My first year at West Thames college learning hair and
makeup techniques for fashion and current trends had been imperative to my
future career. I found starting from the basics in both hair and makeup enabled
me to gain confidence and skill in things such as foundation selections and
application and forming a simple plait. I found perfecting the simple skills
early on allowed me to gain confidence and apply the correct techniques when applying
more advanced techniques, including different types of braiding and
highlighting and contouring techniques. I also found being introduced to health
and safety rules and regulations, as well as etiquette stopped me from picking
up and bad habits and taught me things to look out for, such as skin
conditions.
I am very pleased with the work I have produced in all
current trends modules and I worked hard to gain the grades I got by not only
researching hair and makeup artists and the looks they produced but the
products and techniques they applied to achieve the results they did. This kind
of extensive research helped me gain a distinction in both hair and makeup
applications for my recreation of a SS15 hair and makeup look from fashion
week. This particular module is the one
I am most proud of, not only for the overall look but the amount of research I
put into it, which made me feel confident in the products and application
techniques I used.
I also found applying all my research, classes and
inspirations on an online blog very helpful to applying thorough and current research,
such as video’s, which would depict many different looks, interviews with
artists and application methods and I feel using an online blog to submit work
was a lot less stressful when arranging information, adding more information in
and successfully submitting it. Although I did find the idea of submitting my
work online in a blog very daunting at the beginning due o my lack of
confidence with technology, I am glad to have been pushed out of my comfort
zone.
I was also pushed out of my comfort zone when given the task
to arrange a photo shoot with a model, photographer and location outside of
college hours. As scary as the idea was, I knew I would encounter similar
experiences in the future, as this type of career entails communicating with an
array of people including models, photographers and stylists. Being made to advertise,
seek out and speak to photographers and models for this project really helped
to break the ice and made me conquer a fear! As a result of project, I found a
photographer with a great studio who said he would be happy to work with me
again. I loved the whole experience of finding and working with a suitable
model, designing a look suitable for their colouring and the overall feel for
the shoot, as well as helping to design specific pieces.
Overall, I have enjoyed my first year at West Thames and
have highly benefited from lessons in current hair and makeup trends. My
confidence in foundation selections, makeup applications and knowledge of
artist and products has increased massively. And while I still struggle with
finding confidence with hair, it has definitely improved any my idea have
become more elaborate and thought out.
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