Timed Assessment In The Role Of The Designer

I thought that the make up artist carrying out my design behaved professionally before and during the timed assessment. During the sessions before the assessment she was careful in following my instructions clearly and wanted to know exactly my thoughts and meaning behind the design. The make up artist was also keen to practise and always had the correct products available and ready. She coped well with changes that I made during the practices which I had not yet documented or written on the notes. During the assessment the make up artist was wearing appropriate clothing and had her hair tied back, she also carried out a consultation form which instantly made her more professional. An error which I noticed towards the beginning of the assessment was that I did not see her wash her hands, I do not doubt the cleanliness of them but I would have preferred to see this done. When applying the make up she worked from an appropriate distance from my face which made me feel comfortable and not claustrophobic. Overall I thought that the make up was applied well and the look that I wanted to achieve was translated sufficiently. During the beginning of the applications she did not carry out the first step of the notes which were written out clearly. I wanted toner applied to my eyebrows before being blocked just to make sure no residue or dirt was left over from previous make up. She failed to carry this step out and although I do not believe that it altered the final look it shows a lack of attention to detail. This made me think that the notes beforehand could have been read more thoroughly. Communication during the application was generally good, however I thought that questions could have been asked throughout, for example whether the pressure being applied on the face was comfortable. Regarding errors made when applying the make up there were very few. My design incorporated some difficult techniques such as blocking out the eyebrows. I thought that this task was carried out well, but due to its difficulty could have been better. I think that it could have been improved by adding more layers of soap at the beginning, this would have therefore made the base smoother which could have been easier to cover. The mixture of cosmetics used to cover them could have also been thicker. My design also required the addition of pearls above the natural brow line, this could have been difficult but due to the practices it was carried out how I wanted it to be. My design also incorporated lots of blending across the forehead and I thought it was done really well and created a very soft look. Under the cheekbones I thought it was slightly too harsh and it could have been blended more, however I had not specifically said this in my notes, so I cannot blame the artist. During the application of make up one of my eyes started watering heavily, I believe this to be due to make up accidentally falling into my eye. My make up artist instantly recognised this as a contra action and dealt with the situation appropriately by having make up remover on hand, this incident did however effect the final outcome of the look as the white mascara on my left eye had to be removed. Another slight improvement that I believe could have been made was the application of the lip products. I think that it looked a bit messy and uneven, I think if more time was spent on the application then it would have improved. Overall I thought that the make up artist creating my look was competent, professional and skilled. There were very few errors made throughout and certainly nothing that made the application uncomfortable, any errors that were made I imagine were due to a lack of experience, and can easily be righted.

My Design