I saw that most of you wear ProKnows noses.

I use a squeaking nose with rubber band, but I think the ones you use are more comfortable than mine. The thing that I'm afraid of is that it's going to be ripped of by kids, since it's glued on and can be taken off.

What do you think? Please help by sharing some of your experience with me!
Thanks!

You have just named the number one reason to avoid a squeaking nose.

Anyway, many start with one. The are a neat nose. There is no law that says you must wear a proknows. In fact, I don't. If you like the nose that you know; You could take the squeaker out and use it. In fact. that is what I've done with two of the noses my kids use. You can also put a string on any proknows that is made. Leon also makes a line called Circus Pro. Which are made to be strung. The glue is pretty strong stuff, as is the tape. If fact, I use the tape, and it can hurt when you pull it off!
One thing I would suggest. If people reach for you nose just say," Hey, I didn't try to squeak you nose. Please don't do it to me! It's not very nice." I have used this myself and it works well. Or, you could carry a palm squeaker. If you make other people squeak, make everything BUT your nose squeak.
Best of luck, and Welcome to the forum!
Scruffy

Welcome Firestarter. (OK, you REALLY have to tell us the story of your clown name!)

All I can tell you is that I've been wearing a ProKnows glued on for 10 years and never had that happen. The few times I've had someone reach out to try it, I've always been quick enough to back out of it, or grab the arm to stop it from happening.

I think you may be more worried about it than you need to be. You've been wearing a squeeky nose, so kids naturally want to grab that and squeek it themselves. With a non-squeeky nose its a little different. But some will still want to touch.

One thing you'll note with little kids is that when they're interested in/fascinated by your nose, its usually really obvious. You can even invite them to touch, with the promise that they only touch with one finger. I do this all the time.

Now here's the trick: When they reach out to touch, just hold their hand gently, in both of yours, ensuring only the pointing finger can get at your nose. (Imagine cupping a dove gently in your hands with only the head sticking out...cup their hand the same way except its their finger sticking out.) That way you also have control over how hard they press.

It's only natural that a little kid would want to touch your nose. Part of their development is touching things that are foreign to them. I don't like to discourage their curiosity too much. Plus, once they've touched it, the curiosity is over, and they're usually then willing to have their focus led somewhere else.

An aside...sorta funny. I was at the end of my day one day, and stopped at the drive thru for a coffee. (most of the staff at this place know me) The girl that took the order was new, a 30+ year old that hadn't seen me before. When I drove up to the window, she opened it up, gasped, and just blurted out "can I touch your nose?" So I let her. She reached right in the car and just gave it a gentle poke, giggled, and said "I've always wanted to do that" and gave me my coffee.

Go figure.

THANKS to both of you, Scruffy and Hooper, I'll definitely try not to squeek my nose anymore, although it was real gold when kids are 2-3 years old and to scared to play. I can always use my bike horn that I carry in my back pocket to make it squeek as I do with their noses.

One more question!
If nose is taped or glued, can it be put straight back on if taken off, or do you need to tape it or glue it again?

I use a sponge nose with a rubber band ( around my head ).

I have a neat Pro-nose, but found the my natural snoz looks great with a little red grease paint. I have had more remarks on it than on the Pro-nose.

If you use a Pro-nose make sure you clean it good each time you take it off, I used a tweezers to get all the dried glue off.

One more question!
If nose is taped or glued, can it be put straight back on if taken off, or do you need to tape it or glue it again?

I don't know about tape, as I've never tried it. With glue, once its off, you have to reglue. But if you have the nose on properly, its not easy to yank it off. Only times mine ever came loose was due to excessive sweating, and that's maybe 2 or 3 times over 10 years.

The trick to securing the nose well is making sure both halves are on the "dryer" side of tacky before you put it on.

Just for those who haven't used something like this before: The process is that you first brush the glue on inside of the nose, then place the clown nose on your real nose, then take it off again. This places the glue where it needs to be. (At this point I usually use the glue brush to touch up both the clown nose and the real one...just to make sure its even) Then you wait until the glue has reached maximum tackiness, then place the clown nose where it should be, and press it gently but firmly for a good 15 seconds. If you've done it right, after wearing it for 10 minutes or so, you'll really have to work to get that sucker off again. The trick is knowing when the glue has reached maximum tackiness, and that is largely trial and error. (Humidity and temperature play a factor...so what goes for me might not go for you.)

Bumbles brings up a good point about cleaning, but I don't think you have to clean the glue off every time. For some reason, mine seems to stick better with a layer or 2 of dried glue on it. (depending how thick your layers are) But for sanitation sake, you should still clean it fairly often.

Anyway, there's a few morning coffee thoughts!

