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i had my makeover yesterday

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it was alright, she went a little crazy using heatherette trio 2, and the two glitters. this other MA came over and kept staring at my MA's work cuz she was so amazed at how good it looked. lol. i liked what she did, but i'm not used to seeing myself with such a dramatic look because i usually wear neutrals. i have pictures that i will post up maybe later today. i g2g study for an exam now

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I am going to get my make up done for my birthday and I was wondering if I have to purchase the $50 minimum before I get my make up done? I'm going to try to to think of some eyeshadow ideas before hand. I'll probably purchase the colors the MA uses. I just want to know what they look like on me first. I pretty much know what type of look I want, but I'm having trouble with the blush. Will the MA help recommend a blush that will go with my look?

As far as eyelashes go, can they trim them down a little bit? I already have really long lashes and I just want some volume. TIA!!!

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you purchase your makeup at the end of your appt. the artist will recommend a blush that goes with your look. you can buy what the artist uses on you that day, or anything else that you want.

as for the lashes, we don't trim the length of the hairs, just the length of the band. but there are many different styles that you can choose from, so you can find the right lashes for the look that you want.

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Hey there!
I'll be having a makeover in two weeks and I'm already pretty excited. My boyfriend called the counter yesterday and made the appointment (this is my christmas present ). They asked whether it shall be a daytime or evening look and he arranged the evening look.
Now I don't know what to expect from this kind of look and I'm a bit sceptic too cause I mostly wear neutral colours. On the one hand I think it's great because I will get a new look that I'd probably never tried on my own but on the other hand I'm afraid that the look will turn out to be 'too much' for me.

Could someone please tell me the differences between daytime- and evening makeup?? I'm a bit alienated by the fact that the MA asked this before arranging the appoiintment

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Thanks, Babylard! You're probably right, I should go for something new

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ooh just the kind of thread i was looking for!
I have my year 12 formal coming up (OK ok its in like 6 or 7 months... whatever im excited)
I already have my dress (floor length halter neck with a sash around the waist that ties at the back, in 1cm alternating red and black stripes)

Annd I want to get my makeup done at MAC, becaue i never have before!

The closest mac counter to me is about 45 mins away so I'm going to get some of my friends to come at the same time so we can all have our hair and makeup done together (andnails etc)

But i was wondering what kind of look you'd suggest to go with such a dramatic dress? I'm a fan of dramatic eye looks, but do you think a neutral eye with a dark lip would look better?
I already have pretty long eyelashes- would falsies be too over the top?

sorry I have so many questions, I'm just curious!
I was going to do my makeup myself,... because i can and its cheaper but i though hell, my dress was cheap as, why not get it done professionally, right?

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hey! thanks for the tips! I actually did describe the dress in the first part of my post, but I might go post in reccomendations like you said

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Haha, the currency conversion, oh man, its great in the US but baaad in Australia... to have a makeover here, it costs $95..! Obviously that would buy HEAPS of product, but I think I'm actually just going to do a $120 make up course, end of this month there is a "basic makeup' class, which covers foundation, blush, and a bit of eyes, or I'll wait for smoky eyes. In this class, at least they make you practice on yourself! I can't wait, but NERVOUS cos its only within the last 2 months that I've really only figured out how to use more than 2 colours on my eyes!

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Just wanted to tell you: my makeover was great! The MA was so nice and told me what she did and how, so I'm able to recreate the look at home. I decided to go for purple Eyes with neutral blush and glossy lips. Even my boyfriend was thrilled. It took about 1h and, even though I forgot to ask, she made me a facechart . I'm sooo happy that I did this!

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Does the $120 makeup course include product???

Haha thank goodness for your post, I was gonna book a makeover for next week. I think I'm going to wait a bit until Dress Camp comes out over here.

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I reccommend the whole "makeover" experience to anyone!

I go to my MAC counter at least once a month or so(depending on if new collections have been launched yet).

