Mardi Gras 2023

Queer make-up artist Jess Aitchison is no stranger to bold requests for Mardi Gras. For the second year in a row, she is booked out with back-to-back ...

“Mardi Gras is one of my favourite times of year for make-up application,” she said. “She’ll do my face at 10 am, and it will still be on perfectly for a final midnight show,” Mitchell said. “I like to layer with lots of cream products, and then I’ll put quite a lot of setting powder on. It’s the second-busiest time of the year behind Halloween, with Aitchison seeing more than 50 clients in the past three weeks alone. Paired with a hot pink lip, it’s a bright, high-fashion look, she said. Queer make-up artist Jess Aitchison is no stranger to bold requests for Mardi Gras.