Mehron Makeup SynWax | Firm Modeling Wax for Special FX | Scar Wax SFX Makeup For Fake Scars, Fake Wounds, & Halloween Effects

I will say it time and time again Mehron does not miss!!! This product is so cool but be aware that you will have to work it in your hands a little to make the wax soften and become more malleable

I bought this specifically for a special effect for a short film. We wanted to create the look of someone with both legs amputated. After looking at photos online, I decided to have the actress sit on her knees in a wheelchair, and then created thick t-shaped scars across her knees. I first applied dark bluish lines to her knees with eye shadow, then applied the wax over the top of the lines. I used a small putty knife to blend the edges of the wax into the skin.At that point, it looks awful - just really rough and broken. But wait! Adding a bit of mineral oil to my finger allowed me to smooth out the rough edges. The wax is translucent, so the underlying makeup color shown through, and made for pretty convincing scars. I did add just a touch of color to the wax itself - again with eye shadow - and blended it with my finger.The actress had to bend her knees, and despite that, the wax stayed in place, without any extra glue/spirit gum. I also used a dull knife to add a "seam" line to the scars, and some other cross-hatch suture-like textures. I considered adding actual thread as stitches, but wanted the scars to look mostly healed.I'm new to this kind of makeup, so was really impressed that I was able to pull off the look that I was after with just a few practice runs. Very happy with this stuff!For those saying it's hard to work with, I didn't really have that many issues, tho I was worried given some of the reviews. I scooped it out with a knife, then kneaded it for a bit. Putting a very light coat of oil (or vaseline as others have said), helps it stick to your hands less. But yes, it's going to stick, and cleanup is a pain, but again, it worked for me.

Mehron Synwax. I’m glad I bought the smaller size to try for the first time because it is difficult to use. I wanted to use this to make claw wounds on my face for a Halloween party. I’ve used latex before to make fake wounds in the past and watched lots of videos of people using this wax so I thought I could pick it up fairly easily. To test it out, I first made a wound on my arm which was pretty easy to do and it looked great. I was able to make wounds on my forehead, but couldn’t get the wax to stick to rest of my face even with spirit gum, and yes my face was freshly washed before hand. Because you have to use so much petroleum jelly to make the max malleable everything I touched was sticky and just made a big mess.Give yourself plenty of time to practice and experiment with the wax and you might get it to work for you.

It is a waste of money. It is impossible to remove the product as it is as solid as a brick. Threw it away as it is JUNK.

I will start by saying I love Mehron, and use all of their products religiously. However, the Synwax is not my favorite wax product. I don’t know if the one I received was old but it was incredibly dry and difficult to work with, it just doesn’t blend well. I was able to make it work with a lot of vasoline so I could blend it at all. The second picture is the Mehron on top and Ben Nye nose and scar wax below it. You can see the difference in just the edges on how hard and unforgiving the Synwax is compared to the soft moldable Ben Nye product. Again I am not sure if my product was just old but I was less impressed with this product.

This was is perfect for doing large wounds or cuts like this, out of all the sfx waxes I have used this one is by far the best and my personal favorite. I definitely would recommend.

The media could not be loaded. So I have been reading tons of bad reviews on this product and although I had a rough first go with it, after learning how to use it correctly I have fallen in love. The reason I say it's easy to use is because once you learn the process, it really is easy to use.1. When the wax comes, it will be very hard. You need something metal to get the wax out - I would highly reccomend spending the few dollars for a set of steel spatulas because not only is it helpful to get the wax out of the container with, you sort of need them to apply the wax and blend it onto your skin.2. To soften the wax up, warm it up by holding it in your hands and kneading it. It will take some time, and it'll be very sticky but once you're done warming it up, vaseline will help with the application. Knead it with the bottom of your hands until it's very pliable and do your best to knead all of those little hard pieces in it. If you miss some, that's what the steel spatulas help with when you're blending it onto your skin.3. YOU NEED VASELINE TO APPLY THE WAX. The wax will be very sticky. I reccomend shaping the wax how you want it before using any vaseline just so that it sticks to your skin. Then use your fingers to blend the edges of the wax onto your skin. Then dip your steel spatula into some vaseline and blend away. I've posted pictures of the process.Give this product some time to grow on you! It can be a pain in the butt at first, but trust me there is nothing wrong with it. The wax is supposed to be really hard and pretty difficult to work with but so worth it when you get it figured out.