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Mississippi Esthetics Practical Exam Kit List
Mississippi's esthetics practical runs on a live model and includes something no other state on this site grades: a complete makeup application, from concealer through lip colour. All 49 items below are printed in the Board's own handbook, listed under the skill they belong to.
24 of these items must carry an exact label. The handbook has two columns — the item, and the precise word it must be labelled with. Not “label your bottles”: a spray bottle must read Water, a perm bottle must read Perm Wave Solution. Each one is marked below.
Your carrying case may not exceed 20″ × 14″ × 9″ — and if any required document is missing at check-in you are disqualified and forfeit every fee. Read your own current handbook before exam day; the Board revises it.
Interactive kit checklist
Tick items as you pack — your progress is saved on this device. Print or save it as a PDF to check your bag the night before.
General bag — every candidate
Carried by every candidate whatever the licence.
Skin analysis
Performed on: Live model
Facial — skin cleansing
Performed on: Live model
Manipulations
Masque application, removal and moisturizing
Hair removal — eyebrow tweezing or threading
Hair removal — wax eyebrow and entire upper lip
Makeup application
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Rules that decide whether you test at all
- Two forms of current, unexpired, signature-bearing ID. One must be government-issued photo ID, and the signatures and names must match. An expired ID means you cannot test.
- Your MSBCB approval letter, as the emailed entry ticket — on your phone or printed.
- If any required document is missing at check-in you are disqualified and forfeit all exam fees.
- You may not borrow any item from another candidate. The Board recommends labelling everything you bring.
- Where a live model is used, the model must be at least 16 years old and may not be affiliated with any MSBCB-licensed school.
- All set-up and removal of supplies is counted inside the skill's time, not before it.
- Once you have entered the testing room you can no longer be disqualified — the outcome is a pass or a fail.
Sources
Read from the MSBCB Practical Exam Handbook (revised April 2025) on 2026-08-14. Mississippi's practical is board-administered and evaluated by licensed practitioners of the licence being examined — there is no PSI or NIC bulletin involved.