Do you use embellishments as add ons for your face painting such as rhinestones and if so, what brand and where do you purchase yours? What adhesive do you use or are they like stickers.

I just finished looking at Face Painting and Body Art magazine and I can't stop looking at the front cover of the Spring issue. I would love to use feathers and silk flower petals for embellishments but am not sure as to what adhesive to use that is safe and clear. Eyelash adhesive for individual lashes is pretty harsh stuff.

Anyways, here is the link to see the picture that I am talking about:
Face Painting and Body Art Association (FPBAA) - facepainting, bodyart, henna, airbrush art - Order the Magazine (http://www.fpbaa.com/content/view/32/1/)

Aloha,
Nikole

I don't do much in the way of embellishments yet but a number of my friends are very talented face painters. Some use clear latex, some latex for sensitive skin. The nice thing about the latex is that it just rolls off without the need for removers. I also know of a couple that use nose glue of one brand or another. A theatre friend used spirit gum for everything. There are a lot of options, there are even adhesives marketed expressly for the embellishments, but here you are paying for niche marketing.

Yes, I use rhinestones and the like. I use eyelash adhesive to stick them on...Silly Farm Supplies Inc. - face and body paints and face and body painting (http://www.Sillyfarm.com) sells these, but I pick them up at various places they are basically the same and I agree with Fitzwilly on the niche marketing on embellishments & the adhesives. Good luck on your facepainting!

I use the sticker style self-stick Mama Clown gems from Silly Farm: Silly Farm - Gems (http://www.sillyfarm.com/gems.html)

I also have the Snazaroo googley eyes (same page) but they don't see much use...

Thanks for all your replies. They were all very helpful to me. I didn't know about the latex...how interesting. I used to do theater makeup so I am not a big fan of spirit gum but will try all the other suggestions.

Mahalo again!
Nikole

Another thing you might try is prosthetic adhesive (pros-aide or equivalent)...

I use jewels and purchase them in bulk through Party supplies, crafts, party decorations, toys: Oriental Trading (http://www.orientaltrading.com). Love them and the price is perfect!

Note: I carry a small tube of Andrea' eyelash adhesive in my pocket in case someone keeps losing their jewel due to sweat or application over paint/powder. Just make sure you DON'T get the permanent eyelash adhesive.

Pam "Sparky" Moody
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I always used spirit gum in the past which is ugh awful to use on tender skin and messy, so I went to plain ole nontoxic elmer's white glue that's a little thick by leaving it exposed to the air for a bit. I hadn't thought about this but I wonder if dental false teeth adhesive would work? Hmmm... its obviously safe and might keep things stuck on? Anyone out there with false teeth who could try it out and see if it works? ONE WORD OF CAUTION: ADDONS LIKE GEMS AND SUCH ARE CHOKING HAZARDS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND SHOULD NOT BE USED!

tested the poligrip at my parents... doesnt work... nice thought though... I have the andrea eyelash waterproof... ... now i hve a stick forehead

For adhesive use Pros-aide or medical adhesive. If you want extra hold -- though you wont need it and unless you know what you are doing I HIGHLY recommend not doing this -- go to silicone prosthetic adhesive.

As for latex...

Be careful. If you are using it to spot stick gems or something tiny like that it's fine, but be careful when covering larger areas -- particulary the arms and neck (or any sensitive skin surface).

In THEORY it just rolls right off. Speaking from years of special effects makeup experience, in PRACTICE people have thousands of microscopic hairs that the latex sticks to and sometimes removing it becomes an experience so painful that adult actors are crying by the time you get it off. I think most people here do not want their customers final memory of them to be a painful one.

Hey Tim, about that new almost Brazillian wax job you were thinking about.......