A Visit to Paradise with Jinny

The Mehron Team of Makeup Artists performing live demonstrations at the 2010 International Makeup Artist Trade Show LA (2010 IMATS LA) included Jinny Houle, Co-Creator of Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ . Offering a control of Paradise Makeup AQ that is unparalleled, Jinny demonstrated the the diversity of Paradise Makeup AQ for the attendees of 2010 IMATS LA. The resume of Ms. Houle in Makeup Artistry is so extensive that it would take pages of Blog Postings to list them all. Her achievements are recognized throughout the world and Jinny has been the subject of many Mehron Blog Postings including a Featured Artist Posting on November 11, 2009. To view all the Mehron Blog Postings concerning Jinny Houle use the "Search This Blog" application by Google

As a member of the 2010 IMATS LA Team, Jinny was busy as usual trying new techniques with the water activated cake makeup that she developed along with Mehron, Paradise Makeup AQ in tailored an unique Body Painting on Sindy Perez, a Model whose Body has provided Ms. Houle a canvas for many Body Painting Makeup creations. The water activated cake makeup, Paradise Makeup AQ becomes a journey to paradise in the hands of Ms. Houle, her natural control of colo depth and hues creates an effect that recreates perfection with the completion of each of her Makeup Creations.

As a vital member of the Mehron makeup Artists Team, Jinny Houle has traveled the world and offered live performances at many Mehron Exhibition Booths at major make up gatherings. On July 12-18, 2010 Jinny Houle will be traveling to Austria for the World Body Painting Festival, not as a contestant in the prestigious competition but rather as a member of the Jury of Judges. Her many awards throughout her illustrious Makeup Career now dictates that she judge the works of other Makeup Artists instead of competing against them.

Ms. Houle will also be Offering Classes for the World Body Painting Academy of which Mehron is both a sponsor and partner. Although not competing directly for an award in the heated competitions of the World Bodypainting Festival Ms. Houle will be giving Paradise Makeup AQ a workout as she participates in a Fashion Show Presentation as part of the festivities of World Bodypainting Festival 2010. The World Bodypainting Festival Fashion Show calls on Body Painting Masters from around the world to create innovative "fashion" with Bodypainting. Wherever Jinny Houle can be found, visions of paradise can also be discovered.

Mehron Team and Lymari Millot

Mehron Makeup participates in Makeup Shows around the world as a sponsor, and exhibitor and a demonstrator. As with the recently completed 2010 International Makeup Artist Trade Show LA held in Pasadena, California USA on June 26-27, Mehron sets up a large display on the Exhibitors Floor. Aside from displaying a Makeup Collection that encompasses Makeup from all genres, Mehron brings a Team of Product Specialists to staff the booth and a Team of Award Winning International Makeup Artists to present live demonstrations to the attendees. These Exhibition Booths that Mehron sets up at worldwide makeup events allow visitors to experience the depth of colors that Mehron has to offer in all genres of Makeup. The Mehron Product Specilaists are there to explain and offer technique tips tricks on how best to apply the Professional Makeup that encompasses the various lines of the Mehron Makeup Collection.

Along with the Makeup Product Specilaists, the Mehron Team enlists award winning Makeup Artists from throughout the world from a variety of Makeup Disciplines to give live demonstrations of Mehron Makeup Products at the Mehron Makeup Exhibition Booth. At the 2010 IMATS LA, Lymari Millot was a part of the Mehron Makeup Team demonstrating the live, vivid colors and innovative makeup applications that can be created with the Professional Makeup produced by Mehron in the USA, free from animal testing. Model Jen Amber was the canvas for the creations of Lymari Millot at the 2010 IMATS LA. Lymari Millot used a combination of Mehron Makeup Products from across all lines of the complete Mehron Makeup Collection to complete an innovative Body Painting complete with Fantasy Eye Makeup and Colored Hair with Makeup ala Oribe. Lymari used her interdisciplinary Makeup Skills by applying LUX Airbrush Makeup, Paradise Makeup AQ, PreciousGems and AdGem to complete her creation on Model Jen Amber. Those in attendance at the 2010 IMATS LA witnessed the steady hand and perfection of Ms. Millot's Makeup Application.

Lymari has been a part of the Mehron Team in the past and Mehron Blog Readers first met Ms. Millot on October 26, 2009 when she was a Featured Artist on the Mehron Blog. Readers of the Mehron Blog were also treated to a step by step photographic lesson in FX Makeup by Lymari Millot on January 7, 2010 in a Mehron Blog Post that featured a straightforward Makeup Creation of a bullet wound by Ms. Millot. The February 22, 2010 Mehron Blog also featured Lymari Millot as she was preparing for the Makeup Show NY held on February 28- March 1, 2010 as part of the Mehron Makeup Artist Team. Ms. Millot is also expected to a participant at the 2010 World Bodypainting Festival in Austria as a sponsored Mehron Makeup Artist. Although Mehron makeup is a favorite by Professional Makeup Artists throughout the world, its quality, durable, vivid, true colors are available to everyone at Authorized Mehron Retailers around the globe.

Mehron at IMATS LA 2010

The IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show) LA 2010 was held in on June 26-27, 2010 in Pasadena, California. A Production of Make-Up Artist Magazine, the IMATS travels the world with events in Los Angeles, California, USA, Sydney, Australia, Toronto, Canada, London, England, New York City, and Vancover, Canada. The IMATS offers Makeup Professionals an opportunity to explore the latest in Makeup Innovations and Applications. Along with an Exhibitors Hall where Makeup Manufacturers show their products live, the IMATS schedule includes Gust Speakers, Seminars, Classes and Student Competitions. Geared towards the Makeup Professional, IMATS offers the Makeup Community from all makeup genres a chance to explore Theatrical Makeup, Beauty Makeup, FX Makeup and more while interacting with award winning artists from around the world.

