Photos courtesy of Alexis Burbank At last count, she’s made nearly 300 for clients around the world: masks for weddings and spiritual ceremonies, for costume parties and sci-fi conventions. Every year ...

This story from The Times-Picayune archives was originally published in 2016. Masks are fabulous. Masks are fun. Masks can be a hair-yanking, nose-pinching, face-scratching pain in the head to wear.

Mardi Gras makeup: 9 easy steps for creating a glitter mask Masks are fabulous. Masks are fun. Masks can be a hair-yanking, nose-pinching, face-scratching pain in the head to wear.

In New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, I, surely, wasn’t ready for the mad ride and ceaseless exhilaration. Think 250 million beads being tossed around randomly. Edible underwear as souvenirs. Men ...

Opening Friday, “Mardi Gras: Unmasked” runs through March 3 in the Bryan’s library, where the winners of the annual Mardi Gras poster and umbrella-decorating contests will also be on display.

In New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, I, surely, wasn’t ready for the mad ride and ceaseless exhilaration. Think 250 million beads being tossed around randomly. Edible underwear as souvenirs.