Yours truly,
"Hooper"

it will stick better if you apply new tape. I clean my own nose with an alcohol prep pad( Like before you get an injection) To remove any makeup and or powder. Then apply the tape to the nose, and then; put the nose on. I tried other things for years. I am sold on the tape. I wish it was available twenty years ago.
Good luck,
Scruffy

Well my suggestion is probably going to be quite unpopular around here but since we're a bunch of lovable clowns the worst I'll probably get is a whoopie cushion attack... I think I can handle that!

I would go without a nose of any kind other than your own. Just paint your nose red. No chance of a kid pulling that off! (We hope.) It's also in keeping with a style of clowning that has a more natural look to it.

I can't remember where this was suggested or what this more natural type of clown is called. I think I read it in Creative Clowning but it has been a while. :???:

The more time passes by in this bussiness, my actual nose is starting to look more and more like the ProKnows nose :) I'm not getting any younger, and my nose is not getting any smaller as well :D

I use the adheisive for my nose tip and I used to use the tape for my full nose, really like them both but you do need to use the remover to get the glue off especially on the tip. I've switched to using Nose Putty for my full nose and love it. I do not remove it, I leave it in the nose, and replace the nose about once a year. just warm it up, pop it on and it stays on, need to take it off briefly easy to do ad just pop it back on pull it on a few times and it stuck on again.

What is NOSE -PUTTY I have never heard of it ?

I have a good friend who like me, sweats alot when performing. Two things she told me....double up on the antiperspirent foundation (this also makes it easier to remove makeup later )

AND put a dot of red on the tip of your real nose, in case you nose falls off (or in your case is pulled off). Then if it happens, just look at the kids and say "Don't ya jes hate it when yer nose falls off???" Eases the tension and gets great laughs too!!!

What is NOSE -PUTTY I have never heard of it ?

Sorry to leave you hanging without an answer for so long. Nose Putty is a product that Jim Howle sells. it is kind of like a combinatin of silly putty and chewing gum. For some people it does a really great job of holding their nose on. Unfortunately since Jim doesn't have a website himself you can only find it at either conventions or with others that carry Jim's products.

I use a squeeker nose too & haven't had it riped off yet one thing to do if you let the children squeek your nose is hold on to it when they do. I enjoy the squeeker nose for Willace but as Hobo Bob i use a schnattlacher hobo nose but they have red noses too Spooky i use a fome nose with a hole cut into the middle of the slit do it dosent restrict me breathing threw my nose & Scrubs i just have a plastic clown nose from a party shop tied to apair of glasses. so any kind of nose can work but remember to hold your nose if you let others squeek it

The "sticky stuff" adhesive tape is EXCELLENT.

What is this tape you clowns talk about?? All I've seen is glue. I have a Pro-Nose. That glue gets annoying. Not to mention... I still can't get it off my dress!!! Tape sounds much less messy.

sticky stuff, double sided tape you can get it from Bubba's Clown Supplies: clown makeup, comedy magic, Fun item (http://www.bubbasikes.com) and possible others. It hold real well for full noses not so good for tips.

I use the adheisive for my nose tip and I used to use the tape for my full nose, really like them both but you do need to use the remover to get the glue off especially on the tip. I've switched to using Nose Putty for my full nose and love it. I do not remove it, I leave it in the nose, and replace the nose about once a year. just warm it up, pop it on and it stays on, need to take it off briefly easy to do ad just pop it back on pull it on a few times and it stuck on again.
I was just wondering how do you warm the nose or the putty or what ever???

Hold it in my hands a few mins. or tuck it into my costume to get body heat, while I'm putting on my make up.
Long days/ or hot, it will work loose but I find when I feel it slipping a little I just tug it back and forth a few times and it stuck good as new

I switched from nose adhesive to medical adhesive to putty and love the putty. (I could never get that adhesive off of my human nose!)

I have a few questions about the putty, for those who have been using it for awhile. How often do you need to replace the putty? Can you replace it on a used nose, or can you only put it on a brand new nose? I feel like the putty I'm using right now is losing its stick, but I wasn't sure if I could scrape it off and put on new putty or if I need to get a new nose.

I'd never even heard of the tape until now -- I'll have to give that a try.

It's so great getting all these tips from all you clowns out there.

I played the part of Eyeore in the play Winnie the Pooh at our church a couple of years ago. One of the children in the play commented as I was putting on my make-up that I had a big nose. That convinced me right there that I didn't need a supplimental nose. The horn in your pocket is a good idea as well.

Well I guess I should change it more often but I've had the same one for over 2 years with the putty,[ but the nose was prob. 3years old before the putty., but I just bought a new nose and will use new putty. But I had to change not because the putty didn't work the nose was an old one to begin with and I had touch it up one to many times it needed replacing.