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Build A Kit Beginner Friendly
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items How To Build Your Kit For Success When Starting To Take Clients.
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Hygiene
Makeup
Miscellaneous
Hygiene
These will be your besties when servicing clients, it keeps things hygienic. Clean with 70% alcohol to disinfect and once done with clients wash with soap and water then disinfect.
Stainless Steel Makeup Mixing Palette
Great to have in your kit if you have multiple clients but not enough brushes. Dries quickly and conditions your brushes bristles so they last longer. It has a stinky smell but it gets the job done.
Brush Cleaners – cinemasecrets
These disposable applicators will be your best friend when servicing clients. They keep things hygienic. You dip in once with it, use it, throw it away, get another one if need be. Do not use the applicators that came with the product on the clients,...
Amazon.com: Disposable Makeup Applicators Kit
SANITIZE SANITIZE SANTIZE. If you don’t do anything else please keep your products sanitized properly and your hands. You touch so much stuff throughout the day don’t put that on your clients face.
Isopropyl 70% Alcohol Antiseptic - 32oz - up&up™
Highly recommend getting these for your 70% alcohol and your brush cleaner so you have more room in your kit.
Amazon.com: Tiny Spray Bottles
You can also add these to your touch up kit for when it’s time for them to take the makeup off at night. These little things come in handy, you can pop it in your purse and go.
Neutrogena Facial Cleansing Makeup Remover Wipes - Travel Pack …
More cost effective than to keep buying paper towels and they soak up liquid better than paper towels.
Amazon Best Sellers: Best Dental Bibs
Capes are important when servicing clients to prevent their clothes from getting dirty in case of an accident.
Amazon.com: Makeup Capes For Clients
Great to have in order to cleanse the clients skin while prepping for the makeup application. Can also be used to cut the crease. I prefer the blue waterproof one.
Garnier Micellar Water Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Must have for those lip liners. Make sure you sanitize the sharpener with your alcohol, while submerging the pencil in alcohol for 2 minutes, sharpen, spray, sharpen one more time or until desired length and make sure you sanitize the cap.
Cosmetic Pencil Sharpeners - 2 Pack
You should have a first aid kit or bandages just in case something happens.
First Aid Kits & Supplies | Red Cross Store - American …
Multi use product. You can use the cotton pads/ wipes when you cleanse the skin. You can use the cotton swabs to cut the crease or apply the lip mask
Cotton Swabs and Cotton Balls
Makeup
Get a multi pack of these because you’ll go through them, gives an air brushed finish when applying powder. Once finished using it offer it to the client or dispose of it.
Amazon Best Sellers: Best Powder Puffs
If you want to save more money and would rather do these disposable sponges instead of powder puffs. You cut in them in half so it’s more bang for your buck. Don’t recommend using these for anything liquid it’ll soak up your product.
Amazon Basics Foam Wedges for Makeup, 32 Ct
Get them cut them in half and store in a sanitized container. Cutting them in half gives you more for your money. Offer it to the client or dispose of it do not wash and reuse on clients. If it’s your own personal one wash and reuse it as you wish.
Paw Paw: Super Soft Wonder Blender - Teardrop – Shop …
Cost friendly 14 piece brush set for $13. I haven’t experienced any shedding or wear and tear. I use these everyday on myself and clients, I’ve even gifted a set to someone. Easy to clean holds up beautifully.
Makeup Brush Set Manufacturer - BS MALL
Very opaque, smudge proof after you let it set for a few seconds, last all day, good if you or client have watery eyes. Scoop some out, put on your metal palette, use disposable applicator to apply. Make sure you close tightly can dry out if left ope...
AMC Eyeliner Gel - INGLOT
Holds brows in place. Scoop some out onto a clean sanitized metal or plastic mixing palette so there’s no cross contamination.
Brow Lift - Clear Eyebrow Gel - e.l.f. Cosmetics
You have a primer for oily skin, dry skin, and combo skin all in one pack.
Putty Face Primer Trio - Oily, Dry & Combination Skin
Absolutely 100% worth the investment! Mattifies makeup making it waterproof and transfer proof. This is more of a finishing spray than a setting spray where as a setting spray melts all your powders in and gets rid of cakiness.
A finishing spray loc...
On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
It’s a good idea to have a mixing medium in your kit just in case your liner is dried out and can be used to mix pigments and shadows in order to make your own liner. You don’t have to get this one specifically.
Duraline - INGLOT
Absolute must have, you have so many color choices. You get warm tones and cools tones. Make sure you sanitize and disinfect in between uses on clients.
54 pcs NABI Lip Liner Pencils : Lipstick Set
Great to have so you can customize your foundation shades if need be. Sometimes the foundations just isn’t perfect and this helps you to customize it to you and your client needs. I start with a 2 to 1 ratio so 2 pumps foundation 1 pump pigment, do a...
PRO.color Foundation Mixing Pigment | L.A. Girl …
Lip mask are great to have in case client has drier lips and needs moisturizing before lip application. Choose whatever brand you like I prefer Fenty Beauty Pudding lip mask.
Lip Mask
Miscellaneous
Great to have in your kit in case of emergencies, works for upset tummies, etc.You can add these in your touch up kits for clients who might eat after and need a little freshness.
Mints
Please invest in yourself. A directors chair (makeup chair) will save your back from so much strain of constantly bending down and it’ll bring the client eye level to you.
Directors Chairs | Amazon.com
If you choose to give touch up kits these super cute mini containers is easy to use to give clients setting powder, lipstick/ gloss in order to make the most of their makeup. Plus people love freebies and you’ll be someone they remember because of th...
Amazon.com: Sample Containers With Lids
Invest in some good shoes and add inserts for added support. You’ll notice a difference if you experience back pain after standing for long periods of time.
Shoe Inserts & Insoles - Foot Support
It’s good to have lotion in your kit because with all the sanitizing and washing of your hands you’ll want to moisturize your hands. You can’t have your rough hands on people faces. Just always nice to be over prepared than under prepared
Lotion
Good to have on/ in your touch up kits so you can brand yourself and have clients remember you. You can also do business cards
Amazon.com: Logo Stickers
You want to have scissors in your kit in case you have to trim your clients false lashes to fit the eye.
24K Gold-Plated Stainless Steel Eyelash Scissors
Best to have tweezers for applying lashes and in case you have hairs you need to pluck.
Amazon.com: Tweezers
Smell good but also sanitize your hands so you’re not just using straight alcohol on your hands.
Touchland : Hand Sanitizer - Target
Multi use product for your kit. Can use as a lip moisturizer, use to cut the crease, etc.
Vaseline
Can be used for your touch up kits. You can get a wide variety of colors and more for Amazon
Mesh Bags
Always have tissues in case of emergency.
Amazon.com: Kleenex Travel Packs