Developing & Experimenting with my design

Developing my idea - Kyrolan Lip Palette used

In this picture I've captured my trial application of one of my design ideas. Unfortunately I haven't blocked the eyebrows out as in my design as I couldn't get my hands on any soap or glue stick. Here Ive applied subtle shadowing around the socket of my eye as seen in my original design however I felt it was a bit too subtle and could be made more prominent. Although this was in the evening under domestic lighting which needs to be taken in to consideration, this could look differently under studio lighting.

Close up - Kryolan lip palette used

I also feel my mixture of lip colours has turned out a little too coral toned i feel this tone isn't particularly relevant to the Elizbethan era and in portraits I've studied of Mary and others the cheek and lip colour is natural hues of rosy pink. 

In this image you can see I have experimented with a different medium and choice of colour. I decided to dust a pink toned powder on to the lips and i think the result is very soft and natural looking and i feel the colour is appropriate however I feel the coverage of Kryolan lip colour is better and provide a more contemporary and striking look than the powder method. 
In this little experiment I've also added to the grey shadowing around the eye and m pleased with the result, it confirms my ideas that in the first attempt i was too light handed. 

Taking my design forward...
- I will feature a more natural tone of rosy pink more similar to that seen in portraits of Mary Stuart using matte lip colour
- I will make the contour shadowing around the eyes more prominent and perhaps depen the contour in the cheeks accordingly