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dominicana90 · 10-07-2008, 11:02 PM #51 (**permalink**)

O ok thanks! Sorry I just relized that question had been asked already!

Celly · 10-10-2008, 01:51 AM #52 (**permalink**)

I just got hired today and I am so excited to attend Basic Training. I am scheduled to attend the Nov. 3rd training. which is 3 weeks away. Thanks so much for sharing photos. I will be sure to take my camera so i can post mine also.

chocolategoddes · 10-10-2008, 06:17 PM #53 (**permalink**)

^^^ Congrats and please post pics.
I'm living my MAC MA dream through all you guys. :P

dominicana90 · 10-10-2008, 06:51 PM #54 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Celly

I just got hired today and I am so excited to attend Basic Training. I am scheduled to attend the Nov. 3rd training. which is 3 weeks away. Thanks so much for sharing photos. I will be sure to take my camera so i can post mine also.

How exciting!!!!! You better take pics lol....

YSLGuy · 10-15-2008, 10:36 AM #55 (**permalink**)

Hopefully I will get to go soon. Thank you for posting your experiences.

MAC*GIRL08 · 10-23-2008, 03:08 PM #56 (**permalink**)

You will love basic! so much to learn yet sooo fun! you will always remember it! good luck!

Celly · 11-03-2008, 12:11 PM #57 (**permalink**)

I am so excited today is my first day at Basic Training

. I will be sure to take pictures so that I can show you guys. So stay tunned lol

glitternmyveins · 11-03-2008, 01:27 PM #58 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Celly

I am so excited today is my first day at Basic Training

. I will be sure to take pictures so that I can show you guys. So stay tunned lol

Have so much fun! Enjoy the week because it goes by quick! Please post your experience at the end to help other specktra mac ma's see what its like before they go and share with everyone else how fun mac is! As if they didn't know!

Celly · 11-12-2008, 07:14 PM #59 (**permalink**)

I just completed Basic yesterday and I have to say it was AMAZING! I had learned so much. I was a little scared and excited on day 1. I almost felt like OMG what am I doing here. As I looked around the room full of talented artist. I was like I am in the wrong place they hired me and I feel like I was going to be a dissapointment. At the end of day 5 I was a totally changed person I am so confident in my artistry skills as well as our products now. During the 5 days we were taught anything and everything you need to know about MAC. From product knowledge, customer service, Makeup Application, different skin texture & shades, to face charts, highlighting contouring and even verbage (FABCE). The last day a lady came in with 3 boxes full of makeup and told us we could all pick out 10 pieces each. It was so hard. One of the girls in the class said " OMG this is so hard to do we cant pick out just ten" So the lady said I guess your right and she gave us 1 minute to grab as much as we could. So thanks to the big tunic I was wearing that day I just starting grabbing anything and everything that would fit in my tunic lol.

Here are a couple of photos I had taken during our training.

My first face chart

These are the cool ladies who I will be working with. There is only 5 of us for the time being we will be working at the Bloomingdales in Sherman Oaks. So come visit me.

We were called the MAC Baby Mamas in our class. All three of us have 2 year olds. lol

This is our last day together. The Trainers bought us a birthday cake it was to represent our 1st day of our life with MAC. I thought that was so cute.

This is all the stuff I got

DirtyPlum · 11-13-2008, 05:43 AM #60 (**permalink**)

^^ at work, so cant see the pics but will check when i get home tonight.

Honestly, it can feel intimidating at Basic and even at NPU each time but we all got hired for the same reason and pls dont ever feel other ppl may be better than you. We all have our strengths and weaknesses and all learn off each other. Thats what I feel Basic is about - to bring us all up to that one basic mac standard and from there... anything is possible!

Celly · 11-14-2008, 01:49 AM #61 (**permalink**)

You are absolutely correct. I am a prime example of how Basic is there to help you in so many ways.

chocolategoddes · 11-14-2008, 01:55 AM #62 (**permalink**)

OMG!!!!! That last pic made me shed a tear.

looks so fun! thanks for posting this, Celly.

