Holiday Fair Table/Booth Idea: DIY Beauty Kits

DIY Beauty Kits are quite popular in stores and television infomercials - especially around the holidays. This is a great holiday fair booth idea for anyone who loves beauty and fashion - plus it is unique and unlikely to be duplicated by any other tables at your holiday fair. Your booth will appeal to many holiday fair attendees, from teenagers to adult women looking to cut back spending on their beauty routines to husbands and grandparents looking for cute holiday gift ideas.

A very important marketing factor for this booth idea is giving demonstrations. You'll want to set up a demonstration schedule - I would suggest doing one demo per hour - and have it printed out to pass to holiday fair attendees. You may also want to make a larger version of the schedule to post at your booth for people passing by. You can either do the demonstration yourself, narrating as you perform on a volunteer, or have a volunteer follow the kit instructions to demonstrate how simple and easy the kit is for first time users. Ideally, you'll want a high stool for your volunteer so observers can see her easily; and of course, you'll need a mirror so she can see the fabulous results.

Unless you are table sharing or have a cross-market product to sell at your booth (for example, jewelry or hair accessories), you'll want to offer at least 8 different kits. Here are some ideas and their contents to get you started:

Smoky Eye Kit - black eyeliner, dark gray eye shadow, light gray eye shadow, eye shadow brush, eyebrow brush

French Manicure Kit - emery board, nail buffer stick, dual base/top coat nail polish, very pale pink nail polish, french manicure pen

Gorgeous Full Lips Kit - baby toothbrush, tube of Carmex or other petroleum jelly based lip treatment, nude/neutral lip liner and matching lipstick, lip plumper

Pedicure Kit - bath salts, cuticle stick, pumice stone, peppermint lotion, toe separators, dual base/top coat nail polish, 3 mini nail polishes with 1 shade peach tone, 1 shade pink tone, and 1 shade red tone

You'll also need to include an instruction sheet with each kit. If you search Associated Content for "How to [insert beauty goal here]" (for example, "How to get full lips") you'll find several articles with content you can use as a reference for writing your instruction sheets. You may also find more "how to" beauty articles via Google and even on You-Tube. Be respectful of the original author's copyrights and do not simply cut and paste what you find. Put it in your own words and make sure to keep it concise and easy to understand.

Colorful and eye-catching packaging will also be important for your booth. Clear bags work best because customers can see all of the contents; you can spice them up by including a crumpled sheet of colored tissue paper and some glitter. You will be able to find appropriately sized bags for your kits at most craft stores, but you can also check online if you'd like to purchase them in bulk and save some money.

You may also want to buy in bulk online for your beauty supplies, which will save you considerable money and increase your profit margin. If you prefer to pick out your supplies in person, most drugstores do carry inexpensive generic brand make-up. You can also check at beauty supply stores, but first ask if they allow bulk purchasing by non-licensed customers - some supply stores will only sell to salon owners or licensed professionals who work in the beauty industry.

If this holiday fair booth idea isn't something you think you'd enjoy, be sure to check my Associated Content profile page for other unique holiday fair table ideas.