I've always been inspired by creative make up artistry. Art you can wear, that transforms you as a person. It all began with those Benetton ads in the 80's that I took waaay too literally. I haven't been able to find some of the ones I remember, ones that had bright, tribal-esque or theatrical inspired colors in geometric shapes painted asymmetrically on fresh faced models. If you find them, please, please forward them my way!
In junior high I remember going to school with my hair in a side ponytail with a neon orange stripe painted on one side (I think it was supposed to be a lightening bolt). Once I wore a mime stripe over one eye and another time it was a black cross, again, only over one eye (matched my Madonna inspired rosaries). The most avant garde look I came up with involved one green eyebrow and pink eye shadow with little "seeds" painted on the lid. It was supposed to look like a slice of watermelon... I know. This last incident may have been the one that inspired the Principal to call me out of class to ask me if "everything was ok at home".
Sadly I don't have pitcures of those early attempts of my own, but I did find these lovely images on Flicker by Panda Cat Baby. She did the makeup and photography for the image below and the one above. I still haven't gotten through all over her albums, but already I'm all "Rachel-Zoe-I-Die" over her.
In high school I only continued to get more... "creative" with my hair and makeup themes, which were frequently "conceptual", but I'll save those stories for later ;)
Obviously I still take every opportunity to play "dress up", whether its for a party or a holiday, (or just watching a period film). My friend sent me this link to the MAC Facebook site that shows techniques for some of their outragous looks: MAC FREAKS OUT BEHIND THE SCENES.
One of my favorite looks from this collection is the Roy Lichtenstein inspired comic book heroine face, painted with little dots:
Roy Lichtenstein Another favorite source of inspiration is Japanese street fashion. A constantly evolving melange of western and asian influences, there is always something unexpected transforming there.
I'm collecting images of my own MUA work for my portfolio... coming soon :)
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