I am wearing a wig for a shoot..need advice.
Here's the deal it's super platinum. I mean like almost gray looking only you can't tell in the light if that makes much of any sense. I'm choosing to do this farrah/porn star look tomorrow on a public beach. The bathing suit isn't really revealing or anything.
But for one I need advice as to how the hell to keep the wig from exposing my sides (you know by the ears) that's where I have issues. I have the wig cap, bobby pins... the usual.
I do NOT want to walk down the street looking like a fucking tranny the shoot in public will be enough for people to be...well people.
Granted these are with just house lighting, macbook and just red lipstick. I think I'm going to wear just lashes tomorrow with the lipstick? What the hell do I do about foundation? Just by pass it?
I don't do outdoor shoots so I'm sorta hopeless on it but have high hopes it could have some appeal to it. Its just for my site nothing more.
Those with experience in wigs, makeup for outdoor shoots help.
Thank you.
No it's not a pic whore thread for those that like to toss tomatoes.
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it was hard to get the entire angle of it. Its on American Apparel's website ..it fits weird.
Anyways..makeup advice on this because obviously I'm not normally blond and I think eye makeup would look like shit outside...so I'm thinking awesome lashes..sun glasses maybe? Eh'...I'm out of creative ideas.
And does it look passable enough on me as real hair (I know it doesn't for color)
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with the right lighting it would look good, but if not, its gonna look really odd
with moody shadowy lighting it would look good.
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I took a photo-shoot with a wig once! It was kind of the same style but the color was baby pink!!! :) lol... i think i could have pulled it off with better make-up (the photographer brought a crappy make-up artist!) and if it would've stayed on straight for more than %5 of the shoot!
Any ways... my advice would be to take a few pictures with out it first just to make sure you get a good shot if the wig doesn't work with the lighting or for whatever random reason... I actually ended up liking the shots she took w/o the wig better... but that was a bad scenario, I'm sure yours will go much much better! :)
And for the make-up, well as a design major I'd advise you to make your eyes a lot darker to contrast with the blonde so your brown brows don't seem as dark... but once again I'd put it on gradually to make sure you get a good shot cause obviously once you go dark it's hard to go back.
Sorry I don't have any good tips for keeping it on... wish I had known for that one photo shoot I had!
Anyways, cute wig! ;D You already look stunning in it
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Its going to be daylight though that's where I"m kinda like ...ehhhhh. I want to do it so bad but I'm not sure there's much he can do spot on. I'm sure whatever it is he can correct it in the studio.
Hell I may not even do it. I'm so worried about it be a waste of the day.
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So maybe soft browns with darker at the edge? And thick flash lashes? I know about the eyebrows... but I'm one of those weridos that likes that early madonna look lol
What about foundation?
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You can't go wrong with lashes! EVER. lol That's my motto.
And personally I'd never ever mess around with what foundation and powder looks natural on you. I think the question you should ask yourself is bronzer or blush....
You look like the blush type...
bronzer with falsies and paler lips would look so LA ;D which I'm lovin' too
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I only wear bronzer on the cheeks...which is what's on there..no foundation obviously no eye stuff ..and red lipstick (i'm weird with redstick I'm convinced it never looks right now me) but it matches the bathing suit.
I think I might forego foundation, just use some powder ..bronzer on the cheeks (I'm PALE) ..some light champagne color on the lids..with thick angled lashes..and red lipstick.
I do want to look "fake" in a sense. Out of place But not so much when I'm working through a weird ass area to the beach because that wig is LONG ..heavy and synthetic.
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Neat wig! You look like a curly version of me with it on.
If you're trying to make the wig seem natural, I would suggest that you spend a little time in photoshop. Do the best you can to hide your hair underneath and then fix any peek-a-boo later on. Foundation is fine, but you can airbrush out any imperfections in photoshop too. Sometimes, cameras don't pick up makeup so well. So when I have a shoot I tend to go a little more heavy with the eyeshadows and blush...
