Who Am I...?
My name is Hannah Thornborough, I am 19 years old & just love make-up and everything about it. My background is that of art & photography throughout my school & college years. I loved doing this and it's what really got me into my love for make-up. I studied A Level Photography, Media Studies and Travel & Tourism at my college and loved every minute of it! I took the dive into applying for the BA (HONS) Hair & Make-Up Design course at Solent University because I've always been more creative and hands on rather than academic, although when I get into the swing of it, I do love writing! Just don't let my tutor know because we've already got enough to do! I chose to come to Southampton because my older sister was a student at Solent & I've been coming to Southampton my whole life to see family friends, so it gave me a lot of comfort when moving out to know that I already knew the area that I would be living in for the next 3 years of my life, instead of somewhere completely knew & way out of my comfort zone.
I don't have much experience when it comes to make-up professionally. I've done the odd little jobs like prom make-up & hair for my younger brothers friends. However, i've done more events for facepainting. I recently did a charity event for my friend to help raise money for St Michaels Hospice & also done school fates for my younger brothers special needs school. Last halloween, I also did my friends make-up and created a zip down their face's & also down their eye. I really enjoyed doing that because its like pure artwork straight onto the face. Just seeing the joy on everyones face once they've had their make-up or facepaint done was just so rewarding!
As for the future, I'm not sure what direction I will take yet. Right now, i'm looking down the direction of special effects & prosthetic work for the likes of Doctor Who and the BBC in general. But, as the 3 years develop, I'm sure I will find something I like more and completely change my direction.
Our whole project is based on the Elizabethan era, hence the subject title being 'The New Elizabethans' I don't really know much about this time period other than it's all based during the 16th century. Already, I have learnt so much about this time period and the way they lived in just a two weeks of being at uni! Some bits shocked me, like how they would use poisonous ingredients for their make-up! I also know that Queen Elizabeth was the fashion icon of that time, that's why they called her the fashion queen. I'm looking forward to learning more about how this era of people applied and created their make-up & hair styles because its such an iconic time period.
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