About Monaè Everett
The Stylist
With over 2 decades of experience and an impressive resume, Monaè’s work has appeared on magazines, red carpets, movies, TV shows, and over 20 seasons of New York Fashion Week shows. No matter where her styles appear, the tools stay consistently fabulous.
The Tools
Set yourself up for success with the proper tools and products neededto style any hair texture and complete any look. Great for on-set or in the salon!
The Products
Give your styles the shape and shine needed to stand up to a full day’s elements. Monaè’s product recommendations are for all hair textures. Work smarter, not harder, with these product staples.
Hairstylist Supply List
Brushes and Combs
The fundamental tools needed to create hairstyles.
Classic Styling Brush: Great for blow dries, flat wrap dries, de-tangling, and much more.
Natural Boar Bristle Brush: Adds body and shine by redistributing oils, excellent for big bouncy styles as well as sleek styles.
Ceramic Round Brush: Great for round brush blow drying hair that is fine or limp. The ceramic material
conducts the heat acts similarly to a curling iron.
Boar Bristle and Heat Resistant Nylon: This is the top of the line brush for smoothly blow drying thick, coarse, and resistant hair straight while keeping its volume. Smooths the hair cuticle while reducing frizz.
Pin Tail Combs: My go to comb for styling and flat ironing. I prefer a metal tip to create strong parts and create tight curl patterns.
Large Styling Rat Tail Comb: Perfect for finishing styles and combing out curls.
Foundation
What products are needed to make a style last?
Leave-in Conditioner: It’s important to apply a moisturizer and heat protectant to hair before layering on styling products and using hot tools.
Dry Shampoo: Reduces product build up.
Thickening Spray: I love to add fullness and volume to hair before I dry it. Keep in mind that most of the world doesn’t have think hair that can hold a style all day and under hot photography lights.
Uplifting Foam: Great for really fine hair that needs an extra boost, hold a curl, and even clip in hair extensions.
Molding Foam: This is great for all textured hair before ANY heat style. Think of the use of foam in the same way as doing a wet set or wrap. This is done to create the lasting foundation for the style.
Curly Hair Gel: Use different types depending on the clients curl pattern.
Curly Hair Cream: I vary the curly products in my kit. I choose the types depending on drying time. Time is always a huge factor in creating a style.
Tip: All foundation products can be used on textured hair.
Styling Products
What do you need to get the desired style?
Shine Serum: I use this on every hair texture, many times in the place of oil to create a shiny look without the weight. Plus it is far less likely to stain the client or model’s wardrobe,
Spray Oil: I generally prefer oil in a spray bottle to avoid using a heavy hand in application. Also, a little oil can go a long way.To much oild can make it difficult to change the style for the next look.
Styling Gel: Perfect to mold sleek styles, control the hairline and fly aways, or create direction in a within the style. I also prefer this to most edge tamers for the hairline and for creating detailed braided hairstyles.
Heat Styling Spray: Best used with hot tools as a heat protectant. Also great for setting curls created with hot tools in place to cool for a stronger hold.
Mattyfying Texture Powder: Removes the moisture from the hair and allows the hair to retain a textured look and high volume.
Styling Paste: Used to create texture and or spikes, generally on short or fine hair.
Hot Tools
Shears and a Razor: Be prepared to shape a hairstyle or wig at any time. pack them in a cushioned holder.
Blow Dryer (with nozzle/concentrator): Needed to dry the hair, set curls, and secure the base of most on set styles. A Nozzle/concentrator directs the hair. My preference is normally Tourmaline.
Diffuser: It’s principle use is for curly hair drying. Allows the hair to dry without being disturbed. Collapsible preferred.
Heat Sock: This flexible diffuser allows you dry even the most fragile hair style.
Marcel Curling Irons: Professional electric curling irons allow you to curl the hair and use the tip of the iron without the added weight and safety concerns of a stove on-set. I prefer ceramic or tourmaline irons.
Flat Irons: Great tool used for everything ranging from straightening and smoothing hair to adding bouncy curls or flat waves. Sizes needed: 1/4 inch to 1 1.2 inch
Heated Tools: Such as an edge tamer or hot comb to smooth the hair line or fly aways.
Tip: A tiny flat iron is perfect for the hairline and short hair styles.
Finishing Products
What do you need to secure the style?
Shine Spray: My absolute must have is shine spray. Provides a shiny non greesy finish. This is different from oil sheen. I generally avoid oil sheen as it can be heavy and has been known to leave slippery oil spots on the ground near work stations, which is a hazard.
