Halloween is one of the biggest moments in the beauty calendar, and on TikTok, our community can't get enough of sharing their favourite makeup transformations and spooky costume looks.

So, who better to spotlight this week than @theplasticboy, aka Gary, a makeup and fashion creator, who is inspiring our #FashionTok and #BeautyTok communities one video at a time. 

When Gary isn't wowing us with his seriously stylish looks or recreating catwalk fashion with existing items in his wardrobe, he's busy recommending the latest beauty and fashion pop ups and serving up makeup transformations.

Whether you are looking for an inspiring winter outfit or need some beauty recommendations to spice up your cosmetics bag - Gary is the creator for you!

With a constantly growing audience of 113k followers, it is clear our community loves Gary just as much as we do!

We sat down with @theplasticboy to ask him what Black History Month means to him, the inspiration for his content and all things Halloween.

Firstly, what does Black History mean to you?

It means celebrating and honouring the legacy of past leaders who have laid a future for generations to follow. This means that the future of black history will forever be always written for generations to look back on, to have hope and courage and pride.

What first inspired you to create on TikTok?

It all started in lockdown. I needed another platform that wasn’t so serious and somewhere I could just be myself and create anything I wanted, without feeling it needed to be aesthetically pleasing! I wanted to create a community and somewhere safe people could come to.

What is your goal on TikTok?

It’s to build a community that trusts me and that can come to me for anything relating to beauty and anything else they may want to ask! I want to create a safe space for people to look at me and believe that they can whip out their phone and create content also! Without feeling scared or having doubts.

With Halloween celebrations in full swing - do you have a major glow up planned?

I just did an amazing TikTok halloween live with you guys which got me into the Halloween spirit! I also feel like I may have a little Halloween get together and really embody the characters of the purge! I love Halloween and I love horror films so it’s my favourite time of the month.

What other Black creators are on your For You feed?

I love Uche Natori, Tammi Clarke, KiahNaomi

What do you love most about the TikTok community?

Everyone is just so genuine! I love how everyone is just so loving. I love doing a live and every time I do, the same people are always coming through! Showing love and really looking out for each other. It’s like one big happy family! I live for it.

What is your favourite TikTok you have made to date and why?

It has to be the video where I filmed myself in central london! My lashes with eylure had just launched and I thought I'd bring my TikTok family with me. And everybody loved it - I had so many people go into boots that day to buy my lashes! It was crazy.

@theplasticboy Finding my new lashes PURRR in store WITH @Eylure @Boots UK #eyelashes #purrr #eylure #aesthetic ♬ Aesthetic - Tollan Kim

New to TikTok and want to explore more #Halloween content? Getting involved couldn’t be easier, simply download the app for free via the Apple App Store, Google Play or Amazon.