cosmetic compressed air | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:36:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg cosmetic compressed air | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 Air to the rescue! https://blog.elgi.com/application-stories/air-to-the-rescue/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:01:37 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=2631 Nerf guns have been all the rage since they were launched, and they seem to be part of most top toys lists as 2019 rolls out too. Perfect partners on countless rescue missions and covert army operations, kids can’t seem to get enough of these. Dressed in camos and fatigues, you’ll find these little soldiers … Continue reading Air to the rescue!

The post Air to the rescue! first appeared on ELGi.]]> Nerf guns have been all the rage since they were launched, and they seem to be part of most top toys lists as 2019 rolls out too. Perfect partners on countless rescue missions and covert army operations, kids can’t seem to get enough of these. Dressed in camos and fatigues, you’ll find these little soldiers “trigger”, happily engaged in hours of Rambo or Terminator inspired pretend-play.

The post Air to the rescue! first appeared on ELGi.]]> Contour and highlight with air! https://blog.elgi.com/application-stories/contour-highlight-air/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:16:11 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=2273 When it comes to cosmetics, almost everyone is familiar with the concept of traditional makeup and its application using brushes, sponges or fingers. However, a lesser known technique is the airbrush makeup where cosmetics are applied using an airbrush system. The first airbrush was invented in 1879 by Abner Peeler. He used spare parts from … Continue reading Contour and highlight with air!

The post Contour and highlight with air! first appeared on ELGi.]]> When it comes to cosmetics, almost everyone is familiar with the concept of traditional makeup and its application using brushes, sponges or fingers. However, a lesser known technique is the airbrush makeup where cosmetics are applied using an airbrush system.

The first airbrush was invented in 1879 by Abner Peeler. He used spare parts from a jeweller’s workshop and called it the ‘paint distributor’. Later, his wife, Phoebe renamed it as an airbrush. Four years later, a company by the name of Liberty Walkup began marketing Peeler’s invention. In 1893, Thayer and Chandler Art Materials presented the first modern airbrush at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The device resembled the body of a pen and operated a lot like the modern airbrushes today.

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