Dynamitez: An Explosion of Creative Fusion!: Basic Make-Up Bag...

As some of you may, or may not know, I am also a Professional Make Up Artist, (MUA), and it is amazing the amount of times I go out with friends or meet them beforehand to get ready and the amount of stuff they carry; no wonder women have back pains and back issues, before they even hit late thirties!

Clothes, shoes and even accessories I can understand, but what I have never managed to digest is why ladies have ‘Make-Up Bags’ that equate hand-luggage! YOU DO NOT NEED IT!!!

So what do you need in your basic Make-Up Bag, without breaking your bank or your back, but sufficient enough to take you through your day, and leaves you prepared in case you need to head off for a night out too. Well, that is exactly what this blog is going to cover, so ladies, (and gents!), take note.

Firstly, the Make-Up Bag itself. It does not need to be massive, but simply medium-sized and something that can easily glide in and out, as needed, your daily handbag.

Something like this is perfect:

Contents of the Make-Up Bag.

You only need about 6-8 basic items in your bag and perhaps 5-7 brushes and it’s more than enough; you don’t need to carry the same amount of make up as a MUA!

The first item you would be a Concealer. This can be used for covering all those heavy eye bags, spots, and even redness and blemishes. Following this would be your Foundation, these are probably the most top two essential items, so I would just going to a professional store and get your face colour matched up, I see so many people wearing the wrong colour and it makes all the difference. Foundation is the one item you should invest in, as this is your face and your skin, so skimp on the other bits and pieces, but not your Foundation.

Now coming onto your eyes. You can simply invest in a natural tones eye palette and this will give you enough colours to create a great day look, as well as the option of building it up, into a glamorous night look too. A great palette, will have all your earthy and natural tones, as well as a few highlighters and one or two dark tones, for the ever-popular smoky looks.

Something like this is perfect:

Along with these, you will need a Mascara, Eyelash Curler Black/Brown Eye Pencil/Kajol. These items will simply just polish and perfect your look, with a nice clean, crisp finish.

Lips coverage is something that varies from one person to another. Here you will have a few options, dependent on your personal preference. You could simply have just a Clear Lip Balm or Vaseline. If you prefer something a little more on that, go for a Tinted Lip Balm, this will give you all the moisture and protection of a normal Clear Lip Balm, but with a litter shimmer or colour, or both! The next step up to that would be a Lipgloss. Again, same as with the Lip Balm, you have the choice of a clear Lipgloss or a colour/tinted/shimmered Lipgloss. A Lipgloss is between a Lip Balm and a Lipstick. So as I said, it’s a personal choice and your would need to play around, to work out what is right for you.

The last and final item in your Make-Up Bag is a blush. Again, it’s a personal choice of whether you want a natural cover or something with a shimmer or a bold blush. I suggest, same as your Concealer and Foundation, visit a professional Make-Up store and get your look and colour matched up, because something could look perfect in your head, but in reality you may end up looking like a clown!

Now, to bring all this together, you will need a set of good brushes. You don’t need to spend millions, buying a thirty-four piece brush set, but again just need some basic ones. Foundation Brush is optional, as there is nothing wrong with applying your Concealer or Foundation, using your fingers, but it’s good to have one, especially if you are on the move. A Blusher Brush, which can double up as a Powder Brush. For the eyes, ideally you want a Blend/Smudge Brush, an Eye Applicator Brush and maybe a Tip Application, for the corners or highlighting the brows. You can again, double up the two brushes for the eyebrows too, if needed. You could also invest in a Liner Brush, but that’s only if you are planning to create liners with gels or shadows, if you use a liquid line, you don’t need a Liner Brush.