Friday, 28 September 2012

Must have

My absolute must have product:
Genifique Repair SC Youth Activating Night Cream.
At £56 it is one of the most expensive products I use, but after trying a sample a while ago I just can't do without it! It is so good on your skin it's luxurious, silky texture leaves skin feeling irresistibly smooth. There is a whole range of Genifique, Youth Activating Concentrate, Youth Activating Cream (day cream) and Youth Activating Eye Cream.

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Battered

Some more SFX today! I think I'm getting pretty good with the bruising! Well better anyway.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Pin curling

I did some pin curling at home today. The first time, looks good its my favourite curling so far!

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Billy Elliot

Task 4
Find 2 plays that are on in the UK now:
Billy Elliot is in Theaters now:    www.billyelliotthemusical.com/london-site
It is playing at the Victoria Palace Theater until 21st December 2013 www.victoriapalacetheater.co.uk/Online/default.asp

The Wig Mistress on this Play is Linzi Bowen:
Linzi is a wig mistress and makeup artist, She has been for over 13 years.
Linzi has steadily worked her way up from being wig assistant to wig mistress and therefore running/managing  a Wigs Department.




Legally Blond The Musical

Task 4
Find 2 plays that are on in the UK
 Legally Blonde is playing in Theaters in the UK now:
www.legallyblondethemusical.co.uk/tour/
It is on at the New Wimbledon Theater from 25 Sept- 6 Oct 2012
www.atgtickets.com/venue/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/7/

The Wig mistress on this show is Samantha Walker.
Samantha is a wig dresser and makeup artist and has been working for the last four years in Theater.
The majority of her studies at the University of Arts were based around wig making, through her own choice, and this is her passion within the industry. Since graduation she had small amounts of work for Sarah Wetherburns facial and hair specialists  more significantly as manager of the ladies department for Bloomsbury of London.
Samantha is also working on Les Miserables at the Queens Theater from June 2005 till present.
Samantha's other work includes: Spamalot, We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing, Beauty And The Beast.

Wigs in Film & Television

Task 4
Top 3 uses for wigs in film & television:

Wigs play an assorted role within film & Television.
DEXTER star MICHAEL C. HALL is wearing a hi-tech wig on set of his new movie to hide his hair loss from cancer treatment.

 
The main uses for wigs in film and television is to camplete characters for the specific era that the designers want to create.
Here is RUSSEL CROW in Master & Commander wearing a wig:



Here are some characters from Legend Of The Seeker wearing wigs:


Another use would be to elaborate on a specific time period.

Alec Guinness as Fagin
Helen Bonham Carter in 2012 Great Expectations as Mrs Havisham



Surrogates

Task 4    Films

5 Films i love with awesome makeup:





The fifth would have to be Surrogates, The MUA for this movie is Amy Lederman.
Amy Lederman creates exquisite faces with her makeup for Film, Television, Commercials, Print, Red Carpet Events, Fashion Photo Shoots, and Press Junkets.
Amy's Feature Film Work Includes: XMen First Class, Surrogates, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Fockers, Pianha 3D, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Amy's Television Work Includes: True Blood, CSI Miami, Big Love, Ugly Betty.
A passion for gorgeous flawless skin and extreme knowledge of the skin, has led Amy to develop an extraordinary sucessful cosmeceutical grade skincare line called "A.L.G.Skincare.
amylederman.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGwQ74cH5O0&feature=fvwel
I love the use of makeup in this movie Amy has done so well making people look like robots with flawless skin then made them look so unkempt pure awesomeness.