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  1. MACtastic

    I don't know that I deserve this job...

    I just don't feel...qualified. I don't know. One minute I'm wrapping up a nearly $300 sale, and the next I'm struggling to get a customer in the chair. I'm totally not making my goals...I'm a good salesperson, but for some reason I'm having such a hard time. I'm seeing more and more how HUGE...
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    Essential brushes for freelancers?

    So at my paperwork meeting, I was advised to have a set of MAC brushes to bring to each shift, just in case the store/counter doesn't have enough to go around. I have enough MAC brushes to do a whole face, but many of them are SE, which I'm not allowed to use. The only ones left that I can bring...
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    Officially a MAC freelancer!!!

    I just filled out the paperwork today, and it should take 2-3 weeks to process. I'm so excited!!!
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    Almost there...

    MAC called me today, and they want me to come in for a 3rd interview!! Wahoo! I was so super excited...and shocked! I did not think for a second that they would call me back. Wish me luck!
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    My not-so-great demo experience (long post!)

    Oh man, it will be a miracle if I'm hired! I arrived at Macy's 15 minutes early to meet my model. She showed up about 5 minutes before the demo was supposed to start. The manager gave us our scenario: your customer has never really used makeup before, but she's getting married soon and has a...
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    Demo questions that have HOPEFULLY never been asked before

    I have a demo interview on Thursday! I did a search regarding demo interviews, and I don't think these questions popped up, so here goes! +I use MAC paint and CCB to prime the lid when I do my eyes on myself. If I use that method on the model, should I still do Prep+Prime eye under that? +What...
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    MAC/Sephora haul!

    I'll take pics sometime. Here's what I got: MAC +Barbie Lipstick in Sweet n Single +Natural MSF in Medium +#109 Brush +Lush n Lilac Cremestick Pearl Liner Sephora +NARS Creme blush in Lokum +Sephora Stippling brush Whee!! Over $120 later HAHA! (Thanks to my Sephora discount)
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    The job hunt

    As some of you may know, Sephora has just let me go I was a seasonal, and they only had room for one person...they needed someone who didn't have anything else going on. I'm so bummed, I really wanted to keep that job! Anyways, I'm on the job hunt again, and its looking pretty dismal. Its after...
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    Good customers!

    Ok, so we have a topic that runs for a gazillion pages about all the horrid customers we get, which I think is awesome for venting about certain idiots that come into our stores!! However, I think we all also have customers that just make our lives and our jobs so much easier and so much more...
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    To be in this industry you have to...

    I was thinking about this earlier today...what do you need in this industry in order to succeed? I'm not talking about the right tools, or an education from a top school. What do you need to be/need to have as a person in order to be in this industry, all the way from a retail MA to a...
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    Scalp acne?

    Eww, that title sounds gross. HAHA. Mods, feel free to move this if it belongs in another section. I'm prone to zits on my scalp. It's weird...I have an oily scalp (which explains the zits), but I also have dandruff. Hrmph. Anyways, does anyone have any tips on how to take care of this?
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    The joys of going sulfate free

    I've been hearing so many good things about sulfate free shampoos that I decided to try it out. A couple days ago, I went down to the local Whole Foods and picked up Avalon Organics' Revitalizing Shampoo and Conditioner. I've used it twice, and already my hair feels so much softer and smoother...
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    Other retail places to work in makeup?

    So...I basically screwed up at work today. Long story short, I mixed up my work schedules with Sephora and my other job, and I wound up being an hour and 30 min. late for my shift. Bad, bad move. I waited 20 minutes after my shift was over for my boss to be finished with her client so that I...
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    Applying false lashes...health concerns?

    I was told by my boss that we aren't allowed to apply false lashes on customers because of health code. However, I know that the MAC counters nearby do false lash applications...maybe its a strictly Sephora thing? Does anyone know?
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    Lining a client's lower lash line

    I was trying to create a dramatic eye look for a more mature client today, and I was having the worst time lining her lower lash line! I've always had that problem unfortunately. I felt so bad for her, but she seemed to like it haha. Anyways, does anyone have any tips on doing this? I was using...
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    Undereye fine lines

    Ok, I'm only 19 years old, but I have these stubborn fine lines under my eyes that are just *not* going away! I've tried Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream, and I'm currently using Caudalie Contouring Eye Cream. I like the texture and moisturization of the Caudalie, but its not doing anything for my...
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    Impressing the bosses...anyone?

    I'm a seasonal at Sephora right now, and I'm so excited to be working there! Thing is, I really want this job as a permanent position, and I don't know how to go about it. There are a ton of other seasonal girls, and I honestly don't know how to make myself stand out. I feel so overwhelmed with...
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    Homemade lip palettes?

    Are there any empty lip palettes on the market that are microwave/oven safe? I would love to crush my lipsticks into a palette, but I don't really care for that messy, 'homemade' look that you get if you don't heat it. Any ideas?
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    Brow help, anyone?

    I'm an NC35 with black eyebrows and dark brown hair (thanks, Garnier Nutrisse :P ). I already have relatively thick eyebrows, I just want something to fill in the areas where hairs are a bit more sparse than the rest of my brows. I have the new brow shader thingies in Walnut, but it seems a bit...
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    Question About MA's Selling Palettes

    Ok so I was at the MAC counter at the Stonestown Nordstrom in SF, and there was this semi-pushy salesperson. I mean, she was pretty pushy about everything, but she was being downright scary when it came to trying to get me to buy one of the new palettes. She went as far as trying to convince me...
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