Eyeshadow and Facepaint

[shadesofmauve]

I bought eyeshadow yesterday!

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

*checks to see if anyone who knows her in meat-space has fainted yet*

See, in April I bought a bunch of little pots of snazaroo face paint for carrying around at festivals and painting friends, family, and random strangers. Snaz is very, very easy to clean off, extra-specially non-toxic, and comparatively cheap -- all good qualities when painting strangers for free. Unfortunately the packaging and the little pallets in their kits suck -- so I bought a 2$ crayola water-color box, gave the watercolors to E's god-daughter, and stuck the paint pots in the box with double-stick tape.

I've now used it at both ArtsWalk and Folklife (and made Instant Friends with multiple small children by doing so). Turns out the double-stick tape doesn't hold its stick, and the discs of paint come loose and rattle around. Also the kit would be nicer smaller. The watercolor box isn't huge, but given the frequently crowded conditions and the amount of stuff I sometimes carry smaller = better.

The cheap eye-shadow compact has eight colors in a box roughly half the size of the crayola one, and the compartments are molded in, so rather than tape the plastic face-paint pots in I can scoop out face-paint and reform it in the eyeshadow divots (after removing eyeshadow, obv). I can even put two colors in one divot if I want, giving me an up to 16 color pallet in a box that's less than 5 by 5.

I am psyched!

I'm not sure what I'll do with the eyeshadow. Possibly frighten my housemate. It has a little "how to" key on the back so I suppose I could actually try to use it. That'd be odd.

Comments

[baxaronn.livejournal.com]

If you try to use the eyeshadow as eyeshadow you have to post pictures. :D :D

If you come up with anything else interesting to do with it, let me know. I have the same problem, except I bought mine on purpose, because it was glittery and Firefly-themed. (How is anyone in their right mind supposed to say no to glittery eyeshadow in colors like Little Albatross and Inevitable Betrayal? They aren't, that's how.)

[shadesofmauve]

This has glittery colors too! And I... I don't know how to girl very well. I can do fancy and cool clothes as long as I'm not required to have a clue what's actually fashionable, but the whole make-up aisle is a vast, mysterious, and uncharted land.

If I do anything entertaining I'll try to post pics.

[stasia]

You can use it, with acrylic sealant sprayed on top, as an art supply. It's nice as a "chalk" for papercrafting and can add subtle glitter to paintings. Mix it with a clear medium for translucent glittery glazes.

Or, I understand you can use it on your eyelids, to add color and sparkle to your face. Odd, huh?

*grin*

Stasia

[evilsherbear.livejournal.com]

All of those! I also learned that you can add ground up eyeshadow to clear nail polish to make custom colors. Fun!

[stasia]

Oh is THAT what's in some of the paler 'frankens'? Huh. Good to know.

And how sad is it that I know the Nail Polish Lingo now?

Stasia

[shadesofmauve]

...when you say "Franken" I'm picturing "-stein's Monster".

[shadesofmauve]

Hmmm... I wonder how you get the pigment evenly distributed, or if unevenness is part of the charm? It makes sense that it would work, since it's just finely ground pigment distributed in a binder! And I *do* wear nail polish on occasion.

Granted, it's usually badly done because I'm not good at sitting still long enough for it to dry, but that's another problem.