Children's Holiday Party Clown

Children's Holiday Parties are more fun with clowns even if Santa Claus is coming. Clowns add fun and games to any party and most children respond to the colorful Clown Face Makeup. A Holiday Party Clown can lead the children in games or contests for prizes. With today's economic downturn it is understandable if your budget won't permit a hired clown, but anyone can be a Clown with some bright clothes and Professional Clown Makeup from Mehron.

Mehron has been manufacturing Professional Clown Makeup since 1927. Mehron's famous bright Clown White Makeup is the standard by which all other Clown White face makeup is judged. The Professional Clown Makeup Section of Mehron has all the makeup you need to be a successful, convincing, silly Holiday Party Clown. Mehron even offers the nose that most clowns prefer. You can mix and match colors from Mehron's selection of Holiday Party Clown Makeup or you can buy a complete Clown Character Kit that contains all the essential makeup needed to be a stunning Holiday Party Clown including easy to use illustrated instructions to help you apply your clown makeup.

Now that you know where to buy Professional Clown Makeup every Holiday Party can have a Holiday Party Clown. You know how these things work just pick a volunteer to be your Holiday Party Clown, find the Mehron Authorized Dealer near you and purchase the same Professional Clown Makeup used by the Ringling Barnum Bailey Circus and presto an instant Holiday Party Clown to add giggles and fun to you Holiday Party without putting a dent in your budget.

Holiday Play Makeup

When you think about this year's Holiday Play remember the makeup. Whether you are producing "A Christmas Story" or "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer" you can count on Mehron to have the right Holiday Play Makeup. Mehron has been on tens of thousands of stages and in hundreds of Major Motion Pictures so you can count on them to have Makeup that will create countless numbers of characters. Whatever grade level and whichever play you are setting the stage for this Holiday, you too can use the same Professional Theatrical Makeup used by the stars of Broadway and Hollywood.

From Student's Professional Makeup Kits which contain an assortment of Professional Performance Makeup to individual selections from the Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection, Mehron has you covered. Even if you need a Christmas Clown for a Holiday Party Mehron is the solution to your Clown makeup needs. Mehron is the quality leader in Clown Makeup because they have been producing Clown Makeup for over eighty years, now that's a lot of White Face Clowns!

Maybe you will attempt the "Grinch That Stole Christmas" or "It's A Wonderful Life" , no matter what Holiday Play you are producing Mehron has the Holiday Play Makeup that will bring your characters to life. If you need to turn fresh faces into older characters because you are presenting the Story of the Maccabees, Mehron has Professional Makeup Instruction Sheets written by Award Winning Makeup Artists and Professional Special Effects Artists to guide you through the process of applying Professional Theatrical Makeup. Give your Holiday Plays the Professional touch with Holiday Play Makeup by Mehron. Mehron is available throughout the world at Authorized Mehron Dealers.

Holiday Gift Shopping on Black Friday

The stores were buzzing with after Thanksgiving Sales for the Holiday Shopping Season. You either got up early and braved the crowds in search of unique affordable Christmas Gift Ideas or decided to wait it out until the crowds have disappeared. Whichever choice you made today, affordable and unique are the key words of this Holiday Shopping Season. This year will be easy if you are reading this because you have discovered the home of Mehron makeup which just happens to be the home of affordable unique and luxurious makeup gift ideas.

Everything made by Mehron is an affordable luxury. Mehron products are still made in the USA with quality ingredients and propriety formulas with over eight decades of experience built in to all Mehron Product Lines. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, has been worn by Movie Stars from Silent Film Days to the Vampire Movies of today. Makeup Artists throughout the Entertainment Industry have trusted the high quality, durable, safe Makeup by Mehron on their clients from the opening of the Ziegfeld Theater to the next Broadway Hit, Shrek the Musical presented at the Broadway Theatre. Mehron has been there through it all from Jazz and the Blues of the 1920's through Swing, Rock and Roll and Hip Hop, all kinds of performers have trusted Mehron makeup to enhance their performances.

Here is your opportunity to be the Holiday Gift giver that everyone on your list will remember when they use their unique Holiday Gift of Mehron Makeup. Mehron has a Holiday Makeup Gift Idea for everyone on your list. Staring with the youngest children on your Holiday Makeup Gift List, you can chose safe water based face painting makeup with the Mehron Fantasy F-X™ Party Palette, that will provide hours of fun as children learn the art of face painting with safe water based makeup. For the Drama Student or Natural Born Actor on your Holiday Makeup Gift List there are All-Pro Makeup Kits, starter kits of the same exact Professional Performance Makeup and Makeup Applicators that are used by the Stars of Studio and Stage.

For those on your list that are not performance oriented Mehron Extreme Beauty Makeup is a Holiday Makeup Gift that they will love. The Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection contains the richest most luxurious L.I.P. Creams, Pressed Powder Eye Shadows, and Pressed Powder Blush available at any price. Princess Fiona portrayed by Sutton Foster starring in Shrek The Musical will be wearing a special color exclusively blended by Mehron.

Mehron invites you to browse through the Mehron Web Site in the comfort of your home far from the crowds and noise of the stores and leisurely chose an affordable, unique and remembered Holiday Makeup Gift.

Happy Thanksgiving

As you digest the abundance of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the turkey and the football games we at Mehron would like to take this oppotunity to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and a fruitful and plentiful remainder of the year.

Make-Up Magazine Issue 75

In the Backstage section of Make-Up Magazine, 75th Issue, Lauren Kay writes about the upcoming Monster Musical that will soon hit Broadway, Shrek the Musical staring Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek and Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona. Lauren Kay discusses the monumental tasks of the Makeup Artist in staging a Production like Shrek. Shrek the Musical requires three Makeup Artists in attendance to smoothly change the characters throughout the Performance. Ms. Kay explains the immerse task faced by the Makeup Team that is in nightly attendance on the set of Shrek The Musical, headed by designer Naomi Donne, and Angela Johnson. As Ms. Kay puts it, "For a Production this big, only over the top make-up design would do."

