STAINED!!!

Although I have not experienced a problem with staining on myself or a customer.....(knock on wood) I do intend on incorporating the idea of putting down a silver base for an added measure of precaution especially on small children, so thank you for the tip.

Knock on wood, I have never had a parent complain, occasionally when a child requests a rich colour such as wolfe metallic blue or purple...I will ask the parents if they are ok with the possibility of a stain, and tell them that I remove it with soap and water and then use childrens shampoo, but usually they laugh and say something like "no worries, she'll want it to last for a week anyways" Maybe I have just been lucky so far but I have no concerns about staining. I've had more people concerned it will come off before the end of the day than I have about it NOT coming off. LOL And FWIW, I have three very fair chidlren with white blond hair, I use all of the colours on them to see how it stays, the only colour I avoid is paradise teal and tht is because DFX teal is just as pretty, easier to use for me and doesn't stain them.

Tash wrote:If you are worried about using particular colors on kids - try putting a silver base underneath - the silver never stains and it stops the really bright colors getting into the pores.
It works for me.

Does it need to be a silver (metallic) base or would a light gray work as well?

It needs to be metallic - although Im not sure why it works - but it does.
i think may be because the pigments in the gold and silver are close to skin color and they go on a bit sheerer - but honestly I don't know - I just know it works.
lmao - (such a girl answer - i don't know how it works it just does!)

i've been warning parents that it might stain, and so far they've all been super happy to go ahead

I also warn parents & always pick less staining colors for super fair skinned or very young kids. I also tell them about the kid shampoo trick. They seem appreciative.

Silver does work, as I tested it this weekend & I'm not going to church today w/ an amazon green forehead

Just a tip on removing stubborn make-up.... old fashioned cold cream. It's standard theatrical make-up kit for grease paint, glue, face paint, everything.