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CONTENT CREATOR MUST HAVES 📸🤳
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items The tools, apps, and gear I actually use to film, edit, and stay organized as a beauty creator. Whether you’re filming GRWMs, hair tutorials, or just vibing these are the essentials I keep within reach.
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Filming gear that makes life easy ⚙️ 📹
Apps & Digital tools I use constantly 🧠
On my desk / in my workflow 💻
Brand collab & content creation extras 📦
Filming gear that makes life easy ⚙️ 📹
These are the gadgets that help me get the right angle, lighting, and sound without needing a full production team besides myself
Sturdy, adjustable, and perfect for overhead or vertical filming. The color is super cute too.
Ring Light with Tripod - heyday™ Stone White
Crisp audio for voiceovers or talking videos, clips right on, no fuss. I also have one linked in my TikTok Shop
Wireless Microphone for iPhone
Lets you film in weird spots like your salon mirror or car dashboard.
Phone Suction Mounts
Great for filming while doing hair or makeup clamps to anything!
GOOSENECK PHONE HOLDER
If your lighting is bad, your video will be too. This fixes that fast.
Portable Video Light
Apps & Digital tools I use constantly 🧠
These apps keep me creative, consistent, and a little less overwhelmed. 😅
Free editing app that lets you add text, effects, captions it’s my go-to because I can save all of my videos without a watermark prior to posting and keep it in my camera roll incase I need to re-edit and recycle any type of footage.
CapCut Video Editor Download - Masterpieces Are Clicks Away
I use it for thumbnails, Instagram story templates, and now Benable graphics as well!
Canva
Keeps content calendars, brand collabs, and to do lists all in one place.
Notion
For aesthetic photo edits without overdoing it.
Adobe Lightroom mobile app | iPad, iPhone, and Android devices
Another video editing app, user friendly!
Splice: The Best Video Editing App
Another alternative editor that’s user friendly.
InShot - Video Editor & Maker
On my desk / in my workflow 💻
These tools help me batch film, edit faster, or organize my ideas. 💡
Prevents eye strain during long editing days.
Blue Light Blocking Glasses for Women/men 3Pack Computer Reading/Gaming/TV/Phones Glasses
Storage for all your raw clips, footage, brand assets, etc. so you don’t take up all your phone storage 🥲
Seagate Expansion 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard ...
Creates a clean filming space even if your room’s a mess. 😌. (It’s less than $10 rn)
Foldable Background Green Screen Backdrop for Chair Photography Gaming and Live Streaming
Smudged camera = blurry footage. This keeps things sharp ✨
Insignia™ - 2 oz. Screen Cleaning Solution - Blue
Brand collab & content creation extras 📦
The little things I use when working with brands or building my content creator kit.
Fun and cute fabrics for product flatlays or the backdrop of an unboxing.
Shason Textile Special Occasion Costume Satin 2 Yards Precut Fabric, Light Pink
Cute tabletop or handheld mirrors, aesthetic for filming makeup videos or swatch videos.
9.75" x 12" Gold Filigree Arch Tabletop Mirror with Adjustable Stand
Another prop background for aesthetic photo set ups.
Generic Mirrored Tray, Decorative Mirror for Perfume Organizer, Jewelry Dresser Organizer Tray & Display, Vanity Tray, Serving Tray
For packages, drawers, or #AD content
Adds a professional touch to packages and shelves.
DYMO LetraTag 100H Handheld Label Maker Pink
Fast, physical way to take notes
Post-it Dispenser Wave White: Plastic Desk Organizer & Note Holder, 3.422" Height, 3.641" Width, 1.25" Depth
Cute and easy way to stay organized whether it’s with your content or a work schedule
U Brands Undated 18-Month Desktop Calendar 17"x12" Mottled Dye: Perforated Pages, Multicolored, Adult Stationery
If you’re ever feeling washed out from your ring light you can get a filter for it (or even DIY one)
LED Ring Light Softbox Diffuser Collapsible Photography Video Light Softbox Diffuser14in
If you’re on TikTok Live, use Live Studio on your computer and watch your own LIVE from your phone while using this to get your likes up! Likes up = more engagement = more chances to be put on the FYP
Automatic Tapper