Photos from BPF Academy

The World Bodypainting Festival held annually in Seebodeen, Austria is not only an exhibition for the World's Premier Body Painting and Face Painting Makeup Artists, it is also a learning symposium. The World Bodypainting Festival offers a full schedule of Classes, Workshops, and Seminars for Body Painting Makeup Artists and Face Painting Makeup Artists for all levels through the World Bodypainting Academy.

Kelly Virgona, Australasian Agent for Mehron, Inc., flew to Austria to be a part of the 2010 World Bodypainting Festival held in Seebodeen, Austria on July 12-18. Kelly has represented Mehron and been a member of the Mehron Team at many Makeup Conventions, Shows, Festivals and Exhibits held throughout the world. When not representing Mehron around the world, at home in Australia, Ms. Virgona fills her work schedule with events for Sparkles Entertainment and Promotions. As part of the Mehron Team at the 2010 World Bodypainting Festival, Kelly Virgona busily spent her days at any event where Mehron was represented. the Instructors for two of the Classes at the World Bodypainting Academy were sponsored by Mehron. Jinny and Mark Reid, World Renowned Body Painting Makeup Artists, were instructors at the Mehron Sponsored Classes at the World Bodypainting Academy, Kelly Virgona provides us with a glimpse of these classes from her camera lens.

Jinny begins with the basics at her Workshop at The World Bodypainting Academy.

By the end of her class, Jinny is instructing on more elaborate Body Painting Techniques with Paradise Makeup AQ.

Mark Reid, The Master of Makeup Jeans, instructs on using Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ to make jeans that fir like they were painted on.

Mark Reid and Students at the World Bodypainting Academy admire the finished jeans, painted with Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ.

A display of Mehron Body Painting Makeup and Face Painting makeup set up by Kelly Virgona at the back of the World Bodypainting Academy Classes of Jinny and Mark Reid.

Create Your Own Reality - Body Art Fashion Show

The World Bodypainting Festival is about to open its 12th year of festivities. Billed as a choreography of music, dance and show, The World Body Painting Festival (WBF) encompasses art in all its forms, providing a showcase and community for artists from around the world. Featuring Artists who are on the frontier of art in photography, music, makeup, dance, and more, the WBF has grown into a Worldwide Festival that merges artistic expression into a collage of expression. This year the Body Art Fashion Show will present a new challenge to the creativity of selected artists. The Theme of the Body Art Fashion Show is, "Create Your Own Reality".

The Theme of the Body Art Fashion Show is summarized by the producers of the WBF Fashion Department as:

"Since the beginning of our history, humans have used our outer appearance to express our inner selves to the outside world. Within each culture and era rules are built and broken as trailblazers, visionaries and artists create new realities around themselves. Have you ever stopped to ask how much of your appearance is an expression of yourself? Which parts have you chosen to share with the outside world? Which aspects of your dress are dictated by the time and culture in which you live? Ten female body artists from around the globe have taken it up on themselves to breakdown these questions and forge a new reality. At the WBF 2010 they will share these expressions of body presentation With you as a spring board for your own imagination ... Welcome to Body Art Fashion. Where we create our own realities."

Participants by invitation to this Special Presentation by the WBF Fashion Department include Body Painting Makeup Artists from around the world. Scheduled to participate in this merging of art and fashion are:

* Karala B. - Sydney
* Einat Dan - Tel Aviv
* Yolanda Bartram - Wellington
* Sarah Bull - Sydney
* Carolyn Roper - London
* Karen Yiu - Hong Kong
* Birgit Mörtl - Vienna
* Jinny - Montreal
* Bella Volen - Sofia
* Lena Pock - Vienna

These participating Artists representing a diverse interest in artistic expressions will go beyond their realms to recreate a new reality in the Body Art Fashion Show at the 2010 WBF. Two Mehron friends and World Painting Champion Artists, Jinny Houle and Carolyn Roper have been selected to participate in this artistic ground breaking fashion show. Mehron Blog readers have met both Jinny and Carolyn as subjects of "Mehron Featured Artist" Blog posting and have seen their exhilarating Body Painting Makeup Art. Create Your Own Reality - Body Art Fashion Show will give us another glimpse into the creative workings of their mind. This intriguing presentation will offer a look into the Artistic Visions that lurk within the souls of each of the participants. For those in attendance, the Body Art Fashion Show, Create Your Own Reality, promises to be an unforgettable artistic showcase, for the rest of us, we eagerly await the photographs of the creations that come from the minds of these selected Artists.

