Glitter

[Alison]

I have tried so many different types of Glitter over the years.
And I considered trying the children's glitter to save money -
my friend told me to put a litl on my wrist and see if it hurts
or is the soft-kind - she said that it IS made for children to
use (and misuse).  But I'm a worrier - if there's a chance of
'getting in trbl', I question it's benefits.  And I figure that the
Professional stuff that is made for our industry isn't going to
make that much of a difference in my profits (hmmm, but now
that I'm thinking about those glitter-stencils that I still haven't
done....)

Anyway, I was real impressed the first times I saw someone
use a poufer.  Tried to make my own because the cost of
shipping doubled the cost of buying one.  Didn't get a good
puff even after I bought several different bottles.  Ended up
buying 'the real thing' anyway, and then worrying about poufing
 into the eyes, so I quickly went back to the finger dips ....

What's your experiences with glitter?

[Sherry]

I think the other thing you need to worry about if you don't buy cosmetic glitter are the dyes used in the glitter.  If they're not colored with cosmetic compliant dyes.

I usually dip my finger in the glitter and then tap it on the face where I want it.  Sometimes it goes on too thick in places or smears the paint and then is transferred to another place on the face.  When this starts to happen, I change fingers.  Not the greatest method, so there's probably a better way to do it.

I've also used the poofer method, which I like too.  I always have them close their eyes before applying, but then there is the problem with younger kids closing and then opening their eyes, so that's why I, like you, usually stick to tapping it on with my finger.

I'm curious about the glitter gel.  I don't think I'd like it, but since I haven't actually tried, who knows.  I wouldn't know how to go about using it and since it's wet, I've thought it might smear the face paint.

[mrsito]

i think it would help to actually cover the eyes visor style with a sheet of paper (my hand always seems to do a good job of smearing my paint job) before using the poofer...this way, even the little ones who seem to open and close their eyes a lot wont get glitter in them...i used to do this when i would use hairspray to set my hair style...

[Alison]

That's fascinating, Mr Sito.
Sometimes it's the litl things that miraculously make a Professional's
activity work.

[MandiIlene]

I like the poofer method, I just make sure eyes are closed and I stay close to the area I want to get glitter on and generally point poof away from eyes.

Liquid Bling is the best invention every!!

http://amerikanbodyart.com/ or available through silly farm, it allows you to do dots of glitter (fake a nose ring) and outline the wings of butterflies, and SOO much more. The only down side, is that it does take a minute to dry, depending on the thickness, but it usually isnt a problem.

Wolfe Bros I have seen use a pot of glitter with an old paintbrush in it upside down, and they get glitter on the stick end and just kind of roll the handle of the brush over the design by laying it against the skin. I havent seen that one get messed up yet, but then again I havent done that one outside in the wind either!

Another thing i learned about glitter is to stick to only a few colors, there is no reason to spend so much money on different colors and have to carry them all around with you.

Gold, Silver or Sparkle White and pink or red.
Gold and Silver can pretty much accent anything. Red or Pink I use for butterfly bodies, cat or reindeer noses, tiara gems, etc.

Hope this helps, here are some pics of liquid bling used.


On the Spider girl, I tried to mimic dew on the webs.

[Sherry]

So nice Mandi!  Thanks for sharing.   

[Alison]

Yes - Thanks for sharing.
Are You the model in the photos, MandiI?

[Reneec808]

Really nice..I love them all, esp. the spider girl..

[MandiIlene]

Yes Allison thats me, I was a big myspace cadet for a while when I was single, so I have a ton of pictures of myself, ha ha.

[Wildcatfin]

I stick to a poofer of acrylic cosmetic Aurora glitter most of the time. Also have a metallic red for noses etc.
But TBH a lot of the metallics lok like specs of something if they don't catch the light (and in photos) so the aurora/ hints of blue, green or whatever are best. Plus are far smalled particles than the metallic cosmetic glitters.

i have never had a problem with the poofers but all are not the same; i have several diff brands and some are better than others. Just tell them to shut their eyes and shade with your hand if tiny kids/ can't do that.

love the opaque metallics for glitter tatts of course, where the auroras won't work!

cat x

[Alison]

Does funfacepaint.com sell glitter, Sherry?
The very dark sparkly ones?
I'm really getting into this now.

[Sherry]

I wish!  I plan to eventually move into more glitter colors, but right now we offered a limited amount of glitter.  We have the DFX iridescent white glitter and Snazaroo gold and silver.

I'm hoping on my next DFX order I can get a bigger range of the glitter colors.

[Glitterfly Faces]

I got the irredescent white from Sherry (Funfaces) and LOVE it.  The perfect colour to add that little bit of sparkle to ANY design. 
Best wishes,
kim

[Alison]

I was dressing myself up
just for a social occasion yesterday.
I don't have glitter eye-shadow because I had a bad experience with the supposedly 'safe' stuff when I bought it.  It got right into my eyes and affected my vision.

But I wanted to glitter the whole eye-lid area (and even up onto my forehead) yesterday.
I wasn't using face-paint, so I just tried to put that white iridescent stuff onto my regular make-up.
It didn't stick at all.  I was disappointed.

Any ideas on how I could make that work?

[Alison]

Lol - I guess you can see that I really do like glitter