5) Lip scrub and balm – These are two of the most coveted items in my kit. I have encountered so many chapped lips on both men and women and it makes it extremely hard to apply any lip products with such a rough canvas. I really like the Fresh Sugar Lip Polish for exfoliating the lips and Carmex lip balm to keep them moisturized afterwards. Carmex lip balm is especially beneficial because it has a nearly matte so it’s perfect for male clients that don’t want a glossy finish.
If you’re a makeup artist on a budget you can always take two tablespoons of white or brown sugar and mix it in with a half a tablespoon of olive oil to create a thick paste. You can keep this concoction refrigerated and bring it in a small Tupperware container to use as a home-made lip scrub while prepping for the makeup application!
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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