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Of course you can. Face painting is surprisingly easy. Anyone can create a professional looking face with little practice. Most faces that you will paint will take less than 5 minutes. Of course there are some tricks to the trade 1) start off with good products to paint with 2) use good tools like face painting sponges and brushes 3) when using a sponge use as little water as possible 4) apply the product like shoe polish to get basic coverage and then dab your sponge to get the color uniform 5) paint light color first and 6) practice. Check out our "10 Commandments to Face Painting by clicking here".

How do I start face painting?

To create the sort of faces you see on these pages, you need to begin by obtaining some water make-up. This is the sort of face paint that professionals use. Our paint is water make-up. If you don't want to buy huge amounts of single colors, start with one of the RUBY RED PAINT face painting kits. You could also get hold of a face painting book. RUBY RED PAINT books can be ordered from us or bookshops and provide step-by-step instructions.

The best way to join in this art is to jump in and try it out. Buy some safe products that fit in your budget. See http://www.rubyredpaint.com/products.htm for the selection. You can start out with as little as $14.99 (the rainbow pallet) to the larger kits. Join the discussion list by sending an e-mail to join-facepaint@email.sparklist.com join in the photo contests. You will learn a great deal and they are free.

see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/email.htm to sign up for the face painter's discussion list
see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/learn.htm learn step by step instructions
see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/products.htm to see the product line
see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/w.htm for guidelines for wholesale purchasing
see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/10.htm for the ten commandments of face painting
see http://www.rubyredpaint.com/photos.htm for hundreds of photos on face painting

Isn't it very expensive?

If you buy eight 75ml pots and only intend to paint at a children's party for about 10 people, then it could be expensive. But it would be silly to do that because our face painting kits are the cheap way to buy a small amount of a selection of colors. Even when buying retail you can paint a full face for less than $.05 US each.

How safe are the face paints?

They are as safe as any other cosmetic product you use. All our products are formulated using cosmetically approved ingredients. That means that all the ingredients we use are widely recognized as safe for use in cosmetics and toiletries. The paints conform to the USA's FDA approval system and the European Cosmetic Product (Safety) Regulations. Our products are also tested to meet European the Toy Safety regulations (EN71). All cosmetics can, on rare occasions, cause allergic reactions and the product should not be applied in the immediate eye area nor to sensitive or broken skin. If you are unsure about sensitivity, a patch test is advised. Apply the product to the inside of the elbow. If a reaction occurs within 60 minutes, do not use. See also http://www.rubyredpaint.com/safety.htm

Do RUBY RED PAINT face paints contain gluten, Lanolin, parabens, fragrance, nut oil or nut products?

No. Some people are allergic to nuts, nut oils and gluten products and need to check products carefully. There are none of those in the ingredients and you can find a full list of ingredients at the bottom of www.rubyredpaint.com/safety.htm