MAC Pro Student kit

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When we were first told about the Mac Pro Student kit's in college, there was no doubt in my mind that I was getting one. Of course, there was a pretty hefty price tag attached to the bundle but, as I often do with makeup, I decided to ignore that part. In a nutshell, a student kit is basically a selection of products chosen to cater to the courses needs and offered to the student at a discounted price.


[L-R] Face and Body C3, Face and Body C1, Face and Body N9, Studio Sculpt NC15, Studio Sculpt NW25
Face and Body is described by Mac as a sheer coverage, natural finish and hydrating foundation. After using this foundation many times, I have to say it's one of my favourites to use on clients as it's formula makes it incredible easy to mix with other foundations or colours and the coverage is buildable allowing you to taper to the clients needs. 
I couldn't actually find Studio Sculpt on the Mac website to find their description of the foundation but I would say it is a medium-full coverage foundation with a gel-like formula that gives a satin finish to the skin. The foundation is long-wearing and is supposed to be hydrating but I would definitely say this depends on the nature of your skin. If I am having a particularly dry skin day, I wouldn't reach for this foundation. I do, however, like mixing Studio Sculpt and Face and Body together to create a foundation with a really nice finish and coverage. 

PRO CONCEAL AND CORRECT PALETTE IN MEDIUM. [L-R] NC30, NW25, NC35, NW35, MID-YELLOW, MID-PEACH
[TOP] SHROOM, DA BLING, PLUM DRESSING. [MIDDLE] AMBER LIGHTS, BRUN, DEEP TRUTH, SATIN TAUPE. [BOTTOM] EMBARK, CARBON, OMEGA.

Mac eyeshadows have been one of my favourite formulas for a while now. They are creamy, blendable, pigmented and for the most part, pretty much exactly what you would want from a good eyeshadow. The kit provided us with not only the eyeshadows but a double sided Mac palette with inserts.

[TOP-BOTTOM] EYE PENCIL IN FELINE, EYE BROW PENCIL IN LINGERING AND STUD
[L-R] FLUIDLINE IN BLACKTRACK, MASCARA IN HAUTE & NAUGHTY
[TOP-BOTTOM] LIP PENCIL IN SPICE, CHERRY.
PRO LIP PALETTES. REDS [L-R] LADY DANGER, ON HOLD, RUSSIAN RED, MAC RED, RUBY WOO, DARE YOU. PINKS [L-R] PRETTY PLEASE, PLEASE ME, LOVELORN, CREME DE LA FEMME, SHOW ORCHID, VIOLETTA
[L-R] BLUSH IN MELBA, BLUSHBERRY

As well as all of the products, the student kit came with a Complimentary Mac Pro Student card. This gives you 15% off Mac makeup while training as a makeup artist and can be upgraded to a full pro card on completion of your course. 


Overall, I was pretty pleased with the student kit we were given. The kit cost £327.93 which sounds crazy expensive but when you break down the price of each of the products, I ended up saving just under £200. The only complaints I would have is the lack of variety in the concealer shades and the fact that the kit didn't include a bronzer or a brown eyeliner. It would have been nice to have a bronzer and highlight included in the kit, especially considering the popularity of contouring and highlighting at the moment but I do understand these additions would have increased the price of the kit considerably. The lip palettes are probably my favourite part of the kit because they are incredibly handy compared to carrying around lots of individual lipsticks. 

There was also an option for us to purchase a Mac brush kit as well as the makeup kit but, after scraping together just enough money for the makeup I sadly couldn't afford the discounted brush kit as well. This included; 129 Powder brush, 224 tapered blending, 266 small angle, 20 lash, 211, pointed liner, 217 blending, 242 shader, 252 large shader, 188 small duo fibre, 218 retractable lip.

I think that's pretty much everything I have to say on this kit so I will just end by saying thank you to anyone who has took the time to read my blog and I hope you stick around for the next post.
Ellie xx

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