Deadly Design Make-up wrote:
Eye lash Glue.. Duo is my favorite

+1   by far the best, safest and most widely used in the beauty/fashion industry...

please be absolutely certain that the adhesive is approved for use on the skin, k?

PTPhotoUT wrote:
Thumbtacks and staples work for me.


Actually rubber cement is great and it comes off very easily. Apply to model and the decoration. Let dry. Then stick them together.

Rubber cement is NOT intended for use on skin, please don't.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
What about covering DOWN THERE with a feather "bikini bottom"?

Not sure what you are intending... But DO NOT use adhesives.... Even skin approved adhesives near the genitals or anus. Even trained and experienced professionals who use skin adhesive on a regular basis would try something safer if at all possible... Or go to digital fx.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
What about covering DOWN THERE with a feather "bikini bottom"?

Done this by hot gluing feathers to a thong prior to shoot. It look great in the end.

Also be sure to find out if the model has a latex allergy before sticking anything on her. A lot of adhesives contain latex and it leaves icky blisters. (speaking from experience. I had a body painter use Duo to stick feathers to me.)

PTPhotoUT wrote:
Thumbtacks and staples work for me.


Actually rubber cement is great and it comes off very easily. Apply to model and the decoration. Let dry. Then stick them together.

Hell to the NO on Rubber Cement.
It has solvents in it..

I know a good body painter who gave a Chemical Burn to a model using rubber cement with jewels.... the jewels trapped the fumes that the cement gives off as it dries.

PTPhotoUT wrote:
Thumbtacks and staples work for me.


Actually rubber cement is great and it comes off very easily. Apply to model and the decoration. Let dry. Then stick them together.

Troll

Maja Stina wrote:
Eyelash glue is often just latex milk. Latex milk is cheaper and you get more.

Though I am not saying one should go and use latex milk as eyelash adhesive.

+1

But say you wanted to glue a crapload of rhinestones on, you could just paint a small square of liquid latex on, then add your rhinestones.
Would work fantastic!

Hayley Alys MUA wrote:

Troll

Just because they made a joke before posting their advice, doesn't really make them a troll...Lighten up?

Hayley Alys MUA wrote:

+1

But say you wanted to glue a crapload of rhinestones on, you could just paint a small square of liquid latex on, then add your rhinestones.
Would work fantastic!

Indeed. It dries clear.

Greg Scott wrote:
I did a concept last year using peppermints to make a body suit. The model was latex sensitive, after alot of searching, I used double sided adhesive tabs. They come on a strip, and are small circles of adhesive. No fumes, no carrier agent that has to dry, no latex. Worked great, left no marks or evidence they were ever there.

Few tips:
do not use with your bare hands, oil off them kills the adhesive quality
I would unroll the strip, apply a candy to each tab
take scissors and cut the strip so you have individual pieces
then remove the backing and apply
make sure no lotion is on the skin or they wont hold
make no jarring movements, they hold decently, but you cant do jumping jacks with them
after about 20 minutes, due to a combination of body heat, sweat, natural skin secretions I would think, they start to lose their hold. This is a good thing and a bad thing. Good in that they came off easily, bad if you are going for a longer pose set. (knew what I wanted to do before we even started.)

Non medical or cosmetic grade adhesives are a bad idea. MANY people are allergic to regular adhesives, even band-aids and can develop a rash even if it is not immediately apparent. While you could get lucky for a long time using this stuff...eventually you may have a serious problem on your hands.

BodyPainter Rich wrote:

Not sure what you are intending... But DO NOT use adhesives.... Even skin approved adhesives near the genitals or anus. Even trained and experienced professionals who use skin adhesive on a regular basis would try something safer if at all possible... Or go to digital fx.

Tattered Butterfly wrote:

Done this by hot gluing feathers to a thong prior to shoot. It look great in the end.

Also be sure to find out if the model has a latex allergy before sticking anything on her. A lot of adhesives contain latex and it leaves icky blisters. (speaking from experience. I had a body painter use Duo to stick feathers to me.)

Lisa Berczel wrote:
another way to look at it... Don't use adhesives on a lady that you would't want used on the penis.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
I think women are a bit more sensitive/delicate down there than men are...

