preparing for a shoot in Feburary

I mentioned in my previous post I'll be doing makeup for pinup shoot. I've been buying new things and keeping in contact with my friend and photographer to make sure everything is in place.I always have a lot of makeup since I was allowed to wear makeup and last year I wanted to other people makeup.If you want to do other people makeup you need shades and eye shadows that will work with their skin tone.Sanitation is important you have to get things you will use on other people such as disposable mascara wands,sponges,q-tips etc.I would like to share with you what I brought to have for the pinup shoot,with pinup you don't need a ton of makeup.If you go threw photos from the pinup and 20's to 50's era women have on powder,eyeliner,mascara,the red lip stick or nude lips.Most of the time I like to wear my lips nude or have on red lipstick,some of my makeup is inspired by the pinup era.

This is the powder pro pallet from Morphe Brushes,the pallet look smaller on the website and bigger in person.I tested the powder to see the coverage and it's something I can use on the girls for the shoot.I love powder and working with it,I'm not a fan of liquid foundation and I use it once in a while if my ache is being a jerk so I can have extra coverage.I'm most likley will use powder #2 and #4 on lighter skin tones and darker skin tones #5 and #6, I'm #5 and #6 I mixed them to match my skin tone.Powder #1 can be used as a highlight and #3 or #6 can be used for contouring.I'll add liquid foundation to have it just in case even though I don't like to use it.

I brought concealer and I never buy it for myself.I got into Ben Nye due to them being cruelty free and Frends Beauty give good pro discounts on Ben Nye products so why not give them a shot.Ben Nye makeup is for theater like MAC is for photo shoots and theater. The reason why I brought tattoo concealer cause I know I will get more coverage,so I don't need to use a lot to cover up discoloration.I tested it on my dark tattoos and they were gone.It took a lot of work and gentle blending to make it look like I didn't cover something.If you need to cover tattoos Ben Nye will work for you and will need an hour before you leave for work if you are trying it out the first time.It took me about 45 mins to cover my tattoos.

I know.... I said I didn't like ELF products I brought mascara and brow gel.ELF always work for someone else other than me,the chemistry is not there between me and ELF.I needed mascara and brow gel I didn't double dip,I use disposable mascara wands to keep it clean.I don't need amazing mascara due to the high chance of me using eye lash strips and mascara is to hide the eyelashes.The clear mascara that comes with brow gel,it will be used on the eyebrows too,the reason I might use the clear mascara if I have crazy eyelashes and don't want the black mascara to ruin it.That is the only point I can think of using the clear mascara,yeah to me clear mascara is to keep eyebrows intact.It's cheaper to buy clear mascara than the label saying brow gel.

What's in my makeup kit? I brought a pallet so can mix and be sanitary  Frends Beauty sell them super cheap and I'll buy a knife with it so scrap the makeup out. Right now I'm using q-tips and end of makeup brush to dig out makeup.

Thank you for reading here is a fun video to watch and if you were a 80's kid you might appreciate this.LOL New Kids On The Block"You Got It(Right Stuff)"