Melissa with Bodypaint

Hi Webmaster,

This wasn't really a dare to start with but it really ended that way. I was going to be attending a party with some friends who enjoy an 'alternate' lifestyle and didn't have a costume. It was a Mardi Gras party but was way after Fat Tuesday so there really wasn't anything left to be found in the way of costumes. We were all chatting about the party one night and I mentioned that I didn't have a costume, it is acceptable to go just in regular clothes but a costume is more fun, someone in the group, I am thinking it was a guy, suggested that I just paint my body. Someone else then said they would bring the paint, we all laughed and carried on with our chatting. Well as the party got closer everyone kept reminding me that they were bringing paint for my costume, and that there was a sign up list to take turns painting me. As you can tell by the pic I am not exactly Barbie so the attention was flattering and I left it there. We all got together the night before the party and I saw the guy who said he was bringing the paint and said 'Don't forget the paint!', he laughed and obviously thought nothing more of it. A little later in the night I saw him again and asked who had the sign up list. Well now he was getting a little nervous and said, 'I thought we were all just joking'. I just left it that if he brought the paint I would be painted. I didn't really want to but I am not one to back down from something just because it is embarrassing and I do like to be the center of attention.

The next day some of the other ladies and I were out shopping for stuff for the party and we got a call from one of the guys saying if we bought the paint they would pay for it and paint me. Now I was starting to sweat but thought that they wouldn't go through with it so I bought the paint....and a candy bra just in case I didn't get painted. I didn't know anything about body paint and neither did the other ladies so we bought the edible stuff thinking it would be easier on my skin and it had better colors too. When we finally got back from shopping we only had a little time for dinner and getting ready. I quickly ate and then showered so I could be painted. I really wasn't sure I wanted to do it but I had to go through with it. After my shower I found a bunch of the other party goers and said 'okay who is painting me' . Well the guy who had orginally suggested it was no where to be found and everyone else said, we thought it was just a joke. I was fine with that but said 'Okay as long as no one says I backed out'. With that they decided that they weren't going to left me off the hook. A couple of the ladies said ' We will do it lets go'. So there I was with my top off, 3 people taking pics and 2 people trying to decide what to paint on me. They were only doing the top half , thank goodness, but no one could come up with something to paint on such short notice. Finally someone suggested a butterfly, and the ladies got to work, I was now half scared stiff and excited because all these people were looking at me with my top off and touching my chest with their fingers. They used make up brushes too and at one point there was one of the guys helping but mostly the guys took pics of their wives painting me, go figure that turned them on. We were all laughing, on my part to cover my embarrassment but also how excited I was getting. As time went on we discovered a fatal flaw in our process. Edible body paint doesn't dry!!!! We even tried the hair dryer, eventually I just put my top on and smushed my butterfly. You could see it around my cami but the shirt was basically stuck to me. I went to the party and showed the guy who backed out and a lot of other people. He was very surprised and I think he liked what we did. As the party wore on I discovered that the paint being edible was a good thing because I was able to ask the guys to help me get it off......turned out to be a great party with lots of attention and licks for me!!

Melissa - macke65 @ live.com