If you're going for a stylized look in the photos meaning you aren't trying to be natural or realistic. I would actually advise you wear MORE makeup.... Look at some of David La Chapelle's work for inspiration....
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^ Yes that's what I'm going for!!!! thank you!
I just like you said dont' want it to be PORE central. Thank you for posting those photos because now I know where to kinda look. I'm doing this with the makeup I have. And I LOVE doing makeup.
However foundation..I suck at.
I'm thinking heart shaped glasses with it...
Traci Lords meets..early 80's socialite..
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The wig btw ...15 bucks! best synthetic wig I've used. The other shoot I used it in, with my wedding dress turned out amazing.
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Heart shaped glasses! Brilliant! You're gonna look great. Get some crazy falsies, cherry lipstick and oodles of clear lip gloss on top. I can see it now. You're gonna have a fucking awesome shoot!
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Thank you! I was hesitant about posting any fucking thing on here due to the usual shit.
But this is something I felt I could NOT wing on my own and if it didnt' look flattering I rather find out now..verses not doing my real hair and having it up in a god damn cap. Then having to take it out..know what I mean?
I'm thinking lollipops as well too ..I mean total Traci lords meets THE OLD jenna.
I'm obsessed with that era.
I kinda wanna bring some tacky gold heels but I think that would be over kill and i'd def get picked up haha.
I'll update with words how it went. I hope good, this guy has some great images.
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OMG I love LaChaplle... we had to choose a photographer to imitate in my digi photo 1 class at risd and I choose him : ) They have a special on him that airs on Ovation you should check it out!
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I want to look ...plastic . like my skin tone and texture ..super shiny. Should I leave that up to him ..or get there and oil myself down..sans the face?
I know it'll be a fucking mess but I can rinse off there.
we are going to the forrest to play later in the trees and take much more innocent type photos.
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Images like these
in general ..shit so more like Amanda Lepore..
and this guys work
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Pic #2 is amazing. I love the lipstick. whatever makeup you add, DO NOT get rid of the lipstick. ;)
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I really think more cool colors would set it off. Something about the orangey colors don't look right to me. Don't get me wrong, they look good on your skin, but maybe not with that particular wig.
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Hmmm.... I created a very plastic-y look for myself with a photoshop glamour filter. It really smoothed out my skin tone.... if I set it higher it would make me look plasticy-fake.
Here's a link to one photo with the filter applied to it.
http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/att...6&d=1210030053
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Andygirl
I really think more cool colors would set it off. Something about the orangey colors don't look right to me. Don't get me wrong, they look good on your skin, but maybe not with that particular wig.
i agree. i think i would do full nude glossy lips with a light smokey eye and biiig lashes.
i've worn blonde wigs for shoots a few times, but due to having such a fair complexion i found i personally needed to turn myself into a raccoon with eyeliner or i looked completely washed out, you are lucky you can still look really pretty even with the light eye makeup! :)
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just make sure that you have a mirror that you look at for different poses so you can tell if your sides are showing. it looks like you need to pull it down and to your right more.
also-- you can use pretty clips to keep the sides right where you need them to be, pushing the side hair of the wig forward and not back.
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I went and I could have killed every beer totting frat fuck this side of the lake.
I think the lighting made the suit look orange here. Because I've swam in it and stuff before (photos) outside and it looks cherry red.
I didn't do any eyemakeup just different shades of brownish shimmer. Reason being I wanted to give that fresh faced ..lolita barbie look. I don't know how to explain it.
But yeah I clipped the shit out of the sides. The reason I think I have such a hard time with it is because of how my hair line is and that the wig was cut for a different shoot.
I had a mirror to keep checking..I think I looked like a trannie coke head but whatever haha
I have NO idea when I'll get these back...prob in 2 weeks.
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^^^
Wow! You're really pretty :) Can't wait to see the pictures !!