Body Painting at The Makeup Show New York 2010

Attendees on the second day of The Makeup Show New York 2010 witnessed a second Body Painting creation by Jinny Houle using Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ, the water activated cake makeup that is preferred by Body Painting Makeup Artists for its true consistent color pigmentation. Paradise Makeup AQ is a co-creation of Mehron and Jinny Houle, renowned Face Painting and Body Painting Makeup Artist. Sindy Perez was the model for Jinny Houle's second body painting creation at The Makeup Show New York 2010, and after completion was photographed in Times Square by Richard Esposito.

Photographer Richard Esposito decided on Times Square as the back drop for the second day of photographing Model Sindy Perez as body painted with Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ by Jinny Houle for its activity and color contrast. In 1927 Times Square was a significant area of New York during the founding of Mehron Makeup. In 1927 when Mehron was creating his Makeup by hand in a loft off Broadway, Times Square was becoming the new Theater District for Manhattan. Massive Play Houses were being constructed around Times Square as Mehron Makeup was becoming the Professional Theatrical Makeup of choice by the ever growing Theater Industry. Over eight decades later Times Square has changed but Mehron Makeup is still the true color, consistent Professional Theatrical Makeup that Performers on Broadway crave. Mehron has changed along with Times Square, not in quality, consistency or durability but in the diversity of Makeup Products that are now offered throughout their extensive lines of Body Painting Makeup, Face Painting Makeup, Clown Makeup, Beauty Makeup, Character Makeup, Fashion Makeup, FX Makeup, Extreme Beauty Makeup, Fantasy Makeup and the expanded line of Professional Theatrical Makeup.

In 1927, Mehron Melik might not ever have thought of his Makeup being on display in the midst of a busting Times Square and might have been amazed at how Mehron Makeup has grown in its diversity. In tribute to the Founder and the history of Mehron Makeup, the Mehron Blog presents the photographs of Sindy Perez in Mehron Makeup as applied by Jinny Houle and captured by the camera of Richard Esposito in the heart of Manhattan, the streets that Mehron walked as he introduced his Makeup to the world of Professional Performers.

With Broadway as a backdrop, Model Sindy Perez displays the Body Painting by Jinny Houle created with Paradise Makeup AQ and photographed by Richard Esposito.

Times Square has changed since 1927, Mehron Makeup is still made the old fashion way, with quality ingredients and dynamic colors.

The imagination of Jinny Houle is brought to life with Paradise Makeup AQ on the body of Model Sindy Perez as photographed by Richard Esposito in Times Square, New York City.

The grit of the New York City Subway contrasts the illuminated colors of Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ on Model Sindy Perez.

Mehron and The Makeup Show NY 2010

The Makeup Show New York 2010 was the venue for the Mehron debut of the Makeup Foundation of the Future, Celebré Pro-HD Foundation. The Mehron Exhibition at The Makeup Show New York 2010 featured presentations by guest Makeup Artist Raedawn Johnson, who introduced Celebré Pro-HD Foundation to the attendees at the Mehron Exhibition. The debut of Celebré Pro-HD Foundation wasn't the only Mehron Presentation available to the attendees at this Makeup extravaganza. The Mehron Exhibition contained all the Mehron Makeup Collections from across all the Mehron Makeup Lines including the world famous Paradise Makeup, AQ. To demonstrate the use of Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ, the co-creator, Jinny Houle was on hand along with one of the finest Body Painting Models in the world, Sindy Perez.

