What Does It All Mean?

Good morning, students! We are going to have an airbrush makeup vocabulary lesson. We know sometimes it’s hard to know what makeup artists, beauty pros and others are saying when they talk about a stylus or bronzer. So we are going to go over some of the terms most commonly used in airbrush makeup.

Heiress Airbrush Makeup System

Compressor

When you get your airbrush makeup system, you will find in that package a small squarish box that fits in your hand. It should have a hose connected to it and a place to plug in the electrical adapter. It might be pink, silver, black or other colors. It will also have a power button. This is your compressor. This is the power behind the airbrush system.

Connected to the compressor are the electrical adapter (the electrical plug), the stylus and hose and the stylus holder.

Airbrush Makeup Stylus

Stylus

The stylus is the pen-looking thing connected to a hose. It has a several parts to it. The tail is the solid back piece. The cup is where you place the drops of airbrush makeup. The button just behind the cup is the throttle or trigger. The front of the stylus is the nozzle and inside the nozzle you can see the airbrush needle.

Airbrush Makeup

Airbrush makeup is makeup that is specially formulated to be used by an airbrush machine and that will give you that professional airbrush look. It is meant to used a few drops at a time. It can include foundation, body makeup, eyeshadows, blush and bronzers. It can also include self tanners.

The airbrush makeup from Luminess is water-based, oil-free, preservative-free and noncomedogenic. It is also never tested on animals.

Contouring

Using different shades of makeup on your face to tweak your look is contouring. This could mean you use darker shades of foundation or bronzer to darken the hollows of your cheeks and the edges of your face to make it look slimmer and your cheekbones more pronounced. It could mean using a highlighter around your deep set eyes to make them appear more noticeable. These kinds of tricks are part of contouring your face.

Bronzer vs. Blush

Blush is something you apply to your cheeks to make your skin have more dimension and give you that healthy flush that looks great on everyone. Bronzer also gives your skin dimension, but it can be applied all over for a great glow like you have just been in the sun, or can be used as a blush or to shade part of your face (contouring).

Light to Full Coverage

Flawless Beauty

Light coverage is when you apply the airbrush makeup very lightly, giving you a sheer color, almost like a tint. Full coverage is when you apply the makeup to that it covers flaws and is more opaque. The lighter the amount of makeup, the more natural it will look.

Interested in buying one of our at-home airbrush systems? Luminess Air is available online, toll-free 1-888-793-7474 or by email. Questions or comments about this blog? Email us.