My inspiration for this look comes from one of my favourite artists Billie Eilish and her music video ‘when the party’s over’. This video was released last year and the first time i saw this video i fell in love with it and had to keep playing it over and over again. The video is so captivating and interesting, i automatically wanted to know how they had created it.
Billie Eilish has a very unique sense of style, she plays around mixing looks including goth, emo and punk. The direction of her videos incorporates make up, hair and setting to create a video that is as scary as possible for a mainstream pop star. The video of “when the party’s over’ really intrigued me, i had to find out how they achieved the look. When i researched the video i found out that it is all down to wires that are connected to the corner of her eye pumping liquid through tubes. The tubes have then been edited out for the final video to create the illusion that she is crying out ink. I am really impressed by the video.
I had to think of a different wayS to recreate this look. As i only have limited products i decided to use black grease paint and a brush to draw the lines down my face. Billie doesn’t appear to wear a lot of makeup however i didn’t want to leave the rest of the face bare so i decided i wanted to glam the look up by doing my eye makeup and lips. I wanted this look to be dark so i chose a black lipstick and did a dramatic eyeliner which worked really well as a final look. I added little silver stars to my eyes to add an extra dimension to the look, I really like it as an extra detail.
When i started to take the photos i knew i didn’t want the photo taken from a normal angle i wanted it to be in an awkward position which was effective and showed my work. I also wanted to use black on my eyes as Billie has done this in videos before like ‘ bury a friend’. i adjusted my filter on the photo as i preferred the way it looked in black and white than colour. To me it makes the picture so much more aesthetically pleasing. This photo would have benefited from being taken behind a black or white backgrounds with the right lighting. If i had a model i would have poured black fake blood all over the body as well as the face.
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