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Article #118: Airbrush Makeup- The Evolution of Beauty

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What ever happened to Fay Wray? We've tiniest, most fragile foundation molecule
lost her in the tunnels of time, but the and oxidizes it into a high opacity. In
new starlet captured in these beastly other words, one can wear the sheerest of
arms is just as gorgeous as Wray ever sheer foundations and have virtually
was- and we've done it all with a little perfect skin. When I took the airbrush
bit of air! Sounds light? You're right! foundation and tried to apply it by
Airbrushing! The flawless coverage and traditional methods (a sponge and my
natural translucency that airbrush makeup finger tips) it was too watery to work
offers is a huge step in the evolution of with. Yet the same foundation passed
makeup art. through the air system takes on a new
When the average person hears the word characteristic and a strength that I have
airbrush, we think of a car being not seen in the twenty-six years I've
painted, or the final stages of prints been painting faces.
for magazines that are finessed into Our model, a mother of two in her
perfection. Today, these processes are mid-thirties is posing for a "beauty and
accomplished digitally. The model's the beast" concept photo shoot. Genny has
print (who already happens to be had her foundation, contour, and eye
stunningly gorgeous) is color corrected, shadow air brushed. This photograph has
her teeth are made whiter, her pupils been slightly lightened but is untouched.
enhanced, her lashes made thicker, her Genny typically has darkness under her
skin tweaked to perfection, her legs eyes, and an uneven skin tone.
thinned out and elongated. It's quite an THE PROS OF AIRBRUSH MAKEUP:
artificial process and it leads me to the • Maximum coverage with minimal product
conclusion that I …or any farm animal • Delivers a natural and translucent
in Bruce County, for that matter… could look
probably model for Vogue. However, what • Great for oily skin
would you say if some of these • Fantastic for overly active skin that
adjustments could be made on your face tends to "eat" makeup up
instead of on your picture? I said prove • Lasts ten to twelve hours - a bride's
it! best friend
As I watched the tiny droplets leave the • Does not require powder, which can be
airbrush gun and dance in the air before ageing
landing on the subject's face I was • Some foundation formulations are
intrigued. I was sold when I saw a pretty silicone based.
great result dry into flawlessness. "Lets • Silicone is as smooth as silk.
just wait a minute and watch the paint THE CONS OF AIRBRUSH MAKEUP:
dry to see the final result," the demo • Set up fee for airbrush technician:
makeup artist whispered. (It reminded me $500 to $800. Requires a skilled
of an episode on the original Star Trek technician/artist or a lot of home
with William Shatner hanging out with a practice.
colony of women taking "the beauty pill " • Airbrush Make-up session $80 to $200
and watching all the "Plain Janes" • Beauty airbrush is slowly making its
turning into sexy amazons with the blink way into the television and the film
of an eye). industry. With the transition of high
Spending time with the system I definition television, it's definitely a
discovered the secrets that airbrushing makeup artist's and television
holds. The airbrush gun takes the personality's new best friend.






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