I've gotten a good amount of feedback and questions about my makeup artist background and kit. Therefore, I thought that I would do a series of posts related to my makeup kit and other MUA information.
I posted my video about pursuing my passion for makeup artistry and some people have assumed that I just started doing makeup. This isn't the case, I've been doing makeup for over 7 years (although I have never had professional training and I am self taught).
I also have never taken makeup artistry seriously as a business. I didn't have an extensive kit, I didn't have a budget, I didn't have a portfolio or marketing material. Usually I would only do makeup for referrals or people I knew personally who would ask me to do it for them. Now, I've decided to actually pursue this as a business and possible career. I already have a degree in Economics, I just recently received my German business license, I am working on my portfolio and I have my budgeting plan all set. So see, that is what I mean by taking it seriously!
Now on to the fun stuff, what's in my kit!
SETTING POWDERS
Ben Nye Luxury Powder
SHADES I CARRY
Banana, Buff, Beige Suede, Cameo, Nutmeg and Dark Cocoa
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use these mainly to set concealer under the eye and anywhere I put concealer to highlight . I also use it to go underneath contour to emphasize the contour and sometimes as a setting powder on super oily clients.
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
SHADES I CARRY
Light, Light Plus, Medium, Medium Plus, Medium Dark, Medium Plus, Dark and Dark Deep
WHAT I USE IT FOR
This is my go to setting powder over foundation. I love the way it sits on the skin, I love the glow it gives. I also like to use it as a foundation, by itself, by using it with a slightly damp brush for a natural look.
bareMinerals Mineral Veil
SHADES I CARRY
Original Mineral Veil, Tinted Mineral Veil, Ready SPF Tinted Touch Up Veil
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use this to set foundation when I want to set very lightly and want the skin to look like there is no foundation on it. I also use this on my sensitive skin clients and as an alternative to MAC because some people prefer other brands.
bareMinerals Bisque
SHADES I CARRY
Bisque
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use this to set undereye concealer on my really fair clients that don't need much concealer and don't need a heavy setting powder. This can also be used alone as a concealer but I never do that.
bareMinerals Well Rested
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use this to set undereye concealer on my really fair clients that need very little concealer but have more yellow undertones. This
can also be used alone as a concealer but I never do that.
Laura Mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use this to set foundation on my really fair clients who don't like a lot of makeup on their skin.
I generally like to carry a variety of products and brands so that I can have options and it also helps when someone may have had an allergic reaction to a certain product because then I have alternatives! I know I should probably condense my kit but for now, I like having options as I haven't learned every tip and trick yet!
Let me know if you guys have any questions! Also, I'm an eternal student so let me know if you have any feedback and/or suggestion as I love to hear new ideas on things.
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I've been upgrading my freelance kit for the past few months now. I recently tried the Ben Nye Beige Suede and Banana Powders on myself and I loved them so I decided to order some for my kit. I ordered 3 light shades and 3 darker shades. There are additional shades available but I settled on these 6 and I think I'll be able to cover any client with these shades.
Ben Nye Luxury Powder
Shades Purchased: Cameo, Buff, Banana, Beige Suede, Nutmeg, Dark Cocoa
Price: $7.99-$8.50 USD
for 1.5oz
Available at CameraReadyCosmetics
Now I mostly use these powders to set concealer underneath the eyes and on super oily clients to set their t-zone and/or face depending on how oily the person is. I absolutely love these powders and they will continue to be a staple makeup product both in my personal and professional collections.
Let me know if you have any questions about these powders and I will be more than happy to answer them for you.
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So I mentioned in my previous haul that I am stepping my kit game up. With this step up, I decided to get new foundations. I was debating between Eve Pearl, Graftobian and Bobbi Brown. Graftobian won out because it had great reviews and was honestly the most cost effective. I decided to get the Warm and Neutral Palettes because I thought it would be good for a majority of clients and I could always make it work by using powders to manipulate the color.
I've already used the warm palette a few times and I really love the finish. I definitely think that I could have just purchased the Warm Palette and been fine since I'm just started to build a clientele.
Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Super Palette
Shades Purchased: Warm - Graceful Swan, Ingenue, Vixen, Femme Fatale, Enchantress, Temptress, Sunlit Linen, Buttermilk, Deser Sand, Golden Sunset, Winter Wheat, Deep Xanthe, Midnight Marigold, Ginger, Burnt Amber, Pecan, Sienna, Caramel
Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Super Palette
Shades Purchased: Neutral - Bombshell, Prima Donna, Leading Lady, Sweet Heart, Glamour Girl, Cabaret Kitten, Broadway Star, Show Stopper, Screen Goddess, Diva, Chestnut, Warm Umber, Hazelnut, Hidden Magic, Nightfall, Olivia, Smoke, Soft Wisp
Price: $69.99 USD/per palette
Available at CameraReadyCosmetics
Highly recommend these palettes (well at least the warm one since I haven't tested out the cool yet!)
