Explanation

I realize now that I never fully explained my independent study, or the purpose of this blog. First of all, my independent study is the study of makeup, and it is based firmly in the idea that makeup is like any other art form, and the face is simply a different canvas. Most canvases are blank, flat surfaces, whereas the face has shadows, and peaks and valleys built right in. Makeup offers a way to change how any face looks, to make eyes look rounder or more almond-shaped, to make skin look luminous or eyes change color. For example: green eyes pop when surrounded with black, hazel eyes look green when lined in plum shades, and if you want to make your eyes look less round, wing the eyeliner straight out. Kim Kardashian even uses contouring, adding more shadows and highlights, to make her nose look shorter. Contouring is a way of changing the shadows and light on your face, the same way that artists use darker colors to create more depth in a lifelike painting, so too can we use darker colors to make our cheekbones more prominent, or our nose thinner.


The purpose of this blog is to prove that makeup artistry is, in fact, an art form. In addition to that, I'm here to provide tutorials, tips and tricks for people who don't know the techniques, for people who are interested, and to show the finished looks to people who don't believe that makeup can be art. It can be, I believe this strongly, and I intend to prove it.


In order to prove it, I'm going to make dramatic, over-the-top makeup looks, almost couture in a way. Everyday makeup is not usually the transforming type, whereas makeup designed for strong lights, or runways, is. There's an art to painting someone's face, there's a way of portraying a certain feeling or theme that can be expressed through makeup. The same way that a fashion designer creates a collection based on a certain idea, makeup can be inspired by anything, anyone, and can be basic, or over the top. All of it is art, the use of colors to make something look interesting. Watch me prove it.