Ben Nye Makeup Company is a leader is face painting colors. The Ben Nye Company was started in 1967 by Ben Nye Sr. after he retired as the head of the makeup department at 20th Century Fox. Throughout his career, Ben Nye worked on some of the most well loved movies like Miracle on 34th Street in 1947 and The King and I in 1956. His passion for creating his own Ben Nye products began on the set of Gone with the Wind in 1939. There he began formulating his own face colors for the African-American actors on the set because face colors for dark skin were not commercially available at the time.
Ben Nye passed on his company to his son, Dana Nye, who is now CEO and is following in his fathers tradition with a passion for innovation and excellence. One of its most famous clients today is the extravagant Cirque du Soleil. Ben Nye Makeup Company has an extensive palette of colors in creams and powders all mixed and made in the company's manufacturing plant in Los Angeles and all created with the highest safety and quality in mind. Ben Nye products are the highest quality face paint colors for all designs and all skin tones.
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Types of Ben Nye Face Paint
- Ben Nye Lumiere Face Paints: Ben Nye Lumiere is a brilliant, shimmery pressed powder that can be applied dry for an all over shimmer, or wet for an intensely beautiful opaque finish.
- To Apply Ben Nye Lumiere Face Paint?: Apply Ben Nye Lumiere Grand Colour dry with a sponge or powder brush, or with water for enhanced opacity. Seal with Final Seal or LiquiSet for increased durability.
- To Remove Ben Nye Lumiere Face Paint: Remove with soap and water. Ben Nye products may stain fabrics. Try cleaning stained fabric with a product like Oxyclean, but stains may be permanent.
- Ben Nye MagiCake Face Paints: The bright colors and wide variety of hues of Ben Nye MagiCake Face Paint allow you to create face paint designs with exquisite detail.
- How Do I Apply Ben Nye Magicake Face Paint?: Apply Ben Nye MagiCake Aqua Paints with damp brush or sponge for a long-lasting finish that holds up without smudging. You can also use Ben Nye MagiCake dry as well.
- To Remove Ben Nye Magicake Face Paint: Remove with soap and water. Ben Nye products may stain fabrics. Try cleaning stained fabric with a product like Oxyclean, but stains may be permanent.
- Ben Nye Luxe Sparkle Powder: Ben Nye Luxe Sparkle Powder is the best of both worlds - Lumiere Luxe Powder blended with brilliant polyester glitter. Use Lumiere Luxe Sparkle Powder to create intense glitter tattoos or apply with LiquiSet over eyes for stunning results.
- How Do I Apply Ben Nye Lumiere Luxe Sparkle Powders?: Dust Ben Nye Lumiere Luxe Sparkle Powders on skin or hair with a powder brush, foam smoothy or your finger. Use a brush dipped in Ben Nye LiquiSet Sealer to paint intense, glittery lines or mix with LiquiSet to produce a durable luminescent paint that can be brushed or sponged on for a water-resistant glitter effect .
- To Remove Ben Nye Lumiere Luxe Sparkle Powders: Remove with soap and water. Ben Nye products may stain fabrics. Try cleaning stained fabric with a product like Oxyclean, but stains may be permanent.
- Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Makeup: Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Color offers the same radiant shimmer color of Lumiere in a creme base. Lumiere Cremes have a rich texture that is silk smooth and intensely pigmented for easy application of face paint and fantasy designs. Note that this is a creme based makeup, not powder, so it does not get used with water and needs to be set with powder (setting powder or Lumiere Luxe Powders work well) and removed with makeup remover.
- How Do I Apply Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Makeup: Apply directly to clean skin with a brush or sponge. Apply as thinly as possible, and set with colorless powder or Lumiere Luxe Powders for a water-resistant, matte finish.
- To Remove Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Makeup: Remove with QuickCleanse followed by soap and water. Ben Nye products may stain fabrics. Try cleaning stained fabric with a product like Oxyclean, but stains may be permanent.
Ben Nye Product Safety Information
Ben Nye Makeup has been committed to the highest standards of product quality and safety for over 42 years. They adhere to responsible manufacturing procedures to meet the rigorous safety standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for all their products.
Please note: the US FDA recommends against using red, yellow, orange or purple facepaints near the eyes and or using blue, green or purple facepaints near the lips to avoid possible staining issues." (or just the relevant color) to Wolfe products and categories in CA and FP
About the Ben Nye Company
Ben Nye Makeup Company is a leader is face painting colors. The Ben Nye Company was started in 1967 by Ben Nye Sr. after he retired as the head of the makeup department at 20th Century Fox. Throughout his career, Ben Nye worked on some of the most well loved movies like Miracle on 34th Street in 1947 and The King and I in 1956. His passion for creating his own colors began on the set of Gone with the Wind in 1939. There he began formulating his own face colors for the African-American actors on the set because face colors for dark skin were not commercially available at the time.
Ben Nye passed on his company to his son, Dana Nye, who is now CEO and is following in his fatherÂ’s tradition with a passion for innovation and excellence. One of its most famous clients today is the extravagant Cirque du Soleil. Ben Nye Makeup Company has an extensive palette of colors in creams and powders all mixed and made in the companyÂ’s manufacturing plant in Los Angeles and all created with the highest safety and quality in mind. Ben Nye continues to create the highest quality face paint colors for all designs and all skin tones.