A blog following my project on Great Expectations, developing a look for Miss Havisham and Estella..
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Face chart for Miss Havisham
Askew curls/rolls - This is the style she would have had on her wedding day and since then she had religiously repeated this style so much that it has just become force of habit and she does it automatically, causing it to be messy, uneven and disheveled. Also as she has become more frail she struggles to do her hair like she used to.
Bun and curls at the back - Similar style to Estella as explained in the last post, the main difference is that Miss Havishams hair is a lot more messy and fluffy/unkept.
Messy brows - Again because they have grown scuffy because she doesn't take care of them.
Tired dark circles - She barely sleeps because of her constant emotional torment and stress she puts herself through.
Wrinkles - I think her age is about 60 - 70 years old but she looks older because all the stress and lack of care over the years have caused her to age prematurely as well as natural ageing. Also the crying she would have done after being abandoned at the alter would have taken its toll on her skin even if she doesn't cry/show emotion now.
Natural coloured, dry, chapped lips - The cold of the house and her lack of care for them has caused her lips to become dry and chapped.
Very pale face - She hasn't seen daylight for years so her skin would be very pale but also quite clear because environmental factors have not had the chance to damage her face for the majority of her life.
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