Makeup school using acrylics on skin

Well I talked with the head of the department, He seemed to be on our side, that they should only be used for practice and not on skin. He said our teacher did report that we said something, and now new MAC body paints have been ordered for the course. He's our substitute teacher tonight so we'll see how everything goes. Though yesterday for the test, the other students were still using acrylics, and i got a pretty bad headache. I was wearing a mask most of the time, but when i was getting my make up done by another classmate i couldn't have one on of course.

Wildcatfin wrote: I can imagine in film work it is different but I can't see them coating top actors in things like Xmen in acrylic- surely that was just oil based?

Funny you should say that. The head of the department actually brought up the X-Men Character 'Mystique'. Apparently everyone but her face was acyric paint. However when painting her she was directly under ventilation, and everyone had masks on. Even her. But she knew all the risks involved. Probably signed a waver or something is my guess. And they still didn't use it on her face.

Mystique was painted with body paints, I don't know what paints but I'm pretty sure it wasn't acrylic, but her prosthetics covered 60% of her body so perhaps acrylic was used for those...

Your tutor says paints are expensive and then they go for MAC which is by far and away the MOST expensive of the lot? Okaaaay! Not one I use by choice even when I'm given it to use!

Well, good for you at any rate, result I hope!

Cat x

Yes, Interesting that MAC was their choice. Not really an industry standard choice for airbrush makeup, but I am sure a good product. They most likely have a large account with MAC.

So speaking up in an assertive way paid off.

Donna Nowack and I have long talked about how we need to push masks for airbrush artists, based on what we heard from Master artist naughty word Smith.

As for Xmen the various movies had various makeup artists, all highly qualified, with long creditable resumes, and none I venture used anything but makeup and FX products regulated by the union. The first makeup was Temptu. For sponge and brush painting artists should use Mehron for a great match.

That really is appauling. I would go to the school, politely ask for a refund. Is this a makeup school as in Cosmetology school? Theatrical makeup School? or what?

I'm a research fanatic when it comes to high priced purchases and have been wanting to get into airbrush body painting. This years tax money is already earmarked for glitter and henna tattoo start up and bathroom repairs. I'm already researching for next year. Since they were in a hurry and did not have a real clue about body painting Mac is a name even non-professionals know. From my research so far I would have gone with European Body Art because they have a lot of high volume discounts and might make the deal better because it is a school.

European Body Art would not be a good choice for a makeup school. EBA products are geared at the entertainment industry (face and body painting/ tattoos) not glamour, everyday beauty or even theatrical , excepting perhaps FX special effects, even then within the makeup industry one might make a different choice.

MAC is geared at the makeup industry so it is a better choice for a school within that vocation. Sorta' comical as MAC does call their body paints acrylics. A term widely misused in our face and body art industry. So not so much the fact the school used acrylics but rather they used art paint, instead of makeup ie face and body "paints".

I'm with LeapingLizards on this one. Are you in a cosmetology school hoping to become licensed? Because if yes, someone needs to call and report this to the state.

So we started work with the new MAC cosmetic paints last tuesday and have been using them every since! So happy!

though when practising on paper we still use acrylics. My BF and myself wear masks, and some other students do and don't. But it gets complicated when some people are painting models and others are practising on paper, because it's still in the air and when you have to be a model and you obviously can't wear a mask while being some ones model if they are painting your face.

So there are still problems, but at least they are not using the acrylics on skin any more.

Thank you all!!!