Woad!

[katmills2005]

Good make up will stay on all weekend with very little touch up... Bad make up will itch and rub off within hours after application. Good make up will apply smoothly and appear even, cheap make up will look splotchy.

[Dirka Skene]

I got into doing henna about eight years ago. About four years later I discovered woading and indigo. I would woad cool designs on my left arm (I'm right handed) and my legs and people would go, "WOW! That's so cool. Do me! Do me!" But alas, I could not. Woading and indigo are only for people ages 16-60 and in perfect health. It cannot be used to cover more than %10 of the body. It's a trans-dermal toxin and can cause nasty rashes and dermatitis. So, I started looking for a suitable replacement for woad and indigo. I found something called Harquus (black only) and Temptu. Temptu comes in many, many colors. I found that the Blue-Black matches woad and indigo perfectly. It's water proof, but not soap proof. One bottle will last a long time. You can do about 25 full back pieces with a 4oz bottle. The color lasts about three days.

Here's a link, it's definitely worth checking out.


http://www.temptu.com/pc-470-105-dur...l-colors.aspx#

[Weasel Mender]

Just follow the woad way

Dread,
That will be $.25 please "Woad Way" indeed

WM

[Caradoc]

Besides the longevity, I've heard that woad is an hallucinogen that is absorbed via the skin.

You heard wrong.

Woad is in no way psychoactive.

http://www.cyberpict.net/sgathan/essays/woad.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woad

...et cetera, ad absurdum. It's an oft-repeated myth.

[Rigged]

I heard of people using ordinary food coloring for body painting large areas. I think some of the Burning Man people use it. It lasts for days and doesn't rub off (much), but some people are allergic to food coloring.

I found some recipes for body paints here: http://www.theholidayzone.com/recipes/paint.html

[LK-13]

http://www.stageandtheatermakeup.com...FQYMZQodYH6SUw

too bad i didn't know of this place back when i was with a KISS tribute band.
<=not me of course

[LK-13]

I got into doing henna about eight years ago. About four years later I discovered woading and indigo. I would woad cool designs on my left arm (I'm right handed) and my legs and people would go, "WOW! That's so cool. Do me! Do me!" But alas, I could not. Woading and indigo are only for people ages 16-60 and in perfect health. It cannot be used to cover more than %10 of the body. It's a trans-dermal toxin and can cause nasty rashes and dermatitis. So, I started looking for a suitable replacement for woad and indigo. I found something called Harquus (black only) and Temptu. Temptu comes in many, many colors. I found that the Blue-Black matches woad and indigo perfectly. It's water proof, but not soap proof. One bottle will last a long time. You can do about 25 full back pieces with a 4oz bottle. The color lasts about three days.

Here's a link, it's definitely worth checking out.


http://www.temptu.com/pc-470-105-dur...l-colors.aspx#

should we ever meet i should get you to temp-color in my back piece...

[Dirka Skene]

should we ever meet i should get you to temp-color in my back piece...

*GASP* That would be fun!!!

[Ayin McFye]

You might be able to just kill a smurf and use it's blood to paint your face. I don't know for fact that they have blue blood but there's only one way to find out.

[MacHenderson]

Thanks for the help everyone. I think I like Dirka Skene's suggestion best, as it easily washes off.