Bloody Mary

The Victim

Final Face Charts

The Victim Face Chart

Key Features : 

Eyes kept shut, leaking blood

Purple and salmon/brown eyeshadows to create a sinister effect 

High gloss gothic lips

Bloody Mary Face Chart

Key Features :

Voluminous and big messy crimped hair

Blood red eyeliner under eyes to create an evil and menacing feel

Chapped, bloody and dry flakey lips

Make-Up Tests

Model for the victim : Cherry Huang 

I started practising the gothic lips on Cherry however I thought the lips looked too matte with the whole make up. I think for the final shoot it should be glossy with high shine and thick looking layers resembling blood.

Wispy, long twiggy eyeslashes for an eery look

Model for Bloody Mary : Sophie Chung (myself)

I wanted to create loose crimped pieces all over the hair to give a mad and messy effect. I would like the hair to be bigger and more voluminous for the final shoot. I have brought a section of hair i have selected from the back and brought it forward, twisting and dropping it slightly below my forehead. I thought this looked different from all the traditional gothic hairstyles I have been looking at and it makes the look more contemporary.  

Edit experiment, attempting to create a mirror reflection effect 

The Models

Model for the victim : Cherry Huang

I have chosen Cherry to be my model, mainly because she has the perfect plump and big lips for me to create the poisonous statement lip make up I want especially for that character. She also has the sleek, long black hair I want to feature in her look too.

Model for Bloody Mary : Sophie Chung (myself)

I have chosen myself to play out my famous 'scary face' everyone says they're always scared to see. And I think I can pull off a very sinister look with it with the help of an unnerving make up I am looking forward to try and achieve.

Gothic Gore Digital Portraits

Modern Gothic Make Up Research

Julianne Moore Cover for T - Magazine

From these images i love the experimentation with the loose crimped hair. Direction and placement of even small sections of the hair over the face can give an impact immediately. It can really add character or the emotion being portrayed in the photo.

Runway 

The middle image of the make up for Gareth Pu's collection is most striking and i love the use of exaggerated red eyeshadow creeping up to the brow bone. It's very bold but it works as a statement. I also spotted a subtle tear line coming down from the models eye on the left which is different and makes it stand out from the perfect runway tradition of make up. 

TOPSHOP Online

The wet and sleek back hair ideas here creates a disturbing aspect of perfection. They also strengthen the focus of the strong make up on every feature of the face. The lips are gothic inspired but instead using contemporary colours and promoted as fashionable.  

In The Studio - Crimping and Gothic Hair

CRIMPING AND UP-STYLES 

Tools:

> Hair Crimper

> Tail Comb

> Hairpins and grips (large and small)

> Hairspray

Crimp all over the head by small sections, starting from the root to tip. Crimp from the bottom to the top. When doing the top of the head you can pull each section right up so you can crimp as close as you can to the roots, making sure the whole head is crimped.

Sectioning the front part of the hair first from ear to ear, then again into 3 parts. All three sections are rolled up into a bouffant shape to make the front.

Pin and grip method: after rolling each section in with your fingers, get a hair pin with 2 ends and grip it securely right into the hair and tuck it in tightly until the hair grip disappears.

The bottom is sectioned off into two and the same method is repeated. Except the bottom half is rolled in the opposite direction, going upwards.