Pressed powders???

Most of what I use is either Ben Nye or Starblend(i've never used the Krylon). I love the pressed powder. Here in FL it hold up so much better than paint. I do line work w/ DFX or Wolfe. I love my quick Spiderman, Hulk & many girly designs & get lots of comments from parents & kids on how they love the look & feel of it. Have lots of smoothies(one per color or at least one side per color). WASH your smoothies right away or they will wear out sooner. Smoothies are my biggest expense.

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My linework really stunk on this one:-)
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Those are great pics!! You guys are really making me wish i shipped my package express, lol. Now I really cant wait to see how the krylons work. My package gets here wed. and it just seems like it is taking forever.

By the way Happy Easter Everyone!!!!!!

Yea...those smoothies are expensive....I can tell ya a little trick tho...head over to Sally Beauty supply and purchase a package of those triangle shaped sponges used for makeup application. The package is about 3 dollars and has at least 40 or more sponges per package.

I can get 3 or 4 colors on one sponge when using the powder and in some instances use only one sponge per face....I too use paint for the line work and those detailz in every color are AmAzInG and fun.

Tash wrote:bkrvail - Ashley has an awesome video of doing a butterfly with pressed powders, pretty sure she uses eye shadows, she says whats she uses in the vids my memory sucks but I think she said miami pro pallet or something.
She hasn't been around in a while, must be very busy.
If I can find the link I'll come back and post it.

She uses the Manly eyeshadow palette in the butterfly design. I have purchased one too off of ebay only twenty bucks, and it has tons of colors...very vibrant if you use a white base like a primer. Learned all this from Ashley too.

BustertheClown wrote:Yea...those smoothies are expensive....I can tell ya a little trick tho...head over to Sally Beauty supply and purchase a package of those triangle shaped sponges used for makeup application. The package is about 3 dollars and has at least 40 or more sponges per package.

I can get 3 or 4 colors on one sponge when using the powder and in some instances use only one sponge per face....I too use paint for the line work and those detailz in every color are AmAzInG and fun.

Thanks for the tip. Can you clean and reuse the sponges, or are they one-time-use only?

I've cleaned mine before.

I use the Mehron starblend powders. I have about 12 colors and love the versatility of being able to use them wet or dry and have the effect be totally different on the face. I also have the 8 color Kryolan pressed powder palette. I'm a newbie so as soon as I have managed to really navigate the in's and out's of this site I will begin posting photos.

The Starblend type of pressed pwders are AWESOME for backgrounds and squirmy little tots that don't want anything wet on the faces.

Night you guys its 1AM here! YaaaAAAWN!

artsyality wrote:

Tash wrote:bkrvail - Ashley has an awesome video of doing a butterfly with pressed powders, pretty sure she uses eye shadows, she says whats she uses in the vids my memory sucks but I think she said miami pro pallet or something.
She hasn't been around in a while, must be very busy.
If I can find the link I'll come back and post it.

She uses the Manly eyeshadow palette in the butterfly design. I have purchased one too off of ebay only twenty bucks, and it has tons of colors...very vibrant if you use a white base like a primer. Learned all this from Ashley too.

$20!!! Wow! Look at all the colors! I'm drooling!

I love the idea of using the powdered white as a base ... DUH!

I highlighted the new Kryolan VIVA Brillant Color pressed powders in my class at FABAC.
If you like pressed powders you'll love these.

Asided from foundations pressed powders are essentially used as eye shadows and blush (shading and contouring) - which they are used (labeled) for can depend as much on the color as if that pigment is approved for use around the eyes.

Kryolan makes some of the highest pigmented powders on the market. A drawback is they also tend to break, not a bad thing in use but a drawback in dealing with them in those shallow pans. So you may want to repress or break them more and use them loose. Part of reducing breakage is buy fresh, and don't push hard on the cakes. While painters tend to use blenders your will far better coverage with a brush. The loose hairs pick up more pigments as oppose to smashing them into the foam applicators. Most especially if you are using around the eyes - get a brush.

