DFX vs. Wolfe?

I've been a volunteer face painter at school/organization events for a few years and have been using small Snaz palettes since that is what they are willing to buy for me. I'm planning on going into the business and buying a big palette and have been wondering what to use (i.e. DFX or Wolfe). From what most of you said it's pretty much a tie (with a few exceptions: color red and price) but what I'm most concerned about is when people say they don't want to use either as a base especially on kids. Most of what I will be doing is on kids and I need to know if you would recommend getting a different palette of paint for bases than what you use for line or other work. I'm not sure how much I want to lay out since I do have some split cakes and individual paints that I have already bought. Opinions?

I started out with a double Paradise professional size pallet.
I like it very much for bases as it blends really well and I have no problem using it for lining and details. It does have strong smell to it - like suntan cream or coconut - I really like that about it but some people are sensitive to smells like that. I like the fact it has some natural ingredients in them like avocado oil, chamomile, cocoa butter and aloe, so they don't dry out on the skin like some brands can. My skin always feels great after.
Now I use a mix of paradise, DFX, Tag, and even some snaz for bases.
I use paradise for opaques, DFX for Metallics, Tag for neons, and sparkle snaz for bases ( sometimes).
I only bought the snaz because it's the only brand I could buy cheaply in store over the counter so I figured I should try it at least.

I use DFX for all my linework, have not ventured to try any of the other colors, just the white and black but will probably do that as my colors run out.

I use wolfe/dfx metallics & UV for a base, but only on older kids. I stick to Paradise for the younger ones. My linework is always wolfe/dfx.

Thanks for the info. I was already planning on buying Wolfe/DFX black and white for the line work. I guess I'll have to try out a few Paradise paints and see how they work. I was hoping not to get too much of a mix of paints since many parents in this area want to see the ingredient lists and I already have Snaz, Wolfe and Kryolon in my rainbow cakes and palettes. I didn't want them to have too much reading to do.

I originally used Wolfe at the recommendation of my teachers/grandparents. I couldn't get the hang of line work at first- so I switched to Mehron liquids for my line work, then I realized it was taking for-ev-er to dry on kids faces who liked to touch the paint! SO, I practiced with Wolfe paints again and I am hooked on it- makes beautiful lines, and dries a lot faster.

Then when I joined here, I heard about DFX and tried that! Now, I don't know if it was because of the circumstances, but my wolfe white and black seem to get super-saturated and get gooey- which uses my paints up real fast. DFX doesn't *seem* to do that, at least it hasn't happened to me yet.

I still love my snazaroo for long-lasting paints, and bright blendable colors!

"Now, I don't know if it was because of the circumstances, but my wolfe white and black seem to get super-saturated and get gooey- which uses my paints up real fast. DFX doesn't *seem* to do that, at least it hasn't happened to me yet. "

As stated earlier in this thread DFX/Wolfe does not require as much water to activate. In fact, you are probably getting "gooey" because of too much moisture in the paint. Just back off of the water. Never spray or spritz DFX/Wolfe. I use only a wet brush on them and am amazed at how quickly they activate and go on so much better. Hope it helps.

So, do you think it would be wise if I invested in another white and black for my all-over sponge work? Sometimes the paints are a little too sticky and I have to spray the paint to get it to go smoothly onto my sponge!!! When I do brushwork I just get a little water on my brush and take it to the paint on its own!

I, like many others, use a different brand for base work: Paradise for the base and Wolfe black and white for line work. The waxiness of the Wolfe works great over the Paradise, while the Paradise doesn't feel heavy and "makeup" like as a base. Anyone else on this?

SuzySparkles wrote:I didn't know that about the DFX red... I just ordered a huge 90 gram to replace my Wolfe red...

mix a touch of blue in it for a good blood red. It can't be any worse than any other red...just have to know your pallette and how to mix em! Waste not, want not!