Colour · Looks

Burgundy makeup

A colour look succeeds on commitment. A half-committed colour reads as a mistake rather than as a choice.

Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.

Test it under the conditions it has to survive, not the conditions it is easy in.

What actually decides it

One deliberate colour, placed properly, with the rest of the face left plain enough that it reads.

Why burgundy specifically. Burgundy is deep and warm-cool at once, which makes it one of the more forgiving garment colours.

It carries both a warm bronze eye and a deep berry lip; choose one to lead.

Strong colour needs real pigment to register on deeper skin — a sheer wash that reads as bold on fair skin often disappears entirely.

It is not a daily look for most people, and building it as one usually means diluting it until it stops working.

One deliberate colour, placed properly, with the rest of the face left plain enough that it reads.

Strong colour needs real pigment to register on deeper skin — a sheer wash that reads as bold on fair skin often disappears entirely.

It is not a daily look for most people, and building it as one usually means diluting it until it stops working.

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