Screen Test

When moving pictures picked up steam, makeup artists who were used to dolling up actors for the stage were faced with the reality that their usual methods didn't translate to film at all! The original black and white film was orthochromatic, meaning it was most sensitive to light on the blue end of the color spectrum, so reds and oranges wouldn't show up, or they'd be too dark, or the actors just looked dirty.

Their solution was creative- they began using blue and purple for the base makeup, and used yellow for the darker tones on the face.

Screen Test was inspired by the ingenuity of these early artists. A pale buttery yellow base accents speckles of several blue and purple tones.

The sock set for Screen Test comes with a mini of The Most Famous Eyes in Hollywood.

Our Bases:

Worsted: 100% superwash merino, 218 yards/200 meters per 100g skein

DK: 100% superwash merino, 246 yards/225 meters per 100g skein

Sport: 100% superwash merino, 328 yards/ 300 meters per 100g skein

Fingering: 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 437 yards/400 meters per 100g skein

Sock set: 1 skein of our fingering base with a mini skein (87 yards/80 meters in 20g)