i spied her business card at a swimming school in Seal beach and was intrigued...was planning my son's first party and was not sure if i could fit this in my budget...
so i gave her a call and was pleasantly surprized by how easy it was to talk to her. no bs, just here is what i can do, and this is my rate...
on the day of my party she showed up, set up and got down to business! she had posters up to show what she can do and she is VERY flexible. some kiddos were afraid of having their faces painted on and did their arms instead. she can do whole faces and do all sorts of super cool stuff like hello kitty, animal faces, flowers, dolphins, dragons, snakes complete with rattle and red tongues...she did a pirate face, she even adds jewels to bling it out and it is all included. AMAZING work. seriously. i was blown away by how skilled she is and how quickly she can do an entire face! my daughter doesn't sit still for longer than a nanosecond and hot dang, she got her face done and she was preening in the mirror afterwards!
i will definately be using her services again! too bad i only have 2 kids! haha...she also uses all the paints that are safe and non toxic, and it wipes right off using a baby wipe!
what i really like about her...she is calm and collected and works really fast. you can tell she actually LIKES what she does for a living! i hired a Cinderella impersonater that did games and face painting for my daughters' party...this chick cost me double and the service was meh. she came late and left exactly on time and i seriously got the feeling that she hated her job. fortunately the kiddos were oblivious but i was well aware that she couldn't wait to leave...which is why i will never use them again...
Carol is different. she wants to make sure everyone got their turn. she wasn't booked for another engagement immediately so there was flex time where i could add another 1/2 hour or hour if needed. how cool is that? and in this economy, every dollar spent needs to count. i asked regarding tip if she expected it, and she replied that it would be very welcome but totally at my discretion and not expected at all. how refreshing is that??? obviously i was very happy with her service and did leave a tip, but i was happy to and did not feel obligated to.
from what i know she works at Pa's Pumpkin Patch every October in Long Beach off of PCH...my girlfriends and sisters who attended the party LOVED her work and i am pretty sure she got a couple of referrals that day!
she also does belly painting for expecting mommies, and she is way cool with painting kids AND adults! i passed this time, but i think when i hire her again for my daughter's party come September i will get my face done too!
it has been a little bit less than a week since my son's party and i am still SO happy with how it all turned out. enough to call her back and say thank you. i am gonna add the pics of the kiddos in the party that got their faces done....awesome work! it was just the added touch that made my party a roaring success and it was obvious that all the guests both adults and kiddos enjoyed themselves~
thanks again Carol, you really helped make that party! read more