I kept tweaking lights. The problem was never the lights.

It was that her makeup existed outside the skin shader - sitting on top, not inside it. The moment I ran her through DD Makeup Editor, the gloss caught the scene. The blush read as warmth. The eyeliner had weight.

DD Makeup Editor connects directly to your Genesis 9 PBR skin response. 94 layered, non-destructive presets across Natural, Glam, and Bold. Built-in Uber -> PBR converter so your existing characters don't get left behind. Adjust in real time, reset with one click.

This is what the skin was supposed to do.