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Everything you’ll need to beat your face this Mardi Gras

Beat for the gods, darling

By Briar Clark

Beauty Crew Beauty Editor / February 22 2023

Mardi Gras is the perfect time to let loose with all your squirrel friends, celebrate love and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Ensuring your costume and makeup is festival ready is of paramount importance.

PSA: Gay Christmas is the perfect time to bulk buy glitter by the truckload, and celebrate every colour in the rainbow.

Here’s everything you’ll need to beat your face for the gods this Mardi Gras – let’s get stunning!

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP LIMITED EDITION AVATAR 2 Luminescent Lip

Avatar is basically the most aesthetically yassified film series of all time. If you didn’t know, now you do. You’re welcome. Channel blue alien chic like your life depends on it with this multidimensional luminescent lip gloss stashed in your festival bag of choice.

$11.99 at Priceline

Flower Stellar Prismatic Highlighter Solstice

Gleaming like a disco ball is a must for gay Christmas. Forget subtle formulas, because as far as highlighter is concerned, we’re amping up the blinding factor with reflective-level picks like this budget-friendly option from Flower Beauty.

$15.99 at Chemist Warehouse

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Jumbo Lash! False Lashes Ego Flare

We love a costume set of false eyelashes as much as the next queen but if we’re dancing all night to Loreen’s “Euphoria”, we need something that can hold up to the pressure. This set is lightweight with a stunning lift and curl for an eye-opening effect. It’s designed to be worn with NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Jumbo Lash! 2-in-1 Liner & Lash Adhesive ($14.37 at Priceline) — talk about killing two birds with one stone.

$13.17 at Priceline

Sportsgirl Gems & Jewels Rainbow Mega Pack

Mardi Gras is nothing without an abundance of face jewels. Get creative with placement and enhance your eye makeup or dot a few over your limbs for a reflective look that’s sure to turn a few heads on the dancefloor.

$9.95 at Sportsgirl

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Metallic Glitter

Rainbow glitter? Duh. This is a no-brainer as far as Mardi Gras is concerned. If you don’t already have any, you better get your hands on some stat before someone revokes your cool card. You’ve been warned.

$7.79 at Priceline

Sportsgirl Iridescent Pink Tie In Hair Extensions

We’ve said it before, but 'fairy hair' is the TikTok hair trend you need to try for Mardi Gras. What better time of the year to dress up like a mystical, mythological creature? Wings are optional, but glitter hair extensions are a must.

$12.95 at Sportsgirl

Want some advice on how to apply glitter without looking like a fool? These are Norvina’s glitter makeup tips.

Main image credit: @courtneyact

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).