Clown makeup is a unique and important aspect of a clowns appearance. Here are some details about clown makeup:
Positive aspects:
- Clown makeup can help a clown to create a unique and memorable character.
- High-quality professional clown makeup can provide opaque coverage and stand up better to perspiration.
- Clown makeup can be used to create a variety of different looks, from happy to sad to scary.
Negative aspects:
- Cheaper novelty-style face paints can be more likely to cause skin irritation or staining.
- Poor quality makeup may not provide smooth coverage and may irritate the skin.
Ingredients or materials:
- Professional clowns typically use an oil-based greasepaint makeup instead of a water-based face paint because it provides opaque coverage and stands up better to perspiration.
- High-quality professional clown makeup is available from brands like Kryolan, Ben Nye, and Mehron.
Product details:
- Mehron is a well-known brand that has been making clown makeup for over 80 years.
- Mehrons Clown Character Makeup Kit includes step-by-step pictorial instructions, a 5-color clown palette, colorset powder, foam clown nose, liner, stipple sponge, cosmetic brush, powder puff, non-latex triangular foam wedge, glitter, and makeup remover cloth.
- Graftobians Clown Kit includes clown white cream, translucent powder, a powder puff, a latex sponge wedge, and a red rubber nose.
Examples of clown makeup looks:
- A traditional Whiteface clown typically builds on a white base with red, blue, and black. There are both neat Whiteface clowns (painted nose, eyebrows, and a normal size mouth) and grotesque Whiteface (exaggerated eyebrows, mouth, and false nose). Glitter and rouge are a couple of ways to make a Whiteface clown unique.
- Clown Light makeup is kept just around the eyes and mouth and requires less makeup. Wigs and nose are optional.
- The friendly-faced Auguste clown has exaggerated features on a pink, ruddy, or flesh-tone base. White makeup around the eyes and red or black mouth are also trademarks of this type of clown. And don’t forget the large false nose.
- Instagram makeup artists have created a lot of clown aesthetic looks to spice up their everyday makeup. There are some well-known Drag Queens that also call themselves clowns because they use the clown makeup aesthetic[[5]](https://www.jestpaint.com/blogs/how-to-face-paint-face-painting-tips/50-easy-clown-face-m...
