A Halloween Costume can be anything you want it to be, from a tried and true, Witch, Goblin or Monster, to a Smurf, Clown or Superhero. You can create a Halloween Costume with Body Painting, yes YOU can. After Halloween 2010, Mehron heard from Kelsey Wright from Tucson, Az, she related how she was reluctant to try Body Paint, gave it a go and won a Halloween Costume Prize with her first Body Painted Halloween Costume ever. In a Mehron Blog posted on November 5, 2010, Kelsey's first ever experience with Body Painting was told in a posting entitled:
You Can Use Mehron Body Paint Too!!!
Kelsey Wright in her Prize Winning Body Painting using Paradise Makeup AQ.Many people look at the award winning Body Painting presented in the Mehron Blog and on the Mehron Web Site and wonder if they can do it themselves. Kelsey Wright of Tucson, AZ discovered that she could when she decided that her Halloween 2010 Costume was going to be a Body Painting. Ms. Wright chose the female lead in Avatar as her Halloween Character choice and set out to research how she was going to do it. Her first stop was a seasonal Halloween Specialty Shop where the sales clerk pointed her to a wall of makeup, pointing out that the Mehron Makeup was considered the highest quality makeup that they carried, she directed her to Mehron Fantasy FX consumer tubes. Thinking that it would take a lot of consumer size tubes to cover her body, Kelsey decided to contact Mehron directly to see about buying Fantasy FX in a larger professional size.
Using the Contact Us Page on the Mehron Web Site, Kelsey emailed Gene Flaharty, Sales Manager, Artist and Product Expert at Mehron and explained what she wanted to do. In a Telephone Conversation with Ms. Wright, Gene explained that the Mehron Product that was best suited to her needs was Paradise Makeup AQ, the water activated cake makeup that is the preferred choice of Body Painting Makeup Artists around the world. Kelsey was able to locate Paradise Makeup AQ in her home town at The Mehron Authorized Retailer, Creative Costumes, located at 4220 East Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712, 520-882-8822.
Kelsey told the Mehron Blog, " The Paradise Makeup AQ which I used to paint my body in "light Blue" for the base coat and "Lagoon Blue" for the stripes was EXTREMELY easy to use. That was one of my favorite things about it, especially since I am a complete 100% beginner at body-painting. All I needed was the Paradise Makeup AQ, a cup of water, and my brush. There were no extra products and the paint dried incredibly fast and DID NOT SMUDGE AT ALL." Kelsy enlisted the help of her mother and boyfriend to reach the parts of one's body that you can not reach yourself, and they were able to apply the Mehron Paradise AQ in a Professional manner even though they have never used Body Paint before. "We simply used a large paintbrush to apply the all over base coat and a smaller angled brush for the stripes."
All her work paid off as Kelsey and her Boyfriend, Armando Salas attended a Halloween Party at the Cactus Moon Night Club in Tucson, AZ and won the best Costume Prize bringing home nearly $300 in cash and prizes. Kelsey was not only proud that her very first Body Painting won a prize but she was amazed at the reception she received, "During the evening when I went out with this costume, I spoke to probably close to 100 people about the paint, and all of them gave me wide eyed looks when they touched it! Half of them weren't even sure how I had done it or what it was!"
How about at the end of the night, is it easy to remove? Kelsey told us, "Yes. The Paradise Makeup AQ was incredibly easy to remove, just as advertised on the package. I just hopped in the shower at the end of the evening and most of it began running off very quickly with water alone. The light blue color washed away easily with water, and the lagoon blue was nearly gone with water alone and completely gone with soap. No special removers were needed, and it did not stain the shower. More importantly, it did not come off until I wanted it to, and stayed on nearly flawlessly through 4+ hours of dancing at a very crowded night club. (the photos I sent you are post-dancing!)"
Mehron would like to congratulate Kelsey Wright on her prize award, thank her for trying Paradise Makeup AQ and proving that you don't have to be a Professional Body Painting Artist to accomplish wonderful Body Art with Paradise Makeup AQ. The Mehron Blog would like to especially thank Kelsey for allowing us to share her story with photos, and very detailed answers. Kelsey Wright provides the answer to the question that is often asked, "Can I use Mehron Body Paint Makeup?"
Kelsey Wright with Armando Salas after returning home from a Halloween Party
