Your 1st Time Being Facepainted! Do you remember?

Hey Guys! I just wanted to share photos of my 1st time every being face painted.



I think it was my only time actually.There just aren't many that do it. And from what I've seen none do it to the quality that I intend to put out in my business. So do you guys remember the 1st time you ever got face painted and/or have there always been face painters around in your area?

I was about 10 at a festival in upstate NY. There was a Mime performing there who did mime and clown faces in between his sets. I got the mime face... LOVED IT. My parents were vendors at the festival, so I was there every day- I Drove the poor mime NUTS becaue when you are 10- Mimes are cool!

Until I attended a workshop in October last year, I had never been painted. Took me 38 years, lol. I do remember applying make up to my mum in a 'fantasy' style when I was about 8 or 9 though. And she did the same for me. Don't think there's any photos. I'm not sure it was very good!

leapinglizards wrote:I was about 10 at a festival in upstate NY. There was a Mime performing there who did mime and clown faces in between his sets. I got the mime face... LOVED IT. My parents were vendors at the festival, so I was there every day- I Drove the poor mime NUTS becaue when you are 10- Mimes are cool!

Awesome I've never seen a mime! Would love to though! lol

First time painted by someone other than myself? 2004 - Brian Wolfe (I think it was Brian.... it may have been Nick.... you tell me, he's in the photo with me...)


p.s. My hair WAS that colour...

Fun2Play wrote:Until I attended a workshop in October last year, I had never been painted. Took me 38 years, lol. I do remember applying make up to my mum in a 'fantasy' style when I was about 8 or 9 though. And she did the same for me. Don't think there's any photos. I'm not sure it was very good!

Oh I was so into playing with my mom's one eyeshadow palette that she had. All the colors were in the shape of a peacock's "spread". 38 years wow. That just goes to show it's never too late for anything.

Shannon that's awesome! You really do look hairy! I could only dream to meet those guys. *sighs* And I'm gonna take a guess and say it's Brian too. Hey 50 50 chance I'm right! lol

Yes, last year at 53 lol! Face painting was unheard of when I was a kid. My parents would never have spent money on it anyway.

debranewmanart wrote:Yes, last year at 53 lol! Face painting was unheard of when I was a kid. My parents would never have spent money on it anyway.

Same here! My parents said it was a waste of $, so that been said I've never been painted by anyone other than myself

My mom painted me with dollar store face paints for Halloween as a witch when I was... 4 or 5 maybe? I was ADORABLE.

I was painted in Las Vegas in 2006?? I think it was?? At a henna conference, and the next time was by either Brian or Nick this past year! I seem to be way more interested in putting it on someone than getting some!! LOL

My mom used to paint a nose and whiskers on me with her eyebrow makeup. (for Halloween, I think. Maybe a cat...)

Then in 2010, at Disney World, I was painted and fell in love with it. That painting is why I paint faces today.

Pictured with my niece:

Mehndi Masala wrote:I was painted in Las Vegas in 2006?? I think it was?? At a henna conference, and the next time was by either Brian or Nick this past year! I seem to be way more interested in putting it on someone than getting some!! LOL

LMAO! *talks to self* Get your mind out the gutter Mika!

@rthlin: That's an awesome story. I've seen a few YouTube videos of the Disney face painters. Boy are they fast.