Kate--la fae violette ([info]faerie_makeup) wrote in [info]faeriefashion,
2008-03-18 10:10:00
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How to dye skin?

Has anyone ever dyed their skin green or some other colour by bathing in fabric dye?

I want to try it for a festival I'm doing.
Is it harmful?

Love,
Kate
la fae violette

EDIT: I want to remain green for a week, which is why I'm looking for more that something I could do every day.

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[info]raventhistle

March 18 2008, 14:42:37 UTC 4 years ago

Fabric dye...

In general is bad for skin contact, and you could end up with rashes or skin burns (Or as one website I just googled mentioned, 5 headed babies..O_o)...I would try making a cool-aid mix, or just straight up using Food Dye.

[info]faerie_makeup

March 18 2008, 14:49:02 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Fabric dye...

Oooh, food dye. I didn't think about that. That seems a LOT less harmful.

[info]ladyceleste

March 18 2008, 16:08:54 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Fabric dye...

Be careful with green food dye, if you put too much in food, it can cause loose bowels, so I can only imagine from absorbing it all over your body........

[info]akirren

March 18 2008, 17:51:06 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Fabric dye...

I tried to use green food dye once. I was young and could do it better now, but still. It didn't go on evenly very well, it was very difficult to not look like I had gangreen or something. Then it didn't come all the way off for a couple of weeks.

[info]doc__holliday

March 18 2008, 14:45:10 UTC 4 years ago

I'd say that's pretty darn toxic.
Try the Ben Nye liquid makeup, or airbrushing. Those stay on for an entire day through all sorts of inclement weather. I wear all sorts of theatrical makeup for various events, including 10-day festivals, and I would definitely not recommend that.

[info]faerie_makeup

March 18 2008, 14:48:32 UTC 4 years ago

I figured it was toxic, but I didn't know HOW toxic. It's a 3 day festival, but I'm there for a week, and I want to remain green/whatever colour for the whole week.

[info]mirthfairy

March 18 2008, 14:56:00 UTC 4 years ago

GAH! NO! This will dye you for some time. It's not meant for your skin. The MSDS http://www.ritdye.com/MSDS.74.lasso States that you could irritate your skin, eyes, and cause yourself to have a sensitivity to the dye. No good.

Why not get a cake of Ben Nye Aqua Paint http://stageandtheatermakeup.com/bnmagiaq.htm Goes on with a wet sponge or brush and comes off with makeup remover. If you want it to stay on longer get some sealer http://stageandtheatermakeup.com/bnseal.htm. I can put on some normal (even cheap) eyeshadow and powder, spray some of this on and come out of a long sweaty concert looking the same as I went in. Also smells minty, which is nice.

[info]breklor

March 18 2008, 15:10:05 UTC 4 years ago

All faeries should smell minty!

Except the ones who don't.

But still. MINTY FAERIES! That's gotta be some kinda special. In fact it should be a band name!

[info]faerie_makeup

March 18 2008, 15:13:20 UTC 4 years ago

I wish I could use that sealer, it looks fabulous. Unfortunately, the smell/taste/ANYTHING of mint makes me gag to the point of being physically sick. :(

I was thinking about getting some cake make-up and just doing parts of me, like the sides of my stomach and face and some of my arms, and blending like there's no tomorrow.

[info]mirthfairy

March 18 2008, 15:31:34 UTC 4 years ago

I have heard that hairspray works as well. You might want to try that.

The Aqua Paint is fantastic. Since it works a lot like water colors, it blends well and dries completely. It also lasts a looooong time.

[info]_firepixie_

March 18 2008, 15:15:57 UTC 4 years ago

What you want is alcohol-based makeup. It stays on for 2-3 days, easy, and if you want to get it off you just rub with baby oil or rubbing alcohol.

If you know somebody with an airbrush that's going to be the most efficient and cost-effective way to go.. alcohol-based cake makeup is harder to find and pretty expensive. You want the stuff they do the semi-permanent airbrush tattoos with, like you see at festivals - tattoo ink. You can get it from Temptu but I think that's a bit high-end.. shop around if you're not going for "professional quality". Looks like Temptu has a cake makeup too, their "dura" line, but you'd need a whole lot to get full body coverage.

I did an underwater shoot with this stuff once. It really doesn't come off. :) picture here, yay!

[info]posiefairy

March 18 2008, 15:27:26 UTC 4 years ago

firepixie should know, shes a pro facepainter...

hey HJ, you never showed up at the meeting on sunday, was hoping to see you.

thanks for being so sweet with shannon. you are now his favorite fairy.

[info]faerie_makeup

March 18 2008, 15:40:51 UTC 4 years ago

Aw, yay, Shannon!

Yeah, Mama was hurting and couldn't drive. :( She's been having a rough time lately. We need Fairie Fest to be here to brighten her spirit!