The Article goes on to describe how prosthetics are used to create Shrek and how the changes are made by the Make-Up Team throughout the Performance. The Make-up designers spend full time hours tending to and preparing the prosthetics for the nightly Performances. Mehron developed a special Orge Green Makeup for Shrek's performance on Broadway and Mehron has made the same color available in their Fantasy F-X™ Makeup, a water based makeup.

For Princess Fiona portrayed by Sutton Foster, Ms. Kay explains in her article that in order "to hint at the princess's ogress" Mehron developed a new color in their Beauty Makeup Line called Shrek Green to enhance the look of Ms. Foster as Princess Fiona. Mehron has been in the footlights of Broadway for over eighty years and their research and development team is always ready to meet the challenges of Broadway Productions.

Make-Up Artist Magazine is available by subscription. Shrek the Musical will be at the Broadway Theatre. Mehron Makeup is available at Authorized Mehron Dealers throughout the world.

Christmas Makeup Stocking Stuffer

Children are natural actors. Even the shyest of children love to pretend and take on different roles. It is an innate character trait in some children, in others you may need to encourage them in order to bring out the natural actor. Filling a Child's Stocking at Christmas with something that will bring them countless hours of fun and encourage their natural instincts to play act is easy. Try a Christmas Makeup Stocking Stuffer this year and you may just point a child to a career in the Performing Arts, and even if you don't you will be providing a child with the magical experience of Performance Makeup.

Even the youngest of children can enjoy the fun of pulling out a Christmas Makeup Stocking Stuffer on Christmas morning with the Water Works™ Face Painting Kit by Mehron. This easy to use Face Painting Kit contains six primary colors in a palette that mimics a traditional water color paint set with a flip top case and a free brush. Children will be able to create a host of characters using this Water Works™ Face Painting Kit and keep their imaginations active for hours at a time and for days on end.

This Christmas Makeup Stocking Stuffer isn’t just Water Works™ Face Painting Kit; it is a magical box that is filled with the wonders and excitement of becoming a character. A Gift that is a doorway to the wonder filled world of Performing Arts, play acting, artistic experimentation and plain old simple fun. Even if they spend hours painting designs on their faces this is a Christmas Makeup Stocking Stuffer that is worth every penny, and is a gift that won’t be forgotten.

Football Bowl Game Makeup

Are you already thinking about attending your University or College Football Bowl Game? Want to show your team spirit with a painted face in your school colors? Why are you looking in the paint section, just because it is called face paint doesn't mean it is paint. In fact you should NEVER be putting acrylic paint on your face. Face Paint is really Makeup! Yes, Makeup. Not just any Makeup it is specially made makeup developed by the people who create theatrical makeup, the Leader in Theatrical Makeup is Mehron.

Mehron is the leading innovator of Face Paint and Body Paint with a selection of colors that is unsurpassed by any other Makeup Company. Mehron offers especially easy to use and long lasting Makeup that you can wash off after the Football Bowl game and celebration is over. Mehron's Fantasy F-X™ Makeup, a safe non-toxic makeup that won’t destroy your skin is the choice for football games and all sporting events. Of course it is not the only Face Paint Makeup that you can use by Mehron, but what makes Fantasy F-X™ Makeup ideal for Football Bowl Game Makeup is that it is water based. So, although you will get bright, vivid, long lasting face paint it washes off with soap and water so you won't be going to classes the next week with traces of makeup still on your face. The color selection of Fantasy F-X™ Makeup will make it easy for to select the Football Bowl Game Makeup that you need.

Clear Makeup Remover Lotion

After the Play, after the party, after a night on the town, after hours of Makeup on your face removing it is quick, easy and soothing with Mehron Makeup Remover Lotion. This makeup remover was researched and developed by Mehron to remove Theatrical makeup years ago and throughout the years has been improved to provide a soothing, clean lotion that cleans makeup from the pores of the skin and opens them for a smooth, clean feeling after Makeup.

This clear Makeup Remover Lotion has been trusted in Theatrical Dressing Rooms and on Movie Sets for decades to remove Makeup after long Performances. Not only does it thoroughly remove Makeup, but it is a skin treatment at the same time, cleaning skin pores and allowing them to breathe and rehydrate. This Makeup Remover Lotion not only removes all Theatrical Makeup including Cake Makeup, it also removes all beauty makeup safely and efficiently.

There is not a better way to cleanly remove Makeup and provide a soothing skin treatment that with the proprietary formula developed by Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927. Mehron Products are still produced in the USA using quality ingredients by the second generation of family owners and operators. Try Mehron today for yourself and see why over eight decades of Stage, Screen, Circus and Performing Artists have trusted Mehron Makeup, Removers and Applicators for over eighty years.

Holiday School Play Makeup

Teachers, do you want to know an easy way to get the less than enthusiastic students to participate in your plays with spirit? It's all in the Makeup. Yep, the Makeup will do it. How? You ask. All you have to do is buy some Mehron Makeup appropriate for your Holiday play characters and tell the students that they will be using the same Makeup that is used by Shrek on Broadway. If your students are of the wrong age to appreciate Shrek, then tell them that they will be using the same makeup used by Vampires in Movies. If still the wrong age group you will be able to tell them that the School Play Makeup is the same makeup used in Music Videos. Maybe your students gravitate to certain interests, let's say horror films, then you can tell them that the School Play Makeup that you bought for them is the same Professional Makeup used by Special Effects Artists who create the blood and gore in horror films. If you are a Pre-School or Kindergarten Teacher you can tell them that this is the exact same Clown makeup used by Circus Clowns for over eighty years!!