Mehron Makeup was present at IMATS LA 2010 with a host of new Makeup Innovations. The Staff of the IMATS LA 2010 Mehron Booth included Gene Flaharty, Mehron Artist and Product Expert,and Stephanie Ferreira, Mehron Marketing Director with live Makeup Application Demonstrations by the Makeup Artists of the Mehron Makeup Team led by Lymari Millot, and Jinny Houle. The Mehron Booth at IMATS LA 2010 was stocked with the recently introduced Celebré Pro HD Foundation Make-Up 20 Color Palette, especially packaged for the Makeup Professional to include the Foundation Shades that they may need for any complexion. Celebré Pro HD Make-Up 20 Color Palette was recently unveiled at the New York Make Up Show in May 2010. Making its first appearance on the West Coast of the USA, Celebré Pro HD Make-Up 20 Color Palette is just what the busy Professional Makeup Artist needs to compete in the High Definition Age. Developed by Mehron to offer complete coverage that always looks natural in shades for every skin tone. Celebré Pro HD Make-Up 20 Color Palette is made with the the natural ingredients that nourish and protect skin including Aloe Vera, Pomegranate Berries and Vitamin E all blended with the exclusive high concentration pigmentation that has made Mehron the first name in Makeup since 1927.

Since being introduced at the Makeup Show New York Celebré Pro HD Make-Up 20 Color Palette has been joined at Mehron by Mark Reid™ Signature Brush Set , Mark Reid™ GlitterMark , Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma , and a newly packaged StarBlend™ , all 2010 additions to the extensive Mehron Makeup Collection. Attendees of IMATS LA 2010 were able to experience the 2010 Makeup Innovations by Mehron at the Mehron Makeup Booth on the Exhibition Floor of IMATS LA 2010.

The Mehron Team was on hand to help Makeup Artists with any questions about the newest Mehron Makeup additions along with the hundreds of other Mehron Makeup Collections and Tools of the Trade produced exclusively by Mehron in the USA, always free from animal testing. Developed with the experience that has been learned throughout from eighty three years of innovating makeup, the new additions to the Mehron Makeup Line contain the same professional formulations that is expected from the Company that has been there from the roaring 20's of the 1900's to the High Definition Age of the early 2000's.

Twilight Returns June 30, 2010

The third installment of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, directed by David Slade and starring a cast led by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner along with Ashley Green, Billy Burke and Dakota Fanning opens on June 30, 2010. Based on the writings of Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga has inspired a a culture of its own across the continents. The Twilight Saga has brought the Vampire into the mainstream of cultural consciousnesses. Along with the HBO produced True Blood, The Twilight Saga has brought the intrigue of the Vampire into a new light.

The Vampire has been the subject of films since the inception of the movies, first appearing in The Vampire (1913), directed by Robert G. Vignola and continuing today 97 years later with the popularity of the Twilight Saga. The Vampire has been such an intriguing character to writers and film makers alike that the Vampire in the guise of Dracula has been the subject of more films than any other fictional character.

Twilight and True Blood have influenced fashion and style along with vocabulary and culture. Consumer goods from food to party supplies have been affected by the popularity of Twilight and True Blood. Vampire Themed Parties common on the Premier Nights and Closing Nights of each True Blood Season, while Twilight Fans use Vampire Makeup and Clothing to attend viewings of Twilight in the Theater.

As a Professional Theatrical Makeup Company that was established in 1927, Mehron has been there almost since the inception of the character of the Vampire. Throughout the eighty three year history of Mehron Professional Theatrical Makeup tens of thousands of people have been transformed into the character of the Vampire by Mehron Makeup. As each new incarnation of the Vampire has been developed, Mehron Professional Theatrical Makeup has been at the forefront of the newest in Vampire Makeup. Inspired by the Twilight Series, Mehron Makeup revamped its ever popular Vampire Makeup Kit in 2008 and released it in 2009 to the public for Modern Vampire Character Creation. The Modern Vampire Makeup Kit by Mehron includes all the professional theatrical makeup needed to transform into today's Modern Vampire. Along with step by step illustrated instructions written by a professional theatrical makeup artist that are included free in each Modern Vampire Makeup Kit by Mehron, the same professional theatrical vampire makeup that is used on the sets of movies and television are in each kit.

Whether you are hosting or attending a home screening of True Blood or meeting your Vampire Friends at the Theater for Twilight, Eclipse, the professional affordable Complete Modern Vampire Makeup Kit by Mehron is all you'll need to become the Vampire of your dreams. The Complete Modern Vampire Makeup Kit inspired by Twilight is available all year throughout the world at an Authorized Mehron Retailer near you. Don't be left out in the light, experience the professional world of Vampire Makeup by Mehron, the Vampire Makeup Company that has been around from the earliest days of Count Dracula through the adulthood of Bella.

Mehron Cheek Cream Review

Makeup Aficionados around the world share their finds with each other through social networking sites and blogs on the internet. In the past the Mehron Makeup Blog has shared video reviews by people who have discovered Mehron Makeup and were so enamored with it they they made a video about their Mehron Makeup Experience. These personal reviews of Makeup Products are interesting because they are written by a wide variety of Makeup users across a vast demographic that encompasses the entire world.

Recently, Stephanie Ferreira, Marketing Director of Mehron was pointed to a Blog Post on Black Glitter Skies by a Makeup Reviewer who does not post a name, but who calls the Blog, Welcome Beauty Geeks. The writer of Welcome, Beauty Geeks has just discovered Mehron Cheek Creams and writes a review extolling the fresh vibrant colors of Mehron Cheek Cream. The writer is amazed at not only the vibrant colors but also the longevity and durability of the Mehron Cheek Cream. For the purposes of the review the Welcome, Beauty Geeks Blog writer places four swatches of colors on the back of her hand to demonstrate how the Mehron Cheek Cream Colors look on the skin. This is how she realized how durable Mehron Makeup is, as she states in the Blog, "These swatches have been on my hand all day (I even gave my dog a bath) and they still look fresh and vibrant. I am amazed!"

The Writer also tells the Makeup Readers of Welcome, Beauty Geeks about the creaminess and softness of Mehron Cheek Cream, in the writer's own words, "The Mehron cream blushes have the smoothest application and the lightest feeling on your cheeks…it’s fabulous especially if you have drier skin." The reason that Mehron Cheek Cream has a light, silky feeling is because of the exclusive Mehron Formulation that has over eighty years of experience built into every product that Mehron Makeup produces whether for Professional Performers appearing on Stages and Screens or for everyday wear, all Mehron Makeup is composed of the only the finest selected ingredients with a highly concentrated pigmentation that lets the colors shine through true time after time. Formulating a durable, long lasting makeup come naturally to Mehron as they have been producing Professional Theatrical Makeup since 1927. The durable qualities of Professional Performance Makeup is instilled in every Mehron Makeup Product, including the newest introductions to the Fashion Makeup Line, Beauty Makeup Line and Extreme Beauty Makeup Line.

