Penney the Clown
United States of America#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Tue, December 18, 2012
This is Penney the Clown, owner of Penney and Friends party entertainment.
Firstly, I will say that I strongly believe that this is a phony report, probably posted by a competitor in my industry, with the intent of slandering me and damaging my business and credibility.
With that said, I will address each of the points made anyway.
1. I do not wear white face makeup, and I am not wearing any white makeup in my video, either.
2. I do paint only about 10 faces per hour, because I believe in quality over quantity. I take pride in doing beautiful work, creating a unique piece of art for each guest, and spending time chatting and joking with them to. Each child gets my full attention and feels special. If a client has 30 kids and wants them all painted in one hour, they are free- indeed ENCOURAGED- to hire somebody else. I often even recommend other entertainers who specialize in high volume painting.
3. I have a 2 million dollar clown insurance policy with Performers of the US.
4. I don't paint at street festivals in the Bay Area, so the author could not have seen me and spoken to me at one. With that said, I do use a clean, fresh sponge on each child, which means anything on a child's skin does not touch my paint. I clean my brushes with water, sanitizer, and then another CLEAN water rinse after that between each touch of the skin.
5. I do not, and have never used Snazaroo Paints- so that's another falsehood that the author claims I "told" him/her. I also tell my customers that my paints- primarily Wolfe Brothers- are FDA COMPLIANT, not FDA approved. The FDA has guidelines for cosmetics and toiletries, but does not approve them. Of course there is always a chance that a child will have a reaction to the paint, but in my TWENTY YEARS of painting faces I have never had ONE. That's millions of faces with not one bad reaction. There is a chance of having a bad reaction to every single thing you touch all day long, but the odds are slim enough that we all continue touching things and eating things and wearing makeup and using shampoo and everything else because THE ODDS ARE SO SLIM.
6. Glitter: I use cosmetic-grade glitter. It is a cosmetic, not a food! It's made of polyester. I put it on the eyes and face, no one is eating it.
7. I do teach face painting to professional face painters; I helped write the most recent Klutz face painting book- that's why I promote it on my website. I like Wolfe Brothers paint (and Paradise and FAB and Tag and Diamond FX), so I say good things about it. No one pays me to advertise their product! (though that would be pretty cool if they did!)