I keep water-proof forever b/c I rarely use it, but I also buy Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof because she's cheap and who cares if she dries out. One or two uses justifies the low price.
I also label all my lipstick tubes on the outside so I don't have to pick each one up and squint to read the tiny names on the bottoms.
Here's my kit wide open.
It's all inside an Art Kit that I got at Blick.
I use the large MAC custom palettes with the harness ripped out for eye shadows & blushes.
They're labeled for the "eyes" colors which is all my crazy-colors and the "Cheeks" one also has "neutral eye colors."
The biggest strike against using the pro-palettes is that you can't participate in the Back to Mac recycling program as well as you can play that game with the pots. When I first broke down all my pots and put them into the pro-palette, I threw them away and missed out on several free lipsticks and I still feel pain in my heart over this.
Also with Back to Mac - If you turn-in at a Pro-Store, you get to pick from more than just a lipstick. If you turn-in at a regular MAC counter, your freebie is limited to a tube of lipstick.
I will ride the cross-town bus specifically to go to the MAC pro store on the Upper West Side #1- Because it's peaceful over there and #2- Because they'll let me trade in for lipglass or dazzle-glass.
Another hot Back to MAC tip: Save your face product and eye-lash cases! As in, save your fake eyelash containers. They're a big chunk o' plastic that begs to be recycled.
I've purchased the Brush Cleaner from MAC, but I was advised that Baby Shampoo works just as well and now I prefer it. I love the smell. Ideally, you should wash your brushes weekly, however, my concealer brush gets funky-as-hell, so she needs a rinse & repeat more often.
