Technique · Written in Casablanca
Makeup tips for acne prone skin
Cover with a small, precise amount rather than a heavy layer, and correct the colour before reaching for more coverage.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
How to do it
- Choose a liquid base over powder — powder clings to texture and emphasises it.
- Place high-coverage concealer directly on the mark with a small brush, not a finger.
- Press rather than blend outwards, so the coverage stays where the mark is.
- Set only that spot.
- Green corrector only for genuine redness, and very sparingly.
The Moroccan adjustment
On skin that pigments easily — common here — the mark left after a spot heals is often more visible than the spot was. That is post-inflammatory pigmentation and it needs correcting rather than covering.
What goes wrong
Layering foundation over the whole face to hide a few marks. It makes the marks more obvious, not less, because the surrounding skin is now flat.
Questions
Makeup tips for acne prone skin?
Cover with a small, precise amount rather than a heavy layer, and correct the colour before reaching for more coverage.
What goes wrong most often?
Layering foundation over the whole face to hide a few marks. It makes the marks more obvious, not less, because the surrounding skin is now flat.
Does this change on Moroccan skin or in a Moroccan climate?
On skin that pigments easily — common here — the mark left after a spot heals is often more visible than the spot was. That is post-inflammatory pigmentation and it needs correcting rather than covering.
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