LINKS DIRECTORY

Welcome to our Links Directory, the most complete and up to date airbrush makeup directory online! 

HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY: There are four main sections: 

Simply scroll down the page until you find what you are looking for. Each underlined name is an active link. Some entries feature direct links (in red letters) to our own Company Review, Kit Review, Product Review or Video Tutorials.

Do you have suggestions or edits for this list? Please write to us at airglamguru@gmail.com

1-Brands: 

-USA: Pro Brands, Consumer Brands, USA  F/X and Body Painting

-Europe: All Brands

-Asia, Africa, Oceania: All Brands 

2-Online Stores 

-USA

-Europe

3 Online Resources (a list of useful websites)

4-In Memoriam (a listing of brands who went out of business).  

1-BRANDS

-USA PRO BRANDS:

BEN NYE
This legendary professional brand recently launched a complete line of airbrush makeup called ProColor with a vaste range that includes foundations, contour and blush colors, primary and shimmer shades. Of course there is also a range of colors for special effects. The formula is a water /silicone hybrid and the colors are available as single 1 fl. oz (29 ml) sizes, or as starter kits of .25 fl. oz. (7,5 ml) sizes. The Ben Nye website does not sell directly to the public, so search online for your preferred retailer.

DINAIR
Dinair is the first commercial producer of airbrush makeup, and offers the widest selection of foundation lines catering for any possible skin type and condition, plus an unmatched variety of eyeshadow colours. Makeup is water based (Glamour and Colair lines) and alcohol based (Fantasy and Camouflage lines). Temporary and semi permanent hair colors, tanning line, stencils and accessories are also available.  
Product Guide,  Video Tutorial 1, Video Tutorial 2 , Kit Review, Video Tutorial 3, Video Tutorial 4, Video Tutorial 5, Video Tutorial 6, Video Tutorial 7, In Depth Company Review, Video Tutorial 8 ,  The One Kit Review , Video Tutorial 9 ,  

ELEMENTWO is an American/Tawaines company offering a water based line and a silicone based selection with identical pigments. The water based line (Skin Harmony) has been out of stock for a while as of 2020, and it seems the company is phasing it out in favor of their silicone based alternative (Canvas Blend). The range comprises 60 shades divided in foundations, blush, highlighting and contouring colors, and a selection of rich pigments for any other use, with quality tools for application.
Kit Review & Video Tutorial

GRAFTOBIAN
This legendary makeup brand produces Glam Aire, the widest selection of water based foundation colours, with each of the 64 shades also available in creme form. Also available available in a further 62 colours is Aire F/X, an alcohol and water hybrid formula that includes 4 Neon colours. Kit Review, Video Tutorial

KETT COSMETICS
Widely praised water based makeup and alcohol based lines. Foundations, contour colors, blushes, shimmers, primary colors and FX line, with a varietyl of traditional complements and different options for the tool kits  Product Review 1 , Video Tutorial, 

KRYOLAN
Kryolan is a legendary European professional brand that is widely distributed in the US as well. Kryolan has four different lines of airbrush makeup: Air Stream (water based), Micro Foundation On Air (silicone based), Aqua Proof (alchool based) and its newest addition Nebula, a silicone based line created specifically for beauty makeup. Kryolan's newly redesigned website makes it easy to navigate through the color choices, and each product page carries detailed info and an ingredient list. 
Kit Review & Video Tutorial , Video Tutorial 2, Product Review 

MAC PRO

Mac Pro has a line of 27 airbrush colors called Pro Performance HD Airbrush Makeup. There are 10 foundation shades and 17 primary colors and adjuster shades. The formula is silicone based, and comes in 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) bottles. As of 2023, the Airbrush line is no longer available. We are waiting to find out if the product is being reformulated or if it has been discontinued for good. 
Video Tutorial

MAKEUP FOREVER
At long last, this prestigious professional brand has come up with a range of 20 superbly pigmented colors created especially for airbrush application. This water / silicone based hybrid formula can be used for body art, but lends itself beautifully for avant garde and trendy eye looks as well. The colors come in generous 2.02 fl. oz. (60 ml) bottles.