You can watch and read the reviews of people who have discovered Mehron Makeup all across the internet but seeing is believing and until you see the dynamic color and feel the difference of Mehron Makeup for yourself, it is just another rave review. You can find Mehron Makeup throughout the world at Authorized Mehron Retailers.

Makeup Artist Brandalyn Fulton

On January 14, 2010 the Mehron Makeup News Blog introduced readers to Beauty Makeup Artist Brandalyn Fulton who was swiftly gaining recognition in the field throughout the world of Beauty Makeup. Six months later Ms. Fulton continues to press on in the field of Beauty Makeup and is now a Contributing Beauty Editor at Hopetodaymagazine.com. In an article posted on June 9, 2010 in the Beauty section of Hopetodaymagazine.com Brandalyn Fulton shared some Makeup Artist Tips for Wedding Day Makeup.

Titled, "Prepping for the Big Day…Bridal Day Beauty Must Haves!",Ms. Fulton shared her tips on Makeup Preparation for the Wedding Day for both Women and Men. Ms. Fulton begins her advise with a Mehron Product that the stars of Theater, Film, and Television have known about for a while and brings it to light for everyone, Barrier Spray. This multiple use spray in a non-aersol mist was developed to assist Theatrical Makeup Artists as an under barrier when applying adhesives and 3D Gels in creating Characters for Theatrical Productions. The properties of Barrier Spray accomplish just what the name implies, it creates a barrier between the skin and makeup for endurance and application ease. Barrier Spray also prevents sweat from seeping out of the skin and through the makeup. Face and Body Painting Makeup Artists have discovered that Barrier Spray is perfect as a underlying base before they begin their creations, not only does it act as a moisture barrier between the skin and makeup, it also allows for an easier cleanup especially with darker colors of face and body painting makeup. Beauty Makeup Artists like Ms. Fulton have taken Barrier Spray out of the dressing rooms of theatrical makeup and brought it out into their Beauty Makeup Studios for all Beauty Makeup work including Bridal Makeup.

In her posting for the Beauty section of Hopetodaymagazine.com, Brandalyn Fulton sheds light on her reasons for using Mehron Barrier Spray in her Beauty Makeup Work, "Ladies to ensure the longevity of your foundation use Mehron Cosmetics Barrier Spray to set your makeup at the end. It can also be used prior to makeup application to combat sweating. This is an essential product for both men and women." After a Makeup Artist like Ms. Fulton spends time perfecting the Beauty Look, the last thing they want is the day wearing on and running makeup from sweat. Barrier Spray is also used by many High Fashion Makeup Artists to set powder foundation and makeup products. Calling Barrier Spray an essential is high praise coming from the rising Makeup Artist Star, Brandalyn Fulton.

Pointing out that more and more men are using the services of Beauty Makeup Artists for their Wedding Day and other important days in their lives when they know they will be the subject of photographs, Brandalyn recommends another Makeup Product that has been a secret weapon of Makeup Artists in a variety of Makeup Disciplines, Touch-Up™ Matte Finishing Anti-Shine Gel Treatment. Ms. Fulton explains, " Mehron Cosmetics Touch Up Anti Shine Gel Treatment can be used on both men and women and is a makeup artist go-to product to eliminate shine. It can be used before or after makeup and comes in Dark, Medium, and Light to accommodate different skin tones. Men can wear a foundation, but most find that a little Touch Up Anti Shine Gel will have their skin camera ready." Ms. Fulton continues to grow her freelance Beauty Makeup Clientele because of her innate talent and color blending expertise and her choices in Makeup Products, choosing the right product for the job.

Mehron Barrier Spray and Mehron Touch-Up™ Matte Finishing Anti-Shine Gel Treatment are available around the globe through Authorized Mehron Retailers and can be found in the Makeup Cases of Beauty Makeup Artists and Theatrical Makeup Artists throughout the world. Brandalyn Fulton currently resides in New York and may be contacted for Professional Beauty Makeup Service through her Web Site or by calling 1-917-651-6232 throughout the United States and Canada.

From the Mehron Blog Archives

Today from the Mehron Blog Archives we reach back to a post that was originally published on June 26, 2009 commemorating the Founder of Mehron, Mehron Melik who passed from this earth on June 25, 1977. The June 26, 2009 Blog was titled, A Date to Remember, it read:

June 25th, 2009 was a day that culminated three days of announcements about the deaths of three iconic Professional Performers. June 23, 2009 the announcement of the passing of Ed McMahon was made, June 25th the passing of Farrah Fawcett was announced and the final unexpected announcement that Michael Jackson had died was also made on the same afternoon. June 25, 2009 was a sad day for the Entertainment Industry, losing three distinctly different Professional Performers who each left the earth a prolific body of work. These three days will be remembered for years to come as the deaths of these Professional Performers are commemorated. Mehron Makeup will also commemorate the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson by adding the memory of each of them to the commemoration that occurs at Mehron Makeup every June 25th.

As fate would have it another foundation of the Entertainment Industry departed this earth on June 25th. On June 25th, 1977, Mehron Melik passed from this earth. Fifty years previously in 1927, Mehron Melik founded a Company literally with his own hands. In 1927 Mehron began creating Performance Makeup by hand with personally selected ingredients in a loft off Broadway in New York City. Mr. Melik's neighbors in 1927 were the Professional Performers of the Stage, Theater, Opera, Vaudeville, the Circus and the infancy of the Film Industry. Mehron saw the needs of his neighbors and used his knowledge and expertise in blending components to create a durable, affordable makeup that could be used by Performers who worked in all the various fields of public performance.

In 1927 Makeup Artist was not a recognized profession. The Performers themselves applied their makeup until Mehron Melik sent the Mehron Ladies to instruct the Performers in the proper way to apply Mehron Theatrical Makeup. Each day Mehron formulated theatrical makeup packing it carefully in the makeup bags of the Mehron Ladies and dispatched them to the dressing rooms of theaters throughout New York City. In this way Mehron Makeup was delivered fresh to Performers throughout the New York Entertainment Industry. Decades later Mehron was still hand delivering Makeup to the new hot live entertainment cities of Miami and Havana, Cuba.

