A Guide to Covering Up a Tattoo with Airbrush Body Makeup

One of the newest innovations in tattoo concealment is airbrush body makeup. In the beginning, this type of painting technique was most commonly seen on T-shirts and cars.

Today, airbrush painting has made its way into the cosmetics world. There are airbrush nail paints, airbrush body foundations and more. There are even sunless tanners that can be applied this way, like Fusion Beauty's GlowFusion AirGlow. For the purposes of this article, we'll be talking about using airbrush makeup being used to cover up tattoos.

One of the leading providers of airbrush body makeup is Temptu. They sell airbrush equipment and incredible body makeup that covers even the darkest tattoos. Many Hollywood stars use makeup like Temptu's to cover up their tattoos for movies. Their makeup is waterproof, rubproof and long lasting. The company sells airbrushes, compressors, spray guns, templates, body paints and much more. They also sell other types of makeup for other needs and effects.

Another idea is to purchase your airbrush and makeup separately. Any airbrush suitable for body paint can hold any liquid foundation of your choice. Some people end up using a foundation for their face in their airbrush to cover up tattoos. The guidelines are that the makeup must offer opaque coverage, be thin enough to spray out and have waterproof properties. You want something long-lasting also because you don't want the makeup to rub off easily.

You might need to mix several shades of body makeup together to get the most accurate match for your skin tone. When you've found the perfect shade, you want to use your airbrush to spray it on lightly. Allow each coat to dry before applying another. There are a variety of body makeup setting powders from companies like Dermablend and Tattoo Camo which will keep your foundation in place. Or, you can try Barrier Spray from Mehron. I personally like to use a powder over my tattoo concealing makeup then cover that with a barrier spray.