MUD 

Makeup Designory (MUD) produces HD air, a silicone based airbrush makeup line with 22 shades. The foundations shades match MUD's cream foundations and proprietary color system, offering great possibilities for use with any skin tone. Primary colors and adjusters offer further possibilities to achieve a completely airbrushed look.

TEMPTU PRO
Temptu pro is the originator of silicone based airbrush makeup products and an industry standard and leader. The brand features a very wide array of water based, silicone based and alcohol based products for every pro need, from beauty makeup to temporary tattoos, camouflage and special effects. Company Review, Product Review 1, Product Review 2, Product Review 3, Kit Review, Video Tutorial, Video Tutorial 2 , Video Tutorial 3, Video Tutorial 4 , Temptu Air Kit Review , Product Review & Video Tutorial 5 , Video Tutorial 6 , Video Tutorial 7 , Video Tutorial 8 ,  


 -USA CONSUMER BRANDS

AEROBLEND
A brand created by makeup artist Kiralee Hubbard. Kits come with a very generous amount of reasonably priced water based makeup that includes foundations, blush colors and highlighers. Kit Review , Video Tutorial

ARIAL WAND
This company offers a range of eight water based foundations infused with anti aging peptides and two shades for highlights and contour, plus an airbrush tanning product an an oxygen therapy serum.

ART OF AIR 
An independent company, offering a reasonably priced system. Makeup is water based.

BELLOCCIO
An established stylish brand offering very affordable kits. The hybrid water/silicone based makeup range includes foundations, blush colors and highlighters, and a praised tanning line. Kit Review, Video Tutorial

GLAM AIR
Not to be confused with Graftobian's Glam Aire line, this company offers an extensive line of affordably priced water based foundations (divided in matte and satin textures), blushes and a sizeable range of 23 different eyeshadow colors. Spray tanning products are also available.

LUMINESS
One of the most widely advertised companies. Water based makeup and tanning. Video Tutorial.

MARC HARVEY EXCLUSIVE AIR
Created by makeup artist Marc Harvey, the Exclusive Air line offers 14 water/alcohol hybrid based foundations and 8 shades for blush, shimmer and bronzer, plus a tanning line.

PURE PRO
An independent company offering water based makeup and tanning.

TEMPTU
The consumer oriented branch of Temptu Pro, Temptu has a proprietary system ("airpods") to dispense its silicone based colours. Video Tutorial, Video Tutorial 2 
(Please view Temptu Pro in the Pro Brands section for more tutorial links)

TICKLED PINK
A family based business, Tickled Pink offers two types of foundation: a water based line and a further aloe based formula. They also produce many blush and eyeshadow colors, and two types of fixing spray.


-USA SFX / BODY PAINTING brands and suppliers

EUROPEAN BODY ART This US based company specializes in airbrushing for FX and tattoos. Also offers a proprietary airbrushing tools. Makeup is mostly alcohol based and water based. Video Tutorial
 
MICHAEL DAVY Check out the Airbrush Products page of this Film and TV makeup company to find two specific airbrush makeup lines for painting prosthetics, two lines for beauty makeup with 50 different shades and one for temporary tattoos.

SKIN ILLUSTRATOR This famous brand is distributed by Premiere Products Inc. and  might well be the most widely used in the SFX world. The airbrush version of the colors match the very popular alcohol based palettes.


-EUROPE ALL BRANDS

AIRBASE
Airbase a dynamic UK based company offering a range of vitamin enriched, silicone based makeup, and a line of hybrid water and silicone based colors for body painting. The line was created for professionals but also offers consumer geared kit solutions.

AIRBRUSH LINE BY EVOLUX

Evolux is a Spanish company producing a range of silicone based airbrush makeup products. The range includes foundation, adjusters, blush, eyeshadows and highlighters. This might be a rebranding of the Elementwo product, but at the time of writing I wasn't able to verify this.   

