Mehron Makeup Professional Makeup & Face Painting Student Practice Head

OK product, states in warning that due to how the heads are manufactured theu may have imperfections. Unfortunately I ended up with one that had an imperfection on the left eyelid, right where makeup will be applied 😔

Great for practicing. Could not get the paint off with warm water, soap, vinegar, or pretty much anything. I was super annoyed because it was the first time I had face painted on it. It hadn't even dried and I couldn't get the colors off and so I went on here and I read a review saying to use rubbing alcohol and before it dries use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on it and it cleans completely clean. I tore a little chunk off my magic eraser because those things aren't cheap! But just that tiny little bit took every bit of paint stain off really quickly. So I gave it 5 stars because it is a great product as long as you know this trick to cleaning it! It's so much fun and great to practice beginning face painting on something that doesn't move like a 3 or 4 year old. I can actually am getting the different strokes down now and learning how to use the various brush shapes. I know it will be much easier when I actually do it on a real head!!! Yay

It does stain like they warn but honestly for how much make I do on this thing it would probably stain anyway so it doesn't bother me! I found cream products work best but you can use powders if you use a sticky primer or a cream product under. This makes trying out new cosplay make up so much easier!!

Pros: face looks sufficiently gender neutral. It cleans easily enough if you follow the directions and use the correct products. It is sturdy and stands nicely. I like the texture. Not quite like skin but it does the trick well. Cons: The cap the neck sits on falls off very easily. Nothing holds it on (not even friction) . I would prefer it screwed on or had a catch/latch so I could store the cleaning supplies inside. I find the skin is a weird color. It is too dark to also be that pink. I get it is trying to be many skin tones but it ends up being none. So it is hard to demo anything with foundation. And the colors come out strange.

So the paint goes on well, and it's nice to practice on because it's kinda child size. However, as you can see by the picture, it doesn't come off well. This picture was taken after an hr of scrubbing. I even tried nail polish remover, to no avail. Kinda disappointing, as it makes it distracting when trying to paint on it again. But it works, if not perfectly, so 3 stars. ***after buying magic rub eraser and 91% alcohol*** I did try this and it did work. BUT i cleaned about half of the head to see the difference and it took me about 15 mins of hard scrubbing. I'm practicing different looks with face paint, and I'm using high end products (not cheep starter sets) so the paint stains easily. I'm spending 45 mins to try and clean a head just so I can work on it again! Way too much. I suppose I can just rise it and paint again with the stains, so it still does work. That is why I raised it to 4 stars. I can't expect this product to be perfect, and it sure beats making my poor boyfriend's face red with having him try look after look with face paint. So all in all, good product. Not perfect, but good.