NYX ‘glues’ drag queen to billboard in guerilla primer promotion

By Julia Wray | Published: 23-Jan-2025

The marketing stunt coincided with the launch of the L’Oréal-owned make-up brand’s Face Glue Primer

NYX Professional Make Up ‘glued’ a drag queen to a Westfield White City, London, billboard to promote its latest launch.

The activation, which took place 18 January, coincided with the launch of Face Glue Primer, which promises consumers a ‘glue level grip’, according to the brand.

The drag artist entertained passersby, shouting: “Don’t mind me! Just a six-foot drag queen hanging off a billboard.”

NYX’s Face Glue Primer combines grip with a soft-focus finish. 

Formulated with hydrating polyglutamic acid and maple syrup, known for its grip, the primer is claimed to feel comfy on the skin while appearing undetectable under make-up.

It launches alongside Face Glue Setting Spray, a transfer resistant setting spray. 

Both products retail for £8.99. 

L’Oréal-owned NYX has become well-known for its entertainment-led marketing campaigns in a bid to appeal to Gen Z consumers.

Last year, it onboarded celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as an unlikely beauty ambassador, alongside his daughter Holly Ramsay. 

The British TV star created a cake recipe based on the make-up brand’s Buttermelt Blush.

For 2024’s Super Bowl, meanwhile, NYX teamed up with American rapper and Grammy winner Cardi B on a 30-second advert. 

The advert provided a humorous, NSFW take on the sensation created by NYX’s viral Duck Plump High Pigment Lip Plumping Gloss.

 

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