Ive tried other small ones that Look like Dinair, only for them to fall off counter and break upon FIRST use!!!! Ive had my durable Dinair for a year now and it is QUALITY!
EnjoyYou will LOVEEEEEE it!
CHRISSY
PS: regards to the reviewer above whos product would not come out of the bottle...SHAKE WELL then tilt SIDEWAYSnot Upside Downas there is a metal ball inside to mix product and will get stuck if you turn bottle upside down when squeezing. BUT SHAKE THE PRODUCT WELL FIRST (w/ Cap ON)! Hope that helps because the makeup is wonderful and you only need to use 2-3 drops at a time!!!!!!!
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I love this machine!! It works great and the foundation is perfect! Remember if you have problem areas or like more coverage you can always move closer to face with nozzle and it's a heavier application. Further away is lighter coverage. Well worth the money!Best Deals on Airbrush Makeup Kit Dinair PRO EDITION, 8 Makeup Colors/Shades
Hey, ladies and gents! There's been a lot of interest in airbrushing lately, and there also seems to be a pretty distinct lack of good information on the subject that doesn't come from one of the companies producing/selling the machines or foundations. While the reviews and tutorials from bloggers like xSparkage do provide a lot of great information about the differences between all the consumer-grade machines available, none of them really give you the airbrush basics beyond how to use the machine. I had to dig pretty deep into YouTube and the ModelMayhem forums to find answers to some issues and questions I had, so to make everything easier for you, here's my review of the Dinair Personal/Pro kit and answers to questions that SHOULD be answered on the manufacturer's site, but aren't. A lot of this information will apply broadly to any airbrush system, not just Dinair's.The Review
Dinair sells three different kits. The Personal/Pro and Studio Beauty kits are nearly identical; so identical, in fact, that when I ordered my Personal/Pro kit, Dinair sent me all the extras for the Studio Beauty edition instead. The regular Personal machine is where things are different; aside from fewer extras, the compressor only has four PSI settings, from low to high, instead of a dial that allows you to adjust the PSI anywhere from 1 to 15. That doesn't really matter if you intend to stick with Dinair products, but I had other plans and so decided to spring for more control.
The compressor itself is tiny. Like, fits in your hand small. See here, pictured with a variety of foundations and a couple of other little things. It's also fairly quiet, but if you keep it on a ceramic sink like I do, you'll get some additional noise from the vibrations. Still, much closer to silent than the larger models (like Temptu Pro, OCC, and Graftobian Walk-around).
That dial you see is both the on/off switch and your PSI control. For Dinair's foundation, since it's so thin, you want the dial set to somewhere around noon. For blush, bronzer, highlighting, or eyeshadow, you want it around ten. All of this info is in the brochure you get with the machine.
After each use, make sure you clean out your gun. Dinair systems come with a small bottle of cleaner, but for the most part, you only need to use that for deep cleans or to soak out a clog (in the above picture, I'm deep cleaning it; that's what's up with the black caps and rubber band). Otherwise, you can just rinse out the cup with water, spray water through the gun until it runs clear, then wet dock it until the next day. Wet docking prevents clogs, and also uses the rubber band and black caps pictured above (unless you have a docking jar, but I don't). At some point, it will become necessary to completely dismantle your gun for a serious cleaning session. Just be careful not to bend your needle at all, or the thing will be out of commission until Dinair sends you another.
On to application. This is a continuous airflow system, meaning if the compressor is on, air is flowing. With a dual-action system, you press down on the trigger to get air, and then pull back to release makeup. Since Dinair's gun is continuous airflow, all you have to do is pull back on the trigger. Some people prefer dual-action, I don't really see the difference.
The toughest things to get the hang of are distance and trigger control. Come in too close, and you'll spray too much makeup in one place (creating a "hot spot"). Pull the trigger back too far, you'll release too much makeup and it's just a huge waste. Fortunately, Dinair systems ship with a couple of black bands on the gun to function as guides for how far you should pull back the trigger for different jobs (foundation, blush, concealer, eyeshadow, blah blah). You're not trying to make it look like you're wearing foundation; you're trying to make it look like your skin is naturally perfect. Keep good distance with good trigger control, moving in small circles and thin layers, and you will get perfect skin.
