Update

I haven't updated in a looong long time. I write everything down in a leather journal book now. I still use fake moleskines but not for documenting my crazy mind any more. I'm pretty 'normal' now. I'm into a routine, gotten rid of negative people and items, and I am taking all the right things.

I travel to Edinburgh 3 days a week. 2 of which I get up at 4:30/ 5am so I can get the 6 bus. My Wednesday class starts at 1 so thats not so bad. It's a pain in the arse but I'm doing it.

Edinburgh College is a complete mess, totally unorganised. I'm dealing with it. I just get my head down and sort out absolutely everything myself; not leaving anything to the lecturers. So far, my kit has cost me £963.35. Overall, the course has probably cost me close to £1500 (up until the Oct holidays). I wouldn't recommend the course to people that cant get their parents to pay their kit (more than half of the class is getting everything (housing, food, kits, travel) paid by parents) or if they cant get a job. I'm back at Wetherspoons doing 12/13 hour shifts.

I've not learned much so far. We are doing basic make-up. I need to find 14 models before the end of the break. I have 10, I think. Its soooo hard to find male models.

One of my lecturers told the class to look at my sketchbook as it is a "wonderful example" of how everyone's sketchbooks should look. In some areas (moodboard/ sketchbook making, colour contrasting/ harmonising etc) I feel like a big fish in a small pond. Other times (hairdressing) I am a small fish; I quite like it. I want a challenge.

I have an instagram account for my MU. I'm not sure if anyone reads these blogs any more but my account is @caitsykesmua

It shows my classwork, face paints, and some products I'm buying. I think I might set up a blog for myself and see where it takes me. All i have to do is find the time!


This will probably be my last post on this blog. If I do create a new one I'll make a linking post. Although, I'm not sure Niall will be interested in what eye shadow I'm wearing!

Thank you 

IGOTIN

I GOT IN! I GOT IN! I GOT IN! I GOT IN! I GOT IN!

ALL MY WORK FROM THE LAST YEAR HAS PAID OFF. I AM GOING TO BE STUDYING MAKE-UP ARTISTRY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN EDINBURGH. Apparently 600 people applied for the 25 spaces AND I AM ONE OF THE 25!!!!!!

For the second interview I had to create a mood board and do a face plan. My mum was my model so I had to relate the mood board to her age group. The studio is amazing, massive mirrors with bright lights and huge fancy chairs. She asked me a few questions then asked me to get started. I was asked a couple of questions as I was applying the make-up. I finished and left under an hour. Got the email yesterday and I haven't stopped smiling since.

EEP I'M SO EXCITED! 

Forgot to post

Frida Kahlo. Based on actual photographs of her rather than her paintings. Loving putting costumes/ backgrounds together. Thinking about doing a range of artists. Got two face paints planned for tonight/ tomorrow. Missed doing it. Put together all the stuff for my next interview; well prepared. Will post a pic when I do the practice shot on Mum.

Visiting BC again next week to see everyone's stuff in the exhibition. I've been back twice in a month to sort some stuff and I've been shown some work by Jordan, Alice, and Martin. I'm really impressed. They've done so well and come so far.

College Interview

My interview was yesterday. It was fairly unorganised; everyone was told that their interview was 1pm. I was still waiting to be interviewed at 3:30pm. When I was taken in she looked through my stuff and asked me to summarise the essay I wrote. It was fairly simple. I wasn't asked proper questions though which I thought was strange.

I got an email at 9am this morning telling me I have got my second interview in June!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For this interview I need to do a makeup plan and take in a model and do the planned makeup on them. I also need to create a mood board, this time it cant be online. So I'm currently figuring out how to do that. I dont know if id make one online then blow it up to A3 sized or basically make a collaged image from magazines and print outs. I think that would look messy though.

I want to have it figured out and done in about 2 weeks time.

Iron Man

I used pictures of RDJ as Iron Man for reference. The eyes are a little wrong but I'm still quite happy with this; it took me forever. I edited out my eyes to see what it would look like and its super creepy but also shows that it works.

I was in college last week to see Siobhan about the portfolio I've put together for my interview. She seemed impressed which really helped calm my nerves. I got to look thought Alice's portfolio and Jordan showed me some of his work. They've progressed so much! No wonder Alice is wanted by London and Glasgow. Gutted I never saw any of Martin's work, looking forward to the exhibition so I can come in and have a skeg.

p.s. I'm 21 tomorrow. So there is that. I made it.

Mary Quant; The Graphic Face

It's not exactly the same.  For starters it is the wrong way round, but that doesn't REALLY matter. The lips aren't exactly the same nor is the eyebrow; the square is bigger than the original too. The original has a very different face shape to mine so I made it work with my cheekbones and eyebrow- eye spacing. 

Straight lines on a curved surface are incredibly hard to achieve. 

Soap making

I made soap today; Lemon Oatmeal! Subtle lemon scented with oatmeal to exfoliate and added coconut oil to keep hands soft for hours after. Wasn't going for presentation, was just focusing on it working. Turned out looking quite pretty though!