Light Holding Spray: This is awesome for the client who doesn’t like to feel product in her hair or for model who is taking extremely bright and close up photos, many times heavy hairspray is visible in the photos.
Holding Spray: Medium hold aerosol hairspray in my main hairspray. I use a spray that can be used on all textures without the fear of the spray wetting the hair and adding frizz.
Extreme Hold: Every kit needs a concrete style super strong hold for the rare occasion that you are asked to name 18 inch thick hair stand straight up or to make an updo hold in place during a windy beach wedding scene.
Hair Fibers: Many times our job is to make the hair look fuller and thicker. This is a must have!
Hair Color: Great for covering grey and blending hair extensions.
Sanitation
Help to keep everyone helathy!
Barbicide: This is used to soak and sanitize your CLEAN combs and brushes.
Pore-less glass Holder: This is needed to hold the barbicide and tools while soaking.
Multiple Sets of Combs and Brushes: Use different combs and brushes for each clients.
Antibacterial Wipes: To clean your area, products, and tools.
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE):
N95 Respirator Masks: To protect yourself and others from mouth and nasal fluids.
Protective Eye/Facial Covers: To avoid bodily fluids unintentionally getting in the eyes.
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Travel Time
How will you transport your kit to the location of the set?
Burton Wheelie Flight Deck Travel Bag (Suitcase): This is the most sturdy travel kit I’ve ever used. The heels stand up to NYC streets, it fits overhead on flights, and has a lifetime warranty.
Travel Packing Cubes: These packing cubes will help you to stay organized. That will cut down on your set up and even styling time.
Leak Proof Refillable Containers: Separate some of your liquids into a smaller containers. You will minimize your risk of breaking them, loosing them, and simply carrying the weight.
Spray Bottles: Refillable spray bottles great for carrying small amounts of products and cleaning supplies.
Decorative Mats or Towels: When setting up your station you always want to leave is cleaner then when you arrive. You will seldom have the opportunity to work in a salon setting.
Heat Resistant Mats: For the love of all things holy, please don’t leave a burn whole on the desk where you set up. Also, these come in handy for quick pack up sessions to help you avoid burning your other products and tools.
Makeup Artist Supply List
Disposables
Makeup Cleaning Wipes: Before applying makeup or grooming a client, at minimum, cleanse the skin with cleansing wipe. Also have wipes available for clients who want to remove their makeup after their production.
Face Tissues: Needed for runny noses, etc.
Cotton Swabs: Great for stopping tears, cleaning up eyeliners and lip liner lines.
Mascara Applicators: As a beauty professional it’s imperative that you keep your kit hygienic and sanitary. Never use the mascara wand from the tube on multiple clients. Each client must have their own clean mascara wand.
Lip Applicators: Great for lip color application.
Makeup Puff: These angled powder puffs allow you to powder the entire face and including around the eyes.
Makeup Sponge: Can be used to apply cream or powder cosmetics.
Tools
Sharpener: A must have for keeping your lip and eye liners sharp.
Brush Set: Assorted makeup brushes.
Hand Palette: Safer, more hygienic way to mix powder and cream colors on the back of your hand.
Mixing Palette: Great for mixing powder and cream colors.
Cosmetics
Foundation Palette: The easiest way to attain a variety of complexions of foundation. Perfect for working with various talent of different complexions.
Eye Shadow: Great palette with natural and neutral eye shadow colors that fit a wide variety of talent.
Mascara
Highlight/Contour Palette: Highlight and Contour powder palette with shades to fit a wide variety of talent.
Blush Palette: Powder color blush that will accentuate a wide variety of complexions.
Lip Palette: Great palette with popular lip colors that fit a wide variety of talent.
Nude Lip Colors: Great palette with natural and neutral eye shadow colors that fit a wide variety of talent.
Lip Liner: A set of assorted lip liners to help you outline and accentuate any lip color.
Setting Powder – Sacha: Warm setting powder.
Loose Powder: Neutral setting powder for all complexions.
Specialty Items
Lashes: Various lashes to accentuate any makeup look you can create.
Body Glitter: Used for a variety of looks.
Lash Glue: Adhesive used for lash application.
Setting Spray: Finishing spray to preserve the makeup application.
Travel Time
Makeup Bag: One of the most important things for a makeup artist is their travel case, or as we professionals call it, your kit.
Ring Light: One of the goto lights for taking photos/videos of your work.
Refillable Palette: An easy and important way to create palettes of your choice. Many artists use these to mix colors from different brands. Also known as depotting.
Spray Bottles: A great way to minimize the amount of sprays you carry. This will help you to reduce the the weight and size of your kit.
