Penumbra - Make-up design ideas

For my first face chart I followed the idea of masking or and hiding something.  I was also inspired by the image I spoke about in my previous post which featured stars amidst the shadows - and so I chose to create the 'mask' out of diamond, again creating a juxtaposition of diamonds being associated with emitting light, while shadows are the opposite. I also used the idea of a bright pop of colour, again contrasting the shadow, by adding a bright red lip. I wanted to keep the eyes and eyebrows fair and neat so as not to detract from the 'mask.'

For my second design I was inspired by the Vogue image of a girl with long lashes creating shadows down her cheeks. However I wanted to continue the idea of light-meets-dark and mystery, so I wanted to obscure the eyes - and in doing so, block the 'window to the soul.' So instead of creating shadow from lashes, I have chosen to use the brows, so that shadows will be cast over the eyes, almost rapping them behind bars. To do this I will need to attach long, false brow hairs. For the lips, I wanted to carry on with dark and shadowy tones, so I opted for a deep purple. I would also heavily contour my model, to create as much 'shading' as possible. 

Next, I wanted to focus less on the make-up, and more on the actual creation of shadows. So for my face chart, I used very natural make-up to create soft skin, lightly contoured, with a nude lip and pale peach eyeshadow and fair eyebrows. I wanted everything to look natural, innocent and delicate, to contrast the shadows I will cast over the model. These shadows, and how I will create them, are something I still need to work on. 

Finally, I chose to go for a more obvious approach, and do the make-up in a 'shadowy' way, by applying a smokey eye and greyish eyebrows. The smokey eye will fade from grey to black, representing my initial keyword 'penumbra.' For the lips I chose a muted, greyish-purple tone.