Ms. Houle as is usually the case, dazzled the Makeup Show New York Attendees with her gifted imagination and command of Body Painting Makeup. Each of the two days of The Makeup Show New York, Jinny Houle, President of Jinny Make-Up Artiste, Inc., created a Body Painting Masterpiece. After the completion of each Masterpiece, Emmy Award Winning Photographer Richard Esposito photographed Sindy Perez on the streets of Manhattan. The following are Photographs by Richard Espositio of Sindy Perez Body Painted by Jinny Houle as she poses throughout New York City.

Sindy Perez Blends into the graffiti on the Streets of Manhattan with the colors of Paradise Makeup AQ, as painted by Jinny Houle and photographed by Richard Esposito

Sindy Perez takes over a News Stand on the Streets of New York in a Body Painting created by Jinny Houle with Mehron Body Painting Makeup, photo by Richard Esposito.

New Yorkers continue on their way as the beautiful Sindy Perez poses in Mehron Body Paint as applied by Jinny Houle and photographed by Richard Esposito

Model Sindy Perez is ready to ride in her custom painted body by Jinny Houle using Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ, photo by Richard Esposito

Unusual light fixtures highlight the Body Painting by Jinny Houle using Paradise Makeup AQ as photographed by Richard Esposito.

Photographer Richard Esposito captures the details of a Jinny Houle Body Painting on Model Sindy Perez with Mehron Body Painting Makeup.

Jinny Returns to New York Area

Jinny Workshop in Montvale, NJ May 22, 2010 - REGISTER NOW- Space is very LIMITED

One of the most fascinating faces in Face Painting Makeup returns to the New York Tri-State area for a personal Workshop in conjunction with Mehron and The Smile Factory on May 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM. Jinny, President of Jinny Makeup Artiste, Co-Creator of Paradise Makeup AQ by Mehron, Consultant to Cirque de Soleil, and Proclaimed The First Lady of Face Painting by the Press will be teaching a nine hour, one day Workshop at The Montvale Community Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645. This comprehensive learning experience from one of the world's most renowned Face and Body Painting Makeup Artist is the opportunity of a lifetime for Face and Body Painting Makeup Artists and Students.

Ms. Houle will guide you through a hands on Workshop in the Art of Face and Body Painting in a intimate setting with a very limited class size. Tuition for the entire day's event is only $75. Registration forms are available by emailing Reyhan Piatt, Mehron Brand Support and Product Specialist. It has been six years since Jinny has presented a Workshop in the New York Tri-State area, don't be left out, very few openings are available for this special nine hour Workshop by award winning Makeup Artist Jinny Houle.

The planned schedule is:

9:00AM ~ 9:30AM Doors Open. Set up your station. Bagels, coffee and tea will be available.

9:30AM ~ 10:30AM Loading your brush and sponge. Learn the basic and more advanced brush and sponge techniques. Now let’s put it all together…

10:30AM ~ 11:30PM Step by step flowers.

11:30AM ~ 12:30PM Demonstrations on designs that both children and adults request the most.

12:30PM ~ 1:30PM Lunch break: Pizza, salad, and soft drinks will be available.

1:30PM ~ 3:00PM Step by step boy designs.

3:00PM ~ 4:30PM Step by step girl designs.

4:45PM ~ 5:45PM Taking your design to the next level.

5:45PM ~ 6:00PM Recap the day’s events. Your homework assignment...

For your convenience, Mehron will have a shop available for any items you may have forgotten or need
For a Registration Form contact Reyhan Piatt at 1-845-426-1700

The Art of Avatar Makeup

Months before the release of Avatar the Mehron Blog told readers about the exciting changes that were coming in the use of Body Painting and Theatrical Makeup because of the release of this James Cameron classic. Since the release of Avatar, Makeup Artists around the world have become fascinated with the Avatar look and are adding their own artistic twists to the Avatar Look. At the recently completed 2010 Halloween & Party Expo held in Houston, Jinny Houle, while demonstrating the use of Paradise Makeup AQ, was caught by the cameras of the Houston Chronicles with her version of Avatar. Jinny turned Model Sindy Perez into an Avatar and was featured in the Houston Chronicle. out of the hundreds of photos of Makeup and Costumes that the Houston Chronicle reporter and photographer could have chosen to use in their feature story about the 2010 Halloween & Makeup Expo held in Houston, they chose to use Sindy Perez with her Avatar Look created by Jinny Houle

