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Re: "Real" makeup artists?
Originally Posted by honyd
mac (makeup artists cosmetics)...was a company that was founded on great basis... they did great work... they still do... but..... i think when a huge company like el takes over...whom already own 50 other brands they comprimised thier position... now it is a SALES drivin force... not so much as an artists work. They want the counter people or artists to sell sell sell... I think this is where the trouble begins. Huge co like el arent interested so much in the artist factor ... they are interested in the money factor. Which may have some mac die hards since the begining fans thinking twice about what really makes the brand. Sorry to go on but i do agree...that an artist is an artist in what they love to do and can do well... but if u have a mua that is just slapping things on to get a higher aus than no thats not an artist that is a beauty sales advisor. Im sure things would have been much diffrent it MAC would have stayed in its orginal tracks as an artist co.... but they sold out to corporate world..... thus the overlly released lack of creativity lines comming out. THese are just my opinions ...so please dont take offense... i love mac just as much and am a sucker for a good color story. But we all kno els bottom line is money not artistry. And i feel bad for the ma s that are getting undercut.
I work for MAC and we exhaust this issue at staff meetings. It SHOULD be about artistry. But it isn't. It's about AUS/IPT. Apparently they are trying to shift focus from that, but who is EL shitting? I know so many talented artists who come to work stressed about making their numbers, and it shouldn't be that way. If we all wanted to be sales associates, we'd be at Bath & Body Works or something. But we came to MAC for a reason. And yes, a lot of artists are getting undercut- whether or not they work for MAC. I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with Risa (aka SonRisa). She is a phenomenal artist and MAC canned her. Why? Because of her numbers. As much as I do love working for MAC, I realize that the integrity of the company has been compromised a great deal. And it sucks.
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