"I loved her simply because I found her irresistible" : Initial face charts for Estella

In the majority of 'Great Expectations' adaptations , Estella is often portrayed in a very similar way; young and beautiful - with perfect hair and rosy complexion.                                   Due to this it is vital to ensure that in any adaptation  the character of Estella must always appear in some form, attractive and desirable to the viewers and the other characters in the story, otherwise the integral part of how Miss Havisham is raising Estella from a child, with the mindset to use her beauty to entice men, making them fall in love with her and then eventually breaking their hearts would not be seen as attainable to an audience. 

Estella Interpretation 1:      Classic

This look is based more on the natural ideal of beauty where the model would not have very dramatic make up applied, just what was necessary to accentuate their natural beauty, this design would then have a more stylised and intricate hair design. 



This adaptation of Estella would have light contouring of the face, a pale (but to the natural skin sue to camera/lighting- warming foundation) a peach/nude blush and complimentary eye-shadow hues, but still in a subtle smoky eye to help accentuate the eyes, brown liner on the outer lower lashes, groomed brows, minimal mascara application and a light/natural coloured lip.  

Estella Interpretation 2:        Dramatic

This look is based more on the obvious and 'vampish'  Estella, where through the application of make up the model would accentuate and add to their own 'natural beauty' aspects. I would consider this application a more modern version of the character as it relates to the make up often worn by women "enticing" men on a night out. With this make up because it was such a heavy application, to balance's out the look I would have a simpler hair design and minimal styling, however with the styling i would take the colour of the lip into consideration and find a complimentary if not exact colour match for the accessories.

This adaptation of Estella would have a noticeable smoky eye, with dark 'Kohl-like' lined eyes, a deep red/wine coloured lip, carefully groomed eyebrows that were slightly darkened and subtle "rosy-glowing" skin attained through blusher and some slight contouring of the face.