Natural.
Scandinavian Makeup
Minimal, cool-toned, skin-led makeup.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Natural.
At this end the work is subtraction. Everything added has to justify itself against the version of the face that already existed, which is why looks in this register take longer to judge than to apply.
The technique it depends on
Restraint, and skin that can carry it.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
The cool palette is the least transferable to olive and deeper skin of any regional style here — it greys. Translate to warm neutrals.
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
Anything needing definition.
Questions
What defines scandinavian makeup?
Minimal, cool-toned, skin-led makeup.
What is the one technique scandinavian makeup depends on?
Restraint, and skin that can carry it.
Does scandinavian makeup work on Moroccan skin tones?
The cool palette is the least transferable to olive and deeper skin of any regional style here — it greys. Translate to warm neutrals.
When is scandinavian makeup the wrong choice?
Anything needing definition.
The work
Other styles
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