The airbrushing depends on WHO is applying the makeup. They HAVE to know what they are doing !! I went to 2 makeup artists, Maureen Pedala used the airbrush to lightly cover any imperfections and conture...she sprayed me for maybe 5 seconds......Someone else caked me on w/ concealer and then airbrushed my ENTIRE face for about 4 minutes (i'm not exaggerating) So w/ Maureen, the airbrush looked flawless and natural - and was very comfortable. w/ the other girl it felt (AND LOOKED) like I had 12 layers of makeup on my face !!!