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Skin Illustrator Flesh Tone Palette, 10 shades
Alcohol-activated10 shadesMix any fair-to-olive toneCovers tattoos
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Buyer question · Special effects makeup
What alcohol-activated palette mixes skin tones to color prosthetics and cover tattoos?
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Short answer
The Skin Illustrator Flesh Tone Palette. Its ten alcohol-activated colors include five base skin tones, a brown and four adjusters, so you can mix a match for fair to olive skin. Retailer Makeup Mania describes the line as durable, water and abrasion resistant, and says it works on foam latex, gelatin, plastic and silicone as well as skin.
At a glance
Best for
- Makeup artists coloring prosthetics, bald caps and appliances
- Covering tattoos: correct the ink first, then match the skin
- Matching many fair to olive skin tones from one palette
Skip it if
- You don't want to buy an activator: it only works with 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator
- You're matching deep skin: Skin Illustrator makes a separate palette for that
- You want everyday makeup that washes off with water
What we like
- Ten mixable tones with warm and cool adjusters
- Water and abrasion resistant, per retailer Makeup Mania
- Works on skin and on foam latex, gelatin and silicone, per Makeup Mania
- A buyer says the palette lasts quite some time
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 makeup artists mix with it
Base tones plus adjusters
Skin Illustrator built the palette around five base tones: Rice Paper, Natural 1 and 2 for many fair tones, Lao 1 and 2 for yellow undertones. Cedar Brown darkens, and the coral, olive, rose and vein-tone adjusters warm or cool a mix until it matches.
Made to last on skin and appliances
Retailer Makeup Mania describes the line as durable, water and abrasion resistant alcohol-activated makeup that works on foam latex, gelatin, plastic and silicone, the materials prosthetics are made from.
A tattoo-cover method a buyer uses
A buyer who reviewed it in 2025 on Mouldlife says it's her most used palette for covering tattoos: she knocks the ink back with the olive and coral adjusters, then covers it with the flesh tones.
A closer look
What buyers say
"I find this is my most used pallette when covering tattoos ."
"Tye olive and coral really take down the tattoo ink well, before covering it with the flesh tones."
"The pallette lasts quite some time."
What the ten shades do
Skin Illustrator's own guide to the palette. Start from a base tone, then adjust:
| Shade | 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, sponge or mascara wand.
- Pick a base tone, then add an adjuster: coral or rose to warm, vein tone or olive to cool, Cedar Brown to darken.
- To cover a tattoo, knock the ink back with the olive and coral adjusters first, then cover it with the flesh tones, the method a buyer describes.
- Remove with Telesis Beta Solv, Telesis Super Solv or Telesis Makeup Remover.
Activation and mixing from Skin Illustrator; the 30-second swirl from retailer Camera Ready Cosmetics; the tattoo step from a buyer's review.
Use it with
- 99% alcohol or Skin Illustrator Activator. Skin Illustrator says you must use one of these to activate the color.
- Telesis remover. Skin Illustrator names Telesis Beta Solv, Super Solv and Makeup Remover to take it off.
- The On Set Flesh Tone palette. The same ten colors in a pocket case for touch-ups. Read our page on it
Key details
- Shades
- 10: Rice Paper, Natural 1, Natural 2, Lao 1, Lao 2, Cedar Brown, Vein Tone, Coral Adjuster, Olive Adjuster 2, Rose Adjuster 2
- Skin range
- Fair to olive, 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 Makeup Mania
- Maker
- Premiere Products Inc. (PPI)
Skin Illustrator sells this palette in full size (7.25 x 3.5 in) and as the pocket On Set palette with the same ten shades. It 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
You must use Skin Illustrator Activator or 99% alcohol to activate the color pigment.
Questions buyers ask
Can it color prosthetics and bald caps?
Retailer Makeup Mania says the line works on foam latex, gelatin, plastic and silicone, and a buyer used it to blend a bald cap.
Will it cover a tattoo?
A buyer says it's her most used palette for covering tattoos: she knocks the ink back with the olive and coral adjusters, then covers with the flesh tones.
Is it waterproof?
Retailer Makeup Mania describes the line as water and abrasion resistant. It comes off with a remover, not soap and water.
Can I activate it with water or rubbing alcohol?
No. Skin Illustrator says to use only 99% alcohol or its own activators, never water or 70% alcohol.
Does it work on deep skin?
It's made for fair to olive skin. Skin Illustrator makes a separate palette for deeper tones.
The bottom line
For mixing skin tones that last on skin and on appliances, the Skin Illustrator Flesh Tone palette gives you five base tones and the adjusters to dial in a match. Get 99% alcohol or the activator with it.
Check price on AmazonHow this page was made
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 Palette
- Alcone: Flesh Tone Palette
- Camera Ready Cosmetics: Flesh Tone Palette and reviews
- Mouldlife: Flesh Tone Palette review
- Makeup Mania: Skin Illustrator palettes
Photos: Skin Illustrator (skinillustrator.com).
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