Best of the Mehron Blog 2009 # 2

Currently in Orlando, Fl, Makeup Artists who specialize in Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup are gathered together for one of the largest Face and Body painting Conventions held in North America at the Face and Body Art International Convention 2010 (FABAIC). When people see this art for the first time they are amazed and intrigued by the intricacies and color of this art that dates back thousands of years and has taken on a new life in recent decades. Many traditional canvas artists are excited to give this "new" art a try but don't know where to begin. The Art of Body Painting and Face Painting is best executed with Professional Body Painting and Face Painting Makeup. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, have a large selection of Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup that excites even the most experienced Face and Body Painting Makeup Artist.

In a second in the series of "The Best of The Mehron Blog 2009", tonight's re-post discusses the Body as a canvas. Originally posted on January 5, 2009 this Mehron Blog Posting was aimed at those discovering the Art of Face Painting and Body Painting. Past Mehron Blogs may be found by searching either the Mehron Blog Archives by date or by using a key word search by Google on the Mehron Blog. Here is a re-posting of the January 5, 2009 Mehron Blog:

Your Body Canvas

Remember when you were admonished for drawing on your skin with pens and markers? It seems that children have a natural tendency to draw on their skin. There must be an innate creativity that wants to decorate your skin. Well now that you are older, guess what, drawing on your skin is alright now. In fact, the hottest trend in the makeup world is face painting and body painting. However, it is still not alright to draw on your skin with pens and markers and especially not paint!

In the world of Face Painting and Body Painting one name is the clear choice among Award Winning Face Painters and Body Painters, Mehron. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, are also the innovators in Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup. In The face and Body Painting section of the Mehron Web Site you can browse the many products developed by Mehron for the fast growing trend of Face Painting and Body Painting. Although you will not be painting your face and body on a daily basis with the intricate designs that you see the Mehron Featured Artists creating, you can learn to use the techniques on a smaller scale on a daily basis.

One of the Mehron Products that was developed for the Professional Face Painters and Body Painters is the Pro-Pencil™ Slim . The Pro-Pencil™ Slim is as easy to use as the pen of your youth. The Pro-Pencil™ Slim is a plastic pencil that encases ultra soft makeup used in decorating both face and body. The easy to control slimness of the Pro-Pencil™ Slim offers you complete control in drawing the designs that you imagine in your mind. The six dynamic, rich colors that are currently offered in the Pro-Pencil™ Slim will allow you to finely outline, accent and highlight daily makeup applications, and when you want to go all the way with a full blown face painting application or body painting design, the Pro-Pencil™ Slim will add the fine details that you need.

So, yes, it is now OK to drawn on your skin, but only if you do it safely with high quality performance quality make up that is used by the world renowned Makeup Artists in the world of Face Painting and Body Painting. Indulge yourself today visit Mehron and see for yourself the designs you can achieve.

2010 Face and Body Art International Convention

The always anticipated Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA on May 26-30 in 2010 and is being held at the Double Tree Hotel Universal Studios. For professionals and novices alike the 2010 FABAIC offers hands on workshops. Every level Makeup Artist from entry level to Professional has a workshop suited for them and this year there will the Battle of The Guilds which will pit Face and Body Art Clubs against each other.

As in all previous years, the 2010 FABAIC promises to be an unforgettable experience. FABAIC in Orlando, Florida offers instructions, seminars and workshops featuring Instructors that are world renowned Face and Body Painting Makeup Artists including Jinny, President of Jinny Makeup Artiste, Inc, from Canada, instructing from New Zealand is Yolanda Bartram, Award Winning Special Effects Make-Up Champion 2009 at the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria, and from the USA the multifaceted renowned Makeup Artist Lymari Millot along with over 50 other inspirational Face and Body Art Instructors who will be holding in depth instructional workshops and seminars through the FABAIC Convention.

With each passing year the FABAIC Children's and Young Adults programs have grown in scope, choices and duration, 2010 is no exception. From Australia, Makeup Artist Kelly Virgona who has plans on making the 2010 FABAIC Children's Workshop the most rewarding experience to date for the young Makeup Artist.

The highlight of the Orlando 2010 FABAIC will be the Competitions that include categories for every level of Face and Body Artists to show off their talents. In the Professional Categories many of the Instructors, who are among the World's Top Talents in Face and Body Art will be competing against each other opening the flood gates of creativity with Face and Body Painting Makeup.

The FABAIC 2010 convention is expected to bring a record numbers of participants this year. If you want to get in on the opportunity to participate in a workshop or seminar with one of the world's leading Face and Body Paint Artists make plans now to be in Orlando, Florida, USA for May 26-30, 2010.

The World Without Makeup

Makeup in as a part of our world is taken for granted. Makeup plays a pivotal role in all performances. Theater, Opera, Film, Circuses, Mimes, and Monsters are all dependent on the effects that Makeup can create to enhance the believability of the performance. Can you imagine a Clown without Clown Makeup, or a human playing a monster in a Monster Movie without Special Effects Makeup? How about the Radio City Rockettes without a Holiday Glow, or for that matter Santa Claus without rosy red cheeks and pure white hair. Would the band K.I.S.S have existed without Makeup? Definitely not in the image that we know them. The world of Performance Art would be dependent solely on the performers ability to make their audiences picture the character in their mind. Without Theatrical Makeup performances of all kinds with be vastly different than they are today.

There are films that couldn't even be attempted without the Art of Makeup, The Wizard of Oz, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, Star Wars, and most of the epic films of the grand days of Hollywood wouldn't have worked without makeup and the artistry of the Makeup Artists. It is not the Makeup that makes the production, it is the quality of the Theatrical Makeup, the vivid colors, the hues, and the application and imaginations of the Makeup Artists.

What would the Models of the Fashion World look like without their Fashion Makeup? Would there even be live models on the runway during fashion week or would the fashions be presented on still mannequins? Even everyday life would look drastically different with out Beauty enhancing Makeup. How many would dream of going to work without their Makeup? Or worse a date without Makeup, or a party, or a formal event. makeup is a part of all aspects of life. What about the art of Face Painting and Body Painting, without Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup, how would this art form live?

When you think about the importance of Makeup in the world, it is important to think about the quality of Makeup. The Clowns of the World's most Famous Circus sought out Mehron Clown Makeup throughout the years, even incorporating it in their curriculum at the the World Famous Clown College. The Face Painting Artists and Body Painting Artists that bring home First Place in Worldwide Competitions use Mehron Face and Body Painting Makeup. The Operas and Ballets of Lincoln Center use Mehron Makeup. Broadway Shows and Hollywood Films use Mehron Makeup. All of these world famous Performance Companies do not choose Mehron because it is the most affordable of Theatrical Makeup, they pick Mehron Makeup because they know they are treating their performers to a Makeup that is produced in the USA with hand selected ingredients and has been for over eighty years. In 2009 the world of Fashion has discovered the Mehron difference, the highly pigmented colors, the full coverage and the durability of the Extreme Beauty Makeup produced by Mehron by using decades of experience in Theatrical Makeup that now shines through in a Fashion Makeup Collection that has graced the runways of New York Fashion Week and Rock Fashion Week. Mehron is not new to Fashion Makeup, Mehron produced the Makeup worn by the glamorous stars of the 1930's and 1940's of Hollywood. The Beauty Makeup worn by the Nightclub Divas of Havana and Miami Beach in the 1950's and 1960's was Mehron Makeup. Makeup touches every aspect of the modern World and Mehron Makeup is there.