Breakage happens with many brands not just Kryolan. Just something to be aware of.

Although people do wet their powders, not all are meant or work well when moistened. People do this generally to help them adhere. But it does really help the powder and can ruin the cake.

Both Mehron Starblend and Ben Nye Luminere powders can be used moist however once you do this they lose their effects for using dry. People do go back to using them dry but the well never work "right" dry again. Note that they are a tad creamy - wet them and they get dry and brittle. So keep them dry or always use them moist.

The new Kryolan VIVA's are made to be used either dry or moist - or both. They are designed specifically to be used however you want - going back and forth. Use them for eyeshadow or "painting". They are not only high pigment but high shimmer. When I used them at convention I had people come from across the room to ask what I had on, the color depth and shine was so high.

Of the 3 the Luminere and VIVA are both high in pigments and high in shimmer. Kryolan has the most extensive color line. One thing to remember is all these pressed powders and made to blend with and complement their brands color line. I find it hard to use Luminere, great stuff I just don't find the color line to work with my face art makeup. Of the 3 the Luminere and VIVA are both high in pigments and high in shimmer. I find the VIVA to be amazing - it complements the aquacolors so well, and the Wolfe FX and DFX lines too. So the works great with and over the makeup.

I'm not a tackle tart - I am pretty concise about what I use, albeit I have a fair amount of product - I use it. And I have a variety of kits, because I do classic face painting where I get many kids, I do upscale events and venues where I do face art for adults only and I do body painting photoshoots - this last year my two adds where Kryolan pressed powders - VIVA Brillant Colors and Dayglo. The effects in using these with Interfrenze and Wolfe FX Metallix I use has been really hot stuff in my upscale venues. The Dayglo has been fun to add in with my Kryolan and Wolfe FX Neons.

Something like Luminere and VIVA is not an inexpensive option. Pallettes are the recommended way to buy, as you can refill them, then choosing to replace one color for another. VIVA is not something I'll drag out to paint up the kiddies, I use Mehron Celebré Precious Gem Powders for that, still high pigment and high shimmer, the loose powders in the nice shaker bottle won't blow away in the wind as you can just pick up what you need on a brush. You can use VIVA on kids and it would rock but if you want to upscale - which is what my class was about, you can use VIVA (or Luminere), scale down your eye designs do very well in a club or bistro, or a nice art walk working with adults.

Hey who asked about Prom makeup - I'd rock VIVA out at a Prom, Sweet 16, Quinceañera or Grad Night - and def with some glitter gel.

Sweet Loretta, thank you so much for that info. I have been on the fence with powders because I have the Starblend, but I love the pigment of the Lumieres and I had really wanted to know about the Kryolan. And the note about the brush vs. smoothie was great too. Thanks!

Ladys,
Sorry I have been soooo busy, I will be posting pics soon of the kryolan glitter powders.

Sweet Loretta,
Thank you for all the great info. I think I'll try getting some brushes for my powders & see if I can ditch the smoothies(they fall apart too soon & I'm tired of replacing them). What brushes do you recommend?

would love to know how you like your new palette? also which one did you end up buying?

I have the glitter powder and luminiere palettes and love them!

I like the starblends and how they look..... I use them with a damp sponge mostly, but I do use a smoothie too but I will lightly spritz the cake first... just a light mist holding the cake away from the bottle. This pretty much eliminates the dust issue.

white starblend powder and rainbow cake



gold kryolan powder and fire arty cake

I've been afraid to wet my Starblends. I've always used them dry. I might need to rethink this.... your colors are so vivid!

Use a decent quality eyeshadow fluff brush for large areas and a crease brush for more delicate eye designs. Good Qulaity need not be a 12-17 dollar brush, Kryolan has a great one for $5 and you can find one at Target and such for about $5 - 10.