How to do Cinco de Mayo like a badass

Rethink the Mexican festival (and make like a margarita!)

Every year on May 5, people around the world mark a little-known Mexican victory over France by wearing sombreros and drinking too much tequila. Now, you know we LOVE to party, but how about we do it in a way that’s respectful to our Mexican sisters and brothers? This year, we’re encouraging you, our badass Beautyque family, to rethink how we do Cinco de Mayo. That means, for starters:

  1. Reading up on your history and understanding what you’re even celebrating. Cinco de Mayo marks the Mexican army’s defeat of France at the Battle of Puebla. It is NOT, as many think, Mexican independence day, which was declared more than 50 years before.
  2. Rethinking all those cultural stereotypes – drop the fake mustaches, maracas, and cheap sombreros, everyone! Instead, we should be respectfully honoring the culture we’re celebrating.
  3. Learning about and supporting the cases of Mexican women like Sandra Castaneda, who are disproportionately affected by the US’s immigration policies.


Then, while you’re growing in knowledge and power, you can bask in these margarita-inspired Beautyque NYC goodies.

TEQUILA

Sappho New Paradigm has created a lightweight, nutrient-loaded primer that delivers the smoothest possible base for make-up. Powered by ingredients including saccharomyces/agave tequilana leaf ferment filtrate, it leaves skin feeling soft and moisturized, with the perfect soft-focus finish.

SAPPHO NEW PARADIGM SKIN PERFECTING PRIMER

 

SKIN PERFECTING PRIMER, $36

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LIME

VERBENA CITRUS BODY SCRUB, $24

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SALT

NAKD THAI CRYSTAL DEODORANT SPRAY, $19.95

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