GET A FILTERED LOOK WITH MANNEQUIN SKIN

August, 2025 by Shasha Kleinman


The Mannequin Skin trend really blurs the line between glass skin and matte makeup … between reality and filtered. “We used the Skinfinish Lightstruck Liquid Highlighter to highlight certain features and powder to mattify certain features,” says Alexandra French, Makeup Artist. “This is not a full dewy look but rather a lumi-matte mannequin skin.”

What’s flawless skin without Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation? This icon helps bring that ultra-blurred, window-display realness. Matte where it counts. Lit where it matters.

go ahead, put your flawless skin on display.



HOW TO GET MANNEQUIN SKIN

LOOK 1

1. Tap the high points of your face, like your cheekbones and nose, with Skinfinish Lightstruck Liquid Highlighter in Lightscapade.


2. Mattify the T-zone and chin with Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation.




Bring texture to monochromatic mannequin skin with a mix of mattifying and highlighting.
Get that soft-focus effect with a mix of Skinfinish Lightstruck Liquid Highlighter and Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation.

LOOK 2

1. Sweep Skinfinish Lightstruck Liquid Highlighter in Gold onto cheekbones, nose and high points of face.


2. Mattify the T-zone and chin with Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation.




Skinfinish Lightstruck Liquid Highlighter adds just the right amount of dimension to matte mannequin skin.
This trend embraces the 90s concealer lip trend in the best way possible—by using Pro Lip Erase in Rich Neutral.
“MANNEQUIN SKIN IS FLAWLESS, BLURRED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES AND MATTE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.”

—ALEXANDRA FRENCH, MAKEUP ARTIST