You can walk into any dollar store and find cheap sugar skull decorations, bathed in every color under the sun. Its accessibility, thanks to capitalism and cultural exploitation, is something I ...

Sugar was accessible to Mexicans at the time, even those with little money, so it was a natural choice. Once they learned that they could make these skull molds with the ingredient and water (that ...

Play with different color placements to get your own unique sugar-skull-tattoo design. Getting a skeleton tattoo on your hand feels like having a constant accessory that you can dress up.

In addition to the ofrendas, people throughout the cities of Mexico will paint their faces in sugar skull makeup and dress up in colorful dresses with floral prints and designs during the parades.

In need of the perfect sugar skull look for Day of the Dead? Don’t worry, we’ve got that too. Beauty YouTuber Chrisspy’s how-to has over six million views, and—bonus—only involves makeup ...

There are many traditions observed on the Day of the Dead, and the skull is known as a very important emblem of the holiday. Part of that is the calavera, or the sugar skull, which has various ...

In recent years, ornate sugar skulls, aka calaveras, have become an increasingly popular design for Halloween celebrations in the U.S. Think cute, ornate skull cookies or white makeup with bright ...

1. Sift 150g icing sugar into a bowl and add one tablespoon of water and combine. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon and drizzle in a slow, thick flow. 2. Carefully hold a biscuit by the ...