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Primal cream: Designer makes skincare more manly
Eindhoven – Eindhoven Design Academy student Annemiek van der Beek created Primal Skin, a make-up range for men, for her graduation project. On display during Dutch Design Week, the collection features industrially inspired mineral make-up that makes cosmetics more accessible for men.
Primal skin cosmetics by Annemiek van der Beek
‘Men are becoming equal to women in the beauty world,’ van der Beek tells LS:N Global. ‘But they need to have a different ritual and experience of applying make-up. The tools need to be larger and heavier.’
Primal Skin uses industrial references and natural ingredients – such as coal, clay and mineral stones – to create its foundation, facial powder, eye pencil and eyeliner. Van der Beek also created rough and sturdy tools – reminiscent of miners’ tools – for the application, that lend an air of masculinity to the process.
While make-up for men is becoming more accepted, designers continue to play with ways to keep it manly. For more, see our Mandustrial design direction.
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