I used this for a costume in July 2012 for a convention. I splattered the blood with a paint brush and it looked great! My only draw back from it was that it peeled after an amount of time so I had to go back to my hotel to apply more. I was walking around all day though. I didn't have any problems with stains either. My white shorts had the fake blood dried on them for three days before I soaked them over night. They washed out just fine! It doesn't take too long to dry either. Oh and it's also too thick to use in a spray bottle, just a heads up!