This week, I had another work with TMag magazine of Dhaka Tribune…and the theme was animal cruelty.
I had to create a modern version of Cruella De Vil, the iconic character from 101 Dalmatians.
If you haven’t met her already, take a look here:
The tag line was: “You don’t have to hurt animals in order to pull off this kind of chic; simply pair some animal prints with bold eye makeup & you are chilling like a villain!”
I had to work with Samin, one of the beautiful models I know and worked with earlier. The main challenge was to make her look like an evil villain, because she is such a sweetheart!
I concealed her natural brows completely, painted her face whiter than usual, contoured her cheek bones and chin area to make her feature look more bone-y (…just like Cruella).
Rather than using one green color for the signature Cruella eye-makeup, I used 4 different shades of greens and blues to make the model’s brown eyes pop….and the eye-makeup was not complete without sky-high lashes! So I added a thicker pair.
For the red lips, I used 3 different shades of red to make the lips more luscious and fuller (…unlike the thin lips of Cruella).
For hair, I added height by back-combing the hair and made the updo rather unsymmetrically…. One side was higher than the other.
Here are some behind-the-scene pictures.
Here are some shots after the actual photo-shoot.
Here is the whole crew behind the work.
From left to right-
Me (Makeup & hair), Homayra (photography), Samin (model), Natasha (brain behind the operation)
So, how do you like this new version of Cruella! Please share your thoughts!
Love,
Sifa
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2 comments
The name is not Cruella DeVille, it is Cruella DeVil. Please be accurate. Thank you for your post.
Updated. Unfortunately I blindly followed the article instead of the actual name.
Thanks.