(photo courtesy of MACPro.com)
I often get asked the question, “What do I put in a kit”? Well my friends, since most LOVE MAC and they’re pretty much an industry standard for versatility, I will divulge with you what MAC Pro recommends as a ‘Student Kit’...
BASIC COLOUR KIT:
15 PRO PALETTE EYE SHADOW - BLANC TYPE, HUSH, YOGURT, PINK VENUS, WOODWINKED, MULCH, OMEGA, ESPRESSO, BRUN, PURPLE HAZE, SKETCH, CONTRAST, CLUB, PLUMAGE AND CARBON
4 PRO PALETTE BLUSHES - PINK SWOON, RAIZIN, PINCH ME AND GINGERLY
1 SCULPTING POWDER
1 SHAPE POWDER DEFINITIVE
6 LIPSTICKS - RUSSIAN RED, GIRL ABOUT TOWN, FILM NOIR, TWIG, FLESHPOT AND MORANGE
2 LIP PENCILS - SPICE AND CHESTNUT
2 EYE PENCILS – COFFEE AND SMOLDER
1 FLUIDLINE- BLACKTRACK
1 MASCARA – FORMULA OF CHOICE (IF I HAD TO PICK, I’D GO WITH ZOOMLASH)
4 SELECT COVER UP CONCEALERS – NC30, NC42, NW25, NW 45
4 FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION – N1, N9, C3, C6
3 MINERALIZE SKIN FINISHES – LIGHT, MEDIUM, DARK
PREP+PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER
4 LIPGLASS – CLEAR, SINNAMON, UNDERAGE AND WONDERSTRUCK
3 CREAM COLOUR BASE – LUNA, SHELL AND BAMBOO
3 EYE BROW PENCILS – FLING, LINGERING AND STUD
PENULTIMATE LINER – RAPID BLACK
3 PIGMENTS – VANILLA, TAN AND DARK SOUL
BRUSHES – 210 PRECISE EYE LINER, 129 POWDER/BLUSH, 224 TAPERED BLENDING, 266 SMALL ANGLE, 316 LIP, 252 LARGER SHADER
To be completely honest, the colour scheme for a majority of this list is really DARK this may be a kit intended for runway or old ladies or something, I dunno. If I were to compile my own list, it would go a little something like this...
15 PRO PALETTE EYE SHADOW - BLANC TYPE, BRULÉ, SHROOM, YOGURT, PINK VENUS, WOODWINKED, SATIN TAUPE, MULCH, OMEGA, ESPRESSO, BRUN, PURPLE HAZE, FIG. 1, CLUB, SCENE AND CARBON... but to be quite honest, MAC eye shadows have very poor colour payoff, I have seen drugstore brands that had better quality, I kid you not. I recommend other brands like Kett Cosmetics, Graftobian even Urban Decay (they rarely disappoint)
4 PRO PALETTE BLUSHES - PINK SWOON, RAIZIN, PINCH ME AND GINGERLY
1 SCULPTING POWDER
1 SHAPE POWDER DEFINITIVE
6 LIPSTICKS - RUSSIAN RED, GIRL ABOUT TOWN, PINK NOUVEAU, SNOB, REBEL, MYTH
4 LIP PENCILS - REDD, CHERRY, BRICK, WHIRL, SPICE
2 EYE PENCILS – COFFEE AND SMOLDER
1 FLUIDLINE- BLACKTRACK
MASCARA – skip it, go for a drug-store brand
4 SELECT COVER UP CONCEALERS – NC15, NC30, NW20, NW 45... I have all of them and I highly recommend them
4 FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION – N1, N9, C1, C9... your really only need the lightest and darkest shades, this way you mix and custom match to your client`s skin
3 MINERALIZE SKIN FINISHES – LIGHT, MEDIUM, DARK, definitely recommend these
GLOSS – just go for the multi purpose PRO gloss, it can be used all over the face, stay clear from Lipglass`, their consistency sucks,
2 CREAM COLOUR BASE – LUNA and maybe Bamboo... you really only need 1, a highlighter is a highlighter
EYE BROW PENCILS – skip, use powder or go for the MAC BROW SET
PENULTIMATE LINER – RAPID BLACK
PIGMENTS – VANILLA... you really don`t need the rest
BRUSHES – 208, 217, 224... if that, honestly you are better off going to Crown Brushes or Costco, I got an ENTIRE set for $21, they`re amazing and Taklon, which is synthetic there
extra things I recommend ***I recommend paint pots or PAINTS, they will help your eye shadow from creasing and fading. Hope you enjoyed this post, if anyone out there is reading this.
