A simple design that can be super fast and easy, but effective, is to lay down a base of pearl face paint, then add some swirls, teardrops or flowers, maybe little butterflies or love hearts. For ultra fast face painting, do it just around one eye – from temple to cheekbone – and use just two colours – the pearl base colour and the top colour. I usually use mainly white for the top elements (swirls, flowers, etc) but a dark, contrasting colour like Dark Blue can look stunning too – especially on a teen or adult.

The beauty of this sort of design is that it is very adaptable – from small and simple to full-face, and you can add as many details and colours as you have time.

The pearl face paints make a perfect base. They give a soft, smooth, shimmery background that does half the work for you. Pearl Pink/Rose is very popular of course, but any of the light shades of pearl colours can look lovely.

Not only does the shimmer effect make pearls a pretty background, these face paints tend to be softer so they are much easier to blend out at the edges so that you can paint a portion of the face and fade it out rather than having abrupt, messy edges. If you want to make this faded edge even nice, apply white mica in this area after the face paint is dry. It smooths out any blotchiness of your edge while adding extra shimmer.

Don’t forget the glitter!

The Products

HOLOGRAPHIC WHITE Fine Cosmetic Glitter by TAG 15ml Puffer Bottle

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$6.25
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PEARL GOLD Face Paint by Tag 32g

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$10.00
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TAG Body Art Pearl Gold is lovely soft gold ideal as base colour for leopards, fairies and sophisticated adult abstract designs.

PEARL LILAC Face Paint by Tag 32g

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$12.30
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A pearly soft light purple perfect for little girls, and teams up beautifully with Pearl Purple.

PEARL OCEAN MIST Face Paint by Fusion 25g

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$8.95
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A light, bright shimmery teal

PEARL SILVER Face Paint by Tag 32g

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$10.00
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TAG Body Art Pearl Silver Face Paint is a professional water-activated makeup. It’s vibrant, opaque colour and consistency is perfect

PETAL “Pretty Petal” Brush by Paint Pal – medium

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$10.75
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A round brush with short, tapered bristles ideally suited for petals and teardrops as well as thick or fine lines.
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SHIMMER WHITE Mica Powder by ABA 10g

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$8.25
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Versatile product that can give your face painting a smooth, even finish while adding shimmer. Great for blending face paint and for mica-tat's - a sophisticated version of glitter tattoos.

WHITE Face Paint by Tag 32g

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$8.10
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TAG Body Art White Face Paint is a good opaque white, which holds its own over other darker colours. Please note:

ZIVA BLUE SHIMMER FAB Face Paint by Silly Farm 45g

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$22.95
A stunning blue color with an intense turquoise shimmer great for peacocks feathers, mermaid scales, Batman sky and butterfly wings with an amazing sheen.