Editorial.
Galaxy Makeup
A deep-space look — dark base, scattered shimmer, jewel tones.
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
Depth first. Glitter over an insufficiently dark base reads as mess.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Deep jewel tones sit beautifully on the local range; this look is more flattering here than most editorial concepts.
The constant here is temperature. A cool-toned palette on olive skin does not read as sophisticated, it reads as grey — and the substitution is warm bronze, copper or terracotta.
When it is the wrong choice
Anything requiring wearability.
Questions
What defines galaxy makeup?
A deep-space look — dark base, scattered shimmer, jewel tones.
What is the one technique galaxy makeup depends on?
Depth first. Glitter over an insufficiently dark base reads as mess.
Does galaxy makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Deep jewel tones sit beautifully on the local range; this look is more flattering here than most editorial concepts.
When is galaxy makeup the wrong choice?
Anything requiring wearability.
The work
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