|| Ellis Faas ||

A photo of Ellis Faas

I have watched a short clip/video "Identity Revealed" (which can be found at http://vimeo.com/109956784) by Ellis Faas who is said to be one of the most influential make up artists of her time. This has inspired me to look at her as a person more and also her work which is very much appreciated in the industry. 

Screen shot of the film

"Ellis’ work has been published on the covers of the world’s best-known fashion magazines. Additionally, Ellis has worked for make-up brands, such as Clinique, Lancôme and MAC Cosmetics – and she was asked by L'Oréal to create a make-up line for their skin care brand, Biotherm. After the contract with L’Oréal ended in 2007, the way was paved for her to create her own brand: ELLIS FAAS." - Ellis' Official Website 

While watching the film I felt inspired more and more with every second. Every detail did not feel like a detail, it was very noticeable and played a big part in the whole make up look. You could tell it was there for a reason. This is something I want to do while creating my Elizabethan look- I don't want anything to be coincidental. I like how there is a theme of just dark skin tone people being a part of it and then towards the end of the film, we see a white person having a black string/rope on their face wrapped all around it. This reflected what the film was initially about- masks. Ellis herself asks "Can one truly change one's identity, or is it merely a temporary transformation? And who or what defines someone's true identity? Is it the mask, is it the human being behind the mask, or maybe even the creator of the mask?". This film in my opinion has not revealed the answer to these questions but has definitely emphasises the meaning of it. All the masks were over the top, bright, big, deformed and very fake looking. I like how all the make up looks were just emphasising the face features, but in a very bold way. This created a whole new look which looked like a very interesting mask. For example this look: 

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WHO USES THE PRODUCTS ?

I have found a video of the very famous PixiWoo using Faas' products while also doing a tutorial. She  very clearly explained what the products are like and showed how the look on the skin, which was very helpful while finding out about Ellis' make up! She talked about the textures, colours and the packaging. 

Another video that intrigued me was recorded by a Make Up Artist called Wayne who is also very famous and appreciated on YouTube. He very much recommended the Skin Foundation which he said to be amazing!