Varies.
Vintage Makeup Styles
The range of period looks from the 1920s onward, each with its own rules.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Varies.
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
Committing to a single period.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
Adapt period shade recommendations, which were formulated for a much narrower skin range.
One rule carries across every look on this site: check undertone rather than depth. Olive and golden skin greys against neutral and pink-based products however well the depth matches.
When it is the wrong choice
Contemporary bridal.
Questions
What defines vintage makeup styles?
The range of period looks from the 1920s onward, each with its own rules.
What is the one technique vintage makeup styles depends on?
Committing to a single period.
Does vintage makeup styles work on Moroccan skin tones?
Adapt period shade recommendations, which were formulated for a much narrower skin range.
When is vintage makeup styles the wrong choice?
Contemporary bridal.
The work
Other styles
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