What are star blends and how to use them?

hi everyone

i hope everyone had a awesome xmas and are all looking forward to the new year

Anyway here's my question! maybe someone else has posted up something about star blends i dont know

Maybe stupid question but i have been reading about star blends i was thinking about adding to my face painting kit.

I read that you can use them wet or dry but they dont tell me why they use star blend could anyone please help me thank you

They are a pressed powder makeup. Mainly designed to use dry, once wet you can't go back. They are really nice for bases, especially girl ones with a nice shimmer and transparent feel. I got some and didn't really like them too much to start with. I am starting to really enjoy them. They work best wtih the applicator you can buy (lollipop or something). I know some people use disposable eye shadow applicators, brushes don't really work very well though. I have seen some artists add the starblends on top of other bases and they blend really nicely, I think they could really speed you up if you got the hang of it. Also, they are supposed to be better in the heat and humidity, they don't melt and sweat isn't supposed to bother them as much, I haven't tried myself though. I would recommend a few colors to have in your kit.

Once I make back some money from my 1st few gigs *crosses fingers* I will definitely want at the very least the white. I hear it works great for spider man eyes since some kids don't like the wet feeling around their eyes.

I found starblends to be opaque - I use them for smaller children (especially boys) who don't like the feeling of wet or sitting still long...(used dry)

this tiger base was done with all starblends (the lines weren't - something to note, I should have made the paint wetter as it tended to 'stick' rather than glide if too dry- you can see where it didn't apply properly) - very very quick (about 1 - 2 min's each design) and simple to use and fantastic for eyes. The spiderman base was starblends too. Applied with smoothy blenders.

Think of giant eyeshadow containers & you have Starblends. They apply best w/ a smoothie brush(sold wherever you get your Starblends). Pressed powders work great in hot humid climates(I live in FL & use pressed powders a lot in the summer). If you get them wet, they never quite work the same in my opinion. I prefer Ben Nye Lumiere Palette because the pressed powders are shimmery & bolder in color. These kittys were done w/ Ben Nye & Satrblend White. The bases are completely powders.



This skull's black eyes, shadowing & white base are all Starblend. Just the linework is Wolfe.

I love starblends, I have the black and the white and they speed up puppies and kitties so well! The only problem is finding something to use them with... As far as I know they work best with the Silly Farm smoothie blenders but shipping from Silly Farm to the UK is $45 so I've settled for powder puffs that you use for compact powders. They work great for me...

Also, apparently whey don't work well on some kids in comparison to others but I don't really know.

This puppy was done with Starblend white, Snaz red and DFX Black:

Bekahcat, I was just in to Michael's a craft store in US and the brush dept. had smoothie blenders. Check out your art stores, they even come in a small tip the size for commercial eye shadows. I love the small one to make shadows with black starblend. Usually coverage is much faster and looks better when done with the smoothie blender compared to the lollipop. Move a finger down to the base and put pressure when loading, sometimes using the handle to slightly scratch the surface when doing a long line speeds up your work and coverage is better.
Starblend white, black, red, and orange I always suggest for a basic kit for working in heat or small children. They are fast to work with, hold up well in heat, and very inexpensive considering how long they last.
IF the child's face is wet, wipe it dry before applying to avoid streaking.

hi everyone

thank you so much for informing on how starblends works i cant wait, do you think these colours would be good for my kit

white
black
purple
red

thank you again

Green would be a good one for doing monsters and witches. I just got the white and black but have'nt tried them yet.

The purple has no pigment... It is very transparent. I woulduse pink instead. That one works great

I have used starblends a lot, and they speed up your work a lot. The end picture isn't as good (duller, harder to blend) but they work great on little kids, and when it makes you paint 15 full faces instead of 10, sometimes that is worth it. The black linework can go directly on, because there is no dry time, but it needs to be a little wetter than usual, or it won't paint smooth over the powder.
The white is a life saver on Men (who sweat a lot!) I enjoy having it in my Kit, but have decided to quit using it as much (I feel like it is a little like a crutch) I really want some of the shimmer pressed powder though!
One other consideration, they are easier to "wipe off" watch out for white couches, but over all, they are much harder to wash off.

Go with any colors but Purple. For some reason it's very shear & doesn't go on easily. I thought maybe I'd gotten mine wet, bought another & had the same problem as soon as I opened it. If you can afford it just get white, red & black & then go w/ Ben Nye Lumiere Pallet. The pigments are much better & they shimmer. I know they're smaller, but usually you break your Starblends long before your Ben Nye runs out. If you drop them, they do shatter.

thank you everyone on your feedback it has been greatly appreciated

Starblends will shatter on occasions, but then just mush them down into a powder and put in deeper container...this way you can still use it as a powder...just not as a pressed powder. Ben Nye Luminer set is wonderful, especially for girls and easy eye designs, just a little expense for full face coverage. Luckily you can reorder just one color to refill your pallet...that is very helpful, I find they last a long time even as small as they are. I use quite a bit of the gold to go over other colors and it adds a wonderful sheen.

Agreed, for girl designs. You can also get a few boy designs out of them. the yellow w/ the orange makes great tigers. The silver & gold does well for robots & the blue makes a good Batman mask. I also use the green for Green Lantern.