Manuela Balducci, Make-up Artist, Milan

Description

This extreme close-up macro portrait focuses on the lower face, highlighting glossy, pinkish-toned lips and a thin metal wire delicately resting over the cupid's bow and curving across the mouth. The composition emphasizes natural skin texture, pore detail, and peach fuzz around the philtrum and upper lip. Lighting is soft and direct, accentuating the wet-look shine and specular highlights on the lips. Make-up artist Manuela Balducci executed the look in Milan, blending conceptual prop styling with detailed cosmetic presentation.

Style

Artistic, Square, Clean

Techniques

Macro, Soft Light

Industries

Cosmetics

Color

Context

Portrait / Headshot