Developing my Estella look

Estella - A high fashion, editorial look
Mostly for fun I decided to take what Id researched in to china dolls and Estella's character and create a face chart that was suitable for a fashion environment, so something more elaborate that wouldn't really be appropriate for film, tv or theatre. I thought this would actually be quite a good idea as I could then reign this design in and come up with another design following from it that would be more suitable for a theatre environment but still embodied the same concepts in a more subtle manner. 

As you can see Ive taken the china aspect quite literally but also tried to incorporate elements of victorian traditions of beauty as well. For example, I've kept the complexion very pale and natural with minimal contouring, but mentioned using a matt primer and powder to set which would enhance this doll-like porcelain complexion. Ive manipulated the lips in to a small heart shape, typical of that seen on dolls and featured it in a red tone - I find this quite poignant as red is a very sexual colour and actually one victorians steered clear of but in this scenario i think its quite suitable for estella because of the way in which she was brought up as a man-destroyer, I think the red tone fits her dangerous persona. Ive featured white and black liner around the eyes to give the appearance that they are much larger and think this works well with the addition of very long lashes and gives the overall look a more artificial feel. Again to emphasise this doll like manner as well as estella's character, Ive introduced some cracks to the skin, painted in supra colour, to further this idea that estella is cold and hard like a doll and has no warmth or capability of love. 

However much I love this look, its not suitable for film or tv quite simply because its not realistic. So Ive taken this design and adopted it, focusing on highlighting typical traditions of victorian beauty and enhancing them to give a slight, but overwhelming, sense that estella has doll like features, perfect and almost unreal. 

Ive added some contour to the face, to give the face more depth and seem a little more human than the previous design. Ive also lessened the heart shape of the lips, maintaining the shape but lessening the effect. Ive also reverted to a much more natural tone of pink which I think is still quite bold and doll like but is much more victorian-esque and appropriate for the media outlet. The brows in this design I've made more natural, as victorians never really styled their brows. Ive kept the effects around the eyes from the initial design because I think these work well and give a feel of intense beauty, the beauty that Pip admired and commented upon often. I think that this effect around the eyes would work extremely well on the stage, as from a distance the lashes and enhancing of the eyes could still be seen from a distance. 

Overall, Im pleased with this final design and look forward to producing it. I think it embodies victorian ideals of beauty and thus, fits estella's representation well. I also think Ive incorporated elements of the china doll in to the look subtly as to still uphold the appropriateness of the look for the media outlet I have chosen (theatre). 

I now need to complete my design by deciding on a hair style that will coincide with the look.