Ciara · 11-14-2008, 08:57 AM #63 (**permalink**)

Congrats Celly!!

thanks for posting pics.

I want to go work for mac!!!!

glitternmyveins · 11-14-2008, 02:13 PM #64 (**permalink**)

I"m so glad you had fun! It's scary before you get there and then it's great! Am I aloud to be jelouse of the grab box! We got a measly fafi t shirt and one lipgloss! I am so envious of all that make up they gave you!!!!! Lucky thing! The bday cake thing is sooo cute! We got given a card and had to write one nice thing about the person in front of us and then switch cards and open them the day after we left! It was really sweet!!! :0)

makeupNdesign · 11-14-2008, 04:51 PM #65 (**permalink**)

OMG!! I'm so excited for my training now!!! Congrats, it looks like you had so much fun =) =)

Mine won't be until January though...sigh

Celly · 11-15-2008, 12:42 AM #66 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by glitternmyveins

I"m so glad you had fun! It's scary before you get there and then it's great! Am I aloud to be jelouse of the grab box! We got a measly fafi t shirt and one lipgloss! I am so envious of all that make up they gave you!!!!! Lucky thing! The bday cake thing is sooo cute! We got given a card and had to write one nice thing about the person in front of us and then switch cards and open them the day after we left! It was really sweet!!! :0)

Hey at least you guys got something. I think the card thing was super cute.

coachkitten · 11-16-2008, 12:06 AM #67 (**permalink**)

Wowza look at all of those fun mac products! Congrats!!

xcutiepie331x · 11-16-2008, 02:41 AM #68 (**permalink**)

WOW, it looks like you had a blast!! i was just wondering if you know whether your counter is hiring for seasonal positions, or any other positions right now? i live five minutes away from the bloomys at sherman oaks, and im DYING to work at mac...are you guys fully staffed as of right now?

Celly · 11-16-2008, 01:40 PM #69 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by xcutiepie331x

WOW, it looks like you had a blast!! i was just wondering if you know whether your counter is hiring for seasonal positions, or any other positions right now? i live five minutes away from the bloomys at sherman oaks, and im DYING to work at mac...are you guys fully staffed as of right now?

As far as I know they said we are only going to be a counter of 5 because there is already a MAC across the mall from us in Macys. So they want to see how sales are going to be if it goes great then they plan on hiring more people. I think our Grand Opening date is set for the 25th but I could be wrong. This is the 3rd time it has been changed. Once it opens I will let you know so you can come drop off your resume.

HeavenLeiBlu · 11-16-2008, 02:33 PM #70 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Celly

This is all the stuff I got

My goodness, I have to go wash my panties now.

xcutiepie331x · 11-16-2008, 03:55 PM #71 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Celly

As far as I know they said we are only going to be a counter of 5 because there is already a MAC across the mall from us in Macys. So they want to see how sales are going to be if it goes great then they plan on hiring more people. I think our Grand Opening date is set for the 25th but I could be wrong. This is the 3rd time it has been changed. Once it opens I will let you know so you can come drop off your resume.

Ya i see...I was thinking of applying at Macys too, but I thought since the bloomys one is new they might need more employees..But thanks for letting me know

beautymarkd · 11-21-2008, 04:21 AM #72 (**permalink**)

Be sure to work for a counter that is MAC-Owned.
When you work directly for a retailer(i.e. Macy's, Nordstrom), it isn't quite as fun.

crissy22 · 11-21-2008, 09:22 PM #73 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by HeavenLeiBlu

My goodness, I have to go wash my panties now.

You made me LOL!! ^

that's so much make-up, I'm glad you had a blast at MAC heaven aka Basic training..

JaneHorror · 11-24-2008, 10:31 AM #74 (**permalink**)

OMG, Basic Training looks awesome, I seriously always wanted to work at MAC. I wish MAC did basic training for the general public, like how to do different looks and such.

jo2syd · 11-26-2008, 04:04 AM #75 (**permalink**)

Good luck girl! I wish you all the best. Thanks for sharing

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