Editorial.
Grunge Makeup
A deliberately undone, smudged, dark-led look.
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
Placed imperfection. A smudge that reads as intentional has a specific edge; an accidental one looks like a mistake.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Dark smudge needs real pigment on deeper skin, or it reads as tiredness rather than as intent.
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
Formal photography.
Questions
What defines grunge makeup?
A deliberately undone, smudged, dark-led look.
What is the one technique grunge makeup depends on?
Placed imperfection. A smudge that reads as intentional has a specific edge; an accidental one looks like a mistake.
Does grunge makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Dark smudge needs real pigment on deeper skin, or it reads as tiredness rather than as intent.
When is grunge makeup the wrong choice?
Formal photography.
The work
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