When you’re ready to remove your face paint, your usual face wash won’t do. I prefer to start off with makeup wipes to start breaking up the paint. Neutrogena’s wipes are top-rated on Amazon and come with 50 wipes in one pack. The wipes are known for their ability to remove stubborn eye makeup, so they should lend well to removing paint, too.
Pick A Guide
With 5 different cat face paint ideas to choose from you’re sure to find the Purrrrfect look. Simply click on an image below to view the easy-to-follow instructions and start transforming playtime!
Pick a guide
Cat
Carnival Cat
Cat Zombie
Halloween Cat
Cheetah
Cat
Halloween Cat
Carnival Cat
Cheetah
Zombie Cat
CAT
With these long whiskers, pointy ears and pink nose, you can make the purr-fect puss. Make playtime even more fun with this simple cat design.
3 STEP GUIDE
With these long whiskers, pointy ears and pink nose, you can make the purr-fect puss. Make playtime even more fun with this simple cat design.
What you will need
Rainbow Face Paint Kit
£ 14.85
3 STEP GUIDE
Using a sponge or a brush, dab white face paint on the nose and create two bushy patches above the eyebrows which will later become the ears. Paint whisker pads on the top of the lip leading to the centre of the cheeks. Add some strokes in between the eyebrows too.
Using a sponge, dab pink paint on the cheeks. Then with a brush, use pink paint to cover the tip of the nose.
With a thin brush, paint whiskers above the lips with black paint and draw a line from the bottom of the middle of the nose down to the top of the lips. Outline the top two triangles on the forehead for ears and add some black strokes in between the eyebrows.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Ultimate Party Pack
£ 22.00
CARNIVAL CAT
MEOW your way into Carnival season with this super cute 3-step Carnival Cat face paint guide. Also a purrrfect face paint idea for any party!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Animal World Face Paint Kit
£ 14.85
3 STEP GUIDE
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Allot enough time to choose and execute an idea
These are three looks I’ve created using the tips and tricks I’ve outlined.
Before getting into my specific product recommendations and techniques, let me give an overview of how I begin a paint project. First, I scour Instagram for Halloween makeup ideas—#mehronmakeup (for the popular brand of face paint) and #facepainting are two of my go-to hashtags to search in the app. If you have a particular character or creature in mind, you can also search for makeup tutorials to follow along with the artist’s specific application process.
I then choose a design that I’d like to try to replicate and gather all the paint colors necessary to create it. Whatever color face paint is all over the makeup artist’s face is the one that I start with. I apply it with a sponge or large, wide brush for quick and easy coverage. Then I apply any of the other colors besides black, as I wait to outline everything in black until the very end because white and colors are easy to cover up with more paint, but black is not.
Take your time as you’re painting. While using only lightly dampened brushes (more on that coming) should help you avoid drips and smears, applying too many wet layers at once can muddy things up. To avoid this, wait until a section is dry (about 10 seconds) before layering with more paint.
Start off with a basic paint palette
Just add water to turn these Wolfe FX paints into creamy liquids.
When you’re just starting out with face paint, you may gravitate toward the largest, most colorful palettes. As alluring as they may be, all you need is a basic 12-color option, especially while you’re getting the hang of it and trying simpler looks.
The Wolfe FX Essentials one is my personal favorite for its creamy colors that will last you through the years. Seriously, this is the palette that I bought on a whim back in 2016, and apart from the black, white, and green pans, it still hasn’t run out. Of course, you should take care to use the most hygienic painting practices possible, so as to not fill it with germs. For example, wash your face before application and only use clean makeup brushes to avoid any bacteria transfer.
This palette is water-activated, meaning you’ll need to get the colors wet to make them spread and blend well on skin. Rather than soaking or spritzing the container itself, I recommend dipping your brush of choice in a small bowl of water and swirling it into the paint. Just be careful not to add too much water, as that can dilute the color and make the painting process messier.
You can expect this paint to last on skin for hours on end. By the end of the night, your skin may feel drier than usual, but if you prep your skin beforehand (more on that below), it won’t be uncomfortable.