By now you are saying, I can't tell them lies to get them interested in putting effort into the school play. Well, you won't be lying. If you buy Mehron School Play Makeup, all of the above is true and more. Mehron is the Leader in Theatrical makeup since 1927. There are any number of Professional Performers, Musicians, Clowns, Actors, Actresses, Monsters, and even cartoon characters brought to the stage that you can tell your students have used the same exact Makeup that they are about to use in their School Play. Mehron has been on the cutting edge of Makeup for the Performing Arts since their founder Mehron Melik began making it by hand in an off Broadway Loft and hand delivered it to the Broadway Stars of the Era. Mehron has been there through all the different incarnations of Performing Arts, from the days of Silent Films to the Days of Twilight Vampires. Whatever form of Performance Art that you need to compare their School Play Makeup with, you will be able to, because Mehron has been there.

Professional Nylon Makeup Brushes

Makeup Artists have a "tool" box just like any other professional craft. Although Makeup Artists are "true artists" that explore their creativity and display the imaginative concepts that define their art, they are also craftspeople who must learn how to wield a variety tools to accomplish their art. Makeup Artists and Special Effects Artists learn to use a variety of make up application tools to accomplish their art. From specially made sponges and latex wedges to a variety of brushes in various sizes.

Mehron wouldn't be the Premier Makeup Company without a selection of Makeup Applicators. Mehron produces a wide selection of brushes made with a variety of bristle materials specially designed for the Professional Makeup Artist. With an array of sizes and tips Mehron supplies the Professional Makeup Artists and Special Effects Artists throughout the entertainment world. Although these brushes were developed for the Professional Makeup Artist, everyone has the opportunity to have a professional makeup applicator collection with the affordable Makeup Brushes made by Mehron.

The Stageline "Golden Nylon" Professional Makeup Brushes made by Mehron are made with high quality nylon bristles securely attached to a tapered handle for ease in handling. The Stageline "Golden Nylon" Professional Brushes are available in a variety of sizes for all makeup application and accenting capabilities. These precision trimmed brushes are easy to clean and maintain. You can protect your brushes with a Mehron Brush Holder to keep your brushes organized. Start your Professional makeup Application "tool" kit with a variety of sizes of Stageline "Golden Nylon" Professional Makeup Brushes.

Cutting Edge Makeup Application

Mehron, Innovators of Extreme Beauty Makeup, not only counts on their Research and Development Staff to produce the finest makeup with safe, quality ingredients, they also search out cutting edge Makeup Artists who are on the cutting edge of Makeup Applications. The combination of innovative Makeup and creative vision keeps Mehron at the forefront of Makeup Creation.

A fresh new face in the legions of Makeup Artists is currently emerging in the world of Makeup Application and she will soon be offering her visions to Mehron in hopes of forming a synergy between Makeup Producer and Makeup Artist. Meagan Hester, a trail blazing Makeup Artist will be working with Mehron on the applications of their Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection to produce new creative ways to apply and coordinate the various products in the collection.

Meagan Hester will be showing her creative abilities to Mehron and the world in an upcoming photo shoot with the Mehron Director of Marketing Stephanie Ferreira, where she will display her creative applications using Mehron Makeup and give Mehron insights into the future of Makeup Applications. Mehron looks forward to working with an energetic, creative, up and coming Makeup Artist like Meagan Hester. It is through working with the established and the upcoming Makeup Artists that Mehron is able to keep feeling the pulse of the ever changing makeup industry and be able to produce the Extreme Beauty Makeup of the Future.

Extreme Beauty New Year's Eve Makeup

With Thanksgiving right around the corner it won't be long till New Year's Eve is here. After the long Thanksgiving Weekend time just seems to fly, the Holiday Season becomes hectic and the days peel off the calendar quicker than you can keep track. Before your days start flying by, it is a good time to think about doing something special for New Year's Eve this year. It doesn't matter if you are going out a romantic dinner or a black tie dinner you can make your New Year's Eve extraordinary by changing your look with New Year's Eve Makeup.

You know Mehron as the Theatrical Makeup Company that is used throughout the dressing rooms of Broadway, by the Makeup Artists of Hollywood, and by the Performing Clowns of the Circus, but Mehron is more than all of that. Mehron, is the Innovator of Extreme Beauty Makeup. They have taken their eighty plus years of Professional Performance Makeup expertise and applied that knowledge to a line of Makeup for you.

The Picture above shows you the possibilities that you can create with the Extreme Beauty Makeup products by Mehron. Artist Mario Ink achieved this Makeup Application using Mehron Velvet Finish Primer, Célèbre Professional Cream Make-Up , Glosstone- Clear

Célèbre Professional Pressed Powder Blusher 8 Color Palette , Mascara , Paradise Black & Silver Bullet Metallic, Adgem Latex-Free Adhesive and Precious Gems. This fascinatingly beautiful Makeup will certainly make your New Year's Eve Makeup Special.

Mario Ink used the following Mehron Products to accomplish the extremely beautiful makeup look above, Retractable Lip Liner Brush, Complexion Powder Brush, Paradise Brush AQ 814, and Mehron Barrier Spray. This Extreme Beauty Makeup Application by Mario Ink is only one example of the beautiful creations you can accomplish with the Mehron Extreme Beauty Makeup for New Year's Eve.

Roosevelt Marching Band Turns Blue

The 2008 Roosevelt Marching Band from Honolulu, Hawaii has a unique and innovative Marching Band Program. This year the Marching Band presented a program of the blues. Don't get the wrong idea The Roosevelt Marching Band did not start playing the blues, they played in blue! That's right, the 80 plus members of the Award Winning Roosevelt High School Marching used Mehron Makeup to turn their band BLUE.

