1. Cuticle Pusher
   Wet Brush
2. Pore Vacuum
   Mixing Plate

A cuticle pusher is a pretty simple tool found in any manicure set. If you want to make sure it gets the job done right, you really need to use something to soften your cuticles ahead of time.

1. Tint Brush
   Hot Air Brush
2. Wet Brush
   Fan Brush

A wet brush is designed to help you detangle your hair whether it's wet or dry. The idea behind the brush is that it gently loosens knots and tangles so you don't have to worry about breaking your hair which is most likely to happen when your hair is wet and weak.

1. Thinning Shears
   Nippers
2. Styling Razor
   Lift Comb

Nail nippers look a lot like wire cutters or stubby, little scissors. If normal nail clippers won't work, you can use nail nippers for a trim. Why wouldn't clippers work? Maybe your nails are too thick.

1. Mixing Plate
   Needling Roller
2. Buffing Block
   Tint Brush

A tint brush is designed specifically to help you spread color through your hair when it's being dyed. It usually has a long, pointy end on the handle that gives you better control than a thicker handle would for delicate work.

1. Flat Iron
   Fan Brush
2. Needling Roller
   Lift Comb

A flat iron is a perfect tool for straightening out your hair. Sometimes they're just called straightening irons and they work by breaking down hydrogen bonds in your hair. Who knew chemistry was involved in straightening hair?

1. Pore vacuum
   Mixing plate
2. File
   Tweezers

Nail files are useful for gently shaping your nails. The modern file isn't a super old invention, but people have been using things like rough stones to file their nails for hundreds of years.

1. Eyelash Curler
   Tweezers
2. Styling Razor
   Manicure Scissors

if you want to pluck a stray eyebrow hair, you're going to need those tweezers. These may be some of the oldest tools in use today. There's evidence even the ancient Egyptians had tweezers over 5,000 years ago.

1. Buffing Block
   Thinning Shears
2. Mascara Brush
   Styling Razor

You need a mascara brush if you plan to brush on some mascara, right? In the late 1800s, you could buy something called "mascaro" if you wanted to darken your eyebrows or mustache without making them greasy.

1. Hot Air Brush
   Spoon Pusher
2. Needling Roller
   Foot Rasp

A foot rasp is a heavy duty file that can help scrape rough spots off your foot, like calluses. They're pretty common when you get a spa pedicure but if you're in the market for some DIY you can buy your own and do it at home.

1. Fan Brush
   Lip Brush
2. Emery Board
   Pumice

Not a lot of people use lip brushes which can help you apply lipstick or lip gloss. They're actually really good to use though because they give you a lot more control for a smoother, cleaner look when you're done.

1. Pore Vacuum
   Buffing Block
2. Needling Roller
   Zit Zapper

A pore vacuum is pretty much just what it sounds like. Usually, you steam your face first to soften any gunk and open your pores, then you press the tiny vacuum tip against your skin and it literally just sucks all the dirt and oil out as you move it around.

1. Styling Razor
   Shadow Shield
2. Lift Comb
   Eyelash Curler

Eyelash curlers have been around for almost 100 years already. You can get them either heated or not heated but you need to be careful with the heated ones because, you know, you could burn your eye.

1. Buffing Block
   Fan Brush
2. Spoon Pusher
   Rasp

A fan brush has that wide, flat shape so you can get some soft definition when you're applying whatever to your face. It's also super good for clean up because you can use it to brush away any extra powder gently without leaving smears and smudges.

1. Styling Razor
   Mascara Brush
2. Sharpener
   Brow Comb

A good cosmetic pencil sharpener can save a junky eye or lip pencil. You should always check the angle of the little piece of plastic next to the blade to see how far in it lets you push a pencil, that way you'll know how sharp you can get it.

1. Buffing Block
   Manicure Scissors
2. Mixing Plate
   Compact Mirror

A buffing block is a four-sided tool for doing manicures. Each side has a different function for helping shape your nails including one to file, one to buff, one to polish and one to shine. If you use them in order you can go from rough nails to perfectly finished nails in no time.

1. Nail Nipper
   Sponges
2. Compact Mirror
   Mixing Plate

A compact mirror is a great tool to have in a pinch to check how your makeup is holding up, or at least it used to be. When you think about it, having your phone handy with a forward facing camera can do the same job if you don't have a mirror.

1. Fan Brush
   Blotting Paper
2. Spoon Pusher
   Wet Brush

Blotting paper is pretty handy to have around if you find you have issues with excess oil on your face sometimes. Back in the day, people used to use it when they were writing letters because it sucked up all the excess ink, which kept things nice and tidy.

1. Whitening Strips
   Dermaroller
2. Pore Strips
   Chemical Peel

Whitening strips can be picked up over the counter at any drug store. They work by exposing your teeth to some peroxide gel that's in the strip which will eventually bleach away certain kinds of stains and make your teeth one or two shades lighter.

