For Mardi Gras, children are used to dressing up from head to toe. What better way to put yourself in your character’s shoes than make-up? Here are some ideas and tutorials to make up your child and disguise him.
Children, it is well known, adore to disguise oneself and whatever the occasion! Mardi Gras is therefore a dream party for the youngest. For a day, they can become the hero or heroine that makes them vibrate. No need to impose a character on them, it is better to let them choose the one they would like to embody, “they will then have fun doing role-playing games and trying out other identities”, explains Stéphane Valentin, psychologist. In addition to their costume what they also like is the makeup who accompanies him. It is also essential so that the child can better embody his character, in particular by playing with facial expressions. Here are our tips and our makeup ideas for mardi gras.
Fierce panther makeup
Animals always inspire young and old to Mardi Gras. By making up your child as a lion or a fierce panther, for example, he will take great pleasure in frightening those around him by roaring. Start with an even iridescent orange base so that it is very luminous and accentuate the features of the face with black stripes on the forehead, cheeks and chin and white hair. Without forgetting the nose and mustaches for a royal effect!
Tiger makeup step by step
Children most often choose tiger makeup. To achieve it like a pro, use the orange and yellow colors and apply them on the face using a sponge. Then draw the muzzle of the animal with a brush with white and black, fading enough. Finish with black around the eyes and paint the tip of the nose and mouth the same color, adding a few touches for the animal’s hair and canines. To see, step by step, how to make a tiger makeup, discover the video made by the Youtube channel SophiesTips:
Butterfly makeup
If you choose a makeup in the shape of a butterfly, you just need to make up only around the eyes, drawing the shape of the wings on each side. And on your child’s nose, a line for the body, a dot between the eyes for the head, and pretty antennae on the forehead. Opt for flashy colors and a few sequins for an exotic and magical butterfly! Here is a detailed tutorial from SophiesTips on Youtube:
Floral and colorful makeup
To change animal makeup, you can get into a flowery, light and colorful makeup on your child’s face. It is a fairly simple make-up to achieve, because it is enough to make up only the eyes and the top of the forehead. Use rather bright colors for this type of makeup. Start by applying a green shadow on the top of the eyelids to the eyebrows and make a circle between the two eyes. Blend everything, you can use two different greens and thus make a small shaded color. Trace the contours of the eyebrows with a fuchsia or pink blush then another purple blush. The same for the circle. Draw a flower between the two eyes, adding a white shadow. Also make colorful flower petals, and finish with white dots under the eyes. For the finishing touch, you can put a sparkle in the center of the flower.
Flamingo make-up
The pink flamingo makeup will not go unnoticed! Again, the make-up will be done mainly in the center of the face, at the level of the child’s eyes. Using a pink blush, a brush and a sponge, draw the body of two pink flamingos on the forehead and on the eyebrows. Blend the material well on the eyelids. With a brush, make a flower between the eyes, spots on the eyelids, white lines at the ends. Finish the whole thing with a few white dots, draw the black beak of the animal and its eye in white. Tutorial from the Instagram account @le_studio_girlyy, also available on his Youtube channel:
pirate makeup
To transform your child into a real pirate, there’s nothing like makeup on this theme. The DeguiseToi.fr Youtube channel offers a complete pirate makeup tutorial, here it is:
ladybug makeup
How about turning your child into a little ladybug? Original and easy to reproduce, your little one will be delighted with the result! Start by making up his eyes with an orange or red base, then add a few black dots on top, these will be the wings of the animal. Then draw the contours and body of the animal on the child’s nose. Without forgetting to draw a small flower on the cheek and a sun to complete the whole thing!
Our costume ideas for Mardi Gras
For children, there are a whole bunch of disguises ranging from superheroes, animals, cartoon characters or children’s series. As with makeup, remember to ask your child’s opinion before buying a costume. It is he who will have to wear it, so better to avoid crises or worse that he is afraid of his costume if he has not chosen it. To find costumes for children, you can turn to e-commerce sites such as Amazon, DeguiseToi.fr, or children’s toy brands such as La Grande Récré, King Toys, and even sometimes in hypermarkets and supermarkets. .
Which makeup product to choose for a child?
Even if you don’t make up your child every day and this type of disguise remains exceptional, not all products are recommended for your child’s skin.
Therefore, favor certified organic and hypoallergenic water-based makeup such as the Namaki makeup for example, which contains a palette of three colors, two different models and a brush. You will then have the choice between Fairy and mermaid, Pirate and ladybug or Zebra and tiger makeup. On sale from 12.30 euros on the site, in some organic stores and children’s toy stores, this natural makeup respects the skin of toddlers.