I’m rebuilding my kit to swing from a 7am studio shoot to a 2pm humid outdoor ceremony, so I need compact, refillable solutions that cover dewy editorial skin and bulletproof bridal… What refillable palettes/cases are you trusting for creams and powders in heat, and if you’ve got a shade-mapping spreadsheet or depotting guide you swear by, I’d love to see it.
@OP I’ve had good luck with Vueset (Boone for complexion, Trixy for lips/cheeks) for creams and a Make Up For Ever metal palette for powders — decant creams shallow (“thin layers travel better”) and re-press powders into magnet pans with a coffee filter + coin. If the humidity’s brutal, tuck a silica pack in the case and park the palettes in a small insulated lunch pouch; mine survived a trunk ‘sauna’ between a 7am studio and a 2pm ceremony. Want my shade-map sheet?
And @OP I decant creams into Kitpak Micros snapped into their compact, then park the whole thing in a super-thin insulated sleeve with a flat gel pack for the commute from 7am studio to that 2pm humid ceremony — keeps dewy bases from turning soupy. Just don’t overfill the pods and wrap the pack in a microfiber cloth so you don’t get condensation sneaking into the seams.
I keep RCMA VK refills in a Salt New York magnetic palette and my pressed staples in a slim Z Palette, with a silica gel packet tucked under the insert so the creams don’t sweat in humidity. My shade map is a simple “depth/undertone/adjuster” Google Sheet keyed to pan numbers, which keeps the switch from glossy skin to locked-in bridal fast. If you want something more sealed, Yaby micro pans in their Pro palette are tiny and sturdy, though the hinge can loosen over time.