Product Review: Lick and Lashes pigment powder in cobalt I admit it, I’ve always been a bit scared of powder pigments, they’re loose and well, powdery, and dry bottled make up intimidates me big style… like.. how much should you put on your brush? What if I tip up the jar? And oh no…
OOH! Look What’s New! Joni Nettleship I love a good stencil. Who doesn’t? They’re life-savers at busy events and can add a bit of wow to your everyday designs. I’ve blogged about stencils before but I wanted to introduce you to my new favourites (and I haven’t been paid to say this, as…
Here are some pictures form our advanced face painting course yesterday, taught by our instructor Karen.
To P.P.F or Not to P.P.F? By Jane Harding Hello everyone… Happy New Year! Assuming you are all up to your necks in Tax Returns and Event Planning for the rest of January, I thought it might be helpful to some of you if I shared my views on Pay Per Face (PPF) events….
The Fear of the Bad Review Come on, this can’t just be me? Forgive me if this post is a little self-indulgent, but I’ve been reflecting on a couple of situations I have found myself in, and how my fear of that negative review has made me respond to those situations, and what I can…
Our sister company The Face Painting Shop has a huge group on Facebook called – Tips Tricks and questions. Its the best place to network with thousands of face painters from around the world and get that all important support in our industry. Here is the link to join – https://www.facebook.com/groups/927565127253696/
I like a good, busy PPF event occasionally. I did plenty of dismal ones when I first started out, might have even cried a bit on the way home after not even making the price of stall fee back. It’s always best to have guaranteed income and be paid your hourly rate but for some…
When I first started out face painting, I sought out advice from a very experienced painter in my area, whom is now a great friend. Amongst all of the wonderful advice she gave me, I remember she told me that I should eventually be able to paint around 15 faces an hour. At the time,…
Business Resources for Face Painters Introduction – the blog you’ve all been waiting for! You have spent a small fortune on the best quality products. You have spent countless hours improving your skills, getting your name out there, and painting on the job. You keep your kit clean, turn up on time and…
To kickstart this new blog I want to talk about a subject us face painters all seem to suffer from at some point – self-doubt. When we start face painting professionally we think ‘can I do this?’, ‘am I good enough?’, ‘am I too expensive?’, ‘will people book me?’ These are normal questions when…
