Developing my kit

So recently I've become super motivated with pursuing my passion (makeup... if that wasn't obvious from this blog) as a career. Here's a personal record of sorts of what I'm aiming for my kit to consist of. Does anyone have any recommendations for a carrier for this?

(bolded = need to buy)


TOOLS
- 100 disposable mascara applicators/spoolies
- 100 disposable lipstick applicators

- Eyebrow angled brush (MAC 207)
- Eyeliner angled brush
- Metal eyelash comb
- Large eye blending brush (MAC 217)
- Small eye blending brush 
- Pencil brushes (MAC 210, 219)
- Smudge brush (MAC 214)
- Push brush (MAC 212)
- Detail brush 
- Flat concealer brush
- Lip brush
- Small stippling brush
- Dense stippling brush
- Contour brush
- Kabuki
- Powder brush
- Blush brush
- Powder puff
- Buffing brush

- Tweezers
- Sharpener
- Eyelash curlers
- 99% alcohol spray
- Brush cleaner
- Cotton buds
- Fragrance free mineral oil
- Vaseline
- Makeup removing wipes (tea tree superdrug)
- Mixing palette/spatula
- Bobby pins
- Hairbands
- Hand mirror
- Hand sanitiser
- Body spray
- Mints

Skincare
- Simple Light moisturiser
- Simple Rich moisturiser
- St Ives Apricot Scrub

Face
- Maybelline Baby Skin primer
- Rimmel Fix & Perfect pro
- Ben Nye powders (neutral, fair, banana, topaz)
- Rimmel Stay Matte (transparent)
- 12 pan blush 
- Concealer set
- NYX Taupe
- Contour palette
- NYC Sunny bronzer
- Graftobian HD Glamour Creme in Warm & Cool http://camerareadycosmetics.com/products/graftobian-hi-def-glamour-creme-super-palette.html
- NYX setting spray in Dewy and Matte

Eyes
- NYX HD eye primer
- Lorac Pro 1 & 2
- Urban Decay Electric Palette
- 12 pan Inglot palette (Coastal Scents?)
- Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion 
- MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
- Covergirl Lashblast (orange tube)
- Covergirl Clump Crusher
- L'oreal Voluminous
- DUO lash glue
- Individual falsies
- Red Cherry/Ardell lashes

Lips
- Reds: MAC Ruby Woo, MAC Russian Red, MAC Chili, MAC Lady Danger
- MUFE Flash Palette

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I think the Graftobian foundation palette is gonna be my next buy. Super excited! What's in your kits?

Pale Foundations

Everyone has problems finding a foundation match, but especially those on the palest and the darkest ends of the spectrum. I'm afraid I can't help with the search for the perfect dark foundation, but I've had a lot of experience finding my holy grail pale foundations!

1) MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10. Despite the NW line of foundations apparently being pink-toned, this is decidedly a warm neutral. My co-favourite foundation along with #2 (NARS Sheer Glow). It can be buffed into the skin for a full-coverage flawless look, or applied with a beauty blender for a more sheer, natural base. I love mixing this with #7 (Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51) to make it slightly more yellow and also give a dewier finish. Very long-wearing, too!

2) NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia. Pretty much the palest foundation on the market that isn't a white mixer! It's cool and very yellow, which I love as lots of these paler foundations can be very pink. I apply it with a damp beauty blender to get a natural coverage. I find it's not especially 'glowy' for a couple of hours, then it goes full shine. Which I happen to love, but it's definitely not for a more oily skin type! 

3) Max Factor Lasting Performance in 100 Fair. I love this so much for really bad skin days. It's very high coverage, and warm/neutral toned. I apply it with a Real Techniques buffing brush to really get the full coverage effect. Also, you get 5ml more than the standard 30ml foundation bottle, which is always a bonus!

4) MAC Matchmaster in 1.0. My first 'real' foundation! I don't really wear this any more, but I have gotten through two bottles - I used to love it! Only issue is it's pretty sheer, and I like medium to full coverage foundations now. A warm yellow/neutral which is slightly dewy. Great for if you have nice skin!

5) Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid in Light Porcelain 004. I used to wear this every day... Dear Lord why did nobody tell me. It's a warm pink-toned base with decent, medium coverage. Pretty standard foundation, really. Nothing special, and too dark so a bit useless for me. 

6) L'oreal True Match in N1. A warm neutral with light/medium coverage. I like to apply this with my fingers if I'm rushing out somewhere. Natural finish, lasts for about four hours. It's fine, I guess. 

7) Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51. THIS IS AMAZING GO BUY THIS NOW IF YOU HAVE YELLOW-TONED SKIN. Gives a flawless airbrushed look like nothing else. It makes me look like I have no pores. It's advertised as light coverage, but I'd say it's more medium. A little bit too dark for me, but perfect when mixed with Studio Fix NW10. Gorgeously glowy, especially when applied with a damp beauty blender. 

8) Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse in 004 Light Porcelain. 'Light Porcelain'. Hahahaha. Horrible foundation. Not only is it far too dark, it cakes up, lasts for about ten seconds and has no coverage. How does Mr Maybelline sleep at night???

9) Revlon Nearly Naked in 120 Vanilla. Warm yellow toned with natural medium coverage. I've heard it's a dupe for UD Naked Skin, but I have yet to try that. It's ok. Too dark so I've only worn it once, but it was quite nice. Lasted for a few hours. Nothing to write home about. 

10) Revlon Colorstay in Ivory 110 (Normal/Dry). Warm-ish pink with medium coverage. I honestly don't understand the hype around this foundation. I mean, it's not terrible, but it's not the best foundation ever as some people claim. It looks a bit cakey after a couple of hours, and the wear time isn't so great. Am I the only one who this didn't work for??

(Swatched in natural light)

Thanks for reading! What foundations  are your favourite?

Face of the day // 24th January 2015

Today I tried something a bit dramatic. I wanted to use MAC Heroine, as I hadn't in a while, and I fancied using a bit of colour on my eyes to spice it up. What do you think of this look? 

Products: NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly, Sleek Flushed, NYX Taupe, ELF HD powder, MAC Fluidline Brow Gelcreme in Redhead, Rimmel Brow This Way in Blonde, Lorac Behind The Scenes Primer, Lorac Pro, Sleek Ultra Matte Brights, MAC False Lashes Extreme Black, NYC Cityproof mascara, Vintage Cosmetics Lashes in Nancy, Maybelline Gel Eyeliner, NYX Milk, MAC Heroine. 

Hello!

Hey guys!

My name's Rosie, I'm seventeen, and I love makeup and skincare. I started this blog to keep a record of my looks, swatches and so on, and hopefully help some of you guys out too with some tutorials and reviews.

Thanks for reading!