1. Styling Razor
   Cuticle Nipper
2. Thinning Shears
   Curling Iron

Thinning shears are scissors with a normal blade on one side and a blade of teeth on the other. They can help thin out especially thick hair and, even if your hair isn't that thick, a good stylist can use them after a normal cut to make it look like your hair grew that way naturally.

1. Blotting Paper
   Fan Brush
2. Corrector Pen
   Lift Comb

A corrector pen is a lot like a Sharpie for nail polish. There's a solvent inside the pen but the shape gives you a lot of control over where it goes, so you can make precise corrections and clean up those little smears without ruining the whole nail.

1. Curling Iron
   Flat Iron
2. Wet brush
   Tint Brush

Curling irons are obviously used to curl your hair and they are insanely old. Modern ones you can plug in are obviously pretty new but people have been using things like tongs heated over an open flame to help style their hair for literally thousands of years!

1. Multi-Tasking Brush
   Hot Air Brush
2. Lift Comb
   Thinning Shears

A hot air brush can be an alternative to a flat iron or a curling iron when dealing with your hair. There are different styles depending on what you want but the general idea is that it brushes your hair while also shooting out hot air like a blow dryer. It's like the spork of hair care.

1. Mascara Brush
   Nail Clippers
2. Spoon Pusher
   Emery Board

An emery board is a lightweight type of nail file, usually cardboard, and it's covered in pieces of emery. Emery is basically just tiny little fragments of a rock called corundum. They're good in a pinch but they never really last that long.

1. Nail Clippers
   Needling Roller
2. Mixing Plate
   Fan Brush

A mixing plate or palette lets you have a lot more control over the colors you're using because you can mix your own shades, just like you would if you were painting. The upside is fun custom stuff, the downside is more to clean up.

1. Comedone Extractor
   Spoon Pusher
2. Multi-Tasking Brush
   Styling Razor

A styling razor can be used to cut hair when you want a more natural look. They're also sometimes called shaping razors or feather razors because some of them are designed to look a bit like a feather.

1. Lift Comb
   Clippers
2. Corrector Pen
   Sharpener

A good pair of nail clippers is key to the start of any manicure. For most of human history we probably just used knives for nail trimming, which likely lead to a lot of bloody fingers. The modern nail clipper was mostly perfected in the 1940s.

1. Facial Brush
   Blotting Paper
2. Cuticle Pusher
   Wet Brush

A facial brush really is a lot like an electric toothbrush. They use abrasive bristles to brush away dead skin, tighten pores and help you better absorb whatever else you may be putting on your skin after. Just be careful it's not so abrasive it actually damages your skin.

1. Paddle Brush
   Detangler
2. Tease and Lift Comb
   Wide Tooth Comb

A tease and lift comb is basically two combs for the price of one. The long, thin tines at the end are good for separating your hair. You can also get ones called rat-tail combs that do much the same thing but have a less appealing name. Unless you like rats.

1. Multi-tasking brush
   Spoon pusher
2. Thinning shears
   Buffing block

When you're not super into having a different brush for each and every little thing, then a multi-tasking brush is your friend. It's meant to be versatile so you can use it for powders, blushes, and bronzers.

1. Mixing Plate
   Fan Brush
2. Sponge
   Blotting Paper

You can't go wrong with a bunch of makeup sponges. They come in all shapes and sizes but you need to remember to give them a quick wash every now and then or swap them out for new ones because they can only handle so much abuse.

1. Emery board
   Styling razor
2. Thinning shears
   Manicure scissors

Manicure scissors are mostly like normal scissors but much tinier. They need to be small like that to give you the control and precision to trim around fingernails without actually hurting yourself like you would with larger scissors.

1. Slanted Tweezers
   Comedone Extractor
2. Cuticle Pusher
   Flat Iron

That little, looped tool that gets squished into your pores to force out pimples and blackheads is called a comedone extractor. Youtuber and dermatologist Dr. Pimple Popper sells her own brand of them if you're interested in that sort of thing.

1. Dermaroller
   Styling Razor
2. Spoon Pusher
   Pore Vacuum

Dermarollers, or facial needling rollers, are little wheels covered in super tiny needles that you roll over your face. They're supposed to help clear up acne scars and age lines but they can make you bleed a bit.

1. Needling Roller
   Wet Brush
2. Loofah
   Fan Brush

A loofah, sometimes called a luffa, is actually made from a kind of cucumber. Yeah, you can get plastic ones, but the real ones are made from the dried out centers of a member of the cucumber family. You need to make sure they're dried and stored properly because they hold tons of bacteria.

1. Clippers
   Fingers
2. Fan Brush
   Sponges

It sounds kind of weird but your fingers are 100% the most useful tool in the kit. Nothing gives you that precision or control the way your hands will, even if you're just holding a tiny brush or pencil. Trust those instincts!