Mehron Melik was a foundational block in the growth of Professional Entertainment even though he neither sang, danced or performed professionally, the Make Up that he manufactured by hand performed in all venues. Of particular interest to Mehron was Clown Makeup. Many of his neighbors performed as Professional Clowns, who in those days were the performers who applied the most makeup the most often. Mehron developed and formulated an easy to apply Clown White that was affordable, long lasting, did not fry of chap the skin, yet was easy to remove night after night. Mehron Clown White along with other Mehron Makeup became a staple at the The Greatest Show on Earth, The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus. Decades after Mehron Melik created the world's Whitest Clown White Makeup, Mehron Makeup Company was making special palette of Clown Makeup for the incoming Freshman attending The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus official Clown College located in the State of Florida in the USA.

You may not be able to hum a tune that Mehron Melik has written, or watch a film in which he starred, but throughout your life you have been witness to Mr. Melik's contribution to the World of Entertainment. Throughout your life Mehron Melik's products have been a part of your Entertainment Viewing from the Clowns that you hid under your seats from when you were a tot, to the Feature Films like Farrah Fawcett starred in and right through to the Performers in Music Videos that were made an Entertainment Standard by Michael Jackson.

In the mid 1970's the careers of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were surging towards their pinnacles just as Mehron Melik was winding down his leadership of the Company that he founded in 1927. Mr. Melik was fortunate to have a son, Martin who would take over the helm of Mehron Makeup and continue to serve the Professional Performers of the Entire Entertainment Industry while expanding the product line to include almost all aspects of Makeup, from everyday makeup to Special Effects Makeup. Unlike the legacies that Ms. Fawcett and Mr. Jackson leave behind, Mehron Melik left behind a legacy that continues to grow and expand under the guidance of a second generation of hands on leadership.

Fate has determined that June 25 shall be the day to commemorate the life, work and creations of many who have departed the earth on that date. Fate has also determined that the Memory of Three Entertainment creators shall be memorialized on June 25th.

Best of the Mehron Blog 2009 # 3

June 23 -25, 2009 was a sad day in the Entertainment World as the world lost three entertainers that affect millions of people throughout the years. The Mehron Blog posted on June 25, 2009 concerned the three stars that faded from this earth, Entitled, Mehron Mourns Dimming Stars, it read:

Mehron Makeup mourns three iconic stars of the Entertainment industry who left this earth in the last two days. On June 23, 2009, Ed McMahon, 86 , a fixture on late night Television for over thirty years as the co-host of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, died after a long battle with cancer. Mr. McMahon spent much of his career in Television Studios beginning in 1957. Ed McMahon continued to work in Television until 2008. His record of over 30 years as the co- host of the Tonight Show was surpassed by his 47 years as co-host of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Ed McMahon was a Television Star who will not soon be forgotten and will take his place in the Radio and Television Hall of Fame.

On the morning of June 25, 2009 the world learned that another Entertainment icon had succumbed to cancer at the age of 62, Miss Farrah Fawcett. Ms. Fawcett worked her way through the Entertainment industry from product spokesperson to feature film star. Along the way Farrah Fawcett turned a red one piece bathing suit into a symbol of the 1970's with a poster that sold over 12 million copies. Ms. Fawcett rose to Television Stardom in the hit Television Show, Charlie's Angels and parlayed that fame into roles in feature films. As she worked her way through a series of commercial entertainment productions, Ms. Fawcett continued to strive to be recognized as a dramatic actress. Even after attaining a height of stardom that most actresses can only dream of Farrah Fawcett took on a grueling role in the Off Broadway production of Extremities, written by William Mastrosimone, and followed that up with a critically acclaimed role in the TV Movie, The Burning Bed which earned her the first of three Emmy Award nominations.

Later in afternoon of June 25, 2009 news broke that Pop Icon Michael Jackson had died in UCLA Medical Center after suffering an apparent massive cardiac arrest. Mr. Jackson, age 50, has been thrilling audiences with his melodic singing since he was 7 years old. Throughout his illustrious entertainment career Michael Jackson achieved milestone after milestone selling hundreds of millions of copies of his recordings and is credited with creating the world of Music Videos. Michael Jackson's life as an Entertainer was tainted by his personal turmoils and idiosyncrasies but his place on the world stage of iconic entertainers can not be denied. Although his death is at a much younger age than Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett, the volume of work that he leaves behind stacks up against any entertainers career.

The shining light of these three entertainers may have dimmed in the last two days, but the magic gift that they were given are part of the recorded history of the Entertainment Industry. Although all three were American Entertainers each of them were recognized around the world by billions of people. Mehron joins with world in saying, good bye and thanks for the memories to these three Giants of the Professional Performance Industry.

Coulrophobia, or Fear of Clowns

Michele Norris of National Public Radio (NPR) in a segment for All Things Considered titled, Clowns Teach People Not To Be Afraid Of ... Clowns interviewed Paul Carpenter about a rarely spoken about phobia, coulrophobia. Coulrophobia is a fear of clowns. Mr. Carpenter is Popol the clown in John Lawson's Circus. Ms. Norris lays the foundation of the interview with the first revealing question to Paul Carpenter,"Now, do I understand this right? Coulrophobia is the third most common phobia in all of Britain?"

Mr. Carpenter explains that yes indeed in Britain according to a Nation Newspaper Poll, Coulrophobia is number three on the phobia list behind, spiders and needles. The heart of the interview goes on to discuss the "therapy" that the clowns of John Lawson's Circus are using in hopes of helping people overcome their fear of Clowns. For Circus Clowns in Circuses similar to John Lawson's Circus this might be a economic necessity rather than a strictly therapeutic endeavor. John Lawson's Circus is like a lot of traveling circuses, a small circus. This non-animal circus, like most small circuses, visits towns and villages that the larger circuses that the large circus bypasses. Drawing an audience is done the old fashioned way, using the circus clowns to attract people into the big tent for the show. If, however,there is a prevalence of coulrophobia lurking among the populace, Clowns would not be the best spokespeople when the circus comes to town.

The NPR Host, Michele Norris gets to the heart of Clown Therapy as run by Paul Carpenter and the clowns of John Lawson's Circus by asking, "So how do you do that? How do you help people get over that fear? " To which Mr. Carpenter answers, "Well, if anyone wants to come for some clown therapy -we're also calling it clownseling - we invite them to the big top during the day when it's quiet and they meet me and our other clown, but they meet us in our normal, everyday guises, not in makeup or anything. And then we take them into the circus ring, and they watch us as we slowly transform ourselves into our clown personalities.

