These are the basic supplies that you should always have with you. Skincare
Foundation palette Lip and cheek palette Eye shadows Full brush kit
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Transfer moisturizers into smaller plastic jars and bottles, or purchase the smallest size container of each product. Keep all moisturizing products together in a large zip-top plastic bag or makeup bag. Appropriate skincare makes a huge difference in how makeup looks, so be prepared to cleanse and hydrate the face before applying any makeup.
Eye makeup remover, both non-oily and a product for removing waterproof makeup Eye cream Face lotion
Rich, moisturizing face cream
Shine-control lotion
Face balm
Lip balm
Body lotion
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CONCEALER, FOUNDATION, POWDER
You will need a full range of foundation shades in order to properly match any skin tone you encounter. If using stick foundations, slice off sections, and put them into a palette; transfer your moisturizing and oil-free foundations into smaller bottles.
Five shades of corrector
At least ten shades of concealer
At least fifteen shades of foundation in a variety of formulas Four to five shades of tinted moisturizer
Six shades of loose powder (from white, for use on porcelain skin, to dark brown)
Mix-in pigments— yellow, black, red, blue — are a help to correct wrong color foundation.
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BLUSH
A complete kit includes a full range of blush in both neutrals and brighter shades in powder, cream, gel, and shimmer formulas, and a range of bronzers. Blushes are also used as eye shadow to achieve bright color in magazine work. It’s also possible to mix a blush with clear lip balm for an extreme effect.
Six to eight shades of powder blush, from soft neutrals to brights Five shades of cream blush (can be placed in a palette)
Two to three shades of gel blush Four shades of bronzing powder Five shades of shimmer blush or bronzer
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EYES
Include a wide variety of eye shadows in a range of colors and formulas, with pencils, brow pencils, and mascaras. The best way to arrange the shadows is in specially made palettes that have slots for the eye shadow containers. Arrange each palette by shade family, and label the palettes accordingly, so you can see at a glance which one you need. Making separate palettes for brights, shimmers, neutrals, and liners will help keep the kit organized.
Make sure you have all of your makeup tools, and don’t forget to include cotton swabs or a nonoily eye makeup remover as well as a waterproof one. It’s always better to be overprepared, than underprepared.
Four shades of all-over shadow color, such as white, bone, toast, and banana
A wide range of shadows to use as a lower lid color, include at least twelve choices
Three to six shades of shadow to use as liner, such as black, navy, medium brown, dark brown, dark green, and plum
Twelve shimmery shadows in a range of shades Six to ten bold shadow and liner colors Tinted and clear brow gels
Brow pencils in brown, blond, reddish brown, gray, taupe, and ash Eye pencils in dark gray, brown, black, dark green, plum, and navy
Gel eyeliner in black, dark gray, and dark brown, optional extra colors could include violet and dark green
Black and dark brown mascara in both a thickening and a waterproof formula (colored mascaras are optional)
False eyelashes, both strips and individual
Eyelash glue; precolored glue in black helps fill the lash line
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LIPS
It’s easy to carry an extensive selection of lipsticks, because slices can be arranged in a palette. Using lipstick is the quickest and easiest way to change both a model’s face and the feel of a photograph. In addition to the everyday colors, I like to keep an array of more unusual lip colors as well as other creamy pigments from the color wheel. It’s amazing what a black lipstick does.
At least twenty different shades in a wide range of colors. These can be mixed to create dozens more. Essential colors include pale beige, pale pink, light orange, bright pink, bright orange, bright red, deep red, deep wine
At least ten shimmery lipsticks in a wide range of colors At least ten lip glosses in a wide range of colors At least ten lip pencils in a wide range of colors
A cream-based color wheel for blending
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TOOLS
A complete set of brushes stored in a brush roll
Spray-on brush cleaner
Disposable makeup sponges
Cotton swabs
Cotton pads
Tissues
Tweezers Eyelash curler
Baby scissors (for trimming unruly brows)
Disposable mascara wands Water spray bottle
Makeup artists keep backups. Keep an extra set of brushes and all the products you can’t live
without in your home or office so you can access them if anything happens to your kit.
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ESSENTIAL EXTRAS
Keep these things in your kit because you just never know when you might need them.
Hand disinfectant Baby wipes Mints Baby oil Eyedrops
Sheer, red, and chocolate nail polish Nail polish remover Extra zip-top plastic bags Hand mirror
Protein bars, almonds, or other snacks—you will often be working through lunch and other meals
Paperback book for downtime, notebook for writing down inspirations Business cards, as you never know whom you’ll meet
TRICKS FOR PACKING YOUR KIT
Slice any product that comes in a stick (foundation, lipstick, bronzers, blushes), and put the slices into palettes. That way, you can have a whole array of shades in front of you at once.
Use zip-top plastic bags to store things and rubber bands to hold lip glosses and pencils together.
Use a label maker to label every bag, box, and palette neatly.
It’s important for makeup artists to have a system. Pack your kit the same way each time, so you can find things in a hurry.
THE FUN KIT (at right)
These are the extra things you won’t need very often, so store them all together in a separate plastic bag or makeup kit.
Sparkle and glitter powders
Nail polish in an array of colors
Intense theatrical eye shadow shades and blushes
Lip lacquers and matte stains in bold colors
Self-tanner and/or bronzing gel for the body
Body paints
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