Halloween Makeup Contest 2018: Treat Category

Thank you to everyone who participated in QC’s Halloween Makeup Contest, Treat category. Below is Azzi’s critique of the five finalists. Click here to view Nathan’s critique on the Trick category finalists.

Here’s what Azzi was looking for:

Effort: Detailed, high impact makeup that works seamlessly with the hair, costume styling, and accessories, creating an overall striking and dramatic look.

Skill/Technique: Clean, and sophisticated makeup techniques, attention to detail and high-pigmented products that capture your sci-fi or fantasy character.

Originality/ Concept: Unique makeup look that pushes your character to the next level.

Photo Quality: Nice clean, crisp image that is of great quality – something you would see in a makeup artist’s portfolio. Nothing blurred, out of focus or with poorly thought-out backgrounds (certainly no bedroom clutter in the background). And less is more with skin retouching and photoshop – and yes, I will be able to tell!

Story: Tell the story behind your creative, your way. What is your design concept and why? Where did you source inspiration? You don’t need to write an essay, but a few paragraphs will help give some context to your look.

Finalists & Scoring

Comments

Fantastic effort, great choice of pigment and a vibrant, creative Halloween look! I would have loved to see the character come to life with some extra costume details (e.g. hair, shirt, accessories).

Comments

Very creative, excellent skill and the ‘mask’ feature is beautifully executed. Fantastic, vibrant glitter lips, but the texture could be more evenly applied across the lips. Would have loved to see the character come to life with some extra costume details (e.g. hair, shirt, accessories).

Tremendous effort, skill, and attention to detail. Good use of colour and pigment. Creatively, the concept could have been elevated to a more unique adaptation of the classic feline face paint, and costume/accessories could elevate the overall look to the next level.

Comments

Vibrant, creative and excellent attention to detail. Love the ‘fall/fire’ concept, which is unique and eye-catching. Beautiful accessories and overall look simply ‘jumps’ off the page. Just wish Steffanie had used a clear, white background or a closer crop.

Due to unique circumstances, one of the five finalists’ entry was pulled out of the contest. Steffanie’s submission was entered to the final round instead.

Comments

Beautiful attention to detail, vibrant use of colour and excellent skill. The unicorn concept is beautifully executed, one small suggestion is to make it even more unique and add a ‘quirky Halloween twist’ to the unicorn idea (e.g. half skulls, half unicorn, etc.)

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Annette for winning the 2018 Halloween Makeup Contest, Treat category!

Annette wins a Pinrose x Sephora Collection’s “Clever Devil Scented Lip Shimmers Set”, and a Tarte Cosmetics’ “Love, Trust & Fairy Dust Eyeshadow Palette”.

Thank you once again to all the artists that submitted entries for this contest! And to all the finalists, you should all be very proud of your work!

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