Just Another Stay At Home Mummy: Makeup Kit Basics

If you are a makeup artist, student or aspiring makeup artist and you are just starting out and want to start building your makeup kit, I'm going to tell you the basics you need to build your kit. If you want to be a freelance makeup artist you may want to think about adding business cards, promotion for your business which if you use social media it's absolutely free and you will also need to create a portfolio.

As a makeup artist myself I know how stressful it was when I started out and being on a tight ass budget and not being able to afford everything I wanted but don't feel like you need to have everything in your kit and don't worry about having all expensive brands or all one brand in your kit, your kit should be a reflection of what you think the best products are in the universe. You should have a variety of brands in your kit. Same with brushes don't think you need to go out and buy every single makeup brush under the sun just buy the basics.

Hand sanitiser

Water in a spray bottle

To thin out product.

Moisturiser

For all skin types.

Lashes and lash glue

Palette and palette knife

To scape products, lip stick and foundation and so it's hygienic.

Paper towel

Pencil eye liners

Gel Liner

Gel usually comes in a pot and is applied with a fine brush. It's great for wings looks.

Primer

Skin primers are products that even out the surface of the skin. They fill small wrinkles and pores, giving the skin a month appearance.

Foundation

You will want to purchase 3-5 different foundation shades, light, medium and dark and you can mix if you need to match to suit skin tone.

Concealers

Concealers are the same as foundation purchase light, medium and dark and match to suit skin tone.

Cleansers

Cleansing products remove dirt, sweat and bacteria that build up on the surface of the skin. For clients with oily skin you would want to use products that remove a little oil whereas for clients with dry skin, you will need hydrating products.

Transulencent powder

Suits every skin tone and it sets the makeup.

Blush

I suggest to get a blush palette that contains 5-6 different blush shades of pink, red and peach.

Bronzer

Matte and shimmer bronzer.

Brown and black mascara

Eye shadow

You can purchase a natural colour palette and a bright colour palette.

Brow palette

I would suggest purchasing a brow pallet that way you can watch different skin tone and hair colours.

Lipsticks

5-8 different colours in nude, pink, peach, brown, red and colourful shades if you want to add to your kit.

Lip glosses

In pink, red, neutral and glitter glosses.

Lip liners

Lipliners to match lipsticks.

Brushes

Like I mentioned at the beginning of this post you don't need to get every makeup brush under the sun just make sure you get the basics.

Kabuki brush: To apply mineral powder

Powder/Blush brush: To apply powder foundation and blush

Flat top stippling brush:To apply list powder or creamy products

Angled contour brush: For blending and contouring

Large fan brush: To apply blush, blending or highlighting or for brushing off excess powder.

Liquid foundation brush: To apply liquid foundation

Concealer brush: For concealing

Medium blender brush: For blending

Short haired shadow brush: For applying precision to the crease of the eye

Short haired pointer brush: Great for applying shadow to finer areas such as under the eye or along the lash line

Brow brush: Essential for subtly feathering brow powder to brows

Lip brush: To apply lipstick perfectly

Angled lining brush: For precise eyeliner application

Extras:

Makeup remover wipes

Makeup remover wipes are excellent and handy cleansing products when you are working quickly to remove makeup or prep and cleanse the skin before makeup application.