ice/snow effect

hey everyone,
im maaike from holland and today i came from work and i had something in my mind>>> and i made a quick facepaint for a icequeen and i used sugar for a ice/snow effect. maybe some idea's for more things?? it took only 15 minutes so painted half the face hope you all have some more ideas for the winter/effects

ingenious use of sugar.

Nicely done and welcome!

awesome idea. does it get sticky?

Welcome to the forum!

great idea! welcome!

Nice idea, but I would not put sugar that close to the eye (eyelid/eyelashes) for fear of that person accidentally rubing the sugar crystal into the eye and potentially scratching their cornea. I don't know if you've ever had a scratched cornea but i hear they are quite painful.

welcome Maaike. Does the sugar stick with just water?

well i thought about it with water.... but i was affraid it would get messy, and melt.. but maybe it works i didnt try it...

?? I'm afraid I don't understand. You used the sugar didn't you? How did you put it on the face. Sorry, I'm blond ........

ha ha... im blond too...
well i put some glittergleu on the face and then the sugar and for the snow effect i blend it with some white and it does dry up but it wont stay all day i think... but maybe someone has other ideas for it...

How about white glitter piled up instead of sugar? It would do less damage if gotten in the eye.

So beautiful, I love the simplicity yet beauty of it! Thanks for the inspiration. I can't think of anything else to use other than christmas snowflake stuff that you put on the table. Maybe salt?

Salt would sting...

Oh yeah, I guess so. I don't know then.

The sugar is a very clever and very effective 'ice'....I love it in the eyebrow and the lips....on the 'half' face line it looks great too....I just wouldn't recommend that close to the eye (on eye lid) On a teen/adult this winter effect would be stunning and it is easier to clean off than paint...though I'd tell people to 'pat/dab' the sugar area on their faces to dissolve the crystals so they don't scratch!

Gorgeous!
I would have never thought of sugar. It's great! It would dissolve in any liquid so it would not scratch.
Welcome to the Forum, Maaike! I have named our youngest daughter "Holland". She was so bummed out that we gave her such a weird name until the World Cup for Soccer came to Canada and all the hats/towels/shirts with "Holland" plastered everywhere. Holland now has shirts, hats, and towels with "her" name on it.
Sorry, I digress.
Happy Halloween!
Lisa

That is so cool!!! I'd be wanting to lick my lips and taste it. ;-) Very neat idea. I can't think of anything else (other than stinging salt) that could give you such a cool texture.

I've always used Ice FX for an "ice look", but I think the sugar is very creative! The "stick on" items I use with young children are actually cake decorations stuck on with corn syrup (provided sugar or gluten are not issues according to their parents) - it makes for an easy "off" instead of glued on gems.

hey all thanx for all the comments.
i agree that it is a bit scary arouand the eyelid, so i wont do that with kids.
but i left it for a while on my face and it didnt get irritating <--- my english sucks a little haha,,
but how ever does anyone have any picture's for a winter theme?
they asked me for a party this winter have to paint 8 lady's for uhmm how do you call it... a sort of catwalk
they get all new sort of winter clothes and asked me to paint it in winterstyle wich i think is awsome!!
thanks again.

and ps i love the name holland for your daughter!