It was a daunting task for the novice makeup users to turn their 80 plus Band Members Blue, but they did succeed not once but three times as they presented their program at three different events. The reason that the Roosevelt High School Marching Band decided to make themselves blue was their song selection, for their first song they played, "Sketches in Blue", their second number was, "Passions in Blue", and their final number was "Rhythm in Blue".

Besides hours of grueling practice which keeps the Roosevelt Marching Band from Honolulu, Hawaii in demand at major events including New Year's Eve in London, England, this daring group of performers endured hours of Makeup Application in order to carry the Blue Theme through their Performance in not only music but in presentation.

With tips offered by Shelli Farber, Education Manager of Mehron, the volunteers spent hours turning their Band Member into Blue People for their performances at the University of Hawaii Rainbow Invitational, Kamehameha Tournament of Bands and Mililani Bandfest. These enduring Band Members selected Mehron Makeup, the Makeup that has endured performances since 1927.

This amazing group of High School Students who have practiced for countless hours to become a precision marching band, showed remarkable patience and cooperation as novice makeup artists became experts in turning them blue over the course of the three performances.

Mehron thanks the Administration of the Roosevelt High School Marching Band for choosing the Professional Performance Makeup of Mehron and would like to congratulate all the Members of the Band for their accomplishments and precision performances that have resulted in numerous awards and invitations to this innovative and daring band. We look forward to your next daring presentation and wish you the best in your final performances of the current school year.

3-D Gel Instructions

3-D Gel by Mehron is used to create special effects for stage, screen and video performances. 3-D Gel can be used to create scarred skin, burned skin, a zombie look and open cuts among other effects. This 3-D Gel is the exact same makeup that is used by Professional Special Effects Artists throughout the entertainment industry. If you would like to make some amazing, realistic character effects for your students in a school production or for a costume party that you are attending, Mehron will not leave you searching for a Special Effects Artists to complete your makeup. Mehron has instructional sheets to guide you in the proper use of Theatrical Makeup.

You can access the Makeup Application Instructional Sheets from the Mehron Web Site. Each Instructional Sheet will guide you through the process that Special Effect Artists and Makeup Artist use to create their characters. The Mehron Instructional Sheets are written by experts in makeup with complete easy to understand instructions and photos. Some of the Makeup Instructional Sheets are written by award winning Special Effects Artists that have worked on Major Motion Pictures.

Each Makeup Instructional Sheet will provide you with the information you need to use the Professional Performance Makeup in a Professional Manner creating the most realistic characters for your stage performance, video shoot or independent film.

The 3-D Gel Instructional Sheet will guide you through making open cuts, deformed skin and burns. The Makeup Instructions also include professional tips to help you better understand how makeup is used to accomplish the look you want. These Special Effect Makeup Instructional Sheets are ideal for theater students at any level. If you happen to be a costume buff these Makeup Instructional Sheets are a necessary addition to your Makeup Collection. You can buy the Professional Performance Makeup by Mehron and receive the information you need to use it.

When The Circus Comes To Town

If you want to watch a young child's eyes open wide, take them to the Circus. The Circus is a colorful eye opening experience for everyone, who doesn't marvel at the acrobats and the lion tamers, but a child is enamored by the Clowns. The Circus Clowns are colorful zany characters who are silly and goofy and they capture the soul of a child. Would the Circus Clown capture the interest of a child without his colorful costumes and Clown Makeup? Think back to the excitement of seeing your first Circus Clown. Do you know that he was probably wearing Mehron Makeup?

That's right Mehron has been producing makeup for Circus Clowns since 1927. If fact the current President of Mehron, Martin Melik, remembers as a child delivering the Makeup to Madison Square Garden to the Clowns for his Father, Mehron Melik, the founder of Mehron Makeup. Martin would hand deliver the Circus Clown Makeup backstage when the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to New York. The Circus Clowns of today still wear the same high quality clown makeup that Mehron made for them years ago because quality never goes out of style.

So, when the Circus Comes to Town you be sure to visit, and when the Circus Clowns make you forget the stresses of everyday life remember their faces are covered in Mehron Clown Makeup to make you smile. If your child falls in love with the Clowns you can buy them the same exact makeup that the Circus Clowns wear from Mehron.

The Art of Shakespeare

As the College Theater Clubs and Drama Classes put on their Shakespearean Productions this season think about how long these plays have endured. In Theater the highest trained actors are the Shakespearean Actors, and this training begins when a theater student becomes infected by the taste of Shakespeare. Of course when William Shakespeare wrote these Masterpieces he did not know that they were Masterpieces and the Actors were just performing a play of their day, but as the centuries have gone by and the Drama and Comedy of Shakespeare endures it is obvious to us that these works are Masterpieces.

In Shakespeare's time there wasn't too much more than a stage, a costume might have been an additional jacket or shawl thrown over the actors own clothes, and makeup was rarely used. Now as these plays have endured and become a part of Student and College Theater, Shakespeare Play Makeup is an essential part of Student Theater. Although student theater lives with an austere budget that is not a concern in obtaining Professional Shakespeare Play Makeup for the students. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927 is affordable professional drama makeup.

Although the Shakespearean Actors training today are concentrating on their lines, when opening night comes it will make them feel like professional actors when you buy Professional Shakespeare Play Makeup. If you have a seriously bitten Student Shakespearean Actor in your life, you can buy them a gift that they will treasure, a Professional Student Makeup Kit that they will use for their Shakespeare Play Makeup. Whatever Shakespearean Character that they are portraying they will find the right combination of Professional Performance Makeup in Their Professional Student Makeup Kit by Mehron.

Thanksgiving Day Parade Makeup

Before the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and football games, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marches down the streets of New York City with colorful character balloons, marching bands, entertainment personalities, dancers, clowns, Broadway Shows, floats and of course Santa Claus. Most American households have the parade on their television and for those lucky enough to be in the New York City area seeing the parade live is the treat of a lifetime. Mehron has a special affinity to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade not only because Mehron was founded only three years after the Macy's Day Parade was moved to New York in 1924, but also because Mehron has been providing the Thanksgiving Day Makeup for the parade for years.