We put on our makeup very slowly, and then we put on our costumes. And if that goes well and they haven't run for the door, we then try and get them interacting with us in the circus ring. We go through a few clown routines, getting them involved. And if that goes well, our ultimate aim is to get the person themselves dressed up in costume and makeup, and then we help them find their own inner clown."

Mr. Carpenter and his fellow Clownselors approach Coulrophobia with tried and true truisms, "until you walk a mile in someone's shoes........", and if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" are applicable in their approach. By showing the person behind the clown face, clown therapy starts with basic human interaction, which enforces in the phobic's mind that a clown is a person in costume. Relieving the anxiety by pitting on their clown makeup in front of their fearful audiences unmasks the mystery of the clown.

Helping people to find, "their own inner clown" as Mr. Carpenter puts it is not only a good idea for those afflicted with Coulrophobia may also be a beneficial approach to a number of fears. The clown is not only the mysterious white face in makeup, the clown has served many roles throughout the history of civilization. The character of the clown has offered great writers the freedom, in restrictive times, to give voice to points of view through his antics and lines. It is the jester, the precursor to the clown who was permitted the leeway of poking fun at the outlandishness and repression of Royal dictates. By once again revealing the humanity behind the clown makeup, Mr. Carpenter and his fellow clowns from John Lawson's Circus are advancing the traditional role of the clown.

Those around the world who will never cross paths with John Lawson's Circus can follow Mr. Carpenter's advice and find your inner clown with Mehron Clown Makeup, the Professional Clown Makeup used by Clowns throughout the world. You can conquer your Coulrophobia with a personal collection of Professional Clown Makeup which will help you find your inner clown.

Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette

Take a new way to paradise with Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette, the Professional Face and Body Painting Makeup now available in an exciting new form. the first day of summer means that The World Body Painting Festival in Austria is drawing ever closer. Professional Body Painting Makeup Artists are planning their creations and thinking about the colors, the contrasts, the highlights, the blending of their creations. Jinny Houle, co-creator of Paradise Makeup AQ has been thinking about color, and has designed a new way to use color with Paradise Makeup AQ, the water activated cake makeup that is vibrant, true and controllable.

Developed to the specifications of Jinny, President of Jinny Makeup Artiste, Mehron has developed eight color blocks in stunning new Paradise Makeup color combination strips. Each rectangular cake of blended Paradise Makeup AQ has equal strips of color that can be applied with a single even stroke. Recommended application technique is to use full even strokes when applying the makeup to a brush or sponge. Jinny recommends a full even swipe from one end to the other to keep the makeup colors in place.

For the Professional Body Painting Makeup Artist Mehron has packaged all eight BlendSet Color Cakes into a neatly organized durable palette that allows individual cakes to be replaced as needed. Introduced to Face Painting and Body Painting Makeup Artists at the 2010 FABAIC, the Professional Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette is ready for Makeup Artists around the world to add a new tool to their makeup case.Whether for summer gigs or for International Body Painting Competitions this newest Makeup Palette from Mehron is an essential tool to take creations beyond paradise. The complete Professional Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette comes complete with all eight color cakes that are currently available, and they are made to be interchangeable when other color cakes are released. Combined with the individual colors of Paradise Makeup AQ, Paradise Detailz and Paradise Glitter the choices are limitless.

Face Painting Winners - Professional -FABAIC

At the Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) that is held annually in Orlando, Florida, USA, the Organizers and Producers have determined that the fairest way to run Face and Body Art Competitions is to have multiple Divisions, thus the Professional Face painting Artists are put in their own Division so that they do not overshadow those that are honing their skills. The 2010 FABAIC was held on May 26-30, 2010 with large participation from Artists around the world.

Along with the Face and Body Art Competitions that are held at each FABAIC, Artists from around the world attend to share their art with each other, participate in Workshops, Classes, Seminars and to visit the Exhibition Hall where Mehron Makeup sets up a booth displaying their entire collection of Face and Body Painting makeup and introduces their newest product lines. At the 2010 FABAIC, a new collection of Makeup Brushes, designed especially for the Face Painting Makeup Artist and Body Painting Makeup Artist were introduced to the International Community of Face and Body Painting Makeup Artists that attend FABAIC. Designed to the specifications of Master Body Painter Mark Reid the newest Mehron Face and Body Painting Makeup Brushes bears his trademark. At the 2010 FABAIC, Mehron and Mark Reid introduced the Mark Reid™ Signature Brushes, designed with years of Mark Reid experience built into their shape, style and detailing. As a Master Body Painter winning numerous Awards throughout his career and now as a Face and Body Art instructor, Mark Reid has specific ideas about the tools that he uses, and he has incorporated all the idiosyncrasies that a Master Body Painting Artist wants in a Makeup Brush.By the 2011 FABAIC which is scheduled for May 25-29 in Orlando, Florida, USA, Mark Reid™ Signature Brushes will be available from Mehron Authorized Retailers around the world.

Mehron Makeup, innovators of the future of Makeup would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Participants and Winners of the Face Painting Competition at FABAIC 2010 in the Professional Division. Congratulations are in order for Placing First in the Face Painting Competition, Professional Division at FABAIC 2010 to Lone Hamel, followed by Shen Gundry in Second Place and Brady Neher in Third Place. On May 25-29, 2011 FABAIC will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary, it is sure to be the most exciting FABAIC yet!

Professional Division First Place Face Painting by Lone Hamel

Happy Father's Day from Mehron

Mehron Makeup wishes the Fathers of the world a Happy, Peaceful Father's Day. Father's Day is celebrated in over fifty countries around the word on the third Sunday in June. It is a Day to recognize the contributions of all those who are Fathers. and the influences of Fathers in society. Mehron Makeup is especially beholden to a Father, Mehron Melik, whose vision is the foundation of Mehron which continues today eighty three years after he acted to make his dream a reality.

