Soft glam.
Graduation Makeup
A photographed daytime face that must hold through a long ceremony.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Soft glam.
Soft glam is not simply less full glam — the intent is different. It aims at polished; full glam aims at transformed and camera-ready. Deciding which is wanted before the first product goes on saves the whole session.
The technique it depends on
Daylight-appropriate coverage — graduation photographs are usually taken outdoors.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Outdoor Moroccan daylight is unforgiving; a heavy base reads as a mask in it.
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
Evening flash photography.
Questions
What defines graduation makeup?
A photographed daytime face that must hold through a long ceremony.
What is the one technique graduation makeup depends on?
Daylight-appropriate coverage — graduation photographs are usually taken outdoors.
Does graduation makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
Outdoor Moroccan daylight is unforgiving; a heavy base reads as a mask in it.
When is graduation makeup the wrong choice?
Evening flash photography.
The work
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