Editorial to full.
Gothic Makeup Style
The dark-led aesthetic — deep lip, heavy eye, matte skin.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Editorial to full.
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
Matte discipline. Any shine undermines the register.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Deep shades read very well on the local range; the pallor element is the part to drop.
In coastal humidity, set in thin successive passes rather than one heavy layer. Accumulated product slides; product laid down thinly stays. Inland the problem inverts and dryness decides instead.
When it is the wrong choice
Bridal.
Questions
What defines gothic makeup style?
The dark-led aesthetic — deep lip, heavy eye, matte skin.
What is the one technique gothic makeup style depends on?
Matte discipline. Any shine undermines the register.
Does gothic makeup style work on Moroccan skin tones?
Deep shades read very well on the local range; the pallor element is the part to drop.
When is gothic makeup style the wrong choice?
Bridal.
The work
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