Cost of hiring a face painter?

Demonic_Angel

I appreciate this is a very old thread but here's my POV... young kids don't really differentiate between good and less good face-painting. As a mum of 4, I've seen the same level of happiness from many kids as a result of all standards of paintings. I would never choose to pay 20-30 quid an hour for face-painting - especially when there's so much else to pay for where parties are concerned. Add to that the fact that it'll be washed off their faces in no time. Sorry if this annoys some, but that's my take on it.

Demonic_Angel

another_facepainter wrote: »

OK, so I need a new bathroom fitting, I'll just go and get a book on plumbing from my local library and viola, I can install a fab new power shower!!

This type of attitude is what can give good face painters a bad name.

The majority of people see face painting as 'mummy's little hobby', however, there are many of us out there who do this on a professional level and make sure we are insured, crb checked and follow very strict hygiene levels and have regular training to ensure we are working to a good standard.

If you are looking for quality painting, then please take a look at www.fpi-org.co.uk or www.facepaint.co.uk for a list of professional painters in your area and for details on how to book a reliable painter.

As with any profession, you get what you pay for and if you are happy to book someone who is charging £1 per face, then please expect to get poor quality faces and possibly poor hygiene. A good painter, as previously quoted will be charging in the range of £20-£30 per hour, but for this you should be assured of great quality painting.

Always check painters out before booking, take a look at websites and their images to see what you will be getting for your money and always, always make sure they hold public liability insurance. This cannot be stressed enough!!

Good luck with your search.

Somewhat biased of course! There's nothing wrong with DIY in most areas of expertise as long as you pay attention to health and safety. If we always employed a professional to do things we can have a go at ourselves, we'd all be bankrupt.

warehouse

Talk about over reactions, (or is it looking after your own)? It's hardly someone using black henna is it?

Buy a book on face painting, buy some GOOD quality paints from hobbycraft, practice on your own kids and hey presto, job done. It's so easy that ANYONE can do it, you certainly don't have to be a professional.

pinkladymel

warehouse wrote: »

Talk about over reactions, (or is it looking after your own)? It's hardly someone using black henna is it?

Buy a book on face painting, buy some GOOD quality paints from hobbycraft, practice on your own kids and hey presto, job done. It's so easy that ANYONE can do it, you certainly don't have to be a professional.

Don't you mean 'Hey Pesto'?

Sorry, i'm being sarcastic. I noticed a handslapper from easlier had said 'and viola' instead of voila

LV_Sue

Just a Grandma's take on this thread.

Some of my grandchildren have allergies and my 5 year old in particular has bad excema, but it isn't noticeable in his face.
He has been to parties where his face has been painted and has had a reaction to the face paints, even hypo-allergenic ones. Luckily he didn't need hospitalisation, but my daughter knows a child who suffered an anaphalactic shock after having her face painted, having never had a reaction before.

My point is that if you are employing a face painter, please make sure they have insurance to cover themselves in case things go wrong.

vikki_louise

Children's safety is very important but sad to see parents are expected to go every 'what if' that can happen at a little kids party incase someone takes them to court

Labsettings

I've bought snazzaroo facepaints before and facepainted for a friend's party. Luckily the paints came with a how to book and once I painted one butterfly, all the kids wanted a butterfly (except one boy who wanted spots and scars in blue, green and orange). It was all fine, to be fair, I didn't think about lawsuits, but I did think about allergies and asked parents before I painted their children, and checked that they'd had their faces painted before. Verbal consent + painted face before = lesser chance of things going wrong. Also there's no way I'd paint a child with a snotty face and use it again on another child! Yuck!

*Supporter of DIY!*