Outside the spectrum.
Costume Makeup
Character makeup built to serve a costume rather than a face.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Outside the spectrum.
Editorial sits outside the natural-to-glam scale entirely. It serves a concept and a camera, and it is judged on whether the picture works rather than on whether the wearer looks like herself.
The technique it depends on
Reading from the intended distance — stage, camera or arm's length are three different builds.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Heat is the practical limit on anything heavy or layered.
In coastal humidity, set in thin successive passes rather than one heavy layer. Accumulated product slides; product laid down thinly stays. Inland the problem inverts and dryness decides instead.
When it is the wrong choice
Anything requiring the wearer to look like themselves.
Questions
What defines costume makeup?
Character makeup built to serve a costume rather than a face.
What is the one technique costume makeup depends on?
Reading from the intended distance — stage, camera or arm's length are three different builds.
Does costume makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Heat is the practical limit on anything heavy or layered.
When is costume makeup the wrong choice?
Anything requiring the wearer to look like themselves.
The work
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