Product Review: 3 Minute Cheek Art

April 7, 2010

3 Minute Cheek Art: A Step by Step Guide to Face Painting
Third in a Series by Snazaroo featuring Roberta Mandella

$14 – $15 at Silly Farm or direct from Snazaroo
Soft cover, staple bound, standard Snazaroo “booklet” style.
51 actual pages of information.  The rest of the ” 56 PAGES” are the covers and the Table of Contents.

Pros:

- Lots of designs that easily pass the “What is it?” test.
- Good step by step photos
- Tells the names of the colors used (all Snazaroo)

Cons:

- Written instructions are painful to read.  Cut out the words and give us more step by step photos.
-  Step by step photos given for 26 out of “over 150 photos ideas” meaning you get lots of pretty finished pictures but you have to figure out the steps for the majority.
- Designs lack that “oomph” factor.  There is just something missing for me.
- Some designs look like they take longer than 3 minutes.  But I haven’t tried them all so I can’t say.  Maybe Roberta just has ‘em down pat!

Overall:

Cute little book with lots of pictures and bland written instructions makes for a good jumping off point.  I like it and I’m glad I bought it, but I need a little something extra and I’m not sure what it is.

Could you figure out similar designs from searching the internet for free?  Yes.
Are you going to take the time to do it yourself?  Probably not.

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