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Creating Estella

Young Victoria - Emily Blunt

I looked more at fashion and hairstyles of the time to gain inspiration for my Estella. I wanted to re-create the more established Stella, more when she's about to attend the ball. In particular I looked at the film Young Victoria: Played by Emily Blunt.

Sketched idea of Estella

Hair for Estella

Test on doll

Before thinking about hair i referenced lots of styles and ideas, I suppose I took a little from Young Victoria then made it my own. I knew from working on the doll that the fancy bun took most of the hair. I wanted two long curls to drape either side of the neck so I has to add four rows of extensions for thickness and length. For the front i wanted it young and simple so I made a middle part, i backcombed for volume and curled the underneath either side to create the traditional marcelo waves. For the bun i simply divided into three sections and rolled separately to create a more formal evening look. Finally i curled the extensions and wrapped into two thick marcelo waves.

Marcelo Waves & Bun

Extensions added for thickness and length

Marcelo waves & Bun

Three rolled bun & waves

Make-up for Estella

When referencing the Victorian era I learnt that make-up wasn't really used. It was seen as something that prostitutes wore. As I was trying to achieve a young, fresh and youthful complexion make-up was needed, so I had to be very careful to make it look as natural as possible. I simply matched all the skin tone and covered with a base to give a flawless complexion and added a soft pink to the cheeks to give a rosy glow. Finally i added a peachy natural colour to the lips and applied powder to the whole face to reduce shine.

No make-up

Flawless base make-up

Base with slight pink cheeks

More blush for camera & natural lips

Styling for Estella

I managed to source a dress and fan that had been handed down from the Victorian period. As I wanted to make the dress more formal and evening style i dressed it up with some lace and a broach. I added some long diamond earrings for effect. I used the fan on my test shots but it didn't come across well enough in the final images so I chose not to use it.