Mehron Makeup Paradise Makeup AQ Refill - 0.25 oz White Professional Face & Body Paint - Perfect for Halloween, Cosplay, Theater & Special Effects Makeup

I use the black and the white for different things so I’ve separated the reviews below:BLACK: I started using this as eyeliner and I will never go back.I’m a drag artist and I do a lot of graphic liner looks, so I needed something that was highly pigmented, easy-to-use, and would last all night through multiple performances. This checked all of those boxes and exceeded all expectations. I could not be more thrilled. It takes a couple tries to figure out how much water to add to get the consistency you need (I just added drops with whatever brush I’m using) but once you get there it it so easy to use.I can draw fine lines and fill in larger spaces with perfect opacity and without having to layer the product.I have the hooded eye curse, so I typically draw my liner above my crease and fill in the lid (as in all three photos). I have to set the liner with black shadow when I’m finished so it won’t crease, but I’ve had to do that with every liner I’ve ever used, so that’s not a fault of this product.WHITE: I also use this brand for my white liner and love it. It’s hard to find a white liner with enough opacity and this one does wonderfully. I also love that you don’t need to load up the brush to achieved the opacity you want. So many white liners are thick and gloopy and hard to work with, but this one is delightfully light and easy to use.However, it will definitely pick up the pigmented of whatever you apply it over, so be prepared to either layer the white or remove the pigmented shadow first. I’m lazy and usually just layer.It’s also difficult to blend out the edges if that’s the look you’re going for. I typically have to use a white powder and much repeated blended with my fingers to get any kind of diffused edge (see the Tiger makeup undereye). Honestly I usually don’t have time or am too lazy to do that so I either avoid diffusing the edges or settle for weirdly diffused edges (it’s stage makeup so no one really notices).All that being said. I still love using the white because of the opacity, the texture, and because it’s not as expensive as other white liners that are gloopy and transparent.Simple water will activate the color to a true pigmented green, One small circle tray color my entire face still have 1/2 circle tray left over - small tray huge color output- I have not tried other color but excited to add to my makeup collection.Removal - I used baby oil and any leftOver green I used makeup remover to wash off remaining green ?Tl; Dr: From a competitive cosplayer who has used almost every brand under the sun, I only trust Paradise now and will use it either until the day I die or Paradise is no longer produced, whichever comes first. Used this for a big stage performance and it stood up to me ugly crying when our friend's memorial was played and we were announced as one of the winners of the competition we were in (see the selfie photo of myself and my friend, look under my eyes. That was all the damage the makeup took from sobbing and dabbing at my eyes with cheap paper towels!!) Read on for more in depth review + my personal application instructions that work extremely well with Paradise.I've been using this brand for years. It goes on typically in just two layers with a few spot touch ups here and there. And yes, this includes the white and black, two colors that are notorious for being difficult to apply as far as cake makeup is concerned. It is matte in finish and wears very comfortably with just the odd itch every now and then (if you are very itchy, you are either allergic or have put on too thick of a layer).From someone who has had to regularly turn 80% of their body blue as quickly as possible, this is the way I found best to apply and seal Paradise:1) Using a manufactured sponge (the ones with the smooth-ish finish), dampen it to the point of almost being considered dripping wet. You don't want it to drip water, but you want some water to be squeezed out. Work this into the makeup for a few seconds. Before applying, make sure you have put on a few layers of anti-persperant in sweat prone areas.2) Using the same sponge, brush the color onto your skin. This will leave a streaked finish, but that will be fixed in a moment. Cover everything you're going to cover and use a hair dryer to dry faster and not be freezing cold.3) Using a Natural sponge now, dampen it and work it into the color. You don't want the sponge to be so wet that it has water coming out of it when it's rung, but you want it moist enough to pick up color. Once you have worked enough color onto it, dab over all the streaks. Your color will now even out :)4) Touch up anywhere it is needed with the natural sponge and use eye shadows to contour and highlight. Personally I prefer using strong hold hair spray to seal my makeup followed up with a transparent setting powder to get rid of the tackiness. It works much better than setting spray imo. Doesn't matter what you use as long as it's decent and you seal your makeup with it.This method allows me to paint 80% of myself whatever color I want in only 2 hours. It seems to only really work well with Paradise. Other brands don't really like this method and take forever to apply as they feel more like a clay than a compressed powder like Paradise does. Paradise also stays on much better than other brands.If your skin is not sensitive, you can use alcohol in place of water to increase the dry time and lower the risk of the makeup being rubbed off. PLEASE only use water on your face.Let me start by saying that I have used Mehron's oil-based makeup in the past and it was an absolute pleasure to work with. This stuff, however, was a total let-down.I purchased a green "refill" to use for my son's halloween costume. Bad idea.It was a nightmare trying to dissolve this onto an applicator with water and apply it to his skin. The item itself is pretty tiny (smaller than a couple of stacked half-dollars). It took a remarkable amount of effort to dissolve enough of it to get anything other than the faintest hint of color and I ended up dripping it all over the place. The color also goes on very streaky and runny.After about 15 minutes, all I had to show for my efforts was a big mess and a crying child with a few splotches of barely noticeable green on his face and hands.Now, perhaps in the hands of a professional, this might be a great product. I'm sure it has its uses. Personally, though, I think it was a total waste of my time and money. It's going in the garbage. I suggest using the oil-based product.My husbands costume came with a hideous mask so we needed to paint his face and this was *chefs kiss*. Apply it with some water and its easy to take offCe maquillage était PARFAIT. Une seule recharge était amplement suffisante pour faire la tête au complet, la qualité est très surprenante et devient sec au toucher! La couleur a aussi très bien parti au lavage.The quality is really good, but I highly doubt that it was anywhere near 1.4 ounces of product. What you get is a disk only slightly wider and thicker than a quarter.I'm bad with sizes sometimes when I shop online, not clothes but anyway I thought it was a decent price, I thought it was going to be the size of pne I have at home. (Palm size) but this one is the size of a toonie...not sure if I can paint my body more than once with this size.Worked really well for my cosplay, liked how I could control the amount of pigment with how much water was added. Lasted all day by itself without anything ontop of it. Used very little product for the results I was looking for. Would definately buy this product again.I purchased this in advance of Halloween. It was past the return date. Dried up and unusable....DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Not worth 1 penny little line 20.... Walmart sold it for 4$ and it was excellent.