The Importance of Tools in your Makeup Bag

I can’t stress enough how important it is to carry your makeup tools along with your all time favorite makeup products. You don't have to be a makeup artist to do it. All these tools are to make your makeup application so much easier. I will start in no particular order. FYI all products listed are from E.L.f. Cosmetics. Very affordable and very good quality.

tweezers - are very important because we don’t always have the time to get our brows done or just get those unwanted hairs removed. Take two minutes with your tweezers and your makeup will look so much better!

spoolie - I love using a spoolie for those times I want my brows to stay in place for longer than 6 hours! I will add some gel or hairspray and I am good to go. Great tool for those of us with bushy brows :)

eyeshadow applicators/ q-tips- These have been my favorites for a very long time maybe since I started using makeup. I use them to place very pigmented shimmery shadows on my eye lids. They work just as your finger would. And well q-tips are great for easy fast cleaning makeup mistakes.

pencil sharpeners - even in school no one had them 😂 and we end up damaging our eyes with the sharp edges of the un-sharpen pencils we use for our lips or eyes. We want sharp lines and colors not edges.

mixing palette - Sometimes when I pick my outfit before applying my makeup there have been times where I get foundation from my hand on to my clothes  and its very irritating because I have to pick another top and then end up changing my outfit again. My point is, if you have a habit like me, of mixing foundations on the back of your hands a mixing palette can come in handy very well.

makeup bags - even just zip-lock baggies. I am obsessed with make up bags. Pretty ones, see through ones. I own so many it is ridiculous but I love to use them. I like to keep my tools in one, my face brushes in another one, my eye brushes and makeup in another. It makes traveling easy and I know where everything is without digging to much.


silicone glitter applicator/ lash glue/ glitter glue - before I forget to add the glues. I use glitter applicators when I want to add that extra step to a night out look. They are easy to clean and less messy to use. Of coarse do not forget the glitter glue and the lash glue for that extra glam on your eyes.

Eyelash curler - I don't always curl my lashes because I use a lot of waterproof mascara and that keeps my lashes up longer. But when I want to just use regular mascara I do curl my lashes because if I don't I end up with spider leg lashes. Also when I wear fake lashes I use the curler to combine my lashes with the fake ones.

Powder puffs/sponges - Puffs are great to not disrupt your base/foundation while working on your eyes especially if you are like me and leave my eyes for the end. Sponges are great foundation blenders specially the very liquid ones. Sometimes I feel that with certain foundations a brush can leave a streaky line. They have been used for years and years and now they are made so much more sturdy and amazing. And they are great to reach in places brushes cant.

I hope this has helped so much. Lets keep the conversation going down in the comment section and tell me what are your favorite tools.