It's one of the best rewards I can give myself

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let me ask you guys this, if you wanted them to do your make up for a wedding , and you wanted to test the look first would you have to make 2 purchases

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it depends on the policy. at my counter, a $50 purchase is required for a makeover fri, sat, and sun (this is suppose to be a company-wide policy, but apparently some places don't follow it). so on the wedding day, you must purchase $50 worth of product. if your trial appt. is on one of those three days, then you have to purchase then as well, which would total 2 purchases.

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I've read somewhere (probably here someplace >_>) that we can request that the MA does half a face and then we do the other half - is that the lesson appointment? And does anyone know if -all- freestanding stores do this, or does it vary by location?

I love getting makeovers, but I can never recreate the results at home even if I've got the face chart for some reason...so I think it might be good to do a half/half thing.

TIA~

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i just want to be clear, because i keep hearing different things when you go to the counter and get a amke over you have to buy fifty dollars worth of stuff right??????

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yah that is right , you have to make a purchase to get the makeover.

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LOL WTF??? Not to get a consultation!??? REALLY?

They never told me that when I scheduled my consultation....

Well I guess you could always return the stuff if you wanted to be cheap.

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Seriously?! This was not cool.

The MUA takes time away to give you a makeover, not being able to sell and possibly sell 3-4x to people just walking up (so they can make their goal and keep their job, seeing as how people are getting laid off left and right because of the economy) and not being able to help other people who may need help. Also when you return the stuff, regardless if you used it or not, it gets tossed away. If it didn't work for you that's one thing but to be wasteful? This is why they have a price hike every year.

Makeovers are a service. Most counters require a minimum purchase. I worked for Chanel and it was 3 items...that's a lot more than $50. Same w/Lauder, Lancome you name it!

MAC is not even charging you for this service. They are pretty much *giving* you product. If you think about it, if you went to get your hair done, you'd spend anywhere from $40-$300 (depending on what's being done) and you'd leave with only your hair done, no products. Get a make-up artist to your house for a wedding or prom and they'll charge you AT LEAST $50 (more than likely A LOT more) and you won't get anything! At least here you get make-up for the money.

Listen baby, IT'S A SERVICE. Don't be rude and return the items you purchased! If you don't like what the artist used, DON'T BUY IT! Buy something else you've been eyeing, if you're there to get a makeover at MAC, you probably already like the products, buy something you like (or need) and don't return it! Don't waste the artists time. That's just wrong.

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If you're just getting color matched, they don't charge. Eye demo--no charge. During the week most places don't charge. Weekends are busy, Fri-Sun it's $50, if you don't like that, go during the week when it's not so busy.

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What if you go to an event they have at some department store counters. Is it still a $50 minimum?

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You bet it is. How else will they try to get you to buy the new products they try on you?

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I agree with what Ambonee said. I really think its rude for people to go in and just try to get their make up done for the night and not purchase anything. Thats basically wasting the MA's time. If you go in Monday-Thursday, normally its free at counters. Even if you can't spend $50 at the time, get at least something. Come on!! Brush cleaner is only $10.

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LMAO. You need to CHILL on the WHACK ATTACK.

I do go during the week (hence the no charge, maybe it's cause I'm nice and they like me -- plus I buy enough anyway) but regardless...my statement was joking HENCE THE You seriously don't need to jump down someones throat over the internet for a joke. If you want to make a generalized bitchy comment towards everyone, that's fine, but don't direct it towards me next time.

But yes, of course, I do agree that the MUA spends time with you and they do deserve compensation.

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not only is it rude, but its theft.

just an fwi, we track returns. if you keep returning, you get flagged, and can no longer return ANYTHING. even if its something that truely didn't work for you, you're stuck with it, all because you conned the company and tried to get a free service that costs very little in the first place.

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That wasn't really all that bitchy of her.
That wasn't a "whack attack"
She made a very good, valid point, and IMO she wasn't being bitchy.
She was trying to give you information, because your 'joke' wasn't cool.

Next time, instead of getting all flustered, just accept the fact that you were wrong, and don't try to make it seem like someone else was.

I really don't believe she was the one in the wrong, here..
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It was hard to tell that you were joking, even with the smiley face-sarcasm isn't easy to read, ya know? I'm sure she wouldn't have made that comment if she knew you were joking. There are seriously people that share that mindset you were joking about, though.