Jinny Houle changed Sindy Perez with Paradise Makeup AQ

On Body Painting Makeup Artist Web Sites versions of Avatars are appearing daily. Some Artists are just honing their skills, some are adding their personal twists to the Avatar look and some are wondering if their Avatar is a better interpretation of what James Cameron had in mind for Avatar. Avatar is only the beginning of an exciting new wave in Theatrical Makeup Application, it is the joining of Body Painting Makeup Art and Theatrical Makeup Art, the next generation of film and video that will be spawned by the release of Avatar will demand full body makeup coverage applied by masters of Body Painting Makeup with understanding of Theatrical Makeup. Three Dimension film and video will require that all Makeup Applications be complete, front, back and sides. It will require Makeup that provides a flawless coverage with a depth of color that is consistent day in and day out during the production.

The Jinny Houle Avatar created on Model Sindy Perez

In 2009, Mehron introduced to the public LUX Airbrush Makeup at the 2009 Halloween & Party Expo. The introduction LUX Airbrush Makeup by Mehron was in anticipation of what would be demanded by Makeup in the age of High Definition Video and Film, and Three Dimension Video and Film. In an interview with a makeup trade magazine in 2008 Martin Melik, the President of Mehron Makeup hinted at the coming evolution of Makeup without giving away the secret that LUX Airbrush Makeup was about to be introduced. LUX Airbrush Makeup provides everything that the Film and Video Industry will require for the new standard in high definition and three dimensional productions. Although LUX Airbrush Makeup provides the true, consistent depth of color that the future requires, it is also naturally based, infused with vitamins and is water resistant for durability during long days on the set. With its natural base of Green Tea and Vitamins, it will not damage the performers skin even when worn for those ten hour days.

Mario Ink, a Chicago,IL based Makeup Artist who is an Airbrush Makeup Specialist also shared his version of Avatar which he created using LUX Airbrush Makeup. Mario Ink had the benefit of being privy to LUX Airbrush Makeup before it was introduced to the public in 2009. LUX Airbrush Makeup was made available by Mehron to his Airbrush Academy in Chicago. His intricate knowledge of LUX Airbrush Makeup combined with his natural Air Brush Makeup Skills enable Mario to produce subtle changes in hues even while using the same color of LUX Airbrush Makeup in his Airbrush Gun. Mehron would like to thank Mario Ink for sharing his talents with Mehron fans by providing Mehron with the use of his Avatar created with LUX AirBrush Makeup and looks forward to seeing more of his work throughout 2010.

Mario Ink Created his Avatar Look with LUX Airbrush Makeup

Jinny and Paradise Makeup

Jinny, the President of Jinny Make-Up Artiste, Inc. and Co-Creator of Paradise Makeup AQ, travels the world teaching classes in all forms of Makeup application. In early November 2009 Jinny took her classes to Amsterdam where she instructed in the Art of Body Painting with Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ. Paradise Makeup AQ is a water activated cake makeup currently available in thirty two lusciously vibrant colors. The Colors of Paradise Makeup AQ run the gamut from pure rich Black to Sunset Orange Metallic. Because Paradise Makeup AQ is a water activated cake makeup it is easily applied with brushes and sponges. Jinny has won International Awards Brush and Sponge Body Painting throughout the years, and Paradise Makeup is her choice for Body Painting.

Jinny is fluent in French and English and is able to conduct instructional classes in either language. Her cheery, easy going personality coupled with her intrinsic artistic ability makes Jinny a natural teacher. With years of experience in Makeup Artistry, her classes are filled with tips and tricks that only an expert Makeup Artist can impart to her students. Jinny has earned the moniker of "The First Lady of Face Painting" and is a Makeup consultant to the amazing Cirque Du Soleil. Throughout the year Jinny can be found traveling the world from one International Makeup Event to the next offering her vast experience to all levels of Makeup Artists, from students on through the ranks

Just as her Amsterdam Students in her November 2009 found out, Jinny is an amazingly instructive teacher who can guide and refine natural talent. Jinny described her students in Amsterdam as amazingly gifted and talented and by the end of the class they were completing full Body Art Projects.