Mehron Makeup, the vision of a Father remains today, eighty three years later.
(Photo by Richard Esposito)

Semi-Pro Winners at FABAIC 2010

The last day of the 2010 FABAIC (Face and Body Art International Convention) was May 30, 2010, the seminars ended, the workshops were closed, and the winners in the competitions packed up their awards and memories and headed to the airport for destinations around the world. The Art of Face Painting goes back to the beginning of recorded history, maybe not as intricately as today but humans have been using their face as a canvas to portray emotions for centuries. Today's Face Painting is not to convey strength to the enemy such as war paint, or to call upon the gods for recognition, but rather to express a living art with safe removable Face Painting Makeup in a selection of colors that past civilizations could not have even imagined.

FABAIC is an International gathering of Face Painting and Body Painting Makeup Artists from around the world who have been meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA for nine years in a community event that lasts for five days. FABAIC offers Artists from around the world to interact with each other, feed off each others creative energy, explore new techniques, experience new make up introductions and share their knowledge with their fellow artists. FABAIC is not limited to the Professional Makeup Artist, it is open to all levels of Face Painting Makeup Artist and offers the opportunity for all to participate and compete on a level field.

In the Face Painting Competition at FABAIC there are four divisions, Youth, Novice, Semi-Pro and Pro, thus allowing those at different levels to experience the thrill of competition among Artists at their same level. Tonight Mehron would like to congratulate the winners of Face Painting Awards in the Semi-Pro Division of FABAIC and salute all those who spent grueling hours participating in this event. In the Face Painting Competition Semi-Pro Division the First Place Winner was Michelle Pulsifer, followed by Lauren Rae Chismar and Marie Villlalba in second and third place respectively. Mehron Makeup is proud sponsor and participant in FABAIC and extends congratulations not only to the winners and participants but to the organizers and producers of this magical event. Mehron Makeup looks forward to participating again in 2011 on May 25-30 and bringing to the Exhibition Hall the newest in Face Painting and Body Painting Makeup Innovations that are introduced from now until then.

The First Place Face Painting by Michelle Pulsifer in the Semi-Pro Division at FABAIC 2010

Novice Face Painting Winners

The organizers of the Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) which just completed its 9th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida USA on May 30th, 2010 like to have a level playing field in the competitions that are a highlight of their convention. In the Face Painting Art Competitions they choose to break down the category into four divisions to give everyone a fair chance. The Four Divisions in Face Painting are, Division B - Youth, Division C - Novice, Division D - Semi-Pro, and Division E - Professional.

The talent displayed in every division of the FABAIC Face Painting Competitions is extraordinarily creative, reflecting the imaginative use of color and design that Face Painters bring to the annual convention from throughout the world. The way FABAIC Competitions are set up, no one should be intimated into entering. With almost an entire year to plan and practice until the 10th Anniversary Face and Body Art International Convention in 2011 which will be held on May 25-29 everyone who is interested in the Art of Face Painting can be there and enter.

Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ is a leading choice of Face Painting Makeup Artists throughout the world and like FABAIC, it is made for every level of Face Painting Artist. Along with Professional Makeup Brushes including, Paradise Makeup AQ - Brushes, and the newest Brush Collection from Mehron, Mark Reid™ Signature Brush Set, Paradise Makeup AQ, the water activated color control cake makeup is suitable for everyone interested in pursuing the art of face painting.

Whether you place yourself in Division C- Novice or Division E -Professional, Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ has the colors and control you seek to accomplish your creations. Mehron would like to congratulate the winners in Division C - Novice at the 2010 FABAIC. In First Place, Heidi Bennett, with the second place award going to Luise Easton and rounding out the top three, Emile Christy.

FABAIC 2010 First Place Face Painting by Heidi Bennett in the Novice Division

Youth Face Art at FABAIC 2010

The Face and Body Art International Convention for 2010 (FABAIC 2010) was held on May 26 - 30, 2010 in Orlando, FL. For this 9th annual event, Face and Body Painting Artists from all levels flew to sunny Florida in the USA to participate in Workshops, Classes, Seminars and the Competitions in Face Painting Art and Body Painting Art. To accommodate the various levels of artistic abilities that converge on FABAIC, the Face Painting Competition is broken down into four divisions so that Artists are competing against other Face Painting Artists that are on the same level.

Mehron sponsored the Face Painting Children Classes by giving each participant a shirt that read "Future Paradise Artist", and provided each child in attendance with an eight color palette of Paradise Makeup AQ, Mehron Team Artists Members Kelly Virgona and Mark Reid offered instructions and tips to the children. FABAIC always provides an agenda for the children who attend which fosters their interest in the Art of Face and Body Painting.

FABAIC offers Youth to compete in Face Painting in Division B. The 2010 Division B Winners at FABAIC 2010 Sarah Watson, Cassidy David, and Darrellka taking first through third places respectively. The Award winning design by Sarah Watson is displayed below, Ms. Watson can add the award to her Face Painting Resume should she continue to explore the Art of Face painting.

Sarah Watson Face Painting, 1st Place in the Youth Division at FABAIC 2010

The Mehron Makeup Artists that attended FABAIC 2010 especially the Instructors at the Children Classes, Kelly Virgona and Mark Reid were certainly impressed with the blossoming talent of the youth at FABAIC 2010 and would like to congratulate Sarah Watson, Cassidy David and Darrellka Jackson on their accomplishments and awards at FABAIC 2010.

FABAIC 2010 Body Painting Winners

The 2010 Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) ended a successful convention and competition with awards given in two divisions in the Body Painting category. All the competing artists are winners for participating and completing their art in this grueling event. The models of course deserve special recognition for their patience and stamina while being painted and displaying the art of the artists on their bodies. Without the models at these events, the living art of Body Painting would not exist.

In the FABAIC 2010 Body Painting Competition Semi-Pro Division, the Winner was Lawren Alice, a Body Painting Artist who currently resides and works in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The Second Place Award went to Paola Gallardo with third place going to Heather Aguilera. Mehron Makeup offers congratulations to these FABAIC Award Winners and all the hard working competitors who participated in this event.

2010 FABAIC Winner Body Painting - Semi-Pro Divison. Lawren Alice Body Painting Artist, Kristine Del Rosso, Model

In the Body Painting Competition Professional Division at FABAIC 2010 the 1st Place Winner was, Yolanda Bartram from New Zealand, with her creation painted on Model Abby Trent. The 2nd place award in the Professional Division went to Paul Roustan. Third Place in the Professional Division was a rarity with the judges scores rating Body Painting Artists Gaelle Mouster and Joelle Gagnon equally, making it a tie for the third place ward. Mehron Makeup salutes the winners and congratulates the participants in this 9th annual Body Painting Competition and Convention.

