Clear skin is an attribute that many women believe they will never experience. Whether they are currently struggling with acne that resists all efforts to combat it, too-dry or too-oily skin, scarred or pocked skin, or simply uneven skin tone, airbrush makeup can provide significant improvements in skin appearance.

However, just like teenagers must learn through trial and error how to best apply makeup in a way that will enhance their best features without looking overdone, women interested in learning to apply airbrush makeup will have to take the time to practice airbrushing themselves before they will be able to go out in public wearing airbrushed makeup. Following are some tips for applying airbrush makeup like a professional.

1. Spend several hours practicing with settings and techniques to get the look you want.Most airbrush makeup kits will have a dial you can turn that will alter the heaviness of the mist, enabling lighter or heavier coverage. As you get more experienced, one coat of a heavy spray may be all that you need, but a lighter spray of makeup in several pass-throughs will be more forgiving to mistakes.
2. Decide what airbrush products you want to use.Professional makeup artists may use airbrush bronzer, blush, and highlighter on their clients before they go out for a photo shoot, but it can be much more difficult to apply airbrush makeup in a natural-looking way to a small area of the face, such as the apples of the cheeks, than it is when you are just trying to create overall coverage on your whole face. And, of course, if you mess up with the airbrushing during any step of the makeup process, you will need to wash it all off and start again. Many women start their makeup routine with airbrush foundation, then use traditional makeup for everything else.
3. As with all types of makeup, a perfectly-matching foundation makeup is vital. Women with less common skin tones may have to pass up on airbrush makeup because even the closest match for them may be far from their natural skin color, which is especially an issue with Temptu airbrush makeup. Those looking for Middle Eastern and Asian makeup especially may struggle to find a matching airbrush makeup foundation. Airbrush makeup kits are still enough of a niche product that it hasn’t yet been profitable for companies to produce the foundation and other sprays in anything except a limited range of tones.

For women who are willing to spend the time to learn how to apply airbrush makeup properly, the results can be stunning while still being natural-looking. The system can be relatively pricey, but the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.