AVANTGARDE AIRBRUSH MAKEUP
Based in Sweden, this brand offers a wide range of water based foundations eyeshadows and blushes, plus accessories and equipment. Currently the website is only in Swedish, but they will be happy to reply to enquiries in English.

EULENSPIEGEL
A German company offering a very efficient, no frills and cost effective line of airbrush colours for body painting (water based) and temporary tattoos (alcohol based). Also distributes airbrush equipment and very effective fixing spray. Product Review1 , Product Review 2.

KIOMI by Kerling
Kiomi is a professional makeup line created by the German beauty company Kerling International. Kiomi includes 40 shades for foundations and various colors and a further 5 metallic shades. The makeup is a water/silicone hybrid and is very reasonably priced. The website is also in English and it also ships outside of Germany. 

KRYOLAN
This historic, world wide distributed European professional brand offers four different lines of airbrush makeup: Air Stream (water based), Micro Foundation On Air (silicone based), Aqua Proof (alchool based) and its newest addition Nebula, a silicone based line created specifically for beauty makeup. Kryolan's newly redesigned website makes it easy to navigate through the color choices, and each product page carries detailed info and an ingredient list.
Kit Review & Video Tutorial 1, Video Tutorial 2, Product Review  

MISTAIR
UK based company with a very wide range of makeup and quality equipment, aimed at professionals and consumers also. Silicone based, water based, Alcohol based, polymer based makeup. Company Review, Video Tutorial

MUD
Makeup Designory (MUD) produces HD air, a silicone based airbrush makeup line with foundations that match MUD's cream foundations and proprietary color system and primary colors and adjusters.The colours are available with free shipping across Europe from MUD's european web shop.

TEN IMAGE by CAZCARRA
Ten Image is a cosmetic brand produced by the Spanish Cazcarra Image Group, an enterprise that started as a makeup school and is now one of the most relevant beauty brands in Spain. The brand includes an airbrush range of 11 water based foundation shades and 30 more water based matte and shimmer colors. Kit Review, Video Tutorial 1,


-ASIA - AFRICA -OCEANIA  ALL BRANDS


BEAUTY HD 
A new company based in the Philippines offering a water based makeup line. As of 2023 it is unclear if this company is still in business. The website is no longer available but the Facebook page has some activity.

CAMOUFLAGE AIRBRUSH
A Nigerian company with a water based line specifically created for darker skin tones.

ELEMENTWO
Based in Taiwan, this professional makeup line has opened branches in the US (see above) and in Kuwait. It offers identical silicone and water based lines.

FLAIR MAKEUP
An Indonesian brand offering a very attractive kit with colors for foundation, blush and eyes.

GLAMIST COSMETICS
This South African airbrush makeup company offers a range that comprises foundation, blush and eyeshadow colors. 

GLAMBOX AIRBRUSH COSMETICS
A company based in the Philippines, featuring both personal and pro kits with a silicone based makeup line and a water based line.

VELBELLA
The first Australian airbrush brand. The makeup is water based, and is offered in an extensive foundation line with additional blush and eyeshadow colors.

2-ONLINE STORES

 

-USA 

CAMERA READY COSMETICS

Based in Dallas, Texas, Camera Ready Cosmetics offers a fantastic selection of professional makeup including some of the top brands of airbrush makeup such as Graftobian, Kett and Temptu.

CRC has a tiered Pro Discount program that includes an apprentice level. CRC also has a solid commitment to education, with the launching of the online seminar series Camera Ready Cosmetics Academy. To top it all, CRC ships worldwide at the lowest possible price, which is a huge thing for us in Europe and which makes it by default our favourite Web store in the US so far! Company Review

COAST AIRBRUSH
This is the largest airbrush equipment store in the US, with knowledgeable and friendly staff. Please note: on this website you will find independent professional equipment for airbrushing in general. If you are looking for a kit produced or marketed by a specific makeup brand, you should continue to refer to that brand's website or distributing partner.

