Hey everybody!
I have a face painting business (and body) in the Los Angeles area. I’m located in Santa Clarita Valley, but travel to Ventura County, Palmdale/Lancaster, and most areas of LA. I work at festivals, fairs, private parties, corporate events, school events, grand openings, city events, studios, and basically any public event that would like to draw a crowd. Advertising a face painter at your event definitely brings in the crowds! It’s a type of entertainment that just make people happy! Yes, face and body painting IS REALLY a career when you’re a professional at this craft. People seem to ask “what’s your real job though?” THIS IS MY REAL JOB! When you’re a professional at this, you’re not just someone that decides one day that you’re going to buy some face paints at Hobby Lobby and make a few extra dollars. Professional face painters are highly trained artists. I even have a degree in art. We travel to conventions and workshops all over the world, participate in jams, carry insurance, and most importantly…..we don’t use those cheap so-called “face paints” that you find in your local stores. Those literally ARE paint and contain lead, which have caused many severe reactions to kids skin….not to mention the glitter in your local stores are made from METAL. You can imagine what happens when that accidentally gets in a kid’s eye. Professional face painters use FDA approved-for-skin, cosmetic-grade, hypoallergenic makeup AND glitters. These are super expensive and can only be purchased online directly from the manufacturers. So if you think you’ve found a “bargain face painter” at $50 an hour for your event…. think again. Professional career face painters all charge a minimum of $100 an hour. Typically somewhere between $125-$150 an hour. You really do get what you pay for in this case. So next time you see a face painter and ask “what’s your real job? Please know that that kind of stings. We invest a lot of time and money in this form of entertainment.
