Urban Decay: Further Product Research

As well as Urban Decay's generic eyeshadows, lipsticks and mascaras, they have other ranges of products such as nail varnishes and false lashes.  Through researching further into the brand's products, I have found four products that I could use for my final look to advertise an extra product from the brand's collection.

EYESHADOW PRIMER POTION

ANON, (2012). Counterfeit Urban Decay [digital image] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/115900-counterfeit-urban-decay/

Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion is one of their best-selling products.  Their customers love it because applying a small amount over your eyelids before applying your eyeshadow enhances the colours and pigments in the eyeshadow.  The Eyeshadow Primer Potion also prevents your eyeshadow from creasing, making it stand out and last longer throughout the day.

NAIL VARNISH

URBAN DECAY, (N.D.) Naked & Electric Nail Polishes [digital images] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.xsparkage.com/urban-decay-naked-nail-polish-set-review-swatches/ and http://www.zadidoll.com/2014/01/urban-decay-electric-nail-polish-trio.html

Urban Decay nail varnishes seem to come in waves of limited edition sets, as I cannot find any nail varnishes currently being sold on their website.  However I know that they have previously had a Naked nail varnish collection, along with an Electric nail colour trio.

FALSE LASHES

URBAN DECAY, (2014). Urban Decay False Lashes [digital image] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2014/08/urban-decay-false-lashes-perversion-partial/

It appears to be the same for Urban Decay's False Lashes too, as there are only two pairs currently in stock online, but having been to their stores before, I know that they stock many more.  Urban Decay False Lashes are generically black, styled into winged, fanned or criss cross shapes, sometimes with the addition of glitter.

PREP & SETTING SPRAYS

DANIELLE, (2014). Make-up Setting Spray Face-off [digital image] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.xovain.com/makeup/best-makeup-setting-sprays-at-every-price

Urban Decay's Prep and Set sprays are two sprays that have been designed to prep the skin before make-up application, and set the cosmetics after they have been applied.  The Prep Spray is designed to absorb oils on your face and minimise the appearance of pores.  On the other hand, the Setting Spray is designed to keep your make-up in place all day or night, without it creasing and without you feeling it on your face.

References:

- URBAN DECAY, (N.D.) All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray [online] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/face/setting-spray/all-nighter-long-lasting-makeup-setting-spray

- URBAN DECAY, (N.D.) B6 Vitamin-infused Complexion Prep Spray [online] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/face/prep-spray/b6-vitamin-infused-complexion-prep-spray

- URBAN DECAY, (N.D.) Eyeshadow Primer Potion [online] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/eyes/eye-shadow-primer/eyeshadow-primer-potion

- URBAN DECAY, (N.D.) Perversion False Lashes [online] [viewed 26th April 2015]. Available from: http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/eyes/false-lashes/perversion-false-lashes

Beach Look: Final Look

This is my Urban Decay inspired high summer/beach look.  For the look I decided to focus on the beach side of it with the idea of a beach party.  With this in mind, I played around with bright colours and opted for the look that I have created above.  I decided to create the look with warmer colours on the eyes and lips, and a contrasting cool blue eyeliner.

The base creates good coverage and I am happy with the contouring, as I feel that it creates a good structure to the face.  I am also happy with the colours that I have chosen to use in the make-up.  The pink and orange eye work well with the orange lip and I think that the blue eyeliner contrasts well with the other colours.  Overall I am happy with the outcome of this look.

High Summer/Beach: Inspiration & Ideas

INSPIRATION:

Make-up & Hair Moodboard

For the High Summer/Beach Look, I have decided that I am going to focus on the idea of a beach party, as I would like to incorporate bright colours that can be found in Urban Decay's Electric palette.  Through research I have found a lot of contrasting bright colours on the eyes and lips, which I think could work really well for my look.  For the hair I want to create a high, sleek ponytail, as seen in some of the pictures above.

IDEAS:

Face Chart 1                                              Face Chart 2                                              Face Chart 3

Above are three face charts that I have designed for my Urban Decay inspired Beach Look.  I have used bright, contrasting colours within my designs, because I think that bright colours reflect Summer quite well.  Below are the steps you would take to create them.

