Overall I really enjoyed the 'What the
Dickens' project and found it to be useful in developing my hair and
makeup skills. The technical lessons were great and I really enjoyed
being taught by Lottie as I feel her teaching style and humour helped
me to learn at ease in a comfortable environment.
I was really pleased with how my
Estella look turned out. I was really happy with the hair,
particularly as it is not my strong point, but it just goes to show
that practice really does make perfect! The only thing I would have
changed if I were to redo my look would be the hair colour of my
model, as the novel clearly states that Estella had brown hair.
However saying that, I really liked the effect it had on Lorna's
ombre red hair, even if it isn't historically accurate. I was really
happy with the styling as I managed to pull it together without
spending any money yet I still found it to look effective.
My Miss Havisham look I was not so
happy with. Due to running out of time I decided to use my friend
Becka as a model and used a wig on her for ease. However as the wig
was synthetic it didn't photograph very well particularly under
flash. I wasn't that happy with the makeup either; bruising, ageing
and prosthetic work is definitely not my strong point as my main
focus is on beauty and fashion so I found I struggled to make my
design look realistic and appropriate for TV. Saying that, I did
enjoy the experience and the skills I learned will help me in the
future I'm sure. If I were to shoot this again I would choose a more
suited model, practice bruising and ageing more beforehand and use
real hair!
