/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

An Anon was asking in a previous thread about waterproof body paint for pic related. I said I ordered a black "henna" marker (not actually henna, but FDA approved alcohol based body paint as an alternative to toxic coloured henna) and was waiting for it to arrive to try it.

I just got it in the mail. It works perfectly. It's a tiny bit drippy (nothing too bad, it collects slowly) and the ink does get on the inside of the cap so I recommend wearing gloves when using it and making sure it doesn't drip on anything, but it's very dark and stays on even when touched or wet. (also using a stencil would probably help)

Here it is in action:
http://i.imgur.com/2DxnSoS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4z6YZKo.jpg

First pic is obviously running water on it to show it's waterproof, second is after getting it wet and rubbing a towel on it enough to make my skin pink and it was still on. I'm not sure if it'll fade or bleed in heavily chlorinated water.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181801186960
The black ones are currently out of stock, but the seller is really nice and if you message her she'll usually update stock or let you know when she'll have more.

I haven't tried the other colours yet (I wish there were more), but it's probably a good cheap (albeit not perfect) alternative to bodypaint for small-medium solid-shade tattoos that aren't too intricately detailed.

(sorry for the shill, but I'm hoping that Anon is still around and this might be useful to others anyway)