![]() ![]() Also had to use as blush over my Fenty Cheeks out blush as it wasn’t dark enough. Royal Nubian palette, I used the darkest purple into my outer corner.Glamlite Donut palette So Sweet ( purple matte shade blended into Woke) and Grape ( purple shimmer with blue reflects ).Juvia’s Place Wahala Palette ( Sis ) smokey charocoal, used to blend out Marvelous into Woke( a light lilac shade ) also used Unafraid ( the holographic lilac/blue shimmer duochrome) in the inner corners of my eyes.Also used to contour on hollows of cheeks. BH Cosmetics Fairy Lights palette Marvelous (matte deep black) used around my brows and lower parts of my eye.With that said I’ll go into the products, which there is a lot : It also helped that Mom tried to educate me best she could on some of the traditions too. I still don’t really speak Spanish well, but technology and being able to see and talk with my family online has really helped me feel closer culturally. I thought it went well with the aesthetic of La Catrina. The dress is from one of my aunt’s in Mexico, who was kind enough to give me some cool clothes. Now my look is a different from the traditional looks, but I tried to keep the scallops around the eye sockets, the nice lines, and even tried to make my own flower crown with some fake flower ties and a headband. So while I don’t have all the ingredients for pumpkin candy, it’s nice to hold that memory as this holiday is all about celebrating the life and death of your loved ones. ![]() Plus in the past my Mom would make traditional Mexican pumpkin candy ( it’s so good ). So I ask them some questions and read a bit online. To be honest I have not had the opportunity to celebrate the traditional holiday, but I see my family in Mexico online celebrate Día de Los Muertos. Also it’s can be a special day to remember deceased children. And other places will have October 31st be the day you prepare your altars, food and such. ĭía Los Muertos is usually celebrated November 1st through 2nd, but some places in Mexico can have the holiday extend to a week. ![]() the artist is revost13.įeliz Día Los Muertos everyone ! I know I’m posting this om the last day of the celebration, but I was pretty busy with some other things and decided I wanted to try celebrating with some makeup. To see more, visit KUT 90.5.A post shared by LatinaChika I loved this image so much I had to repost from LatinaChikaspeaksmagazine. But it's unlikely the artist ever would have imagined that the skeletal image he fashioned back then would cross the border – and find eternal life in 21st century pop culture.Ĭopyright 2020 KUT 90.5. More than a century ago, the "look" Jose Guadalupe Posada created also included feathers, hats and form-fitting couture. I've also got some really great jewels – face jewels and face pigments – to customize the look the client is looking for." "Also some beautiful sashes to tie around as well. "In my shopping cart I have some beautiful roses I found to put in clients' hair," Garcia says. Pew Research Center, there are more religiously unaffiliated people in the United States now that there are Catholics of Protestants. Then add some all-American consumerism, and a a dash of fashion.Ĭatrinas add a colorful, elegant twist to Halloween. Part of it is a shift toward secularism in American society in general. So, what accounts for the embrace of Día de los Muertos in a decidedly non-religious sense? She'll tell you she's booked solid through the weekend with people who want her to transform their faces into the iconic Catrina image. Lauren Garcia if the "brand" has succeeded in reaching beyond the Latino market. "And Day of the Dead as a consumer good that's trying to reach beyond the Latino market." But today, "literally what you are talking about Day of the Dead as a brand," Zapata says. ![]() She can't help but find some irony in the way the image is used today, because in Posada's heyday, his images were critiques of the vices of society. "That image, has really withstood the test of time and has become one of the most iconic images – not only of Day of the Dead, but of Mexico," says Dallas art historian Claudia Zapata. The skulls are called Catrinas, derived from the original early 20th century work of a Mexican political print maker Jose Guadalupe Posada. "The Book of Life" to dinnerware sets sold at supermarkets, adorned skulls in elaborate hairstyles are common sight. It's been a recent switch, but Día de los Muertos (at least in Texas) is no longer what it once was: a solemn remembrance of those who've left us. For better or worse, nowadays it's a pop-culture extravaganza.Īs seen in everything from Guillermo del Toro's 2014 feature film Call it a commingling of the sacred and a spectacle.Halloween "Texas style" starts Friday and goes through Monday with Día de los Muertos and All Souls Day in between. ![]()
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