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Skin Illustrator On Set Flesh Tone Palette, 10 colors
Pocket size, 4.25 x 3.5 inAlcohol-activated10 skin tonesPocket sizeCovers tattoos
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Buyer question · Special effects makeup
What pocket-size makeup palette covers tattoos and holds up through sweat?
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Short answer
The Skin Illustrator On Set Flesh Tone Palette. It puts all ten of Skin Illustrator's alcohol-activated skin tones in a 4.25 x 3.5 inch case, so it fits a set bag or kit for touch-ups. Retailer Camera Ready Cosmetics says it covers tattoos, and a recent buyer says it covers her tattoos under stage lights without rubbing or sweating off.
At a glance
Best for
- Covering tattoos for stage, film or a long event
- Makeup artists who need touch-ups on set from a small kit
- Matching fair to olive skin with mixable tones
Skip it if
- You don't want to buy an activator: it only works with 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator
- You want a big palette to work from all day: the full-size Flesh Tone palette has the same ten colors
- You use a sponge: the small cells suit a brush or mascara wand
What we like
- All ten Flesh Tone colors in a pocket case
- Warm and cool adjusters to fine-tune a match
- Alcohol-activated for long wear
- Camera Ready Cosmetics says it also works on foam latex, gelatin and silicone
Good to know
- Needs 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator, never water or 70% alcohol
- Comes off with a remover such as Telesis, not soap and water
- Cracks in the dried color cells are normal and don't affect it, per the maker
Why it works for tattoos and long days
Alcohol-activated color
The colors only move when you activate them with 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator.
Buyers use it to hide tattoos
Retailer Camera Ready Cosmetics says the formula covers tattoos, and two buyers this fall say it covered their tattoos, one under stage lights and one on their fingers for most of the day.
Tones you can mix to any fair-to-olive skin
The ten colors run from pale pink to deep yellow. Skin Illustrator gives each one a job: Natural 1 and 2 for many fair tones, Lao 1 and 2 for yellow undertones, Cedar Brown to darken, and coral, olive and rose adjusters to warm or cool a mix.
Small enough to carry
Skin Illustrator calls it a mini version of its full-size Flesh Tone palette, with all ten colors in a pocket-size case for touch-ups on set.
A closer look
What buyers say
"It covers my tattoos in a way that does not show under stage lights. It does not rub off. It does not sweat off."
"I took a shower and it did not come off in the shower!"
"It covered my finger Tattoos very well and lasts almost all day"
What the ten colors do
Skin Illustrator's own guide to the palette. Start from a base tone, then adjust:
| Color | What Skin Illustrator says it's for |
|---|---|
| Rice Paper | Lightens a mix, or matches pale skin on its own |
| Natural 1 | Base for many fair skin tones; leans yellow |
| Natural 2 | Base for many fair skin tones; leans yellow |
| Lao 1 | Base for yellow-undertoned skin |
| Lao 2 | Base for yellow-undertoned skin |
| Cedar Brown | Warm brown: adds a tan or darkens the base tones |
| Vein Tone | Cools a mix toward beige |
| Coral Adjuster | Warms a mix, adds a golden quality |
| Olive Adjuster 2 | Makes a color more olive |
| Rose Adjuster 2 | Warms a mix |
Skin Illustrator says the palette suits fair to olive complexions; it makes a separate palette for deeper skin.
How to use it
- Activate the color with Skin Illustrator Activator, Slow Activator or 99% alcohol. Skin Illustrator says not to use 70% alcohol, MEK, acetone, water or any other solvent.
- Spray or dab the activator onto the color and swirl for at least 30 seconds.
- Apply with a brush or mascara wand. Skin Illustrator notes sponges may be too big for the cells.
- Use a color alone or mix it with other Skin Illustrator tones until it matches the skin.
- Seal the makeup with a sealer spray, as Skin Illustrator recommends.
- Remove with Telesis Beta Solv, Telesis Super Solv or Telesis Makeup Remover.
Steps from Skin Illustrator's directions; the 30-second swirl comes from retailer Camera Ready Cosmetics.
Use it with
- 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator. Skin Illustrator says you must use one of these to activate the color.
- A sealer spray. Skin Illustrator recommends sealing the makeup when you're done.
- Telesis remover. Skin Illustrator names Telesis Beta Solv, Super Solv and Makeup Remover to take it off.
- The full-size Flesh Tone palette. Same ten colors in a bigger case for the work table. Read our page on it
Key details
- Colors
- 10: Rice Paper, Natural 1, Natural 2, Lao 1, Lao 2, Cedar Brown, Vein Tone, Coral Adjuster, Olive Adjuster 2, Rose Adjuster 2
- Case size
- 4.25 x 3.5 in, per Skin Illustrator
- Activates with
- 99% alcohol, Skin Illustrator Activator or Slow Activator
- Removes with
- Telesis Beta Solv, Super Solv or Makeup Remover
- Works on
- Skin; foam latex, gelatin, plastic and silicone, per Camera Ready Cosmetics
- Maker
- Premiere Products Inc. (PPI)
Skin Illustrator doesn't publish a net weight.
Full ingredient list
Titanium Dioxide, Ultra Marine Blue, DBP Dibutyl Phthalate, Black Iron Oxide, D&C Red #7 Ca Lake, FD & C Red 36 Al Lake, Yellow Iron Oxide, D & C Red #36, FD&C Yellow 6 Al Lake, Brown Iron Oxide, D & C Yellow #10 Al Lake, FD & C Blue 1 Al Lake, Hydrated Chrome Oxide, Chrome Oxide Green, D&C Red 34 Ca Lake, Red Iron Oxide. As listed by retailers Alcone and Camera Ready Cosmetics; Skin Illustrator does not publish a list on its site.
From the maker
Do not use 70% alcohol, MEK, acetone, water or any other solvent.
Questions buyers ask
Will it cover a tattoo?
Retailer Camera Ready Cosmetics says the formula covers tattoos, and two buyers this fall say it covered theirs, one under stage lights.
Will it sweat off?
Skin Illustrator makes no sweat claim for this palette, but a buyer who wears it on stage says it doesn't rub or sweat off, and survived a shower. Sealing it helps it last.
Can I use water or rubbing alcohol?
No. Skin Illustrator says to use only 99% alcohol or its own activators, never water or 70% alcohol.
How is it different from the full-size Flesh Tone palette?
Same ten colors. The On Set version is a smaller, pocket-size case.
How do I take it off?
Skin Illustrator names Telesis Beta Solv, Telesis Super Solv or Telesis Makeup Remover.
Will it match my skin?
It's made for fair to olive skin. Mix the base tones and adjusters until the color matches.
The bottom line
If you need tattoo cover that lasts through sweat and long days, and you want it in your pocket, the Skin Illustrator On Set palette gives you all ten flesh tones in a small case. Bring 99% alcohol to activate it.
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Smoov Discovery wrote this page from the maker's own product information and from customer reviews published on other retailers' sites, listed below. We did not test the product ourselves. Nothing here comes from Amazon.
Sources
- Skin Illustrator: Flesh Tone On Set Palette
- Alcone: On Set Flesh Tone Palette
- Camera Ready Cosmetics: On Set Flesh Tone Palette and reviews
- Stage Makeup Online: On Set Flesh Tone Palette and reviews
Photos: Skin Illustrator (skinillustrator.com).
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