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[Patches]

I waited until Christmas and sure enough Santa brought me Mooseburger and Spears! I'll attach pics so everyone can see. I like the costume better without the coat, but my little nephews like it with the coat. This was also my first attempt at make-up, so go easy on me.

I'm probably going to dye the hair brown / grey mix and scrunch the hat with safety pins.

[Nettie Belle]

Wow! I think you look GREAT!! I'd say Santa was pretty good to you.

[Sassy Frass]

Wow!!
Who"s Your Santa?????

[tim]

Fantastic stuff!

(I wish Santa would bring ME Mooseburger and Spears.)

[Fitzwilly]

I think you look pretty good for your first time in makeup. I like the way you costume turned out as well. If you are not sure about the jacket you can always do what I I do much of the time. I wear the jacket to and from the event but take it off while I am working at the event. That way I get to show it off but I am still able to work without being too hot and everyong gets to see more of my outfit.

[Hopper]

A-1 Patches. You look great. If thats your first shot at makeup than you're doing fantastic. I like the outfit either with or without the jacket too, so I'd take Fitzwilly's advice.

I don't even know if I'd bother scrunching the hat and dying the wig...both look fine to me too. I like the grey hair actually...maybe trim the wig a little if you know someone that cuts hair.

The makeup looks as good as we can tell you with a still shot. The design is good. If I had to give you a point to grow on, I'd suggest the eye-white probably doesn't need to go as far up your forehead. (white should only go up as far as it still moves when your raise your eyebrows...any further is redundant) Same with the white around the mouth - looks good from here, but the test is when you move your mouth. If it moves with your mouth then its good, if it doesn't move, then trim what doesn't move.

Have fun.


So - Since when did Pricilla team up with Britney?

[Fitzwilly]

Is Britney with Spears? Pricilla has known John and Gilligan since her Ringling days. With Wayne's illness his son Allen has pretty much taken over the shoe business and Pricilla decided that with those changes it may be time to make some changes herself. So Allen with www.clownshoesandprops.com will probably be at some of her events and the gang from Spears www.spears.com wil probably be at others.

[Patches]

Honestly, I'm terrible with names so I don't remember who I... I mean Santa spoke with at Spears other than it was a woman on the phone and John via email. Everything turned out great. My wife, I mean Santa loved the ease of shopping only for clown stuff this year rather than guessing what to get.

Makeup: I think the mouth should be smaller and I agree about the eyes being too high up. I obviously want to be a happy hobo, not a tramp. I want the beard darker next time.

When I took the hat and wig off, my dad (Shrine clown for many years) said he liked that look almost as well. I like the look of the coat, but I feel a lot more comfy without it. I think the coat may be used on parades and left behind for indoors or hot weather events.

I can't begin to say how nice it was (for Santa) to work with Tricia at Mooseburger. She nailed exactly what I wanted and made that wig and hat custom for my big head. I HIGHLY recommend Mooseburger and I'll be shopping there for future pieces.

[Scruffy]

Everything looks great to me. You might try to use Ben Nye's beard stipple for your beard. I use it and it looks really great. In fact a couple of people have come up to see if it's real.. Just an Idea. but if you can tie the tie longer, so that it hangs out the bottom of the jacket, that might get you a few extra laughs.
It looks great.

[BlossomTheClown]

I like it without the jacket best, mainly because it has such vibrant color with the yellow/gold shirt and because it looks like you can move more freely. Maybe try wearing the jacket open so more of the shirt and tie shows. I also like the idea of the jacket for parades. It takes on a look of a hobo trying to be dressed to the 9s for a special event. I like the hair as it is also.