Varies with the rest.
Bold Lip Makeup
A face built around a single strong lip.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Varies with the rest.
Where a look sits on the natural-to-glam scale decides more than the products do. Establish it before starting rather than discovering it halfway.
The technique it depends on
The liner. A bold lip without a fully filled liner underneath does not survive an evening.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Blue-based reds read cleanest on olive skin. On deeply pigmented lips, correct the lip first or the colour shifts.
Underneath all of it: most Moroccan skin runs olive or golden, so cool taupes and greyed tones read as dullness rather than depth. Warm bronze, copper and terracotta do the work instead.
When it is the wrong choice
Anything where the eye is also strong.
Questions
What defines bold lip makeup?
A face built around a single strong lip.
What is the one technique bold lip makeup depends on?
The liner. A bold lip without a fully filled liner underneath does not survive an evening.
Does bold lip makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Blue-based reds read cleanest on olive skin. On deeply pigmented lips, correct the lip first or the colour shifts.
When is bold lip makeup the wrong choice?
Anything where the eye is also strong.
The work
Other styles
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