Introduction
To create your first make up kit, you’ll need a basic set of materials, consisting of tools and cosmetics. All materials must be protected to prevent breakage and never exposed to high temperatures. In the case of a personal make up kit, a vanity case is sufficient to store all your products. Once you decide to become a professional make up artist, you’ll need to invest in a hard case with several compartments to separate your products into groups and a blanket for brushes.
To work as a professional make up artist, it’s ideal to keep your equipment in a make up artist’s suitcase which incorporates a mirror and white lights on its own stand.
Personal make up kit
As the name suggests, this is for doing your own make up. Brushes are shorter so you can get closer to the mirror when applying products.
Another important difference between a professional and personal make up kit is that in a personal kit you don’t need several shades and textures of foundation. You’ll just need a pale tone for winter and darker one for summer. You also don’t need to vary the textures of foundation. Choose which one suits you personally.
As a professional make up artist, part of your job will be to advise clients on the range of products they need in their personal make up kits and how to apply them.
The Basic Professional Kit
For a basic professional make up kit, you need:
- A set of brushes: minimum 10. The essential ones are for the application of: foundation, concealer, eye shadow, eye liner, blusher, powder and lip colour, a bevelled brush for eyebrows, a comb for eyelashes and eyebrows and a fan brush.
Creating your make up kit
- Moisturiser for all skin types
- Facial cleansing milk
- Toner
- Cleansing wipes
- Tissues
- Make up foundation in 4 shades
- Corrector (concealer) palettes, warm and cool eye shadows, blushers and lipsticks.
- Translucent powder (this is very important for any video or photography work.)
- Eye liner: black and brown
- Lip liner: a variety of colours
- Dual sharpener: for normal and larger size pencils
- Black and brown mascara
- Latex sponges to apply make up
- Tweezers for hair removal
- Individual false eyelashes and eyelash glue in black and transparent
- Alcohol gel or spray to disinfect materials, surfaces and hands before and after make up
- Lip moisturiser
- Powder puffs to apply translucent powder
Complete Professional Kit
For a full professional kit, it’s important to incorporate each new season’s colours. Take into account the different range of skin tones when choosing foundations. Always carry a set of hairdressing tools for touching up hair. If you regularly do make up for brides or for photography shoots, it’s worth including a small manicure and sewing set, in case there are any unforeseen, last minute emergencies. You’ll be greatly appreciated! A professional kit should include the following:- Brush kit: include a few of each brush types for spares
- Serums and creams for every skin type to apply before make up
- Cleansing gel and cream
- Thermal water to cool make up during a long photo shoot
- Make up foundations in various shades and textures: sticks, compact, fluid and powder
- Translucent powder and loose powder
- Eyeliners in various textures and colours
- Lip liners in a variety of colours
- Eye shadow in various textures for different effects
- Lip colours in different textures and seasonal shades
- False eyelashes – strip lashes, clusters, individual, and fantasy
- Correction liquid, cream and illuminators
- Eyelash glue in black and white
- Elements of fantasy make up - glitter, shiny stickers, face paints etc.
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