FACE CHART 1:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine, but do not powder anywhere else
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Illamasqua's Beg blusher to the cheeks
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Apply Revolution's Calm Me Down eyeshadow to the eyelids from their Ultimate Colour Chaos palette
- From Revolution's same palette, apply WKD along the upper lash line and bring out into a winged flick
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by mixing and applying Kate Moss 01 and LC005 from Kryolan's lip palette to the lips

FACE CHART 2:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine, but do not powder anywhere else
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Naked Flushed highlighter along the cheekbones and down the nose
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Apply I Said Go! across the eyelids and Super Y in the creases - eyeshadows both from Revolution's Ultimate Colour Chaos palette
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by applying Maybelline's Pink Punch lipstick

FACE CHART 3:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine, but do not powder anywhere else
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Illamasqua's Ambition blusher to the cheeks
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Apply Revolution's Pink Obsession from their Ultimate Colour Chaos palette across the eyelids, and then apply Tom Tom in the corners and creases of the eyes, as well as along the bottom lash line
- From the same palette, use Over-bored and apply along the upper lash line, bringing it out into a winged flick
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by applying LC005 lipstick from Kryolan's lip palette

Hair Chart

Above is the hair design for my Urban Decay inspired Beach Look.  I have opted for the high, sleek ponytail with hair wrapped around the band, because I feel that this will work well with the make-up looks that I have created.

References:

- ALL WOMEN'S TALK (N.D.) Sleek High Ponytail [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://hair.allwomenstalk.com/fabulous-back-to-school-hairstyles-to-rock-this-fall/11/

- ANON, (N.D.) Beach Tricks to Look Flawless [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://www.ourvanity.com/beauty/essential-post-beach-beauty-treatments/

- ANON (N.D.) Long Sleek Ponytail [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://www.hairfinder.com/hairstyles4/holthairstyle9.htm

- ANON, (2010). Makeup For Ever Summer [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://www.beautyexchange.com.hk/blog/Make%20Up%20For%20Ever%20Summer%202010:%20Creamy%20Eye%20Color/8532

- ANON, (N.D.) N/A [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://vb.onstek.com/t21573.html

- LILY, (2011). Rainbow Bright Makeup [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: http://she12.com/makeup/rainbow-makeup/

- PINTEREST, (N.D.) Colourful Eye Makeup [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: https://www.pinterest.com/morgan2nc/colorful-eye-makeup/

- PINTEREST, (N.D.) Colour in Beauty [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: https://www.pinterest.com/arttherapymag/colour-in-beauty/

- PINTEREST, (N.D.) Disney Inspired Makeup [digital image] [viewed 23rd April 2015]. Available from: https://www.pinterest.com/Andwewuzset/disney-inspired-makeup/

Spring Look: Final Look

This is my Urban Decay inspired Spring/Summer look.  For the design, I focused on Spring elements as opposed to Summer, and with this in mind I opted for pastel and neutral shades.  I like the make-up and think that it works well with the hairstyle, giving the look an innocent feel, much like Spring represents as it is typically associated with flowers, baby chicks and lambs.  On the eyes I chose to use a pale blue, fading out into a lilac eyeshadow and a pink lip gloss for the lips.  I like the fishtail plait, and I think that it has worked a lot better here than on my original model for this shoot, as she has longer hair.

Having previously shot this look and not been happy with it, I feel that the second outcome is definitely a lot better than the first.  This is because I chose to shoot in the studios and not outside, because the last time I shot my Spring look the sun was too bright for the camera to actually pick up on the detail in the make-up.  Overall I am much happier with the re-shoot of this look.

Spring Look: Test Shoot

Over the Easter break I did a shoot for my Urban Decay inspired spring look, however I am unhappy with the outcome so will re-shoot it back in the studios at uni.  I am happy with the make-up and hair designs, but I feel that because it was such a bright day the images do not do the make-up any justice.  You can't really see the detail in the make-up and I think that it will show up better in the studios with proper lighting.  I like the fishtail plait in the hair, but the model's hair was slightly too short to get the full effect of the plait.

When I re-shoot this look I will use a different model and keep the make-up the same but build up the colours a bit more.  However I will probably play around with some different plaiting techniques to see which has the best outcome for a spring time inspired look/

Spring/Summer Look: Inspiration & Ideas

INSPIRATION:

Make-up & Hair Moodboard

For this Urban Decay inspired look I am going to focus on Springtime inspired images rather than Summertime, and so created the moodboard above in order to help me gather my ideas together.  Through research, I found a lot of pastel colours and various plaiting techniques.  When designing ideas for this look, I will take into consideration the above images as my inspiration.  Initially for my Urban Decay inspired Spring look I think I will play around with pastel colours around the eyes and on the lips too, however I would also like to test brighter colours on the lips with a more natural look for the rest of the face.  For the hair I will look explore with the plaiting techniques that we learnt previously in class, and I will look at possibly incorporating flowers into the hairstyle.

