Technique · Written in Casablanca
Makeup tips for combination skin
Treat the face as two faces: mattify the T-zone, hydrate the cheeks, and never apply the same product everywhere.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
How to do it
- Use a mattifying primer on the T-zone and a hydrating one on the cheeks.
- One foundation is usually fine; it is the setting that should differ.
- Powder the centre panel and leave the cheeks bare.
- Blot the T-zone through the day rather than powdering it repeatedly.
The Moroccan adjustment
Combination skin is the most common presentation in a Moroccan summer, because heat pushes an otherwise normal T-zone into oil while the cheeks stay dry.
What goes wrong
Choosing products for the oilier half and applying them to the whole face. The cheeks then flake by afternoon.
Questions
Makeup tips for combination skin?
Treat the face as two faces: mattify the T-zone, hydrate the cheeks, and never apply the same product everywhere.
What goes wrong most often?
Choosing products for the oilier half and applying them to the whole face. The cheeks then flake by afternoon.
Does this change on Moroccan skin or in a Moroccan climate?
Combination skin is the most common presentation in a Moroccan summer, because heat pushes an otherwise normal T-zone into oil while the cheeks stay dry.
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