SKULL MAKEUP - 3/25
BEFORE
INSPIRATION
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AFTER
Materials used: Elmer's Gluestick (clear), Ben Nye Creme Contour Wheel (Olive Light - Medium) specifically Black Creme Color, Ben Nye Olive Fair Highlight, Ben Nye's Neutral Set Colorless Powder, Ben Nye Ivory Hair Color, and a drugstore eyeshadow and highlight palette.
To start, I glued down my brows. I took what I learned from my midterm project and waited ten minutes between coats of glue. I got a little inventive after that - to return some redness to the area, I used some reddish-pink lip gloss on the area before applying the highlight. I think they turned out a lot less visible and a lot smoother! After that, I added my foundation, my shadows in a grey eyeshadow, and my highlights in a much lighter version of my foundation color (I ran out of white in the midterm, so I had to make do). I started by following the lines of my face, and then moved things up or down to get the desired look. Notably, I made a strange shape with the sockets that didn't follow my actual eye sockets exactly. The goal there was to define the top as the edge of my eyebrows rather than my actual socket line - that way, the remaining texture on my eyebrows would be less obvious since there wouldn't be much of the same color in the immediate area to compare it to. After the grey shadows were in place, I went back in with some black creme on a puffy brush and filled in the darkest areas. This really brought depth to the look, I think.
What I Learned
I really learned the usefulness of puffy brushes in this assignment. Before, I didn't think they were very good for applying creme pigment or for blending things out, but in hindsight, they're actually really good at that. This wouldn't have turned out nearly as nice if I used the same small brush the whole time. I also learned that properly covering your eyebrows takes a lot of layers of makeup... or maybe I was doing it wrong? I think it turned out fine anyway.
STORY
SCP-80735
CONTAINMENT CLASS: EUCLID
SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL: SCP-80735 is to be kept wrapped in waterproof sheets and kept out of reach of any living beings. In the event of tissue collection or other research conducted, scientists should approach one at a time in full PPE. Scientists should not take more than a square inch of flesh or bone at a time. Samples should never be directly touched and must stay dehydrated. When finished, samples should be [REDACTED].
DESCRIPTION: SCP-80735 is the disembodied head of a humanoid female. Its skin sticks directly to the skull, with no muscle or fat between them. It has no eyebrows or lips. The nasal cartilage is also missing, implying only skin and bone are present. The top of the head is littered with dead, whitening hair in a short cut. Eyeballs will occasionally appear in the eye sockets in the event of [REDACTED]. In the event of [REDACTED], all personnel must evacuate the area and await negative vital signs from SCO-80735's victim. All recorded instances of [REDACTED] have notably replenished SCP-80735's fat and muscle reserves for a period. These reserves will deplete between two and five days later.
Object was found in an archeological dig of a 1693 Puritan village. Object was surrounded by ashes and mummified corpses, designated the first victims of [REDACTED]. When agents arrived, the entire dig was found in hysterics after the [REDACTED] of [REDACTED], who had originally discovered the object. Class 3 amnestics were administered on-site.
