Wake Up and Make Up! Production Day 2

When a young person is developing a sense of self, that sometimes includes cosmetics. This usually starts with small things like chapstick, lipgloss, or mascara. There is a huge industry based on advertising for adolescents who are key, vulnerable consumers. As someone who has become more comfortable using makeup in my older teenage years, I remember when I was trying to put on eyeliner for the first time and looking like a raccoon.

This first makeup look is of Annie wearing the makeup she is most comfortable with. This is also before she is influenced by older kids, so the makeup is hardly even noticeable. Annie is wearing bright pink lip gloss and clear mascara. She's not wearing this makeup to impress anyone, she's just wearing it because it's new and exciting. This mentality will change when she goes to the mall and sees older girls.

This new look is drastically different than the previous one. In order to make the makeup look like it was done by an actual pre-teen who is shaky and unsure of how to put on makeup, I applied it with my non-dominant left hand. Since this sequence is meant to be a bit humourous, I was considering having Annie put on her mom's lipstick, but I didn't want to make Annie look like a clown so I settled on a semi-sheer lip color. The eyeliner is too thick with its wing not going out much, the mascara got on her eyelid a bit, and the blush is a bit too dark. These small details are real things I remember happening to me when I started to get really into makeup in 8th grade, so I consider this reality.

This look is a product of Annie realizing she doesn't like how the makeup looks on her, so she wipes it off. Without the eyeliner and blush, Annie feels much more like her actual self. Even so, Annie still liked putting on her mascara and lip color, so she learns to master them.

Moving away from Annie, the guidance counselor's character is meant to be perceived as no-nonsense, so I decided to give her a non-natural look. She is wearing red lipstick and darker-toned eyeshadow. The bright lipstick will bring attention to every word that she says, and her dark eyeshadow will make sure that her eyes pierce right through the viewer.