Perhaps then....don't put it on a woman's privates if you wouldn't be willing to dip your penis in it. I'm not about to put adhesive there myself, no way, no how.

Now, if your model is a masochist...and likes that sort of thing....

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
I think women are a bit more sensitive/delicate down there than men are...

Really?  And what led you to that assumption? Nevermind.

I can't think of any delicate way to say this...
DO NOT use commercial adhesives on ANYONE's genitalia.  It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

KJ Bennett Beauty wrote:
Really?  And what led you to that assumption? Nevermind.

I can't think of any delicate way to say this...
DO NOT use commercial adhesives on ANYONE's genitalia.  It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

BodyPainter Rich wrote:

Perhaps then....don't put it on a woman's privates if you wouldn't be willing to dip your penis in it. I'm not about to put adhesive there myself, no way, no how.

Now, if your model is a masochist...and likes that sort of thing....

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
That is why I am asking what to use!!! I have seen it done, I just don't know what to use and the person who did it is not online and is from out of town and I do not know how to get hold of them!

Ok MOD Rich, get ready...I'm batting for the "banned" team again.


Carlos, what are you not understanding?  We've all told you (and the OP) this isn't a good idea.  You're not a makeup artist (much less an SFX artist educated in using adhesives in "delicate" areas), but you insist on finding a way to do what you want and possibly hurting your model.  Honestly, I'm perplexed by your lack of concern for another person's safety.

OK Rich - put the handcuffs on and toss me out.

KJ Bennett Beauty wrote:
Ok MOD Rich, get ready...I'm batting for the "banned" team again.


Carlos, what are you not understanding?  We've all told you (and the OP) this isn't a good idea.  You're not a makeup artist (much less an SFX artist educated in using adhesives in "delicate" areas), but you insist on finding a way to do what you want and possibly hurting your model.  Honestly, I'm perplexed by your lack of concern for another person's safety.

OK Rich - put the handcuffs on and toss me out.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
What am I not understanding? Simple. I asked what to use in a certain circumstance and I am told to use some product, then others come and say don't use that, you need something else. But nobody tells me what that something else is. How am I supposed to know what that mysterious "something else" is if nobody will tell me?

If somebody said "the right product is product "X" but I do not recommend you do this, instead hire a pro to do this because the possible things that can go wrong ar Y,and Z" THAT I could understand.

Why are we not telling you?  Simple.  Give a kid a book of matches and tell them not to use them...what happens?

Peace - Out...I'm leaving before this spirals down any further.

KJ Bennett Beauty wrote:
Why are we not telling you?  Simple.  Give a kid a book of matches and tell them not to use them...what happens?

Peace - Out...I'm leaving before this spirals down any further.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
You would rather leave someone with half the info they need instead of proper education and warnings? You would leave someone who is honestly and earnestly trying to learn the right way in the dark to possibly do something wrong because the wrong person gave him bad advice that sounded correct?

We've given you warnings....Don't Do It.

Giving you product suggestions or even a "how to guide" is not appropriate for this type of effect.

Want proper education?  Go get some, WITH proper supervision.  This is not a trial and error process.  You WILL hurt someone without proper training.

KJ Bennett Beauty wrote:
We've given you warnings....Don't Do It.

Giving you product suggestions or even a "how to guide" is not appropriate for this type of effect.

Want proper education?  Go get some, WITH proper supervision.  This is not a trial and error process.  You WILL hurt someone without proper training.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
What am I not understanding? Simple. I asked what to use in a certain circumstance and I am told to use some product, then others come and say don't use that, you need something else. But nobody tells me what that something else is. How am I supposed to know what that mysterious "something else" is if nobody will tell me?

If somebody said "the right product is product "X" but I do not recommend you do this, instead hire a pro to do this because the possible things that can go wrong are Y,and Z"... THAT I could understand.

I think you hit it on the head, with regard to what they're trying to tell you...  Seems they don't want you doing it, but to get a professional to do it for you. 

It does seem odd that none could just come out and say that, though.  Seems to me you've been pretty clear about what you understood being said to you, and also seems to me you understood it correctly.

*EDIT*  KJ Bennet...  thank you!  your post got in while I was typing mine...