Mardi Gras Makeup

Mardi Gras is February 24, 2009. Mardi Gras is most famously celebrated in New Orleans, LA, with decorative floats and costumes. Mardi Gras participants celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday with a gala parade and festivities to mark Fat Tuesday, the last day to fest before lent begins.

Decorative masks and costumes are the outfit of day. This year, Mardi Gras participants can also express themselves with the hottest trend in Makeup, Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup. Face Painting Makeup can be used to create decorative faces instead of wearing masks. The wide selection of decorative face painting makeup available from Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, lends itself perfectly to the celebration of Fat Tuesday. The colors and quality of Mehron Face Painting Makeup requires a vision to create Mardi Gras characters with makeup.

Madi Gras parade participants can consider highlighting their costumes with the high quality Body Painting Makeup produced by Mehron in the USA. Body Painting Makeup by Mehron is used by world renowned Body Painting Makeup Artists. In fact one of the most recognized Body Painters in the World, Jinny Houle is the co-creator of Paradise Makeup AQ by Mehron. Paradise Makeup AQ is a water activated cake makeup that is produced in more colors than a rainbow and can be used just like water paint, except the canvas is the body. The Art of Body Painting, currently taking the Make Up industry by storm, is a perfect compliment to the colorful festival of Madi Gras.

For this year's Mardi Gras expand your costume with amazing makeup produced using the knowledge that Mehron has achieved through over eighty years in the theatrical makeup business. For the costumes and parties of Mardi Gras visit the Mehron Web Site where you can browse not only a full line of Face and Body Painting Makeup but also complete Character Makeup Kits, packaged with all the makeup needed to create specific characters along with complete step by step instructions written by Professional Makeup Artists.