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Posted: Sep 27, 2014

stays on and doesn't sweat off after a night of dancing and partying?  (My face will be painted like a skull).  The costume store paint is greasy and smears off easily.   Right now I'm experimenting with white eyeliner (the stick kind you use on the lower lid water line) and so far, it stays on, but isn't as opaque as I'd like.  Have any of you done a successful skull-face makeup job that stayed on and didn't smear?

 

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grease paint - Rusty

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Try using baby powder to "set" the grease paint (I used to own a clown/balloon bouquet delivery service). It makes it last a little longer. Also I have gotten the lightest color I can find of loose powder and used it and cheap white eye shadow as a base before. I hope this helps. Good luck on my fav day of the year.

Thanks for the baby powder idea. I'll give that - a try before buying anything else.

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Have you tried - sm

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a white pancake makeup? Try a Google search for "white pancake makeup" and you should get some ideas, including some to make for yourself using cornstarch. When my son was in high school and I worked with the color guard, I bought makeup dancer's or stage makeup for them and ordered it online. I think some of it might have been Ben Nye makeup. I see that you can get Ben Nye clown makeup whiteface kit on amazon for 24 + 4 shpg. Hope this gives you some ideas.

Thanks for the Ben Nye makeup suggestion. - Will check that out online. nm

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