Airbrush Makeup Machine

Airbrush Makeup  Machine

An airbrush makeup machine consists of three main parts – the airbrush stylus, the air compressor and the air hose which connects the two. Most are main powered to maintain constant energy to and from the air compressor, although some kits have an optional battery pack for when mains power is not accessible.

While the air hose and compressors do not vary much between kits, the stylus can be bought in various varieties, although most stylus’ for airbrush makeup are very similar. The three features of an airbrush stylus which may very are:

1. The method of feeding the product into the system
2. The point at which the product and air combine
3. The action the trigger has.

The stylus may be gravity, suction or side-fed, but for airbrush makeup, the most common type is the gravity-fed system, as it requires less energy than the other methods. This means the product is put into a reservoir sitting on top of the stylus and is drawn down into the chamber by gravity.

The point where the product and air combine may be within the air chamber or outside the chamber at the tip of the stylus. Airbrush makeup kits generally use the internal meeting point because it is more suited to gravity fed systems. It also means that the mist of product that is produced from the stylus is finer and therefore lighter. This looks more natural and is less likely to cause blobs of makeup.

In an airbrush makeup machine, the feature which is most often varied is the action that the trigger has. There are two options – single or dual action. A single action trigger will release the air pressure and product in one. If the air pressure can be varied, it will generally be instead controlled by a dial on the air compressor instead. Alternatively, a dual trigger stylus will be able to alter both the air pressure and the product, for example, push it down to release the product, pull it back to control the pressure.