Thank you for the music: A makeup course by Antonia Rosa
Colour has its own way of setting a mood — softening a face, sharpening a feeling, shifting the entire frame. It’s something the students of Antonia Rosa discovered throuout the course: makeup isn’t just adornment, it’s communication.
Photography Ismael Prata
Studio Sala 86
Beauty art direction Antonia Rosa
Hair Jordan Alves
Production assistant Coline
Makeup Maria Louzeiro · Nélia São José · Alexia Oliveira · Rita Alves · Isabel Baldé · Rita Tavares Shot by Ismael Prata — known for his atmospheric minimalism and documentary eye infused with architectural clarity — the models stand against clean white studio walls, their beauty stripped back to essence so the colour can take centre stage. What emerges is a visual beat: vivid blocks of pigment, bold blues, reds, and pinks drawn in graphic strokes, echoing the unapologetic glamour of late-’70s and ’80s disco. A modern homage to the era of mirror balls, high shine, and every woman’s inner Dancing Queen. “You can dance / You can jive / Having the time of your life” Makeup Maria Louzeiro “Waiting for the sunrise / Soul dancin’ in the dark / Summer night city” A visual ode to the shift between day’s calm and night’s electricity — capturing the heat, the glow, and the instinctive pull toward movement, connection, and belonging. Makeup Nélia São José A study in contrasts: the brilliance of the spotlight and the quiet backstage moments no one sees — until connection breaks through the loneliness and brightens everything. Makeup Alexia Oliveira “You and I cry / But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you” A tender, hopeful look built on softness and glow. It turns fragility into radiance, reminding us that sorrow passes — and beauty often returns first as light. Makeup Rita Alves “I feel like I win when I lose” A metaphor about surrendering to love: just as Napoleon couldn’t escape his fate, the character can’t escape love. By giving in, she discovers an unexpected victory — love. Makeup Isabel Baldé Model Rita Aguiar “I have a dream, a song to sing / To help me cope with anything” A look that celebrates hope and aspiration — bold, radiant colour meets quiet confidence. It’s about dreaming big, embracing possibility, and letting your inner light guide every move. Makeup Rita Tavares
Models Alex Jazani · Inês Nabais · Mariana Gomes · Raquel Guerreiro · Rita Aguiar from Central Models
Words Daniela Abranches
On its own, colour is expressive. Paired with makeup, it becomes a language — bright, rhythmic, a dialogue without words. In this editorial, that language slips into an ABBA-inspired disco reverie.Dancing Queen
A celebration of freedom, lightness, and the power of feeling extraordinary in the simplest, most unguarded moments.
Model Lara Silva
Summer Night City
Model Raquel Guerreiro
Super Trouper
“But I won’t feel blue, like I always do / ’Cause somewhere in the crowd, there’s you”
Model Alex Jazani
Chiquitita
Model Inês Nabais
Waterloo
I Have a Dream
Model Mariana Gomes
