Beyond full glam.
Drag Makeup
Highly sculpted, high-contrast performance makeup built to read at distance.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Beyond full glam.
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
Building for the viewing distance and the lighting, both of which are extreme.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Heat management is the practical constraint in a Moroccan venue; layer thinly and set between layers.
One rule carries across every look on this site: check undertone rather than depth. Olive and golden skin greys against neutral and pink-based products however well the depth matches.
When it is the wrong choice
Close-range natural settings.
Questions
What defines drag makeup?
Highly sculpted, high-contrast performance makeup built to read at distance.
What is the one technique drag makeup depends on?
Building for the viewing distance and the lighting, both of which are extreme.
Does drag makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Heat management is the practical constraint in a Moroccan venue; layer thinly and set between layers.
When is drag makeup the wrong choice?
Close-range natural settings.
The work
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Bridal, engagement, editorial and event makeup, on location across Casablanca and Morocco.