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Sofia Marchetti

Senior Makeup Writer

Sofia Marchetti writes about makeup as craft — the brushwork, the layering, the difference a degree of warmth makes. She trained backstage before deciding she preferred explaining the technique to performing it.

Makeup

Cream Blush, the Right Way

Cream blush looks like real skin because, applied correctly, it essentially becomes part of it. Here is how to place it, blend it, and keep it there.

By Sofia Marchetti · 7 min read

Makeup

Your Skin, but Better: The Five-Minute Face

The five-minute face is not about doing a full face quickly. It is about choosing fewer products and placing them well — which takes a different kind of discipline than most makeup routines.

By Sofia Marchetti · 6 min read

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