True Summer Makeup Kit

In this post I’m giving you a peek into my professional makeup kit, at all the products I use for my True Summer clients.

I also show you how to create custom palettes and eye looks using these products.

Enjoy!

Products

Eyeshadow

Top row: Peacock, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue, Royal PurpleBottom row: Dragonfly, Tiny Tangerines, Slay-Farer, Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up, Chit Chat — Top row: Peacock, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue, Royal Purple
Bottom row: Dragonfly, Tiny Tangerines, Slay-Farer, Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up, Chit Chat

Ben Nye Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue, Greystone, Peacock, Royal Purple

Colour Pop Beam Me Up, Slay-Farer, Tiny Tangerines

Makeup Geek Chit Chat, Dragonfly

Rouge Bunny Rouge Trumpeter Koel

These eyeshadows all come in tin pans that can be put into a magnetic palette. The Makeup Geek, Colour Pop and Rouge Bunny Rouge shadows will all fit in 26mm wells, and the Ben Nye shadows will fit in 37mm wells. They’ll all, obviously, fit in a freestyle magnetic palette.

The Ben Nye shadows can be used both wet and dry – applying with a damp brush is especially useful when using a shadow as an eyeliner.

This is a good range of mattes and shimmers, neutrals and accent colours, light to dark. There’s no matte highlight, but Beam Me up is a lovely silver which can be used as an inner corner highlight or lid colour.

The shadows I use on clients most frequently are Blue Grey and Greystone. I use Greystone through the brows.

Mascara

3ina The Colour Mascara #101

This is a shimmery dark blue-grey.

Blush

Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose, Satin Rose, Precious Plum, Grape, Rendezvous

La Femme Grape, Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Precious Plum, Satin Rose, Stormy Rose

Makeup Geek Rendezvous

These blushes all come in tin pans that can be put into a magnetic palette. All the La Femme blushes will fit in 37mm wells.

Lipstick

Bite Gin Fizz

Hemp Organics Rosé

Zuii Sheer Rose

Palettes

I’ve written already about how to make your own custom palette. You can use any of the products listed above, in any of the magnetic palettes linked in that post, to create your ideal palette.

To get you started, I’ve put together some example palettes for True Summer.

Eyeshadow Palettes

4 well palette from Coastal Scents, similar palettes also available from Nyx and Anastasia Beverly HillsTop row:: Tiny Tangerines, Chit ChatBottom row: Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up — 4 well palette from Coastal Scents, similar palettes also available from Nyx and Anastasia Beverly Hills
Top row:: Tiny Tangerines, Chit Chat
Bottom row: Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up

4 well palette from Ben Nye, similar palette also available from Makeup ManiaTop row: Royal Purple, Cinderella BlueBottom row: Greystone, Blue Grey — 4 well palette from Ben Nye, similar palette also available from Makeup Mania
Top row: Royal Purple, Cinderella Blue
Bottom row: Greystone, Blue Grey

4 small/3 large well palette from Coastal ScentsTop row: Tiny Tangerines, Dragonfly, Beam Me Up, Chit ChatBottom row: Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue — 4 small/3 large well palette from Coastal Scents
Top row: Tiny Tangerines, Dragonfly, Beam Me Up, Chit Chat
Bottom row: Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue

Blush palette

6 well palette from Coastal Scents, similar palette also available from eBayTop row: Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy RoseBottom row: Satin Rose, Precious Plum, Grape — 6 well palette from Coastal Scents, similar palette also available from eBay
Top row: Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose
Bottom row: Satin Rose, Precious Plum, Grape

Eyeshadow & Blush palettes

4 small/3 large well palette from Coastal ScentsTop row: Chit Chat, Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up, Slay-FarerBottom row (blushes): Lilac Lace, Satin Rose, Precious Plum — 4 small/3 large well palette from Coastal Scents
Top row: Chit Chat, Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up, Slay-Farer
Bottom row (blushes): Lilac Lace, Satin Rose, Precious Plum

8 large well palette from Ben NyeTop row (blushes): Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose, Satin Rose, Precious PlumBottom row: Royal Purple, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue, Peacock — 8 large well palette from Ben Nye
Top row (blushes): Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose, Satin Rose, Precious Plum
Bottom row: Royal Purple, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue, Peacock

Freestyle palette from Salt New York in French Grey, also available in BlackTop row (blushes): Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose, Satin RoseMiddle row: Royal Purple, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella BlueBottom row: Chit Chat, Trumpeter Koel, Beam… — Freestyle palette from Salt New York in French Grey, also available in Black
Top row (blushes): Indian Rose, Lilac Lace, Stormy Rose, Satin Rose
Middle row: Royal Purple, Greystone, Blue Grey, Cinderella Blue
Bottom row: Chit Chat, Trumpeter Koel, Beam Me Up, Slay-Farer, Tiny Tangerines, Dragonfly

Eye Looks

I used the 3ina mascara in #101 for all the looks below, and Greystone eyeshadow applied lightly through the brow.

These first three looks are simple, easy and wearable. They use 1, 2 or 3 eyeshadows, so it’s up to you how much or how little you want to do.

1 Eyeshadow

I used Chit Chat on the lid and up to the socket.

Cinderella Blue would also work here, as would any of the turquoise shadows. Blue Grey would be lovely as a subtle, more neutral look.

2 Eyeshadows

To the previous look, I added Blue Grey through the socket.

3 Eyeshadows

To the previous look, I added Greystone on the outer corner.

I haven’t used liner in these three looks, but you certainly could if you prefer.

These next three are still quite simple to create, but offer more colour and drama.

Colourful Liner

I used Royal Purple with a damp liner brush.

You could also use Peacock or Greystone.

Smoky Eye

I used Blue Grey all over the lid, up to just above the socket, and under the lower lashline, and the same with Greystone, but not blending it out as far.

I also used some Beam Me Up around the tear duct.