One of the key mis en scene aspects of the whole film besides costume is Make-up. Antonia's character's make-up carries a very significant meaning as it clearly portrays her to be a 'slut'. We went away and researched whores in other films and came across one factor they all had in common - red lips and a lot of makeup. So I decided my character would also have red lips and a lot of makeup in order to support the stereotype of everyday whores. I know how to apply make up but I'm no expert when it comes to lipstick so I went online to YouTube to look for tutorials on how to apply it correctly. I came across one woman called Carli Bybel however when I tried the techniques she suggested I struggled a bit.
They weren't necessarily hard to follow... I have fuller lips so I felt I'd benefit better from someone who had similar lips to mine. After continuing to browse for half an hour or so I came across a woman called ItsMyRayeRaye who I'm already subscribed to on YouTube. She gave the best advice and went through each step thoroughly.
On January the 29th I went popped into superdugs to purchase a Blood red lipstick and burgundy lipstick both by Barry M. I also bought some Cheryl Cole false eyelashes (which I ended up not using as they looked weird on camera). A week ago I ordered some false red nails via amazon for about £3. I wanted them to be long so as to over-exaggerate my character. When they came, they were a little brighter than I expected but overall I was happy with the purchase as buying it on the high street would have cost me triple the price.
After carefully following her instructions, this was my end result!
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