Lovely Product
I LOVE THIS. Love this. As far as FX makeup goes, with everything I've tried, this was the best. Shipping was fast, it arrived a day earlier than expected, which was great because that gave me some more time to practice with it before Halloween. It came packaged nicely, securely, and totally intact. I made a liquid latex zombie mouth prosthetic for Halloween this year. The wheel is decently sized, a little larger than my palm. It contained enough of every color for me to not only paint my prosthetic, but to have more than enough left over to do some stuff on my face and such as well. The green and yellow colors are pretty vibrant, but are easily dulled down by blending out or adding some black in along with them. The makeup applies smoothly, and dried on the latex and doesn't come off the latex without soap and water, (which is great) but is removable from the skin with a makeup remover wipe. The only vices with this product are these - If you sweat a *lot*, it's going to come off. I applied it to my nose and it started coming off after about twenty minutes. I fixed this by taking a bit of anti perspirant (gross I know, but it worked) on my nose before putting on the makeup. That worked better. Obviously, any makeup does this. Just a warning and what worked for me. Be prepared. The second is this - I wouldn't advise using your day to day make up brushes with this product. Applying my makeup yesterday, I realized I was still getting green from the wheel on my face along with my eyeliner. So either be prepared to clean really well, or use brushes you don't like so much (or ones for FX use.) All in all, great product. Would totally buy this again. (And hey, I might, next Halloween.)
2014-10-27 UNITED STATES
Sweet
It looks awesome but it's still a bit greasy on my face since my skin textures are greasy . Looks good for temp wear which is better than alcohol activating ones. Cause then I don't have to panick that my make up won't come off
2024-05-16 UNITED STATES
If you want a quality bruise FX makeup without spending a fortune, this is it!
This makeup wheel worked perfectly for creating a black eye as well as other bruises and scrapes. It was easy to apply and blended well. Although it's a grease makeup, it definitely does not feel *greasy* on your skin! (I used to work in a Halloween store where we'd use those really cheap grease "cream" makeups that ran really badly, so I wasn't sure about this initially.) I watched a tutorial on Youtube and the girl utilized the Ben Nye bruise wheel, which has one additional color (looks like a dark blue) but is more than twice the cost. I felt this worked really well and was really great quality, and I didn't need to spend the extra $20 to get it. I would recommend using a setting powder and setting spray to keep the effects from running or getting smudged if you touch them. The makeup did fade a bit by the end of the day, but I was also outside for a large portion of the day in 80-degree weather, so I was surprised it lasted as long as it did! I would use FX makeup wheels by this brand again!
2017-07-28 UNITED STATES
Good for basic/beginnger costume and sfx use
This bruise wheel is great for basic sfx makeup use or for a Halloween costume. I bought this to do sfx makeup for a friend's short film, and so far I've had a great experience with it. The color applies smooth and blends well; the payoff could be a little bit stronger, but overall it's really easy to layer the color to make it more opaque. Because these colors are cream based, they do smear a bit, and the staying power isn't the best. I recommend setting with either Mehron Colorstay powder or some regular translucent powder (e.l.f. makes a great one.) Before you use this product, you might want to wipe down the area you're applying it to with some rubbing alcohol or non-oil based makeup remover, as I've noticed that having oils on your skin beforehand can cause the product to smear a bit. My only slight tick is that the cream color base can seem, at times, to sit on top of the skin, which can ruin the realistic effect you're going for, but with enough blending, thin layers, and a dusting of powder, this isn't a huge issue. If you're really worried about full realism, look into alcohol-activated dry pigments. Overall, I'm very pleased with this product. I've used other bruise wheels before and various other cream based makeups and this has some of the best color payoff and smoothest formula I've seen so far. Works great when applied with a dry makeup sponge or brushes. This is the perfect product if you're looking for something a little easier to use than Ben Nye's bruise wheel or if you're staring a basic sfx makeup kit; for heavy-duty makeup, like for a theater production or prolonged photoshoot, I would recommend an alcohol-activated bruise palette. Still, this wheel great product to have on hand.
2015-03-27 UNITED STATES
Best Halloween makeup
Easy to apply, consistent texture, created perfect bruises. Great product.
2023-12-05 UNITED STATES
Great makeup
Recently borrowed a friend's, for a show. It's supposed to be for bruises but it also worked amazingly as ghost makeup for the dark eyes and cheeks.
2024-01-16 UNITED STATES
Former professional makeup artist approved
As a former professional makeup artist with training. I have to give this product a five star review. It is so realistic when compared with real bruises I found online (to use as guides for a project ) this product was almost impossible to distinguish between the real and the false. It's also extremely easy to use, is hypoallergenic, unscented, and can be applied with fingertips. The only issue is that it requires a product to make it stay. I used a setting powder. It will also rub off on clothing .
2024-03-04 UNITED STATES
Bruise you Up
Nice kit. Has all the colors you need for some nice bruise effects. Works great for some of the Short Films we work on. Mehron is always a good GO-TO for makeup effects. Highly recommend.
2023-08-10 UNITED STATES
Knock out
Was wowed by how realistic the bruises were, even my 11 year old was tricking me with ease of the colours!
2023-10-14
Incontournable avec les kryolan uv Glow et autres bruiser
Très bon produit un incontournable
2021-11-29
Really good!!
Perfect texture, easy to apply and blend and... realistic bruises!
2019-12-29
Ottimo
Ottimo pallet per halloween , pienamente soddisfatto!
2018-11-27
This wheel is PERFECT
This behaved as perfectly as I had hoped. As a MUA, it's important to have the correct colors to recreate a bruise if called for. This does the job!
2021-03-30