I Finally Learned How To Put On a Decent Skeleton Face

I went to Oaxaca for the Day of the Dead celebration this year because why the hell not, eh? And because it was super cool and rocked the house. And because I wanted to do it right, I went full Catarina Dead Lady… For those of you who have never seen a Tim Burton movie or have lived in a shoe box, the Day of the Dead is, according to Frances Ann Day in “Latina and Latino Voices in Literature”:

“On October 31, All Hallows Eve, the children make a children’s altar to invite the angelitos (spirits of dead children) to come back for a visit. November 1 is All Saints Day, and the adult spirits will come to visit. November 2 is All Souls Day, when families go to the cemetery to decorate the graves and tombs of their relatives.”

Aaaaand they dress up just like Halloween. PS: DO YOU KNOW HOW FRICKING HARD IT IS TO TAKE THAT SHELLACK OFF? REALLY HARD! After the jump Check out more pics:

Day of the Dead Catrina Skelton
The Catarina skeleton on the right is WAY hotter than the one on the left. Damn you, spandex.
scary clown mask
If this doesn’t freak you out and give you a serious case of coulrophobia, I don’t know what will.
little with and an old fashioned Catrina skeleton on Day of the Dead
Run away little lady, run!
creepy skeleton lady on Day of the Dead
Soooo creepy. yet pretty. I was mesmerized by the flowers
costume Day of the Dead Mexico
This guy was just weird.