In 1927 when the first parade balloon, Felix the Cat, was introduced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a young makeup entrepreneur was producing Performance Makeup by hand in a loft not far from Macy's New York Store. For a young man producing clown makeup and performance makeup, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was more than a colorful spectacle; it was a chance to see his Clown Makeup in action. Mehron Melik must have been amazed to see the army of Clowns that accompanied the Parade down the Avenue knowing that the Clown White Face that they were wearing was made by him.

As the Parade grew and attracted the stars of Broadway, the Mehron Makeup Company was growing too. As Mehron watched the parades year after year, he saw more and more possibilities for the application of his Makeup. He saw the different kinds of Clowns from the Hobo Clowns to the Auguste Clowns in their pink flesh colored faces. He watched the Performers and saw the need to accentuate their faces in the natural light of the day. As each Parade became a larger spectacular, the Mehron Makeup Line also became larger.

Today, over 80 years later, Mehron is still the leading Clown, Performance and Theatrical Makeup Company producing the finest Clown Makeup, High Quality Performance Makeup, and Innovative Theatrical Makeup. In 2008 the best makeup is not only for the Parade Performers, Mehron also produces Fashion Makeup for the Parade Watcher, from our line of Extreme Beauty Makeup to our Face Painting Makeup and Fun Makeup such as our GlitterWear. Yes, it is already that time of the year to get out the Turkey Platter and browse through the Makeup Selection of Mehron Makeup for some Fun Makeup for kids, and Beauty Makeup for the lady. Mehron makeup wishes all a very fulfilling and Happy Thanksgiving.

A Soldier's Tail

Mehron recently received an email from Austin Davidson, an active duty U.S Army Serviceman who came up with a costume idea while deployed. He wrote to tell Mehron about his experience using Mehron Makeup to create his costume that he calls Reptile-Man that he thought about and planned out during his deployment. U.S. Army Serviceman Austin Davidson definitely takes costuming seriously. You can watch the video that Mr. Davidson made titled "A Day in the Life of A Reptile-Man"

His Letter Begins:

"To all the Good People at Mehron,

I just wanted to thank you all for helping me create a great costume for Halloween this year and last. Here are some photos of the finished products. Last year, I heard that your products were the best, so I ordered enough to cover my costume. I was so impressed; I bought and applied about $300 worth of your makeup this year. It was worth every penny compared to the stuff I have used previously.

I made the costume myself and don't have any make-up or FX training. My full time job is serving in the U.S. Army. I came up with the idea while deployed, and decided to start making it downrange. I made every horn out of clay, the tail out of plumber's pipes, and the body with fish netting, duct-tape, liquid-latex, and a ton of paint."

If you watch the video, you will see that Austin has many opportunities open to him in the entertainment industry, from Special Effect Makeup Artist, to Actor, to Producer, it looks like Austin Davidson will be heading to Hollywood after the Army. The folks at Mehron are always thrilled to receive letters from customers who have discovered the Professional Performance Makeup that Mehron has made for the Entertainment Industry since 1927 and appreciate the imaginations that take our Makeup and create the most fascinating works of art. Austin Davidson, Mehron salutes your Service to the Nation, and your skills and imagination in incorporating Mehron Theatrical Makeup into your life. Stay safe and keep thinking about your next video project!!

Enjoy the video sent in by Austin Davidson, and if you have any comments or videos of your own using Mehron Makeup, we would love to see them.

A Christmas Makeup Gift

Do you have a creative artist on your Christmas gift giving list? You know the one who is imaginative, creative, and inspired by colors. A person that just loves the idea of a new way to use colors, maybe an aspiring Face Painter or Body Painter. Mehron, the Face and Body Painting Makeup innovator has just the gift for you. You will be giving a Christmas Makeup Gift that is on the Christmas list of Professional Makeup Artists and Face and Body Painters throughout the world.

The perfect Christmas Makeup Gift for the inspired Makeup Artist either Professional or Student is the 30 Color Palette of Paradise Makeup AQ by Mehron. This Water Activated Makeup was developed in conjunction with Jinny, an award winning Body Painter with an International reputation for innovative Body Painting Designs. A Makeup Christmas Gift of Paradise Makeup AQ will definitely excite even the Professional Makeup Artist, image the thank you that you will receive when you present the student or inquisitive Makeup Artist with A Makeup Christmas Gift containing a sturdy plastic Makeup Kit with thirty of the vibrant colors of Paradise Makeup AQ.

This Christmas Makeup Present will bring hundreds of hours of creative fun for a student of Makeup or a lover of colorful Professional Makeup made by the leading Theatrical Makeup folks at Mehron. If you should be lucky enough to have a Professional Makeup Artist on your Christmas gift giving list, you don't have to search the world for an appropriate Christmas Makeup Gift for them, this is it. Face Painters and Body Painters will immediately recognize the Paradise Makeup AQ label and the Mehron name and they will remember your Christmas Gift throughout the year as they relish the color selection of high quality water activated world famous Makeup by Mehron

Shrek Wears Mehron Makeup

Shrek The Musical has opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theater located at 1681 Broadway, New York, NY. Based on William Steig’s book and the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film, SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling orge who goes on a life-changing adventure. The cast includes Brian d'Arcy James. as Shrek, Sutton Foster, as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber, as Lord Farquaad, Daniel Breaker. as Donkey and John Tartaglia, as Pinocchio. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, developed a color just for Shrek Fans, Ogre Green Fantasy F-X™ Makeup. Mehron developed a custom color Paradise Makeup AQ water activated makeup for Shrek to wear in his Broadway debut along with Mehron Mask Cover.

