Students in Cosmetology have been working on masks based off of
the show Faceoff and from the Esthetics competition in SkillsUSA. Though this year’s SkillsUSA theme is:
“Flora and / or Fauna” to utilize nature based concepts of animal or plant
life or a combination, LCCTC students have their own way of approaching the
competition in order to make their learning fun. This year, they are creating masks inspired
by their favorite films.
In addition to making a
mask, they had to research the creature of their choice to make their
masks.
Fantasy makeup is the
special effects of horror movies that we see almost every day in this
generation.
The students spend their time and effort to make these masks, and,
at the close of the competition, different shops will vote on the winners based
on skill level and appearance.
This is a chance for the
students to practice their makeup skills before entering real world work.
Often, this project becomes more than just a lot of fun; students
must create a design, solve problems through critical thinking, and communicate
as they help each other – just like in the workplace. Their creativity has a real chance to shine
in a project like this, and this crew makes every attempt push themselves to do
their very best work each and every year.
Rebekah Shoaf (junior)
"We got to pick what we wanted to do our masks on; I did mine based on The
Purge. It was a lot of fun to work on my masks; this is my second time
making one."
After studying Greek
Mythology, Marie Behr decided to create her mask from Medusa, a monster with
serpents for hair and who had the power to turn people to stone with just one
look. “I’d really like to compete in
SkillsUSA, and I believe I can show a few of my talents in this project.”