If you are a resident of Canada or are planning on traveling to Canada you can register for classes at Jinny Make-Up Artiste Studio through her Web Site or call her Studio at 450-201-1602. If you do not live in Canada and don't have any plans to visit soon, you can find classes and seminars taught by Jinny at major Makeup Events around the world including, FABAIC in Orlando, Florida, USA running from May 26-30, 2010. Learning from a Professional Internationally Acclaimed Award Winning Makeup Artist is a treat for anyone serious about the Art of Makeup, and learning from one who happens to be the co-creator of the Makeup is an experience that can't be missed when given the opportunity.

Holiday Face Painting

Holiday gatherings, festivals and parties are on the horizon. The last leaves falling to the ground and the shorter days are a sure sign that Thanksgiving will soon be here, quickly followed by the winter Holidays. Annual events and parties mark the end of the harvest. The final apple festivals, the last of the outdoor community events, and the beginning of the indoor concert season are all reminders that winter is not far away. This year entertainment budgets are squeezed for the end of the season festivities, finding entertainment that is fun and novel for everyone to enjoy with limited funds is a chore for the planning committees. An affordable, novel and fun entertainment idea that adds to the festive feeling of gatherings is Face Painting.

Face Painting can be a thematic giveaway or a fund raising source for any community gathering, or part of the entertainment at parties, concerts and sporting events. Professional Face Painters can be hired for the event or local volunteers can be tapped to provide a colorful fun artistic addition to a variety of late Autumn events. There are only a few basic rules, if you hire a Face Painter, ask what they will use, if you will be calling upon volunteer artists make sure what they will use for their face painting. Face Painting is an art that is practiced with Face Painting Makeup, it is not practiced with paint. Only safe, lead free Makeup should be used in Face Painting, important for all but imperative for children. Face Painting Makeup by Mehron is used by Professional Award Winning Makeup Artists throughout the world, in fact Paradise Makeup AQ, one of the Face Painting Collections of Face Painting Makeup by Mehron was co-created by the world renowned, award winning Face Painter, Jinny Houle, who is considered by Makeup Magazines as The First Lady of Face Painting.

Paradise Makeup AQ is a water activated cake makeup that can be applied with Makeup Brushes or Sponge Makeup Applicators. As with all Mehron Makeup, the Paradise Makeup AQ Collection is a safe, non-toxic formula that is gentle on the skin and easily removed when the fun is over. Made in the USA, free from animal testing, Mehron Brand quality is recognized around the world. If a Professional Face Painter is not in this year's budget, an amateur volunteer Face Painter with an artistic inclination will find Paradise Makeup AQ as easy to use as water paint. With a wide array of colors to chose from Paradise Makeup AQ can accommodate a special theme or free form face painting. A Paradise Makeup AQ 30 Color Palette can be used to paint dozens of faces at an event, or choose the specific colors that your party or event requires with individual cakes of Paradise Makeup AQ. to add detail, there is Paradise Makeup AQ - Detailz, a liquid Makeup that comes complete with a fine tipped applicator to crete the details from the sharpest lines to accenting dots, or creative additions to any Face Painting Art.

You can add festive sparkles to Face Painting with Paradise Glitter, a complimentary glitter in intensive, shiny colors that will add dazzle and pizazz to Artistic Face Painting Creations. If you can't hire a Face Painting Professional like Jinny Houle, you can still buy the same Face Painting Makeup that she would use, the Face Painting Makeup that she co-created with Mehron, Paradise Makeup AQ. Every year party planners and social committees are looking for something different, fun and exciting to interest both children and adults at a variety of community events, parties and gathering, Make it happen this year with safe, affordable Face Painting Makeup by Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927.

