Ageing.

Products used:

• Liquid latex
• Old age stipple
• Acetone
• Barrier cream
• Fixer spray (optional)

Equipment:

• Stipple sponge.
• cool hairdryer.
• Powder brush.

Health and safety:

• Wash hands.
• Clean and tidy work space.
• Allergy test your client up to an hour before applying makeup.
• Always put lids back on products after use to avoid them drying up.

Technique:

• Wash your hands before using any products.

• conduct an allergy test on your client. Apply a small amount of latex to the wrist, check for itching, redness or a rash.

• use some barrier cream on client before applying any latex to protect the skin.

• stretch the skin out with one hand and use a stippling sponge to apply a thin layer of liquid latex. 

• use a cool hairdryer, while still pulling the skin tight to dry the latex.

• Once the latex is dry let go of the skin and push together to allow skin to create natural wrinkles.

• Add more layers once dry and again blow dry.

• powder after to avoid shine on the skin.

• clean up edges with acetone and a cotton bud.

• colour can be painted on top of latex to deepen wrinkles with colour.

• wash latex off with warm water.

you can also paint in wrinkles following the clients natural frown and smile lines. 

I really enjoyed creating wrinkled and aged skin and I think this process is very easily acheived and simple to create using minimal products. I think this is a very useful and effective skill to have for future projects and maybe even this one.