Timed Assessment - In the Role of the Makeup Designer/Assesor

Today, my partner Rachel had her assessment as the Makeup Artist today. She had to set up the makeup work station with an organised touch, and make sure she had all of the products and tools available in which she needed to complete the assessment.

Unfortunately, she arrived late to the assessment. As a model, I felt very uncomfortable and unaware of whether or not she was going to turn up at all to the assessment. This is due to not attending many other sessions beforehand to practise the makeup. She had then sadly forgotten her makeup kit and brushes therefore I had to provide it all for her to work on myself which was very disappointing.

As unprepared as she was to begin with, she soon got herself into work mode. She began by blocking my eyebrows out which I think took a little longer than expected, therefore the rest of the application had to be rushed slightly. She blocked the eyebrows out well though, and the coverage was good. I felt at ease once she began applying the base foundation onto my face, neck, and ears. She applied with great coverage which is exactly what I wanted for my particular design; a clean looking finish.

I think Rachel is the type of person who enjoys working under pressure, which is why I feel she completed the look a lot better than I had honestly expected.

The symmetry of the contouring was good, although I felt she could have maybe gone a little darker with the shading as it did not particularly show up well on camera. She also forgot to contour the sides of my nose for a more dramatic look when it was clearly stated in my instructions and on the face chart I had designed. Another point in reference to camera work is I feel that she could have gone a little heavier with the products and gave a stronger finish as the photos do not show up everything therefore my design looks unfinished. I think that will come with practise and experience though.

I felt very comfortable as  the makeup application progressed as I was happy to see that she was doing almost everything correctly; the way I had instructed. She made sure I was comfortable, especially when she was blocking my eyebrows out as a little pressure is required.

Overall, I think Rachel did a good job on the day apart from being late to the assessment and forgetting her makeup. My main criticisms would be on organisational and time management skills. If she worked on those, I feel she could be a great makeup artist. I found it very difficult to get in contact to practise, and communicate our ideas across to one another. Hopefully this will have taught Rachel a lesson in some sort, that she needs to be a little more committed to what is on hand. Due to the lack of communication throughout the process of our designs, I would not choose to be partnered with Rachel again because of her lack of motivation and punctuality to lessons.

Here are some of the photos of the makeup in which Rachel applied...