Najwa Jamalouki

the profile

Najwa Jamalouki is one of the most followed bridal beauty names in Marrakech, and the numbers are not small. Her Instagram at najwa_jamalouki carries about 147,000 followers and her Facebook page, Jamalouk, the beauty center for brides, has close to 140,000 likes. That is a genuine local following built on wedding work, not a handful of stock photos, and for a makeup artist that visible social proof matters, because you can scroll months of real brides and see exactly what her hand looks like on a real face. The style is glam bridal, the polished, camera-ready Moroccan bride look: full, defined eyes, flawless skin, and hair set to hold through a night that runs until dawn. She works makeup and hairstyling together, which is the practical thing you want, because a bride who has to book a separate hair person and a separate makeup artist and get them to coordinate timing on the morning is buying herself a logistics problem. Under one roof, the look is designed as a whole and the schedule is one person's responsibility. A Marrakech wedding puts specific demands on bridal makeup that an everyday salon look will not survive. The day is long, often hot, the bride cries at least once, and she may change between several takchitas across the night, so the makeup has to be built to last twelve hours and photograph well under both daylight and lantern light. Glam here is not only about looking dramatic, it is about holding that finish from the first photos to the last dance without a mid-evening collapse. What you are really booking is a bridal beauty center, not just a solo artist. Jamalouk offers the full run of pre-wedding preparation: hammam, oriental hair removal, body and facial care, alongside the makeup and hair on the day. For a Moroccan bride that whole-package approach is normal and convenient, and it means the weeks of prep and the wedding morning itself can sit with the same team. One detail I rate highly: the bridal trial is offered free, which is not universal and is exactly how you should choose a makeup artist. You sit in the chair before you commit and you see the look on your own face in your own photos. Booking is by phone on 0668152050, and the portfolio lives on Instagram and TikTok under najwa_jamalouki. In our directory her range runs from 250 to 750, which covers the spread from a straightforward bridal makeup to a full package with hair, trial, and the extras. For the reach and the volume of visible work, that is fair pricing, and one client review I found made the point that stuck with me: she has difficult eyes for makeup and still walked out feeling genuinely beautiful, which is the whole job. The honest caveat is about what a big, busy salon is and is not. This is a high-volume operation with a large following, which is reassuring for skill and consistency but can mean you are one of several brides on a peak Saturday, so confirm whether Najwa personally does your face and hair or a member of her team does, and get that answer before you book if it matters to you. Ask whether she travels to your venue or riad on the wedding morning or whether you go to the salon, because that changes your entire getting-ready timeline and your photographer's schedule. There is no dedicated website, so you are judging her on Instagram and TikTok, which is fine given how much is there, and communication is likely to run in French and Arabic, so a destination couple should confirm the language they will actually deal in. Use the free trial, lock the exact look in writing with photos, and pin down the morning logistics, and she is a strong, proven bridal choice.