Penumbra editorial image - final hair and make-up designs

I had a fifth idea for a make-up design for my word penumbra. I really wanted to work with the idea of 'light meets dark', and so I designed a look where everything is ombré. I incorporated the grey smokey eyes fading from light to dark grey from a previous design into this one, with bold eyeliner added for a dramatic look. I illustrated red-black ombré lips, and even brows which fade from dark to light. I would use highlighter and contouring to accentuate face shape. I liked this design and thought that it fit my word 'penumbra' well, although I was not happy with it being a finalised idea. 















And so, I pulled together my favourite parts of various designs to create this look, which I would like to try shooting. It is similar to the above look, however I have taken away the eyeliner as I thought it made the look a little too '50s' - the typical winged eyeliner and red lips. I also wanted to focus more on the blending and fading of colours, and thought that this bold line detracted from that. I made the eyeshadow more dramatic and winged instead, travelling further up the temples. I kept the ombré lips, keeping the 'light meets dark' theme. I included brows which fade slightly too - I will want them to be quite straight, not too arched, above the eyeshadow. Contouring will be quite heavy, and highlighter will be used to accentuate and contrast this. I will experiment with false lashes - perhaps dramatic, large ones - to see the added effect.






For the hair, in keeping with the 'light meets dark' idea of penumbra and shadows, and inspired by the MAC 'To Live' video featured in a previous post, I have designed a sleek ponytail with a quiff at the top, and then a backcombed, teased, crimped, curled, and all-round voluminous and messy ponytail part. I thought that the front section represented the 'light' through connotations of being neat and tidy, and the back section represented the 'dark' though connotations of being messy and untidy. 

Alternatively, I may use the same idea, but in high-up bunchies - neat at the front with strands framing the face, then backcombed ponytails. This would combine connotations of sweet, innocent, young girls who wear pigtails, contrasted with the same messy, 'dark' feel.

For lighting, I want to use a gobo with a spotlight to cast a lost of shadow.