Fantasy F-X™ Makeup is Mehron's highly pigmented makeup in a squeezable tube for Shrek Fans to use. Mehron has been producing Makeup for Broadway Performers since 1927 and is proud to have their custom colored Paradise Makeup AQ on the leading character of this exciting new musical. Mehron was able to blend the exact color for Shrek because they are experts in Professional Performance Makeup formulation.

Fantasy F-X™ Makeup is available to everyone even if you are a not a Broadway Performer. There are currently over 25 colors in the Fantasy F-X™ Makeup Collection, for Face Painting, Body Painting and Sports Painting. Theater Companies and Student Drama Clubs performing Shrek in the upcoming Spring Season looking for Orge Green, look no further. Mehron Fantasy F-X™ Makeup 's Orge Green was made especially to match the color for Shrek by the Premier Performance Makeup Manufacturer.

Mehron wishes the Producers, Director and Performers of Shrek The Musical a successful and prosperous run and trust that Mehron Makeup will perform to your expectations just has it has on Broadway since 1927.

Medical Adhesive Remover

In the course of performing actors and actresses sometimes are turned into a character that does not resemble them at all, monsters, aliens and whatever characters the Special Effect Artists imagination creates. Although Mehron makes all their Professional Performance Makeup as easy to use and remove as possible, special effects work sometimes require medical adhesives that can leave a residue and can be difficult to remove. Mehron won't leave you sticking to things after a performance.

Mehron has an exclusive formula that removes the residue from your skin that can be left from medical adhesives, AdMed Adhesive Remover. The exclusive formula of AdMed removes medical adhesive easily, just run it on to the adhesive residue and watch it rub away.

Although Mehron developed AdMed Adhesive Remover through their work with Makeup Artists and Performers, AdMed will be useful in your home even if you are not a Makeup Artist or a Professional Performer. We all have times when the glue from bandages become a hour long chore to remove with soap and water. Keep a bottle of AdMed Adhesive Remover in your medicine cabinet, the next bandage residue stuck to your skin or your child's skin will be gone in no time at all. AdMed Adhesive Remover is to be used by adults, keep out of reach of children.

2008 Face and Body Art International Convention

The 2008 Face and Body Art International Convention was a four day event of Face and Body Painting Innovations. The Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) featured over 400 Face and Body Painters during the four day event. The 2008 FABAIC featured classes, and contests and a place to showcase your face painting and body painting abilities under the eyes of some of the World's Award Winning Face and Body Painters.

Mehron was a Gold Sponsor of FABAIC, many of the Professional Body Painters and Professional Face Painters that were seen at FABAIC used Mehron Face Painting Makeup, Mehron Body Painting Makeup and Mehron Makeup Applicators and Makeup Removers. If you ever have the opportunity to visit this amazing convention of artists and teachers in the ever growing craft of Face Painting and Body Painting you will witness first hand the creativity of these artists who are able to turn Makeup in to Masterpieces of Art.

A Mehron Friend and Consultant and the 2007 World Body Painting Champion, Carolyn Roper from the United Kingdom was there to instruct and display her artistic interpretations of makeup body art.

As A Gold Vendor at FABAIC, Mehron displayed the full line of Mehron Theatrical Makeup along with their specialty makeup for Face Painting and Body Painting. Visitors were able to experience the newest Mehron Makeup Collection, Extreme Beauty Makeup featuring Makeup for every occasion, from your work day to your most elegant, sophisticated Black Tie Dinner.

If you have any interest in the exciting new developments in Face Painting and Body Painting, the 2009 FABAIC is the place for you. You can register online and book rooms through the FABIC Web Site. The 2009 Convention promises to be the most attended Face and Body Painting gathering in years. The Folks at Mehron were proud to be the Gold Sponsor of this Special Event in 2008 and look forward to meeting you at future events and letting you experience the vibrant, lush, sexy, futuristic colors of the Mehron Makeup Collections.

Face and Body Painting Brushes

Professionals always use the proper tools when plying their trade. The World's Award Winning Face Painters and Body Painters know that to achieve diverse textures and lines of different depths talent is essential but the proper Makeup Brush is a must. When Mehron released their Paradise Makeup AQ co-created by Jinny Houle, a world renowned body painter, they knew that the makeup brushes available on the market would not do their newly formulated, high quality Paradise Makeup AQ water activated cake make up justice. Mehron decided that they would have to develop high quality brushes that would compliment their new line of beautiful makeup.

Paradise Makeup AQ Brushes were developed to solve the problem. This full line of Paradise Makeup AQ Brushes has all the sizes and designs that the Face and Body Painters of the world told Mehron were important to them. These Professional Face Painting Brushes have sizes ranging from a Super Fine point to a Wide Body Chisel for the Professional Body Painters. Each Paradise Makeup AQ Brush was developed for a specific effect when applying the intensely rich colors of the water activated Paradise Makeup AQ cake makeup.

You may not be challenging Jinny Houle for the World Body Painting Championship after buying the Paradise Makeup AQ Brushes, but you will improve the control of your makeup applications when you have the right brush for the right effect. If you are serious about Body Painting Makeup or Face Painting Makeup, then you should also be serious about the Make Up Brushes you chose. Mehron Body Painting Makeup is light years ahead of other Body Painting Makeup on the market because Mehron has eighty years of Professional Performance Makeup experience.

Mehron's Barrier Spray™

No one uses more makeup than the Performer. The Performer subjects their skin to a variety of makeup applications according to the roles that they must play. Mehron has continued to keep the end user of their Theatrical Makeup in the forefront when they formulate the professional theater makeup that they manufacture. The researchers of Mehron have developed another makeup product that is able to protect the skin of the Professional Performer. Mehron has developed Barrier Spray™ as an under base when using special effect makeup gels, waxes and putty.

