Mexican-American beauty experts give a history lesson on the Día de los Muertos makeup tradition, from sugar skulls and skeletons to la Calavera Catrina.
a high-society skeleton lady dressed in a fancy floral hat, from a 1910 etching by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. The print was meant as political satire, showing that the tailored European clothes and snooty attitudes favored by upper-class indigenous Mexicans at the time didn’t matter — we’re all equal in death. She has become the most iconic symbol of Día de los Muertos.
aren't a monolith — every individual, family, and community celebrates differently. “Every detail in ourrepresents a tradition we have had for generations,” says makeup artist and content creator Rosy McMichael. “The colorful strokes represent our rich culture, the specific accessories used remind us of our abuelitas, and the clothing could be from many eras. Themakeup supposed to look like?supposed to be scary.
“I work with children at an after-school program in Los Angeles, and I’ve always celebrated Día de los Muertos with them. We’d go all out, and I’d face-paint my students. When I became the program coordinator, I made sure all of the kids joined in and learned the meaning of Día de los Muertos. I really wanted to differentiate it from Halloween — it's not the same holiday,” says Bautista.
Some parents who weren't familiar with the holiday were hesitant at first. “They said, ‘What's going on? What are they doing over there, witchcraft?’ But it can help children with their fears. When the kids say, ‘That's scary,’ I ask, ‘What about a skeleton is scary? You're a skeleton and I'm a skeleton. We're all skeletons. It's just another phase of our lives to become skeletons.
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