'Bloom' Shoot Elements: Makeup, Photography, Styling and Model Choice

'Bloom' is all about taking the stereotypically wintery berry tones and making them appropriate for skin. One of my main inspirations for this shoot was the look that Val Garland created for Preen S/S17. The look features colourful pressed flowers that have been stuck to the face and I really liked the use of berry toned flowers so began wondering if I could find a way to make berry tones wearable for Spring.

Makeup and Hair:

For the makeup, I really want to create a beautiful base with a smattering of freckles across the nose and forehead. I will incorporate the berry tones into the look by choosing a high shine rich berry nail varnish for the nails and will use a blackened raspberry toned lipstick for the lips. I want the lip colour to have soft edges and to look like a stain instead of a lipstick as this is what will make the lip wearable and give it a lighter feel for spring. I don't want to go to heavy on the eyes as I feel this may be too distracting from the dark lips and eyes. Glossy, shiny textures are quite a strong feature throughout the entire magazine as they are consistently on trend every year for spring and summer, so I want to incorporate that into this makeup look by doing a really glossy, wet look lid. As the whole magazine is about beauty that is wearable and achievable, I don't want to go too bold with the hair as I feel it will be too much as this look has a lot going on already. However I do want my model to look put together and elegant, so I think a soft, wispy, low bun will compliment the makeup perfectly.

Model:

I think this look would look beautiful on an Asian model, as I particularly love the way freckles look on Asian skin tones. To best capture the glossiness of the eye I'm looking for a model with a lot of lid space as I think this would best show it off and catch the light. Below are some images of Xiao Wen Ju as well as some of the possible models that I have found on purple port.

 

Styling:

I want to portray my inspiration image through the styling, so have found a few sheer blouses from Zara that I think could work perfectly! Although I like the flowiness of the first top, I think I prefer the second as I think that the berry tones in the flowers will tie in well with the makeup. The sheerness makes it simple and feminine, but I think the brightness of the flowers will add really springlike vibe to the whole shoot.

Photography:

With the photography for this shoot, I'm cautious that if I choose a white background, the look might look too much like an advertorial or perfume advert. I will play around with different backgrounds on the day but for now am thinking about a grey background. For the lighting I want just a simple beauty set up to begin with so we can play around with the positioning of the lights and maybe use shadow to create some depth to the images. One thing I know I will need to pay special attention to when shooting is that the freckles are being captured and aren't being washed out and disappearing. I am working with Cher again on this shoot which means I can relax about the photography and focus on the makeup, hair and overall outcome.

Image Refs:

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