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Check out my Pro Haul video! This is the haul that I posted about yesterday and I talk a little bit more about free-lancing!
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Hey guys! So I've decided to pursue my passion and try to become a professional makeup artist. I have dabbled in freelancing in the past but I've always had a main job that prevented me from really going for it full time and also my jobs paid the bills! Well now that I'm in Germany and a stay-at-home mom, I have the opportunity to try it out. The first thing on my agenda was to get a business license which I did. The process was pretty simple, the only difficulty was the language barrier as I speak very little German and only some of the licensing office professionals speak English. The next step I had to take was updating my kit. Now this is possibly the most daunting task because although I've been pretty financially responsible, it is hard to invest money into something without the knowledge of how long it will take to make the money back and not knowing if your dream will succeed or fail.
The first things I purchased were foundations which I will write about later. The second thing I bought were some disposables and kit needs which I will also share later. This is my latest haul and since it's the largest, I thought I would share this haul first.
Also, I know this may seem like a lot of product but I'm "investing" in my business and this is kind of the start-up costs. I also have a MAC pro card so I received a discount on these items (like I mentioned prior, I free-lanced in the past which is how/why I have a pro card).
I really wanted to use great setting powders so I decided to purchase my
favorite ones which are MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Naturals. These powders can also be used with damp for more coverage and I often use it that way for a foundation like finish.
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
Shades Purchased: Light, Light Plus, Medium, Medium Plus, Medium Dark, Dark, Medium Deep and DarkDeep
Price: $29 USD/each
Available at MAC
The next thing I purchased were correctors. I haven't tried MAC Correctors before but I wanted to give them a try so I purchased four colors that I thought would work in my kit.
MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector
Shades Purchased: Light Peach, Pure Orange, Ochre, Burnt Coral
Price: $12 USD/each
Available at MAC
The next items I purchased were concealers. I love MAC's Pro Longwear Concealers but I think that the studio finish concealers are more versatile and easier to control. I'm a little upset that I purchased these as I hear MAC is releasing concealer mini palettes but I needed my concealers now so I'll deal!
MAC Studio Finish Concealer
Shades Purchased: NC15, NW30, NW15, NW40, NC45, NC30
Price: $18 USD/each
Available at MAC
Up next are Pigments. I have so many bareMinerals loose eyeshadows that I didn't think I needed any more loose eyeshadows but I thought that I would give pigments a chance and get a few of them in the most popular colors.
MAC Pigment
Shades Purchased: Naked, Naked Deep Dark & Tan
Price: $21 USD/each
Available at MAC
...and there is more. I purchased two of the lip palettes. I usually like to use lipsticks in the tube and just scrape off the amount needed for a client but that takes up space and I'm trying to be efficient and consolidate so I purchased the palettes. I want to get two more but they are currently sold out.
MAC Pro Lip Palette
Shades Purchased: Editorial Reds (Lady Danger, On Hold, Russian Red, MAC Red, Ruby Woo, Dare You) & Preferred Pinks (Pretty Please, Please Me, Lovelorn, Creme De La Femme, Show Orchid, Violetta)
Price: $40 USD/each
Available at MAC
I needed a line filler so I got one...yeah.
MAC Prep & Prime Line Filler
Shades Purchased: n/a
Price: $20 USD
Available at MAC
I also needed some brow pencils because after doing a trial I realized that I needed to step my game up when it comes to brow colors.
MAC Eye Brows
Shades Purchased: Spiked, Lingering, Strut, Brunette, Stud & Fling
Price: $15 USD/each
Available at MAC
I also purchased a Chromographic Pencil.
MAC Chromographic Pencil
Shades Purchased: NW25/NC30
Price: $15 USD/each
Available at MAC
The last (hooray) thing I purchased were eyeshadows.
MAC Eye Shadow Pans
Shades Purchased: Samoa Silk, Brule, Carbon, Rule, Jest, Folie, Chrome Yellow
Price: $12 USD/each
Available at MAC
I also purchased the eyeshadow palettes to put the correctors and eyeshadows in. The four pan palette is $9. The large palette is $18 and the 15 pan insert is $9. Again, I did use my pro discount for these items so I did not pay full price. This purchase is for my professional makeup kit so that is why there is so much stuff!
Please let me know if you have any feedback or questions!
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