Barrier Spray™ protects the Performers skin by creating a barrier between the skin and the application of special effects makeup products such as 3-D Gelatin Effects by Mehron. Although Mehron makes their 3-D Gelatin Effects with safe, quality ingredients, all skin is susceptible to irritation when covered by special effect additions over prolonged periods of time. Barrier Spray™ by Mehron provides a layer of protection that allows the skin to retain moisture even when covered by special effects gels during a performance.

Makeup Artists are always coming up with new ideas when using the Mehron Line of Professional Theater Makeup and they have discovered that Barrier Spray™ by Mehron is a” wonder spray" that also works to insulate sensitive skin from special effect adhesives. Performers have also discovered that Barrier Spray™ also acts to control perspiration under special effects makeup applications.

Professional Makeup Artists are always experimenting with makeup and they have discovered that applying Barrier Spray™ to a completed makeup application helps the Colorset Powder to set the Cream Makeup quicker and longer. Of course not every performer has the luxury of having a talented Makeup Artist available so Mehron wants to pass their discoveries on to you.

Mehron Advertising

Ads are something that most of us avoid when reading a magazine or paper, some are too wordy, some are hard sell, and some are just boring. Mehron ads are different that your average print ads. The ads by Mehron each feature high quality pictures highlighting the beauty of Mehron Makeup. Depending on which product is being advertised, you will see photos that display a beautiful application of one on the many Professional Collections of Makeup made by Mehron in the USA.

You can view some of the Mehron Ads by clicking on the photo above. After viewing them I am sure you will agree that these are ads worth looking at. The bold vibrant colors of the Mehron Makeup are projected is as realistic fashion as can be achieved in photography. The Mehron Ads show you the fantastically beautiful colors and the beauty enhancement accents that Mehron has innovated throughout their eighty one year history of producing cosmetic makeup for the most demanding Makeup market in the world, the Performance Industry.

Mehron has been the staple of Performance Dressing Rooms throughout the world, the Company was founded on the principal of producing quality, long lasting, innovative makeup for the Theatrical Performers of 1927 and has continued that tradition through today with innovations in Makeup such as the Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection, and new Professional Clown Makeup.

The Mehron Ads show you the ravishingly beautiful effects that can be achieved with the vast array of colors and application types that Mehron offers for the Artistic Body Painting Community. Mehron produces makeup that is fun, Face Painting Makeup, and makeup that is elegant, Extreme Beauty Makeup. These are ads that you can't help but love, if there is Art in Advertising, it is in Mehron Ads.

The Magic of Jinny

Jinny, the President of Jinny Make-up Artiste, Inc. and the co-creator of the Mehron Paradise AQ Makeup was recently featured on the cover of Canadian Newspaper, Le Soleil, du mercredi and in a featured article in the same paper.

The article highlighted the face painting and body painting of Jinny., who was recently the First Place Winner at the World Body Painting Festival, held in Dageu, South Korea on August 25-31, 2008. Jinny placed first in the Category, Brush Sponge. The article discusses the magic that Jinny is able to accomplish with body painting makeup and discusses her artistic visions.

Jinny is the Co-Creator of the Mehron Makeup, Paradise Makeup AQ, which is currently available in an array of colors. Jinny is able to blend these colors and apply makeup to the bodies of her subjects with the skill and imagination of an artist creating a Masterpiece. Jinny uses the Paradise Makeup AQ to dazzle people all over the world with her unique abilities. Professional Makeup Artists like Jinny, count on the color consistency and quality of Mehron Makeup to perform their art.

A Day of Choices

Election Day in the United States is a day of choices, voters weigh the issues, sift through the propaganda, decide is a candidates ideas are the same as their own, and then make a decision by casting a ballot. Election Day is the day that Americans reinforce their freedom to choose, and they expect the freedom to choose in everything they do and every product they use. Americans appreciate choices and the right to choose is at the fabric of every Americans being.

Because America is the land of freedom and Americans expect choices thousands of choices are created every year in every aspect of American life by entrepreneurs who see opportunity in the American marketplace. There are men of vision in every industry in America, some succeed, but most fail. What determines who succeeds and who fails? The Market does, the men who have the vision to create a product, make it well, and make it affordable are usually the ones who succeed and become a part of the fabric of American life. When these products become so much a part of America they that are thought of as American, the rest of the world's marketplaces being to want them.

In Breakfast cereal, Corn Flakes is associated with America, in soup, it is Campbell's, in tires it is Goodyear. All of the Company's that produce these products have something in common, they were started with a vision, and the vision grew because of the quality and the consistency associated with the products that they produce. In the field of Theatrical Makeup there is also a Company that is based in America and renowned throughout the world, that Company is Mehron, the Premier Performance Makeup Company founded in 1927 in New York City, NY, USA.

Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup, is not a product that the average person knows yet, but throughout the entertainment world and among Performers it is a name that is known throughout the world. Mehron continues to make innovations in the production and application of Theatrical Makeup, and have also become the Innovators of Extreme Beauty Makeup for all to enjoy. The experience that Mehron has gained from producing Makeup for the Industry that has the most demanding Makeup needs is now applied to the Makeup that everyone loves, Extreme Beauty Makeup. Being the leader in your field in America means constantly producing a quality, consistent, and innovative product, that is exactly what Mehron has been doing since 1927, when Mehron Melik began producing Makeup by hand with his exclusive formulations and hand picked ingredients. Mehron has been on the lips of performers since 1927, isn't it time that Mehron was on your lips?

A Mehron Friend

A Great Friend of Mehron is Mr. Mark Reid, a Master Bodypainter. Mark uses Mehron's Paradise Makeup AQ to accomplish a fascinating art. Mr. Reid has taken a step outside the envelope of body painting and has developed a truly amazing niche that he is the master of in the world of artistic body painting with makeup.

