Inspirational Word: Narcotic

The inspirational word that I was set for this task was 'Narcotic'. When I think of the word narcotic, the first thing that comes to my mind are drugs and this is a theme that I want to consider when creating my mood board and doing my editorial shoot.

The definition of 'Narcotic' in the Oxford Dictionary is 'An addictive drug affecting mood or behaviour, especially an illegal one' or 'A drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility, and relieves pain'.

I started thinking about different ways this could work, for example, the idea of using psychedelic and bright or 'trippy' colours, the addiction and 'grungy' side of it and possibly the gang side of it.

I started thinking about possible ideas and images to use and how drugs have been featured in music, films and media. I found some ads from labels that I liked that were quite similar to the kind of ideas I was having.

This first image was used for an advert for Yves Saint Lauren clothing. Both Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson are quite edgy characters in the media and have both openly talk about their drug addictions and there seems to be quite a lot of fascination and interest in figures like this. The second was used for the same campaign, but just shows Courtney on her own, the make-up and style is quite messy, which is often very unusual for high end labels.

Another example where this has been done was with Kate Moss and the 'Dior Addict' advert and below wit the Amy Winehouse shoot.

It seems that this is quite a popular image to go for, possibly because of the 'bad girl' or 'bad boy' image that people respond to.

Another quite iconic image is this one of the character Mia, played by Uma Thurman, in the movie 'Pulp Fiction'. In the film, directed by Quentin Tarantino, Mia is a drug addict married to a well known drug dealer and takes an overdose in the film. The second image is a still from this point in the film, which has become incredibly popular and iconic.

I also looked into the idea of using Bright and psychedelic colours. For example the colour of some pills, and possibly basing a look around those kinds of colours. I found some images that could inspire a look like this and similar ideas that have been done with make-up. 

(find image link)

I love the bright colours in these and would be really interested to see how I could create a look influenced by this. These are some images I found that I liked the look of:

I also found other images that appear to have been inspired by the idea of trips and hallucinations:

(find link)

Looking into the idea of gangs was also something I wanted to research when creating the mood board. I thought about the idea of Cholas and other female gang members:

When thinking about other make-up idea. I really like the idea of creating a 'doll-eyed' look. This is mainly due to the reaction that some people have when on drugs and how their eye can appear bigger. This could be done through eyelashes, and I found some example of looks I would like to try:

https://sailingpaperboats.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/sl-1.jpg

http://cdn3.yoox.biz/ysl/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1.jpg

http://theultimatemakeup.com.s121085.gridserver.com/images/Dior%20Addict%20Lipstick/Kate%20Moss%20AD.png

http://cdnstatic.visualizeus.com/thumbs/7c/e6/adrianalima,amywinehouse,editorial,fashion,indie,photography-7ce6c543a5a6824238f060c30d68ff1e_h.jpg

http://media30.onsugar.com/files/2011/10/41/1/192/1922153/c62f2715cae38867_Pulp-Fiction-Uma-Thurman.jpg
https://malloryjmoskovitz.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/pulp_fiction1840.jpg#

Oxford Dictionaries (Viewed 03/02/2016) Available at: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/narcotic

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e9/0e/87/e90e872096c53fc176f184f6dc9400ea.gif

Instagram

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/631899256991940608/2H8GWIbr.jpg

https://41.media.tumblr.com/9fa15ecfc0bfe0c156aa213939b5158b/tumblr_mhx0igu09d1rs99xxo1_500.jpg

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiugcKDsvDKAhVBWRoKHeXGBHIQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvltnation.com%2Fportraits-of-70s-80s-cholas-culture%2F&bvm=bv.113943164,d.d2s&psig=AFQjCNFfQxiuKwU2BfumKrJLSgP66LJ6FA&ust=1455303458231991