This 12-color face paint set is perfect for kids or parents who’d love to give their kids a professional-looking face paint. It’s super easy to use, thanks to its array of blendable colors and ease of application; plus, this set comes with a fantastic instruction book that provides step-by-step guidance to creating an array of different looks (complete with photos and the exact colors needed to create each look).

This set is cruelty-free, gentle on sensitive skin, and surprisingly easy to work with. The colors are varied and buildable, last for hours without rubbing off (even during kids’ playtimes), and wash off easily without excess rubbing or tugging on kids’ delicate skin. Currently, there is only one brand of face paint in the market that uses cosmetic-grade silicone as a base: Body Color Cosmetics. The combination of this base with the isododecane and dimethicone on their activator creates a waterproof and smudged-proof formula. This kind of face paint has a clay-like consistency when in the cake, and once it is activated, it has a similar consistency to that of paraffin wax-based face paints. It is good for line work and base work. Based on the manufacturers' claims and a test video we watched, it takes about as long to dry once on the skin (or even a bit longer) as regular water-activated face paint does, which is great for blending, unlike alcohol-based face paints that have a shorter drying time which makes it a bit more challenging to blend colors on the skin with.Fusion Face and Body Paints are made in China under the direction of the owners of Fusion Body Art, which is based in Australia. All FD&C and D&C pigments are manufactured in the USA, guaranteeing that only the safest pigments make it into Fusion Body Art. Fusion paints are paraben free and are not made from animal biproducts or tested on animals.Store Fusion Body Art Paints in a dry location away from extreme heat, humidity or cold. Use paint within 12 months from opening to ensure freshness. This chart will be updated regularly as we try new products and as new products are introduced to the market. Please keep in mind that parts of the chart are based on our own personal opinion and experience, and each painter might have a different opinion. Perfect for Hallowee, this zombie unicorn mashup is super original and teens and adults will line up for this design! See the full tutorial here! #14. Dragon Arm Design Unicorns are probably the most popular face paint design for girls, and this particular unicorn face paint idea is perfect! Bright colors is what makes this design pop! See the full tutorial here! #3. Rainbow Skull Face Paint Idea

Regular water-activated face paints are fairly resistant to rubbing if the individual is not sweaty, but they are not resistant to water. On super humid and hot days water activated face paints can start running down the face as the person sweats so you might want to first set the face with powder or switch to using pressed powders for bases since those is more sweat resistant, even if not applied with a primer and sealer. |One of the most popular brands of talc-based face paints is StarBlend , but there are several others like Ben Nye Magic Cakes (that, although a pressed powder, need to be activated with water), Lumiere Powders , Ben Nye Studio Color Rainbow Palette and Elisa Griffith palette . Acrylates-Based Face Paint

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If you really want to impress, this ice cream skull design will take the cake! Super colorful and unique, this design will win any prize! See the full tutorial here! #4. Realistic Dreamcatcher Arm Design This space alien face paint design is a great alternative to masks and characters! For the teens that love anything space or alien related, this is the perfect design! See the full tutorial here! #21. Arm Mandala Face Paint Design This apple face paint design is a tribute to teachers and a great face paint idea for middle school kids! Easy to replicate and something entirely unique! See the full tutorial here! #29. Wrestling Mask Face Paint Idea As we mentioned above, paraffin wax and acacia Senegal gum-based face paints are best for line work. They give you sharp lines with clean edges and tend to flow better off your brush with a more ink-like consistency than glycerin-based face paints. There are some exemptions to every rule, and that is the case for Superstar, that although it is a glycerin-based face paint, it works very well for line work as well, maybe not as good as the paraffin and acacia gum-based paints, but almost as good.