The Winning Body Painting in the 2010 FABAIC Body Painting Professional Division on Model Abby Trent by Body Painting Artist Yolanda Bartram.

The Newest Makeup from Mehron

Continuing with the over eight decade long tradition of Mehron Makeup, another new innovation has been released. Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palettes, a new way to use the famous Paradise Makeup AQ co-created by Jinny Houle and Mehron. This water activated cake makeup has become a favorite of International Face Painting Makeup Artists and Body Painting Makeup Artists for its color control. Now Mehron has made it easy to apply a blended assortment of colors in one stroke. Produced to the specifications of Jinny Houle, President of Jinny, Makeup Artiste, Inc., and co-creator of Paradise Makeup AQ, this exciting new way to use this water activated cake makeup will bring colorful vitality to your Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup creations.

Twist Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palettes

For the working Face painting Makeup Artist and Body Painting Makeup Artist, Mehron has combined the eight blend set palettes into a large Professional Palette Case for easy set up and organization on the job, with each individual palette replaceable as needed. Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palettes will add a new dimension to your Professional Face Painting and Body Painting Makeup applications with layers of fun colors.

Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette in Cool

Currently available in eight blends named, Arc-En-Ciel, Cool, Flash, Fleur, Hot, Patriot, Shadow and Twist, the newest Mehron Makeup introduction is another in a long line of Makeup Innovations that have been introduced over the past eighty three years. Easy to use and maintain, the Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palettes are ready to put your imagination to the test. Designed with the working Makeup Artist in mind, these Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palettes can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the art created with water based cake makeup. Apply with a sponge or a wide makeup brush, these fascinating color prisms bring the art of your Face and Body Painting into a new realm.

Fleur Prism Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette

Mehron Salutes The 2010 Tony Winners

Broadway holds a special place in the History of Mehron Makeup. In a loft off Broadway in 1927 while the famous Theaters were being constructed all around him, Mehron Melik was hand producing Makeup for the performers of those stages. For over eight decades Mehron Theatrical Makeup has appeared on stages throughout the world with roots on Broadway. On June 13, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall in the heart of Manhattan, NY Broadway once again hailed the best of Broadway with the 2010 Tony Awards.

Taking the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play was Red, Author John Logan. The 2010 Tony for Best Musical went to Memphis, along with the award for Best Book of a Musical to Joe DiPietro, Best Original Score, Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan and Best Orchestrations to Daryl Waters and David Bryan. Fences received the 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, while La Cage aux Folles took home the award for Best Revival of a Musical.

For Individual Achievements on Broadway the 2010 Tony Awards were presented to Denzel Washington for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, and Viola Davis for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, both for their roles in Fences. Douglas Hodge was the Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in La Cage aux Folles, while Catherine Zeta-Jones went home with the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for A Little Night Music.

Scarlett Johansson for her performance in A View from the Bridge was the recipient of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance Featured Actress in a Play and Eddie Rdmayne from Red, took away the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actor in a Play. On the Musical Side, Levi Kreis for Million Dollar Quartet and Katie Finneran for Promises,Promises, were awarded the Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, and Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Musical, respectively. The Tony Awards for the 2010 Directors went to Michael Grandage, Red and Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles.

For over eight decades Mehron Makeup has served the needs of the Theatrical Community and has witnessed the finest in Broadway Productions. Through the Great Depression, a World War and other turmoil Mehron has witnessed the fortitude and conviction of the people who keep Broadway running through it all. Mehron Makeup salutes the 2010 Tony Award Winners along with all the people in the trenches who make Broadway the premier Theater District in the world.

Broadway Photographs 1900-1930

Dr. David S. Shields, McClintock Professor at the University of South Carolina has begun documenting an important era in American Theater on a Web Site entitled, Broadway Photographs, Art Photography & The American Stage 1900-1930. This beautifully organized documentation joining the Art of Photography and the Art of the American Theater, specifically Broadway Theater seeks to preserve and share photographs from an important American Artistic Era. The mission statement of this exquisite historical preservation project states, "Histories of the theater have long recognized the importance of the period 1914-1934" and continues, "Photography remains the most evocative medium preserving these landmark innovations. Yet the photographers who enable us to see the stage bloom into creative maturity have rarely been recognized for their contributions to the making of the American theater, particularly for their role in the fashioning of the visual languages of glamour, psychological dread, and 'the new.' Conversely, the theater's influence upon the visual language of 20th century photography, has not received its due." Broadway Photographs is a beginning towards just recognition of these two mediums joining together to present a view of the heyday of the Broadway Stage.

To Mehron Makeup, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, the historical significance of the work of Dr. Shields is greatly appreciated. Seeking to preserve a visual account of this important time from the American Stage is tantamount to preserving a visual record of the beginnings of a significant aspect of the American Entertainment Industry. It is the era when Mehron Theatrical Makeup was founded, and the time when the founder interacted with the Performers of the era. Regretfully Mehron Makeup does not have a pictorial historic account of this era, this project by Dr. Shields reveals important depictions of the People who were contemporaries to the Mehron Founder, Mehron Melik.

The long list of historical credits for Broadway Photographs is available in the "About Us" section of the Web Site. The Photographs are culled from the private collection of Dr. David S. Shields and the Jay Parrino collection titled, The Mint. A host of other collaborators contribute to this work in progress. The magical collection of photographs are worth spending time with for anyone interested in the history of the American Theater and the people who are a part of it. For Makeup Artists viewing this collection it is important to note that they capture the period when Theatrical Makeup was in its infancy, Makeup Artist as a Profession did not exist, Mehron Melik would personally produce his makeup, visit the dressing rooms of performers and help them apply it. As the era progressed and the amount of shows increased, the Mehron Ladies would pack their bags and spread out throughout the Theater District selling Makeup to the Performers and becoming their Makeup Advisers.

Broadway Photographs offers a unique glimpse into an important era with a vast collection that continues to grow. The Mehron Blog only has room for a small sampling of these amazing photographs, to get lost in their captivity visit, Broadway Photographs, Art Photography & The American Stage 1900-1930.

