Once staring my college course, we all had to play the fun and exciting waiting game for our makeup kits to arrive! Obviously due to our luck, the kits were delayed for about two weeks (which made the start of the academic year very frustrating and long). Having a makeup kit is vey essential to the course. The kit provided us with the basic equipment to get us started on the course. As the course develops, you will begin to add your own products, and find out which work best for you. This included a foundation palette, aqua paints, grease paints, brushes, eyeshadow palettes and many more. In the media makeup course, you will be taught how to style different hair looks. As a result, you will be given hair equipment in your kit. (The photo above only shows a selection of products)
Overall, I am happy with the products in my kit, but some of them stand out a lot more from the rest. The Ben Nye foundation palette and Setting Powder are some of my favourites. This is because of the high, professional quality the products provide. These two products are on the expensive side, therefore a lot of the budget was clearly spent on them. I would recommend only wearing these products on special occasions. This is because the foundation only holds on the face for a set amount of time, without beginning to rub off. This would be due to the creamy texture of the foundation; which when mixed with either dry, or oiler skin, can wear away. The Setting powder is absolutely fantastic, but can be very heavy on the face. For someone like myself, who has always struggled with spot prone skin, this product can block my pores, and dry out my face. (This would only become a big issue if i were to wear on a daily basis!!)
The DUO eyelash glue is incredible. Ever since using this product, no other glue compares! You are guaranteed with a strong and secure fix. This product drys quickly, without leaving any white marks (which is essential for a clean finish). Although the glue firmly keeps the lashes in place, the product is easy to remove the lashes from the eyes without causing any damage or pain. When cleaning your lashes, the glue is easy to remove, without tearing away any singular pieces.
The brush collection called Nanshy, is an averagely good brand. The larger brushes in the collection are defiantly good for a flawless finish. The large powder brush works well with the Ben Nye Setting powder as it evenly disperses the product over the face. The stippling brush in the collection works well to contour the face, without absorbing too much of the product. One of the main issues when choosing the correct foundation brush, would be ensuring you are not going to waste your product. A lot of foundation brushes can be known for soaking up the product, rather than applying to the face. You may not notice this at the time, but when its comes to cleaning your brushes, your left with a thick layer of foundation dripping of the brush, and down the drain… not good! I find that the smaller brushes are a lot denser, which can become a lot harsher on the skin. These smaller brushes work very well with acrylic and grease paints, as they are not too soft to soak up the product; but for everyday, flawless looks, they can feel sharp around the eyes.
Overall, i am happy with my kit. It all came in a bag from EMJ Company, which is such a fantastic brand. (Ill do a blog later on, as there is so much to write!!) My college have selected a huge variety of products, which can achieve almost any look. I am excited for all the designs i am going to create in the future, and ill be sure to keep you up to date.
Sophie xx
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