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Lemondrop Tests: Can the Temptu Airbrush make you look like a Hollywood star?

The Temptu Airbrush applicator has been the on-set special-effects machine for scoring complexion perfection for nearly 30 years, spraying famous faces from the cast of "Gossip Girl" to the reptilian Rebecca Romijn in "X-Men." For the first time ever, Temptu is going to be available to the public at Sephora.com later this month for $225. That's some serious cash for a machine that puts your makeup on for you.

This is easy to work -- we didn't even wait for the live demo before picking it up and spraying ourselves down. Point the pen-shaped nozzle at your mug, press a button, and a fine mist of makeup is applied evenly over your face.

The makeup is waterproof, smudge-proof and, due to the spray-on effect, gives skin a pixelated, softened look. Once gussied up, I headed to work. Then headed out for drinks. Then dinner. Then dancing. Then home, where I slept in my makeup.

And the eerie part? It was still there the next day. So it's not only easy to use, it has serious staying power. If dinner, drinks and dancing don't knock it off, we're rating this baby beach-ready.

Price: $225
Rating: 5 out of 5 ShamWows

Jenny Muller is a beauty writer living in San Francisco.




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