xtiffineyx
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Okay, so I've been so excited all week to finally go to the MAC counter for the VERY FIRST TIME. It's almost an hour away, so this evening me and my mom go over to get some Studio Tech for my photos coming up.
Once I get there I spot the counter and make my way over to get color matched. I begin by telling her that I wear SPF all the time on my face and that my face and my neck are much lighter than my body because of it (I tan my body a little bit, but never ever my face due to my acne medicine), and I told her that I blend my makeup all the way down my neck so it all blends in with my chest & the rest of my body. So she goes "Well I think your a NC15, and she swiped it on my face, and it seemed super white on me, so I ask her to swipe on an NC20 and she goes "uhh okay" and she puts it on and I couldn't tell the difference between the two, so I said "I've never been color matched before so I'm going to trust your judgement." So long story short, she applies the NC15 Studio Tech all over my face and then she hands me the mirror and it's like
! I'm telling you, I looked sick and on the brink of death. It was wayyy too much compared to the rest of my body and arms. (I wore a v-neck shirt specifically so she could see the difference from my chest and my arms). So shes telling me it looks good and it matches great so I thought "it could just be really harsh under these bright lights" so I buy both the foundation & the powder. We had more shopping to do so once I get out in the car a little while later in natural light its still just as ghostly white. My feet were killing me & I was going to have to make another trip over to the mall later in the week so I just figured I'd exchange it for a darker color when I was back over there.
I get home and decide to play around with it, and I get to looking and she sold me Studio Fix instead of Tech. So I was disappointed about that, but decided to try on what she gave me. Nope still wayyyyy to light. Now I know I'm not a very tanned girl, I'm not trying to kid myself there, but this was just ridiculous. I guess it's hard to try to match up your face to your body.
lol
I didn't want this to come off as a rant or anything, because my MA was super nice and friendly, it's just that I'm feeling a bit disappointed with the whole thing
Once I get there I spot the counter and make my way over to get color matched. I begin by telling her that I wear SPF all the time on my face and that my face and my neck are much lighter than my body because of it (I tan my body a little bit, but never ever my face due to my acne medicine), and I told her that I blend my makeup all the way down my neck so it all blends in with my chest & the rest of my body. So she goes "Well I think your a NC15, and she swiped it on my face, and it seemed super white on me, so I ask her to swipe on an NC20 and she goes "uhh okay" and she puts it on and I couldn't tell the difference between the two, so I said "I've never been color matched before so I'm going to trust your judgement." So long story short, she applies the NC15 Studio Tech all over my face and then she hands me the mirror and it's like
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I get home and decide to play around with it, and I get to looking and she sold me Studio Fix instead of Tech. So I was disappointed about that, but decided to try on what she gave me. Nope still wayyyyy to light. Now I know I'm not a very tanned girl, I'm not trying to kid myself there, but this was just ridiculous. I guess it's hard to try to match up your face to your body.
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I didn't want this to come off as a rant or anything, because my MA was super nice and friendly, it's just that I'm feeling a bit disappointed with the whole thing
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