Editorial.
Fairy Makeup
A whimsical look built on shimmer, pastel colour and delicate graphic detail.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Editorial.
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
Keeping the detail fine. Heavy-handed whimsy reads as costume.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Pastels need very high pigment to register on deeper skin, or they vanish.
Casablanca and Rabat are humid and matte finishes hold; Marrakech and the interior are dry and the same matte finish can read flat. The look is chosen for where the day happens.
When it is the wrong choice
Formal occasions.
Questions
What defines fairy makeup?
A whimsical look built on shimmer, pastel colour and delicate graphic detail.
What is the one technique fairy makeup depends on?
Keeping the detail fine. Heavy-handed whimsy reads as costume.
Does fairy makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Pastels need very high pigment to register on deeper skin, or they vanish.
When is fairy makeup the wrong choice?
Formal occasions.
The work
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