[info]posiefairy

March 18 2008, 16:12:02 UTC 4 years ago

tell her im sending her sparkly green healing energies...

[info]faerie_makeup

March 18 2008, 15:41:55 UTC 4 years ago

Oooh, that looks exactly right.

Is there any other way to apply it besides airbrush?

[info]_firepixie_

March 18 2008, 16:41:37 UTC 4 years ago

If you get the "dura" stuff you can use a brush or a sponge. I would use a sponge. The bigger cakes are just $8, get a couple of them because I don't think they're that big really. And I'd use an art-store high density painting sponge, rather than a traditional makeup sponge (though I'm actually not sure which will work better with this stuff so you might try both). You have to get some "activator" too which is really just alcohol that you mix with instead of water (because it's alcohol based) and then just use it like you would use ben nye.

(technique tip: dab with the sponges, rather than swiping. dab dab dab dab dab. Keeps the streaks away and makes for easier blending)

[info]_firepixie_

March 18 2008, 16:45:20 UTC 4 years ago

by the way I'm LOVING your faerie makeup tips! Thank you so much for those, they are wonderful and you're super talented and creative!! :) :)

[info]faerie_makeup

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[info]akiree

March 18 2008, 19:53:01 UTC 4 years ago

I love that picture! I wish I could model for you! :)

[info]queen_of_tea

March 18 2008, 17:02:17 UTC 4 years ago

XD hey!! Yeah Fabric dye is raelly grosson your skin .. i once dyed cloth with no cloves and its a really sick color thats left on your skin and you get like these wierd like bubble looking things on your skin X_x ... i also have been burned before in textiles class.

I totaly agree wtih the person above me to use a alcohol based makeup. I go to make up school and we are using the tattoo pallettes (like skin illustrator) and the rubber mask grease paints and when i draw all over myself i will go to bed and it will still be there still as bright as the day b efore. if you rub it it dosent flake away either. the only thing is you have to remove it with alcohol so after use moisturizer if you have issues with dry skin X_X.

Mehron rubber mask grease paint isnt too expensive but you will have to add alcohol to it and you dont get alot so it isnt that great a deal. I dont know what kind of make up those dura palettes are but im curious if they are a cream makeup or if they are more like the tattoo palettes they have on that site. If they are more like the tattoo palettes then they are very hard and you use alcohol on them like watercolors. The problem with them is they dry up fast and its hard to get the same color twice. If you get that kind of makeup which is like the hard color cake then try using 99% hand sanitizer. It works with some tattoo palettes and it will make the palette stay wet longer. If you can go to a pro make up store like somewhere that sells ben nye and kryolyn there is a product that makes the tattoo palettes last longer but i dont remember the name X_X they use it in tv shows and movoies though.

Anyhow Good Luck ;) and dont roll around in clothing dye >.> Im gonna be bad and say maybe a natural hair color like the kind you use for bright colors might work too <.<

[info]queen_of_tea

March 18 2008, 17:07:53 UTC 4 years ago

Ya after look at those palettes more they are the hard kind like the tattoo palettes. They activate only with 99% alcohol. thats it. 99% handsanitizer still might work though.

You might want to try both the mehron and the dura make up. you could use the dura for more the whole boddy and the mehron for the face. The dura color is activated with alcohol so it burns your nose mouth and eyes if you use it around those areas or breath it in. Mehron rubber mask grease paints, even though you add alcohol to thin them out, they smell like halloween clown paint. I think mehron comes off easier too so it would be better to use around the face and the pigment is lovely :)

[info]acceptwords

March 19 2008, 00:18:32 UTC 4 years ago

We Had a changling child that we had to dye blue once, and we used food colouring in sunblock, and it worked really well, he stayed blue for days.

[info]fetishnun

March 19 2008, 02:55:03 UTC 4 years ago

what about the vegetable dye hair color?

the green is very green. I dyed my daughter's ahir and it stayed on my skin for quite a while- I had to scrub to get it off after only 5 minutes.
I would not recommend it on your face- but the not so sensitive parts maybe? And you have to make sure you have no allergies.

altho with the amount it would take I'd probably stick with the super awesome body paint.

[info]akiree

March 20 2008, 16:24:24 UTC 4 years ago

Hee Hee - Colloidal Silver Unfortunately you would be blue forever. :)

http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/22/598906.aspx

[info]smoofy

March 21 2008, 12:05:36 UTC 4 years ago

I will say this 5 times for empahsis:
-airbrush paint
-airbrush paint
-airbrush paint
-airbrush paint
-airbrush paint
!!!

[info]dragynsidhe

April 3 2008, 03:40:53 UTC 4 years ago

my $.02:

sea sponges =)

i hear they're the best for coverage... dampened with some alcohol and used with the alcohol-based paint, you'd be unstoppable!
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