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This guy is worth listening to. It’s John Elliote who’ve been a Hollywood make-up artist for over 40 years. He is the makeup artist for Desperate Housewives and those TV gals always look great (no matter how many times they are run over by an ex-husband or shot by a neighbor!) so it’s great to see how he applies airbrushing make-up in person.

The lady in the video wants to know in particular how to hide the crows feet lines and wrinkles around her eyes and her mouth, caused by years of smoking. And she also wants to conceal some freckles on her cheek.

The great thing about using airbrushing is that you get a good even fine spray. One tip from John is to put a little bit of moisturizer down first to soften everything and then the airbrush tan will cover everything up.

His second tip (moisturizing first was the first tip) is to shake the foundation well. You want it to be thin enough to travel well through the airbrush and apply evenly. You only need a couple of drops and that will cover your whole face.

John uses a nice gentle flow with soft circular motions. It looks really easy though he is a pro of course and the gentle buzz from the airbrush seems to me to be kinda relaxing. It’s like the sound of a shaver.

Tip 3 is to pick a slightly lighter color than perhaps you normally would just as a base for some key areas. Again, he only applies 2-3 drops so a little goes a long way. This is a correction, for specific areas, so you can go a little bit closer to the skin, around 2 inches from the skin.

Tip 4: before you switch to another color, spray out the airbrush contents onto a tissue or cotton pad so you don’t have any color left.

His 5th tip is to then spray your face with the airbrush but without any color in it. That’s to dry the previous layer out. You don’t want to spray wet on wet, you have to dry out each foundation layer first otherwise the finish might not be so smooth. Just as when you’re applying paint to a wall, you have to wait till one layer is completely dry before you paint on the other layer.

Tip 6 is to use fine applications of makeup at a time. If you need more coverage, don’t just spray on a thick layer. Apply a thin layer of foundation and let that dry first. Once dry you can add more but again, keep it fairly fine. Don’t try to build it up as you would with spray paint. John actually demonstrates the effect if you overspray. So don’t pull back on the trigger too hard.

Tip 7: Keep light circular motions. Always keep your airbrush moving so that you’re not overspraying one particular area

Tip 8: don’t be afraid to do the eyelids. Obviously close your eyes tightly and get a friend to help you the first few times!

Tip 9: you can put extra coverage on certain areas if required. Like the neck for example or the deep lines in your forehead.

Tip 10 and the super secret tip! When John is airbrushing Hollywood artists and covergirl models, he usesan airbrush technique to cover/re-mould certain areas. The video shows John adding the darkest color on the neck area so it’s more defined. Great tip. It’s kinda like

Tip 11: do the high parts of your cheekbones. Use a lighter shade, like the shade used to do the concealer layer at the beginning.

The end effect is no make-up make up! A healthy, natural glow for more mature skin.

Watch the video below or click here for more details on the luminess tan airbrush make up system he uses