Every winter, co founder of Poppy & Perle, Naomi - heads to sunnier climes in South Goa, India. What started as an escape from winter has now transformed into something more meaningful and worthwhile. Naomi has been helping a disadvantaged group of people there for the last few years, with physical and financial help from supporting friends and family. Learning English at the Mango Wisdom School and circus skills at Bliss Circus, weekly beach trips and a special annual trip t

Sheltering from the blustery London streets, a world away from the adjacent bustling Bank station, in a gorgeous and grand art-deco gem of a venue, gathered some greats of the event world for a two day Summer Show spectacular. Under a canopy of pink cherry blossom trees and colourful hanging lanterns, exhibitors set up displays of their excellence and offerings in the industry, showcasing astonishing venues, catering, entertainment and decor ideas for presentation to top corp

As face and body painters we are constantly working in different locations and environments, rising to all sorts of challenges. No two jobs are the same, and whilst this wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, the diversity is what we thrive on. We meet so many people from all different walks of life and have a little slice of time with them. We are generally in places where people are having fun and enjoying themselves which is an added bonus! Our working environment could be a f

So, we're a bit late, but we wanted to show you some of our favourite faces and tell you our tales from our favourite time of year in th

Halloween has become the craziest and busiest time for face painters and for us it was no exception! We worked for 10 days at Tulleys Farm Halloween Theme Park -"Shocktoberfest" in West Sussex, painting children during the day and adults at night. It was like a face painting marathon with very few breaks and constant queues of people waiting to be painted at vampires, pumpkins, witches, zombies and the like. Painting for so many days in a row and being out in the cold was a c

Fresh from the festival circuit, our feet have just touched the ground and we're busy catching up with admin and such. Back in June we were busy preparing for the fast approaching festival season. Here's a peek at our last studio session... To accompany our newly launched company, we redesiged our festival stall, beginning with the mass production of fabric poppies! As well as ordering new signage and decor, we wanted to create a signature body paint shot, to adorn the back o

Although the seed for our new venture was sown back in October, sheltered in an English country pub aside a roaring fire, we consider the true birth place of Poppy and Perle to be in the somewhat warmer Goa, India, two months later. Specifically, the beautiful Cozy Nook restaurant on Palolem beach was where everything came together in December last year. It was during our "business meeting" there that our ideas really started to flow and the name came to us both individually

Poppy & Perle exhibited a live body paint piece at the London Pancakes and Booze Art Show in Shadwell, East London, last night. Established in California in 2009, Pancakes and Booze is an artist movement providing an affordable platform for artists to exhibit their work and now hold events across lots of Europe. It was a pleasure to be part of - thanks for having us! #humancanvas #bodypaintingLondon #FantasymakeupLondon #HackneyWick #artLondon #facepaintingLondon #facepainti