Well done Elena! Right over wrong always wins!!! I'm sure Gary has not heard the other side or the WHOLE story so didn't have the info to make a sound decision... I'm also sure that being a very intelligent and fair man, he will rethink his opinion of Diamond FX, the distributors, and the information that certain people are spreading for their own devious reasons!!! Serves as a good lesson if nothing else! It sucks being used as a tool to further their agenda! YIKES!!!! What is going on with the face painting world anyway??? Makes you stop and say hmmmm........
Now let's play nice and get to painting!!! Anabel L. Rodas Bananas for Face Painting Hemet, California 951-927-9772 www.myspace.com/bananasforfacepainting ________________________________ From: Art Visitor <[email protected]> To: Face Painting and Body Art Association <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:35:12 PM Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: Diamond / Wolfe Gary, My name is Elena Bonifaz. I am the distributor for Diamond FX in the USA. In the past I have not answer to many blogs because I believe that the truth has always an interesting way of arriving. I met you in the convention in January and you stroke me as a savvy business person and someone that would get the two sides of the story before he reaches a conclusion. Let me help you by giving you my side of the story. 1. A week after my website was up, a person by the name of Luther Rivera from Tallahassee, FL requested information about the company and asked if we were FDA approved. I gave my information including prices, policies and the fact that we had FDA approved ingredients. Two days later he posted messages stating the total opposite. Any idea who Luther Rivera is? 2. A staff member for Wolfe FX posts in a “private blog” statements saying that my company is illegal and we are using their paint to get ahead and just relabeling their cakes. Reality – A not-so-smart European vendor, having a hard time selling Wolfe paint because it is too expensive tried to get rid of his inventory by passing it for Diamond FX, a more popular brand. 3. Another staff member for Wolfe FX sends slandering letters to some of my vendors telling them that the company is illegal and they will find themselves unable to sell their inventory if they continue as vendors. Once again, he provides no proof for this and immediately cancels them as vendors for their product. 4. Wolfe FX company after unsuccessfully tried to prohibit the Wolfe Brothers to work with other companies, threatens Cynthia Keeler to not support her in the convention if she accepts me as a seller. 5. Wolfe FX has better luck bribing Marcela and offer once again a “platinum sponsorship” of $10,000 with a small favor attached, that Diamond FX is not accepted as a vendor. This time the organizer does not act as ethical as Cynthia and sends me a message telling me I would “make the vendor room tense”. Now that you have read some points from my side of the story, I ask you to make your decision. Yes, the paint is similar, we have comparable formulas, the manufacturer may be in the same town for all I know, but is Diamond FX using Wolfe paints, are we the evil company trying to copy a “secret formula” or are we simply a new enterprise in the industry trying to bring a good product at a good price, creating some healthy competition for the benefit of the face painters? Is Wolfe FX mad at us? Of course, as much as McDonalds was mad when Burger King came by. But being mad is very different from being unethical – could it be that Wolfe FX is scare of this challenge because they are deeply in debt and involved in several law suits due to bad decisions, poor management and sour relationships with distributors? I can’t tell you, I am not in that company, but next time they say something about my company I ask you to please request some proof. Sincerely, Elena Bonifaz On Jan 29, 1:55 pm, "Gary Cole" <[email protected]> wrote: > It is NOT the same manufacturer. I spoke to the Wolfe FX folks this week at > the Halloween and Party Show in Houston. I got this information from them > direct. The initial Diamond product was Wolfe material with a Diamond label > over the top of the Wolfe label. The Diamond FX product now being shipped is > a different formula from a different factory. It is a big legal quagmire as > you can imagine. That is the short form of the story. > > Gary Cole > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of jacklyn > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:25 AM > To: Face Painting and Body Art Association > Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: Help with blacklight body painting > > I prefer Wolf, Diamant FX itches me also and some colors really do not > cover well at all. But its from the same manufacturer, so there > should not be a great diference. > Jacklyn > > On Jan 27, 4:16 am, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi I would have to agree!!!! I used wolfe religiously for years and > personally I still love the coverage, however Diamond FX is better, > brighter, and I don't get the tingling or bad taste in my mouth like I did > with wolfe..... > > > This is why I use and sell DFX....... > > > Gina Niemi > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sabrina <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:00:29 > > To: Face Painting and Body Art Association<[email protected]> > > Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: Help with blacklight body painting > > > Actually for me is the totally opposite. Wolfe itches a bit around my > > eyes and near my lips. I tried Diamond in every sensitive area of my > > body and no reaction. Even my kids that are supersensitive had no > > problem with Diamond. I love them! The neon colors have a better > > coverage and really show beautiful under the blacklight. > > When and where did you get the Diamond cakes that made you itch? > > Sabrina > > > On Jan 25, 7:22 pm, "[email protected]" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I paint black light in a few night clubs - one every other month. > > > I use Wolfe neons which I love and swear by - Kryolan only make > > > quality I prefer to mix their neons in other colors for non-blacklight > > > work - and personally my face itched like crazy wearing Diamond FX - > > > > - regardless of the brand the most important thing is to know what the > > > paint really looks like in standard club lighting and when under the > > > blacklights. The colors can change and you can actually do some cool > > > effects because if this or really come off with a design you thought > > > would be different. > > > > So get whatever brand you deside on and play - get a good quality > > > light - I have 2 48" black lights and we have a blast when we play > > > around with them. Practice and play - see what you can do - paint in > > > the regular light and see your work - And paint in the black light and > > > see the work. > > > > And regardless of the brand Kurt Drake at Wolfe is a black light pro > > > as is Nick Herrera - you can message them both at myspace or catch > > > [email protected]. > > > > We did black light classes at USBPF in 2007 - I think there are pics > > > on my myspace site. > > > > Sweet Loretta > > > myspace.com/extremefaceandbodyart- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. 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