IDEAS:

Face Chart 1                                              Face Chart 2                                              Face Chart 3

Above are three face charts that I have designed for my Urban Decay inspired Spring Look.  I have kept pastel shades and neutrals in my designs, because these are colours that I associate with Spring.  Below are the steps you would take to create these looks.

FACE CHART 1:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Urban Decay's Naked Flushed blusher to the cheeks
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Apply Revolution's My Demons eyeshadow from their Ultimate Colour Chaos palette
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by applying Bobbi Brown's Pink Gold lipgloss

FACE CHART 2:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Illamasqua's Beg blusher to the cheeks
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Apply a pale blue eyeshadow across the eyelids and fade it out into Nooner eyeshadow from the Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay, bringing it up by the brow bone
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by applying Illamasqua's Move lipgloss

FACE CHART 3:
- Begin by applying Kryolan foundation and primer to the skin
- Contour using a darker shade of foundation and the powder around the nose creases to prevent any shine
- Darken the contour with a bronzing powder and apply Urban Decay's Naked Flushed blusher to the cheeks
- Prep the eyelids with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Fill in the eyebrows using Sleek's Au Naturel eyeshadow palette
- Apply Revolution's Over-bored eyeshadow from their Ultimate Colour Chaos palette
- Coat the eyelashes with Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara
- Finish by applying Bobbi Brown's Raspberry Shimmer lipstick

Hair Chart

Above is the hair chart that I have designed for my Urban Decay inspired Spring Look.  When I think of a Spring inspired hairstyle, I always think of plaiting, which is why I have chosen a big fishtail plait. I think that a fishtail plait will work really well with the make-up designs that I have created because they are quite soft plaits and I plan to have small pieces of hair falling around my model's face to shape the make-up.

References:
- ALDANA, A (2011) Spring makeup must haves [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.examiner.com/article/spring-makeup-must-haves

- ANON (N.D.) 14 Vivacious Makeup Ideas for Spring 2014 [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.prettydesigns.com/spring-makeup/

- ANON (2012) Fishtail Frenzy [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://thefashionjet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/fishtail-frenzy.html 

- ANON (N.D.) Hairstyle Plaits [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.thoughtyoumayask.com/picsbtqq/hairstyles-plaits-2012

- CAMP, J (2014) Statement Spring Hair & Beauty from Cosmopolitan UK [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.whowhatwear.com/blogs/www/vava-vroom-spring-statement-hair-and-beauty-from-cosmopolitan-uk
- CHONG, J (2012) Introducing Shu Uemura Blosson Dream Makeup Collection For Spring 2013 [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://joeychong.com/2012/12/21/introducing-shu-uemura-blossom-dream-makeup-collection-for-spring-2013/
- DAVIS, D (N.D.) Spring Makeup That’s Prettier Than a Bunch of Flowers [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gallery/spring-makeup-2013/p130822/page10
- DIOR (2013) Dior Cherie Bow Spring 2013 [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://www.sassisamblog.com/2013/01/31/diors-cherie-bow-spring-2013-make-up-collection-will-have-you-swooning-in-sweet-delight/
- HANSON, A (2013) Sweet 2013 Spring Makeup Inspiration [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://blog.themodelstage.com/sweet-2013-spring-makeup-inspiration/sweet-2013-spring-makeup-inspiration-18/

- HANSON, A (2013) Sweet 2013 Spring Makeup Inspiration [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://blog.themodelstage.com/sweet-2013-spring-makeup-inspiration/sweet-2013-spring-makeup-inspiration-24/

- ZEN MAGAZINE (2013) Spring Makeup Trends: 3 Hot Makeup Trends for 2013 [digital image] [viewed 27th March 2015]. Available from: http://zenmagazineafrica.com/culture/spring-makeup-trends-3-hot-makeup-trends-2013/

Evening Look: Final Look

This is my Urban Decay inspired evening look.  For the look, I opted for a dark eye and lip with volumed curly hair.  I am happy with the overall look and I think that the glossy dark eye works well with the berry lip.  The base creates a good coverage on the skin, however I think that I could have contoured my model's face a bit more in order to create a more structured finish.  The hairstyle creates volume around the model's face and I think that the volumed curls work well for an evening look.  Overall I am pleased with the outcome of the images for this look.