Hey guys, just wanted to give an update. I had my interview with the district manager the other day, and I think it went ok. Both of my interviews seem to have been much more formal than the other interviews I've read about here on specktra. Pretty much they just had me come in a do a demo...no official interviewing. I don't know if its because all the girls/guys who work there know me very well, or if that's just how they do all their interviews. I was a little nervous about my demo, even though I have 6 years retail experience and have sold Mark, Avon and Mary Kay at different times. I knew there was at least one other girl there doing her demo, but she was around the other side of the counter so I couldn't see what she did. I did notice that she was very flustered when grabbing her products (and the district manager commented on it as well). I was told to do a day look and then turn it into a night look with 3 products. I had a different model this time, but was able to swatch her for foundation/concealer/powder pretty quickly. I used Vanilla, Brule, Texture and Corduroy e/s and a little Constructivist paint pot as a subtle liner (it went really well with her pale skin and dirty blonde hair). I also used a little Warm Soul and Dainty blushes, Bare slimshine and a touch of Love Nectar l/g.
When I was finished, the manager came over and checked it out. He said it looked very nice, and to move on to the night look. I had already grabbed Blacktrack, which he said to use. He also grabbed Posey cream blush and told me to choose a darker lip. So I did a simple winged liner, and added some Print e/s to smudge the lower waterline. For lips I used New York Apple l/s with some Love Alert dazzleglass in the middle bottom lip. He said he liked it when he came around, although he asked what I had done with the brows. I was honest and said I hadn't done anything yet, and that I wasn't sure where to start since I've never done brows before. He and I ended worked collaboratively on it (first color he chose was too dark, I used a lighter pencil after that). I also said the only thing I would have changed was to add liner to the upper waterline, however when I lined her lower waterline her eye got very irritated. (It looked like there was a space between upper lashes and liner, but there wasn't. You could just see the upper waterline when you looked at her straight on) He looked at her from a few different angles and agreed with me.
After everything was finished, I said that I knew they had other interviews and did they know when they would be making a decision (I was under the impression he was only there that day, and that 2 other girls were interviewing. My friend who works there said there are 3 spots open? I'm not sure about that though). He said that he didn't make the decisions, that he just gave 'feedback.' And that the store manager (who I did my first interview with) was the one who made decisions. She was on break, but before I could ask if I should wait for her, he said thank you for coming in and it was nice to meet you; then walked away. So my model and I left after a few minutes. I called this morning to see if the store manager was in, and was told that she wasn't but that she would be calling me when they decided. The district manager had added that they would be deciding soon since holiday is quickly approaching.
I know its only Wednesday and my interview was on Monday, but I hate waiting! I've pretty much put all my eggs in one basket with this job, since all the girls/guys I know that work there keep reassuring me that I will get the job. I'm still just nervous.
Oh! But I thought I'd share what I wore that day, since I was nervous about my "look." I wore these pants in black:
EXPRESS: SEXY SATIN SKINNY-LEG EDITOR PANT
Even my friend/model said I looked awesome in them. And I paired it with this sheer jacket (wore a sequined black tank underneath to add a little subtle sparkle:
EXPRESS: CHIFFON RUFFLE JACKET
And here is a picture of my hair and makeup, even though my lips had almost completely worn off by then (I had work Lame l/s with Miss Dynamite d/g):
