This article will express the importance of certain products and tools that I think are essential in every makeup artist’s kit. Organization and preparedness play an essential role in any job and also help to limit stress! The last thing you want is to show up unprepared on a set. Makeup artists need to act quickly and efficiently and solve problems on the fly. Hopefully you’ll find these suggestions helpful in creating a professional and functional kit.
1) Cosmetic Spatulas and Stainless Steel Palettes – Do not underestimate the usefulness of these tools. One of the primary concerns when working with clients is to maintain a high level of hygiene. You want to make sure you’re not dipping your brush into a product after you’ve already applied it on your client’s face. This is especially true for emollient, liquid, or cream based products that can easily accumulate bacteria. Dip the spatula into the product and extract only what you think you’ll need for the job at hand. Scrape a small amount of product and place it on a sterile palette and avoid any double dipping.
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at 9:05 am
Thanks for all the tips ! Baking soda is a wonderful idea ! I’m a makeup artist too, I love the moment when I have to choose what I put in my kit for a job !
at 11:10 pm
Very helpful I’m a new up and coming makeup artist so this helps me a lot to know what I should start putting in my kit
at 4:45 pm
I’m so happy to hear that, Katie! I’ll probably be doing a part two very soon. This only covers the very basic tools! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment 🙂
at 4:47 pm
You’re welcome! It’s certainly a great alternative to some of the other expensive exfoliating products out there x
at 7:57 pm
thank you soo much of the very helpful tips and ideas <3
at 8:39 pm
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you found it helpful. Thanks for writing! x
at 9:02 pm
Thank you, Im starting my Makeup career and it helps to get feed back from other professional Makeup Artist.
at 6:55 pm
You’re very welcome! I’ll be doing more of these types of posts very soon. Glad you found it helpful 🙂
at 1:14 am
Would love to see more articles!! Trying to help stock my daughters kit (she is a newbie!) so any suggestions are much appreciated!
at 7:46 pm
Thank you! I’m actually in the middle of working on a part two for this post! I’m going to keep writing them in sections, so hopefully they will help prove helpful for you and your daughter 🙂
at 2:48 am
– I’m so the same way…which can be really hard when you’re an aritrt/illustratos. People want me to do illustrations in the order the pages come in…and inspiration just doesn’t work that way. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that! Good for you, for doing it YOUR way. That shows some real chutzpah. (Just a little yiddish, to end on.) January 10, 2011 – 9:38 am