NIGEL BEAUTY EMPORIUM

One of the biggest pro makeup stores in the US, Nigel Beauty Emporium stocks all the major airbrush makeup lines and a very vast selection of professional beauty and special FX brands. They offer an excellent Pro discount program (often beating the individual brands own programs) and they distribute the Monda Studio product line, excellent products at a very reasonable price.

-EUROPE

DINAIR IN EUROPE: The biggest, most efficient and up-to-date distributor for Dinair products in Europe is the aptly named Dinair Central Europe website, based in Prague (Czech Republic). With excellent customer service and fast shipping throughout the EU, Dinair Europe has become the prime referent for this brand in this part of the world, also offering basic and advanced training courses. 

TEMPTU IN EUROPE
Temptu Austria is the official Temptu distributor for central Europe. With a showroom in Vienna, Temptu Austria ships to all European Countries and has a pro discount program.

GURU MAKEUP EMPORIUM (UK only, Custom Fees now apply for shipment to the EU).

An impressive selection of professional makeup is available on the website of this London, UK store. The store carries Dinair, Kett and Temptu Pro makeup plus a good selection of equipment. The friendly, knowledgeable staff is a joy to work with. They have an extensive Pro Discount program also open to makeup students, and the added commodity of ordering from the UK makes shopping at this store a very desirable option. Guru also lends its premises to professional seminars and to Dinair and Kett courses.

3-ONLINE RESOURCES

THE AIRBRUSH COLLECTIVE
Created and run by American sfx makeup artist Jasmine Ringo, The Airbrush Collective is a very active Facebook group open to all makeup artists worldwide. Being a collective, everyone can contribute their sometimes differing point of view on any airbrush related subject, creating an enriching and lively exchange for everyone involved. 

AIRBRUSH MAKEUP SALON

An independent website entirely dedicated to airbrush makeup, with objective reviews and tons of useful links. The site is maintained by "airbrush angel" Michelle Harris, who will quickly answer any query you may have. Although some reviews need updating, this is an amazing source of unbiased information and the first and only website of its kind.

AIRBRUSHGURU.COM
This blog and website is a great source of information on the more technical aspects of airbrushing. With humour, fun but also incredible depth the author will provide you with pretty much any and all the information you will ever need on traditional airbrushing. (note:this blog does not focus on makeup in any way, but hey, that's what WE are here for!)

IHEARTAIRBRUSH
IHeartAirbrush is a blog by airbrush makeup enthusiast Krysteane Allen, who is doing an incredible job at creating beauty looks on herself using almost exclusively airbrush makeup and illustrating the process in detail in many excellent video tutorials on her YouTube Channel. This blog and the related Pinterest and Instagram account will inspire anyone to get the most out of their airbrush kit!

STAN WINSTON SCHOOL 

If you are looking for information about airbrushing in special effects, there is simply no better place  than the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Founded by Matt Winston, son of the legendary Hollywood makeup artist Stan, the School is not a physical site but a complete online experience where for a reasonable fee you can learn FX directly from the best Hollywood masters in themed and very extensive live or on-demand video workshops. Many of these classes focus on painting and airbrushing. The teachers? Tim Gore, Craig Fraser, Steve Wang, Joel Harlow, Bill Corso and many more of the same amazing calibre. A free 3 day trial will allow you to test for yourself the quality of this amazing enterprise. Company Review

4-IN MEMORIAM

This space is dedicated to airbrush makeup brands that are no longer in business. We list them here to provide some closure to those who might still be looking for their products.


AIRBRUSH DIVA (ended: 2018)
This Hong Kong based company offered a delightful heart shaped compressor and a range of water based products.

AIR PRO (ended: 2019)
This family owned American company had been producing its water based airbrush makeup line since 2002. The line included foundations, blushes, bronzers. A tanning line was also available.

