Loud & Proud

If there is anyone who can pull off baking, highlighting and contouring even better than our favourite beauty bloggers and gurus, it’s the drag queens. And if these four buzz-worthy collaborations are anything to go by, the community is already sashaying to the top of the cosmetics industry

- Joyce Fan

ALYSSA EDWARDS X ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS

To say that Alyssa Edwards is one of the most influential drag queens (and dancing queens) in the industry would be an understatement. Despite not emerging as a winner on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2013, the multi-talented pageant titleholder remains a household name for her bright outfits, huge wigs, sick dance moves and infamous tongue pops. Since her spot on the show, she has gone on to establish herself as a bona fide choreographer, beauty influencer and TV personality with her very own Netflix reality series, Dancing Queen.

So it only made sense when Anastasia Beverly Hills, a longtime supporter of the drag community, honoured the artistry of the Texas-born with a special collaboration. The result? An eyeshadow palette that is a true kaleidoscope, reflecting her outgoing and eccentric personality, and featuring 11 eye-popping hues alongside three metallics – each one cleverly named by Edwards herself and linked to her personal backstory. For instance, matte brown “Black Rolls” is named after her viral moments while the cool aubergine “B.B.D.C” is a nod to her dance school, Beyond Belief Dance Company.

COURTNEY ACT X CIATÉ LONDON