Sooo, just a random thought, why don't hunters just wear makeup instead of face paint?
I've never used facepaint myself, but it seems like it would be greasy and hard to remove.
Makeup however, is intended to be worn on the face for long periods of time, and is intended to take away shininess in your face.
It can't be for a lack of colors, you could certainly get makeup in browns/blacks intended for darker skinned people, and I'm sure you can find greens as well.
Is it just a matter of pride > practicality? Is it too hard to be found in the makeup isle as apposed to going to the surplus store and buying camo face paint?
For the record, I've never worn makeup either, so maybe they are equally a pain to apply and remove?
Or maybe makeup washes off too easily with sweat and rain, etc?