IMATS HAUL

IMATS HAUL

Last weekend I visited IMATs in London, Its a huge makeup trade show with many different brands there such as MAC, Urban Decay, Inglot, Zoeva and so many more, each providing a discount on their products. The show is great for makeup artists and aspiring makeup artists to build their kit and gain inspiration from the many speakers that were there giving industry tips and showcasing their work.

MAC

When visiting the MAC stand, every student or professional with a MAC PRO card received 35% off or 15% if they didn't have one. The MAC employee's were all so nice and helpful, recommending their favourite products to me as I wasn't sure what concealer to purchase. I bought the pro longwear concealer, velvet teddy lipstick and a eyebrow pencil in the colour Stud, coming to a total of £30.

Urban Decay

The Urban Decay stand was also very helpful and provided 20% off for all students in which I bought the Urban Decay all nighter spray, this was my first purchase as I knew how popular it is and didn't want it to sell out, this cost me around £18. Later on I went back to the stand to look at the eyeshadow pallets and decided on the colourful shadow box, using my friends Pro Card I gained 35% discount costing me around £14. I've decided Urban Decay is one of my new favourite brands and will definitely be shopping there more often.

Brushes

For my brushes I visited Nanshy, this brand didn't have a certain discount on as each product was just reduced to its own price. I picked up 3 smaller brushes for £4 each and a face brush for £7. These brushes are amazing quality and a great buy if you are just looking for a few add on's. I then went to Royal Langnickel who I hadn't heard of before and picked up a sharp eyeliner brush for just £1!

Extra's

Most items I bought after that were individual, including an white gel eyeliner from Inglot which was £8, Ben Nye banana powder for £10, Eldora lashes in H160 for £3, a NYX matte lip cream and glitter for £10 and a makeup forever HD Foundation for £17. Some stands didn't have much discount on at all but I guess it saves you paying delivery if you were to order it online. I am new to the makeup forever collection but heard such amazing reviews about their foundation, I have now tried it myself and love the feel of it on my skin and think it provides a good but not too heavy coverage.

ZUCA

I have finally picked up myself a ZUCA which is perfect for makeup artists, I don't have to worry about carrying all my stuff around as it fits so perfectly in this case. The ZUCA comes with 5 bags to store your makeup in and a little metal seat at the top for makeup job emergencies, it also has many compartments in and around it to store. This ZUCA cost me £156 from Inglot.

Cost?

Overall I spent around £290 and half of that was the cost of my ZUCA. IMATs was definitely worth while for me and I will be going again next year, it is such an inspirational day and motivates you as a makeup artist to push yourself in your career.

Thanks for reading!

Jae x