That said, the first few times you airbrush your foundation, it will probably look cakey and overdone. You'll have hotspots, it'll be uneven, and you'll want to cry because you'll think you just wasted $300 on a piece of junk. Don't be discouraged, though; airbrushing is genuinely not as easy as it sounds, and certainly not as easy as the manufacturers and beauty gurus make it look. It takes practice, and at first it'll take time. When I got mine, it took me ten minutes to do my foundation. Now it takes me about two, including time spent cleaning out the gun.
On to Dinair's foundation: Airbrush foundation is, in general, about as thin as milk. Some are a bit thicker than that, some thinner. Dinair foundation is somewhere around watery (think skim) milk. This does NOT mean that it's sheer coverage; as you'll see shortly, it is very buildable and definitely capable of full coverage without looking gross. Dinair foundation sets on contact with your skin, and is (for the most part) used as both concealer and foundation; to conceal, you go in reeeeally close (one to two inches) and just rock the trigger back slightly until the blemish is blended in with your skin. To apply foundation, you come in from around six inches away, trigger pulled back around 3/4 of the way, and move in small, slow circles. Apply one layer to the whole face, step back and examine your work, then apply additional layers as needed. It feels VERY light. I didn't realize that traditional makeup felt heavy until I started airbrushing; on the two occasions I've worn traditional foundation since purchasing an airbrush, it has felt heavy and looked gross without getting anywhere near the coverage given by airbrush makeup. I'm not talking about drugstore foundation, either; I'm talking about NARS Sheer Glow on one occasion, and Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick on the other.
The exception to the multi-purpose foundation is under the eyes. Believe me, I have tried everything; under-eye primer, eye cream, different distances and trigger pulls, nothing makes this look good under the eyes. It settles into fine lines I didn't know I had (I'm only 22!) and looks gross. The manufacturer says you can use it under the eyes, but every MUA on ModelMayhem and every MUA I know in real life disagrees. Do your under-eye concealing and color correcting with traditional makeup first, then airbrush your foundation so that the texture blends around the edges.
If you don't wear blush or contour and highlight now, you'll need to start. This is especially true for water-based foundations, particularly Dinair's. It's totally matte, and since it sets on contact, it can be a little drying. To combat this, they also make a product called Moist and Dewey, to be applied before, after, or with your foundation depending on your needs. I don't use it, but lots of people absolutely love the stuff. If you have extremely dry skin, I can see the product being a necessity. Worth noting that while you CAN blush/highlight/contour with an airbrush system, I prefer to use traditional cosmetics. I already have blush and contour tones I love, and I am just not interested in spending the money and time necessary to try out a bunch of airbrush blushes and bronzers.
Overview: There's a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth the effort and investment IMO. The Dinair system is the most affordable and versatile of the consumer-level systems available (offering PSI control where the Luminess system does not, and the ability to custom-blend colors or use other brands of cosmetics where Temptu does not), is absolutely tiny, and fairly quiet. They certainly have the widest range of cosmetic colors available, from foundations to adjusters to brights and shimmers. I spend less money on "base" cosmetics than I used to, since I now only need regular concealer for use under my eyes, don't have to use a setting powder if I'm using Dinair's foundation, and only use one 1oz bottle of foundation over two months of daily application, at $25.
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after i used it for 5 minutes to try it out it stopped working, air would only come out of it and nothing else. dont get me wrong the small amount that i was able to try on works nice but then it broke.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Airbrush Makeup Kit Dinair PRO EDITION, 8 Makeup Colors/Shades
I love doing my makeup with airbrush. It gives a much more natural, un-cakey look. I bought the medium complexion one but i should have bought fair. I definently recomend watching some how-to videos before you get started. That helped me alot. The extra shades they sent me were topaz (shimmery gold eyeshadow), sage green (shimmery emerald eyeshadow), peach beige (very light pink blush) and cinnabar (very red blush or lip color).
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