And so the research begins

So I was reconsidering the cover page but I don't think I will stick with it. For it being the first week of this project, the hardest part about it is the commitment. I have about a million and one ideas flowing through my head but yet I cannot stick to one. I am still going back and forth for my cover page I was thinking I could have the product (Huda beauty Rose gold textured shadows palette) and do what I talked about initially without the black and white and have the person being photographed hold it to their face as if that was part of their face like this:

Or I could just go plain and simple and feature the product and have a nice background behind it with good lighting and with editing incorporated into the photo, like this:

But using the product(Huda beauty Rose gold textured shadows palette). Now after researching I came across a few ideas that I could use for the double page spread. Some that I thought I could do was what makeup looks go well for certain eyes or makeup hacks for foundation or makeup hacks in general. Thats where I'm at right now with that. The product that I will be creating is not necessarily difficult to come up with it's again it's deciding what would be best for me and what I see fit for the magazine. 

For the table of contents, I was thinking I could write out a list of ideas that I would like to possibly feature as the double page spread and use those as my table of contents. The best one would obviously be the double page spread. I think what I'm most nervous about is that I will have a certain idea in my head but once I start creating it, it will not even dare to compare what I had thought of initially. My goal for next week is to officially know what I am doing for my cover page and what my double page spread will consist of. After that is over and done with I will be able to properly go along with the layout of the magazine as well as colors and what not. That is what I have for this week, come back again next week to read what my latest thoughts are!