BELLETTO STUDIOS (ended: 2014)
A highly publicized brand that was marketed extensively through bloggers, Belletto Studios offered a line of water based product that was very similar to Dinair. The company closed suddenly in 2015 leaving many customers with open customer care claims and unfulfilled orders.

BELLA VENTO (Ended: Circa 2019)
This smaller US company offered a water based range of seven foundations and three blush colors with an airbrush kit at a very reasonable price.

BE PRO (ended: 2018) 
This Michigan makeup company and academy offered a water based makeup line aimed at consumers, and a silicone based line created for professional use.

CAMERA READY AIRBRUSH MAKEUP (Aibrush product no longer available as of 2019)
Camera Ready Cosmetics is a Texas based pro makeup store that  distributed their own brand of water based airbrush foundation, comprising 10 well balanced shades at a reasonable price. Video Tutorial  Company Review

DIVINE AIRBRUSH (ended: 2018)
A family run cosmetic company that produced an airbrush line originally intended for the SPA and luxury market. The makeup was water based, made in the US and FDA approved. Kit Review, Video Tutorial,

COSMEJO (ended: Circa 2019)
A Korean company offering a silicone based makeup line.The website was in English. A Facebook page and YouTube channel are still online.

FINESSE AIRBRUSH (ended: 2021)
A budding UK based company offering a line of silicone based products comprising foundations, blush, shimmer and highlighter shades as well as a selection of color correctors and and eyebrow colors, all in .50 (15 ml.) sizes available individually or in starter packs

FLAWLESS FACE (ended: 2016) 
A short lived brand based in Texas, US, Flawless Face offered an extensive line of water based products including foundations, blushes and eye shadows. Company Review & Video Tutorial

FLAWLESS MUAIR (ended: circa 2017)
From India, Flawless MuAir offered a line of water based foundation and blush colors, with propietary equipment.

HOLLYWOOD AIR (ended: 2019)
Based in Tokio, Japan, this company offered a water based product line with proprietary tools and complements. The company was distributed in the United Kingdom through a local agent.
Kit Review & Video Tutorial

OCC -OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS (ended: 2018)
This super popular brand used to produce one of the best airbrush makeup formulas we ever tried. The company ended their airbrush makeup lines in 2015 to focus on their lip cosmetics lines that had become mainstream. The company went out of business in the first quarter of 2018, suddenly closing their website and cancelling their social media accounts, leaving thousands of fans worldwide shocked and disappointed. Company Review

STAGE LINE (Airbrush line and website ended: circa 2020, company still exists)
A large Spanish company producing a professional line of silicone based makeup in 34 different shades including foundations, blushes, shimmers and colors. Website is also in English. 

TECHNOAIR (ended: circa 2015)
A Spain based company, Techno Air offered water based makeup, body painting, tanning line, nail art and a vast array of proprietary equipment. Company Review

TRU AIRBRUSH MAKEUP (ended: 2019)
This company offered a water based foundation line with a special emphasis on natural, gluten free, mineral based ingredients.

TSZ COSMETICS (ended: circa 2017) An airbrush makeup company by Taiwanese celebrity makeup artist Nien Tsz Lee, offering over 70 shades in a variety of bases. While the website is no longer operating, Nien Tsz Lee is still actively working and can be contacted through her Facebook page.

USLU AIRLINES (ended: circa 2017)
A Germany based luxury brand by makeup artist Feride Uslu. This company offered a range of water based airbrush makeup with proprietary equipment.

VEEZOBELLA (ended: 2018)
This consumer brand offered an affordable line of 10 foundations and 3 blushes.The makeup was water based, and it was made in Germany, so it was EU and FDA compliant.

VISIGN (Ended: 2020)
This Dutch makeup brand is distributed across many European countries. Its Pro line offers a range of airbrush cosmetics called Xtreme Air Cosmetics that comprises foundations, blushers and a body colours for different applications. You can contact the website in English to find your nearest distributor.