White Base Experiment

Experimenting with different white bases..

In this lesson we were experimenting with different products to create white base on the face. The purpose of this is to see if we could create an Elizabethan foundation look using the products in our kits. We used our Charles Fox Supra and Aqua colour and also experimented with the Illamasqua white base foundation.

Supra colour –

The supra colour was the one we first experimented with on half of the face. This was really easy to use because it blends very well and is easy to use from the back of your hand. It has a really nice cream texture to it, which makes it easy to blend out. The coverage of this was the only down fall to it because it was quite thin once blended out but you could build up the product which would give you a better coverage.

Aqua colour-

On the other half of the face we experimented with the Aqua colour, which needs to be mixed with water to be able to use. This was quite difficult to use, as it doesn’t mix well with the water, which makes it a bit tricky to do on the back of your hand or on a pallet. Once we had put this on the skin it looked extremely streaky so we tried to blend it out but it didn’t really help still looked quite streaky. I wasn’t too keen on using this as a base maybe only for design work. 

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Illamasqua white base-

 Using the illamasqua white base was really easy to use off the back of my hand, it has a very tacky texture I think, which makes it easy to use because it doesn’t just move round the face. Once this was blended it created a nice smooth base, the only down fall about this one is that its not that thick. Tried adding a bit more to build up coverage but didn’t really seem to make much of a difference. Maybe this one would be best using on top of another product to give the smooth finish but just not add much colour to it.