You've heard the expression "your jeans are so tight they look like they were painted on", well if you happen to be a client of Mark Reid, they very well could be painted on. Mark has developed a very unique style in painting jeans on models. His control of color blending enables him to add a realistic looking texture to the makeup jeans that he creates. Mark Reid has become such a Master at using Mehron's Paradise Makeup AQ that he can create the exact color that he envisions, colors that have the exact hue and texture of the fabric of jeans.

Although his body painting is skillfully executed and magnificently presented, Mark also enjoys the joy of face painting and is world renowned as a face painter. Check out some of the faces he has painted in his Face Painting Photo Gallery. Because Mark Reid is able to create such amazing art with Mehron Makeup and Body Painting with Mehron’s exclusive Paradise Makeup AQ from the Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection, he is able to provide hands on feedback about how the products are used in the ever popular world of Face Painting and Body Painting. Artists like Mark are able to share their experience and expertise in the art of makeup which is an invaluable resource that enables Mehron to continue to be the leader in makeup innovation. As Mehron moves to the future with innovative additions and reformulations to keep pace with the growing uses of makeup in Face and Body Painting, the excitement and artistic ability of artists such as Mark, becomes contagious and challenges Mehron to always look to the future of Makeup Application.

Makeup and HDTV

In the October 2008 Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI) Magazine Martin Melik, President of Mehron, Inc., was the featured interview guest. The first question was how the Performance Makeup Industry would have to change because of the advent of Digital Television.

Mr. Melik, the son of the founder of Mehron and the current Executive Officer explained that Mehron continues to be the innovators in the Performance Makeup Industry just as they have been since their inception. He explained the challenges that will be faced by makeup artists and the product they use with the new clarity of HDTV. Mr. Melik responded, "To keep pace with the changing broadcast technologies, makeup worn by on-air talent needs to be much more natural looking than ever before". He continued to explain, "The challenge for manufacturers like Mehron was to develop various cosmetic product lines and formulas that look good in HD and yet still deliver the coverage needed by makeup artists for "corrective" makeup."

In keeping with the history of Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup, Martin Melik further explained how Mehron has already begun to meet the needs of the performers associated with the new digital technology of HDTV. "The talent still needs the creative magic of the makeup artist to adjust their features or create the specific character but HD requires products that accomplish this without the mask like appearance of more traditional cosmetics. Mehron's Celebré Professional Cream Make-Up addresses this challenge with a highly refined formula that is both oil and fragrance free. The Celebré color range avoids red undertones that can wreak havoc with the new, highly sensitive HD cameras."

As consumers we would never think about the changes that have to be made in makeup formulations to meet the changing needs associated with the Performance Industry. Mehron has always been the innovators of Professional Performance makeup and are a mainstay of Theatrical Makeup, so Martin Melik must always be a couple steps ahead to guide his researchers and chemists to develop the formulations that will be needed to keep pace with the ever changing needs of performance artists and on-air talent. Mr. Melik stays abreast of the changes that will be happening years from now and begins to apply his knowledge of Makeup in guiding his staff to produce the next generation of Makeup now.

In the GCI Magazine interview, Mr. Melik continued his thoughts on the needs of HDTV, “In concert with some of our private label clients, we have also developed propriety formulas of airbrush product lines. Airbrush application of makeup has become quite trendy with the switch to HD broadcast technology. Airbrushing can achieve a very natural, polished look." As you can detect by his answer, Martin Melik is very aware of the new direction that he will lead Mehron through in the coming years, as the needs of the Performance Community evolves so will Mehron under his leadership. New and innovative Makeup Products, applications, applicators, removers and special effects makeup are always being researched and formulated under Mr. Melik's direction at Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927.

Educational Theater Makeup Products

Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is approaching, the School Theater Season will be in full swing. From kindergarten pageants to the first professionally staged productions in University Theater, actors will become characters ranging from Pocahontas and John Smith to the classic Shakespearean characters of Lady Macbeth or Hamlet. All of them will have one thing in common; they will be portrayed by eager, hungry performers thirsting after the feeling of becoming a character. Performers searching for the skills of acting within themselves and perfecting the interpretation of a character and the portrayal of them upon a stage.

The thrill of the first play of the school season means as much to the student performers as an opening night on Broadway. Some will be fulfilled with the experiences of their performances in school presentations, but others will be bitten by the acting bug and want to pursue the craft even further. No matter which category these thespians fall into, their educational theater experience will remain with then throughout their life, and leave a feeling that can be recalled as if branded in their mind.

Throughout the world there is an army of dedicated drama teachers at every level of the educational systems that know it is their calling to expose the minds entrusted to them to the comedy, the drama, the excitment and the suspense of the theater. These are the teachers that do everything they can to replicate the experience of professional theater. The teachers that strive to build the best sets, provide the best lighting, music, costumes, makeup and props. The teachers who know that giving the student the experience of a professional performance is the greatest reward of their profession.

Performers on all stages throughout the world are special people to Mehron, The Leader in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, because the foundation of Mehron is Performance Makeup. Mehron recognizes that the dedication of the Theatrical Teachers throughout the world are the seeds that enable Performance Art to continue to blossom. Mehron has packaged their Theatrical Makeup in Professional Student Makeup Kits to accommodate and meet the budgets of aspiring actors, drama clubs, theater societies and the pocketbooks of those teachers who reach into their pockets to give their studying actors the experience of even being able to wear the same makeup as the Stars of Broadway have in their dressing rooms. These Professional Student Makeup Kits are packed with a cross section of Mehron's most sought after Studio and Stage Makeup used to create a wide variety of characters. Mehron also has Easy to Use Kits that are packed to provide the makeup selection for a particular type of character and for the more detailed character portrayals Mehron has packaged Premium Character Kits. Mehron salutes the Teachers of Performance Art and wishes all the students a fantastic adventured filled theatrical season.