Palette
by Mireille Dubois
Where charcoal strokes become cheekbones and ink washes become smoky eyes. Bridal, editorial, film & theater.
Scattered
reference photos
Hover to lift a tearsheet. Each card hides the context — technique, products, the story behind the face.
From raw swatch
to finished face
The Skin Study
Every face starts with a 20-minute consultation. I read texture, undertone, and the architecture of the bones before a single brush touches skin.
The Foundation
Foundation is the canvas but it should never be the story. I mix two to three shades and apply in three thin layers — never one thick one.
The Architecture
Contour isn't shadow — it's bone structure drawn with a brush. I work from the hollows outward, always checking in natural light mid-way.
The Signature
Every look gets one deliberate choice: the smoky liner wing, the stained lip, the feathered brow. One thing that makes the face unforgettable.
Left their face
in these hands
I've worked with a lot of makeup artists. Mireille is the only one who asked to see my grandmother's wedding photo before touching my face. She understood what I wanted before I did.
We were shooting the Maison Margiela campaign in a single day — twelve looks, one artist. Mireille turned each face in under forty minutes and every single one was editorial-ready. Zero retouching in post.
She made our Ophelia cry without mascara running. I don't know how. The audience in the back row could read every flicker of emotion. That's the craft.
The DP kept zooming in on Sophie's skin in dailies. He thought we'd added a filter. It was just Mireille's prep and her glass skin technique. Three weeks of shooting — perfect every day.
The next page
is yours to write
A 30-minute face consultation — free, no obligation. We talk about the look in your head before a single brush is opened.
Download My Look Book
68 pages. Five years of work across bridal, editorial, film, and theater. Face charts, product lists, and the stories behind each shoot.
Prefer to write directly? hello@palette-artistry.com