Using Latex and age stipple

Using Latex and age stipple

Health and safety:

• Ensure that when using products that are going directly on the skin, to avoid any sticking apply a barrier cream
• Always take an allergy test on the client before applying any product like latex, look for any redness or itching, this should happen soon after the application
• Ensure the clients eyes are closed throughout the makeup process around the eye
• ventilate the room when using latex as it has a strong smell and use a small pot to contain the product, this will also vent the smell 
• close the lid in between use 

What I used:

• Kryolan barrier cream 
• Theatre latex and stipple 
• stipple sponge 
• soft makeup sponge 
• Kryolan super colour palette 
• Kryolan foundation palette 
• Makeup brushes 
• acetone 

This is my first try of applying latex to the skin, this is only one or two layers and is very thin, but still very effective, and has made old age wrinkles appear in the hand. It is important to remember the age of the person you are trying to perceive, look at people of that age and follow the natural lines on the clients skin. This will ensure a realistic finish. 

To get this effect on the hands, applied a barrier cream to protect the skin; I then used a soft makeup sponge in a feathered technique, covering the hand in a thin layer of latex. I then used a hairdryer to quick dry the latex. It is important to ensure the latex layers are dry before adding another layer on top, this is to make sure no wet product is trapped in the layers as the white colour will show through. Once each layer had dried, I then rubbed my fingers across the hand to make the latex peal away and look rough. This will be a good technique to remember when designing my looks for Dorian Gray. Once I have matched the colour with the clients skin, the latex will be hidden and will appear to be the skin of the model. Once the desired look is made, I used acetone and a cotton bud to finish the edges and make the latex smooth onto the skin of the client.     

To create a wrinkle anywhere on the skin, stretch the skin and apply the latex, once dried keep applying enough to build up a wrinkled layer. Because the skin was stretched it will relax once covered with the latex, this then creates an effective looking wrinkle.

I then applied the latex on the face, by the clients eyes. I asked her to smile aggressively and screw up her face to make the lines in her face appear, this can then be used as a guide to know where to apply the latex, doing this will make the makeup look natural and more realistic. Once I applied the Latex product I then went over the skin and the latex area with foundation and powder to match the colour with the skin. I then used a small makeup brush and Kryolan palette to make age spots on the skin and to bring out the lines on the clients face, this added to the ageing process. 

Stipple can also be used to crate this look, it is a product that contains latex, but comes in many colours to match the skin. 

What colours to use on the face:

• foundation to match skin colour 
• darker shades in the lines of the face, e.g. around the eyes and the mouth and either side of the nose to contour and thin out 
• blue shades under the eyes to make them look tired 
• highlight areas, on cheeks 
• use grey for the eye brows if wanted an extreme aged look