Featured Artist: Jinny Houle Make-Up Artiste

Genevieve "Jinny" Houle, President of Jinny Make-Up Artiste, Inc, Co-Creator of Paradise Makeup AQ by Mehron, Chief Makeup Artist for Cirque du Soleil Special Events, International Award Winning Face Painter and International Award Winning Body Painter and proclaimed the First Lady of Face Painting is a Canadian Born Makeup Artist with a degree in Art. Featured in numerous Makeup Publications too voluminous to mention in a single story, Ms. Houle is constantly exploring new territory in the art of face painting. Her newest face painting innovation is painting the caricature of a person on their own face with Paradise Makeup AQ. There is no sense in wondering how Jinny thinks of her next concept, it doesn't matter, they are always fresh, entertaining, well executed and outright beautiful.

Ms. Houle seems to be an endless fountain of talent that constantly flows from her vibrant personality as she travels the world bringing her unique brand of Jinny Make-Up Artiste Approved art to all Continents. Never resting on her laurels Ms. Houle is constantly exploring new possibilities with her unique Makeup Artist abilities. When she is not traveling the world exhibiting, teaching or working with Makeup, Jinny resides in Canada where she maintains her Studio.

Canadian residents or visitors to Canada can sign up for Makeup Classes at the Studios of Ms. Houle by contacting her at 450-201-1602 or for a private Makeup Appointment with the First Lady of Face Painting, Jinny Houle may be reached at 514-206-1456. Jiny Make-Up Artiste under the direction of President Houle teaches classes for everyone from beginners to experts in Face Painting and Body Painting using her signature Water Activated Cake Makeup, Paradise Makeup AQ manufactured by Mehron.

Canadian residents may also purchase Paradise Makeup AQ along with most other Mehron Makeup from the Boutique Paradise Makeup, AQ - a Jinny Make-Up Artiste venture supplying quality Mehron Makeup to residents of Canada. If you even have the slightest interest in Makeup a class by the extraordinary Makeup Artists Jinny Houle will be a lesson that you will never forget in your Makeup career.

For Private Makeup sessions, Ms. Houle is available, when home in Canada, for another of her dynamic specialties, using Paradise Makeup AQ to do belly painting on pregnant woman, turning their expectant bellies into fantastically, unbelievable works of thematic art. Jinny Houle is bilingual, speaking both French and English fluently and teaching in both languages.

There is a saying that the luck is with the Irish, in this case however, the luck is with the Canadians, who have the benefit of having one of the world's most extraordinary Makeup Artists available to them for lessons, sessions and bragging rights. Ms. Houle is truly a National Treasure for Canada, along with being rightfully called the First Lady of Face Painting.

A Jinny Houle Caricature using Paradise Makeup AQ

Jinny Houle, Makeup Artist, paints a body the the Makeup Show in 2009

Jinny Houle, Prsident of Jinny Make-Up Artiste, pays attention to Detailz

Jinny puts the finishing touches on her 1st Place Body Painting in South Korea 2008

The Back of the 1st Place Body Painting by Jinny Houle in South Korea 2008

Mehron Friends Win at 2009 World Bodypainting Festival

Some of the world's most talented makeup artists who just happen to be great friends of Mehron were among the winners at the 2009 World Bodypainting Festival which recently concluded in Austria on July 19, 2009. Mehron would like to congratulate each of them individually by featuring their amazing competition entries that earned them recognition in this most prestigious world event. The Friends of Mehron who compete in these world events bring Mehron Makeup to these World Events and make the Mehron Brand shine.

Mark Reid a fan of Paradise Makeup AQ, co-created by the First Lady of Face Painting, Jinny Houle, along with Mehron. Mark has always done fantastic work with Paradise Makeup AQ, including painting realistic looking clothing right down to the worn edges of the jeans on Body Painting clients and models.

Mr. Reid took home the 5th Place in the 2009 World Bodypainting Festival competition in the category of Brush/Sponge. Mark Reid used the colors of Paradise Makeup AQ to present to the world a creation of an Indian Woman in a composition of modern body painting makeup colors, rifled with intricacies and illusions. Mehron is proud to call Mark Ried a friend and everyone at Mehron extends Congratulations to Mark for his showing at the 2009 World Bodypainting Festival, applauds his vision and thanks him for creating with Mehron Makeup.