Janet McGraw photo by Edward Thayer Monroe

Tallulah Bankhead Photo from Broadway Photographs

Will Rodgers Photo by Herman Mishkin with a Studio at 42nd St and Fifth Ave, NYC, blocks from the Mehron Melik Loft
Photographs from Broadway Photographs, Dr. David S. Shields

2010 Tony Award Nominations

The Tony Awards began in 1947, twenty years after Mehron Makeup was founded in an off Broadway loft by Mehron Melik. Mehron was witness to the construction and opening nights of the large theaters that became the Broadway Theater District. One of the few Entertainment Awards that do not present an award for Makeup, the Tony Awards Show is a Broadway extravaganza. After decades of private ceremonies in large Ballrooms, CBS began televising the Tony Awards in 1977 and continues to be the broadcast outlet to this day.

This year Tony Awards night is June 13, 2010 and will emanate from Radio City Music Hall, an iconic Manhattan institution which opened to the public in 1932. Radio City Music Hall became the Tony Awards venue in 1997 in order to accommodate a larger crowd and offer seats to the general public. Although Radio City Music Hall is not considered part of the Broadway Theater District of New York City, its place in Theater History is renowned. Originally built as a joint venture between John D. Rockefeller, RCA chairman David Sarnoff, and Samuel Roxy Rothafel, who opened The Roxy Theather in 1927 the same year that Mehron Makeup started providing Makeup to the Professional Performers of the Broadway Theater District.

The 2010 Tony Nominations for Best Play include, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Author Sarah Ruhl, Next Fall, Author Geoffrey Nauffts, Red, Author John Logan and Time Stands Still, Author Donald Margulies. Some Broadway veterans are nominated along with new faces for Best Performances including, Jude Law, Hamlet, Denzel Washington, Fences, Linda Lavin, Collected Stories, Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family, Kelsey Grammer, La Cage aux Folles, Sahr Ngaujah, Fela! along with others. Best Costume Design of a Musical includes nominees, Narina Draghici, Fela! Paul Tazell, Memphis, and Matthew Wright, La Cage aux Folles.

The Red Carpet opens at 6:00 P.M. ET, with the main event beginning at 8:00 PM ET on live CBS TV throughout most of the Nation. West Coast CBS Viewers will see a time delayed rebroadcast at 8:00 P.M. PT.

Even though there is not yet a prime time award for Makeup Artist in the Tony Schedule, Theatrical Makeup goes hand in hand with the art of theater and Mehron has been a part of the Theater World since 1927, producing Theatrical Makeup, FX Makeup, Beauty Makeup and Special Request Makeup for the producers, directors and stars of Broadway. Mehron congratulates all Tony Award Nominees for the perfection that they bring to live theater which is an important part of the human culture.

StarBlend™ Cake Makeup Reborn

Mehron StarBlend™ Cake Makeup is available in over 50 true colors. Staring on stages, in television, films and videos for over fifty years, StarBlend™ Cake Makeup has had one of the longest running appearances in Entertainment. New comers have come and gone while StarBlend™ Cake Makeup has continued its starring role in all forms of Professional Entertainment. With all the attention being focused on a new co-star, Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation for the high definition era, StarBlend™ was feeling neglected. Mehron has lifted the spirits of the long running star of Professional Foundation Makeup, StarBlend™ Cake Makeup, by giving it a make over.

The same reliable, highly pigmented formulation of StarBlend™ Cake Makeup now has an all new package to keep it in style with its new co-star, Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation. Happily co-existing side by side in brand new packaging, both StarBlend™ Cake Makeup and Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation now have crisp new window boxes that allow you to see the actual color of the foundation to help you decide which true color is right for you. The new Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation comes in a stylish black window box with gold lettering, while the StarBlend™ Cake Makeup has silver lettering. To keep the star and the co-star of foundation makeup on equal footing both advanced formula Foundation Makeups come in similar modern boxes that let them show their true colors to the world.

For those who have used StarBlend™ Cake Makeup for years, the only difference you will notice is the new packaging look and new study plastic storage container, the contents are still the high quality cake foundation makeup that you love. When a Cream Foundation is needed Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation is ready for its premiere on your skin. Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation was recently introduced to the public at The Makeup Show New York in May 2010 in a twenty color palette for Professional Makeup Artists and in individual color selections for everyone. Throughout the year Celebré Pro HD Make-Up Cream Foundation will be available in many more colors and will rival the color selection of its older co-star, StarBlend™ Cake Makeup. Don't pass up your favorite cake foundation makeup because you don't see the familiar box, StarBlend™ Cake Makeup will soon be on the shelves of all Authorized Mehron Retail Outlets in the new modern black window box.

The Children of FABAIC

The 2010 face and Body Art International Convention is now a memory, not only for the Professional Makeup Artists from around the world who attended, competed and enjoyed the week, but also for forty two children who will never forget their experience at FABAIC. The children classes at FABAIC were sponsored by Mehron with Mehron Team Member Kelly Virgona and Mehron Artist Mark Reid instructing. Mehron had shirts made for the 42 children who participated that read, "Future Paradise Artist", and provided each child in attendance with an eight color palette of Paradise Makeup AQ.

The children wrote letters to Mr. Martin, Martin Melik, President of Mehron thanking him for the Mehron gifts and expressing the fun they had at FABAIC.Here is a samplings of the letters to date.

This letter signed by Carolina, reads; "I love my Mehron Paints you gave me. I had so much fun at the FABAIC. I am 5 but will always remember your gift. Carolina", accompanied by a drawing of a rainbow, flowers and a heart.

The letter signed by Nico reads, "Dear Mr. Martin, You must be a mind reader because your gift was perfect. Thank you for the Mehron paints. The Fabaic was so much fun! I love your paints! Love, Nico" Nico drew a picture of a crustacean to sign off.

A third letter that was signed with only a drawing of a powerful flowers with clouds reads," Dear Mr. Martin, Thank you for the Mehron Paints that you gave me in the FABAIC young artist class. I am also proud to wear the Mehron shirt. My Mom will buy me Mehron paints now due to your generosity."

Mehron is proud to have sponsored these young artists and have Mehron Team Member Kelly Virgona from Australia and Master Body Painting Artist Mark Reid instruct them in the art of painting with Paradise Makeup AQ. These children represent the future creativity of this art form. Just as the children expressed their delight in being a part of the FABAIC young Artists program, the Mehron Team was inspired and delighted by the creative juices that flowed from these future artists.

Some of the Young Artists of FABAIC 2010 pose with Mehron Team Member Kelly Virgona, who was an instructor at the Children Classes of FABAIC 2010