shopping basket. Got to wait for Christmas to play with it though.....
I picked Cream Pigment in Depravity for the lid, and again it's fascinating to see the colour that appears from a red powder shadow. I'm fairly certain that Daniel said this was Daemon. The combo is awesome, though the untidied up nature of the bedaub in the pic continues to irritate me, I love it!
Picture published with permission and may NOT be reproduced.
Finished with Cake Liner in Mislead - having always struggled with gel liners setting on me, I am a serious lover of the Illamasqua cake / sealing gel / liner brush combo. Even before I ever tried it I was struck by this review from Pink Sith and hooked, using it again I am totally reeled in.
After lunch the inspiration turned to stain glass windows. For me, this gave room for more experiments with how different Cream Pigment bases changed the hues of the Powder Shadows and Pure Pigments.
Thank you to my model the lovely Aphrodita
Stain glass hand?
Illamasqua's Experimental Colour Workshop costs £200 - check out their website or chat to Chinyee who Manages the Illamasqua School of Make Up Art.
I had a fabulous day - Thank you Illamasqua!
Wow, this is so creative, I am very impressed and also impressed by your willingness to embrace something that would be so far out of my comfort zone, very interesting post.
ReplyDelete@Debbie - The courses have all involved spending as long as a model as you do applying makeup, but not everyone is happy to have their experimental work photographed. So I've always stuck to my own. I also really loved what Mary-Ann did. :D
ReplyDeleteI wish these were available in Australia, it looks like there's so much fun to be had!
ReplyDeleteI love coloured eyebrows, I wish that was the norm. There is nothing better than seeing someone with blue hair and blue eyebrows to match!
ReplyDelete@Jerry - You would have a blast! Here's hoping Illamasqua set up school in Australia too!
ReplyDelete@Annabella - Totally totally agree with you!
this looks like it's beyond fun! like kindergarten but for adults! yum yum!
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