Editorial to soft glam.
Sunset Eye Makeup
Warm graduated colour — orange, red and pink blended through the socket.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Editorial to soft 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
The gradient. Any visible band between colours breaks it.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Warm colour is exactly what reads best on olive and deeper skin, so this look is far more wearable here than a cool-toned equivalent.
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
Anyone who cannot tolerate red near the eye — it can read as tired on very fair skin, less so here.
Questions
What defines sunset eye makeup?
Warm graduated colour — orange, red and pink blended through the socket.
What is the one technique sunset eye makeup depends on?
The gradient. Any visible band between colours breaks it.
Does sunset eye makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Warm colour is exactly what reads best on olive and deeper skin, so this look is far more wearable here than a cool-toned equivalent.
When is sunset eye makeup the wrong choice?
Anyone who cannot tolerate red near the eye — it can read as tired on very fair skin, less so here.
The work
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Bridal, engagement, editorial and event makeup, on location across Casablanca and Morocco.