Evaluation

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!