Getting your Makeup Done Professionally: Fail or Fantastic?!

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I had mine done once by MAC when I did a charity fashion/flower show.  It came out really good!

 
They are very nice and usually offer to apply their products so they can make a sale.  Often it depends on how busy they are, but they usually approach me on their own.  You have to be careful of how much you spend after they're done though.

 
I ve got that done qutie a good few times, only once went right which is cat-eye look for my already "cat-eye-liked" eyes mmm
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 I went to Bobbi Brown once, and they made me look like just had a punch on my eyes and my face look... ashhhy!  I assuming maybe they didnt reli get trained for oriental face in makeup school? 

 
If the makeup counters at the mall charge you then run away fast! LOL!

Here's what I do:

"Hi, I'm interested in your foundations and I was hoping you could do a color match?"

They always say yes, then asken them if they could apply the product all over and from there ask about coordinating colors - next thing you know you've learned something new - tried out their makeup and have a fresh new face.

I've never paid for a makeup application at the mall. 

 
I've had my makeup done a few times and every time it looked awful. Each time it's been by a black makeup artist. I'm not sure if the girls just didn't know how to do makeup on a white girl, or what. So now I just do my own for every event. 

 
personally i will never get my makeup done by anyone at the retail level. simply they do not know enough about my skin to even get the foundation right. because of my rosacea as i've mentioned before, foundation can be funky to get on right. my skin likes to ball up into little clumps if you swipe foundation too much, so i require lots of stippling. most artists at the retail level will not be able to work with my skin or eyebrows very well (wirey italian brows!)

anyway, i would consider getting my face done by a professional who specializes like i do, but i have not found any in my area! when my sister worked for nordstrom sometimes they would do makeup events, but i never had the opportunity to sit for a regional artist. maybe sometime i will, i'm kind of curious now.

 
So tomorrow I'm getting a mini-makeover at the mall, because I was involved in a local MOM makeover... I'll post pics.

 
Oh forgot to mention, I went to get my eyebrows done few times, and I look like a clown! The brows just seems" photoshop:Cut->Paste" on my face =( I had to go somewhere washed it off before let anyone see me! (I was too shy to tell the MU she did crappy job). I think it is hard for western&American makeup artist to do Asian faces. Comppre to the others, our facial feature is more "2D" than "3D" with our small and non- hollow eys and tiny noses =(  Wish I am lucky enough to meet a makeup specialist someday get some good advice!

 
exactly! Everytime I apply mascara on my frnd I just sweat helllll a lot ! especially the bottom lashes!

 

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Mascara can be difficult to apply on others (in my xp), especially on people who are very flinchy/never had their makeup done by someone else. It makes the artist nervous as heck because the last thing you want to do is poke someone in the eye! Sometimes in these situations I'll actually hold the wand steady and tell the client to "blink," kind of having them self-coat. The other option is gently holding their top lid back, that way the roots of the lashes are much easier to get at. I'd love to hear other artists' opinions on this matter (or those who just do makeup on others for fun :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

Thanks for the input Dame ! :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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Originally Posted by SarraSanborn /img/forum/go_quote.gif

How do you approach someone at a counter at like Macys about getting your makeup done?
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I called ahead and made and appt to get my make-up done. In my case I went to the clinique counter to get my makeup done in preparation for my wedding. They were really great at helping me choose colors and then I placed a pre-order which I purchased during bonus time. 

 
Ooo do you have pics? We love pics :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
 

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I called ahead and made and appt to get my make-up done. In my case I went to the clinique counter to get my makeup done in preparation for my wedding. They were really great at helping me choose colors and then I placed a pre-order which I purchased during bonus time. 
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Well so much for that! I emailed them to verify my 9 AM appt tomorrow only to find out they decided to book someone else! I was told I could show up at 8:30 AM to see if they could take me. :roll: It's like thanks but no thanks, I'm not going to go at 8:30 AM to wait around to see if they're going to give me a makeover or not. I was told I was getting one then told no then told "maybe". Pft, not wasting my time on it.

 
OMG what the heck is wrong with companies! Whatever happened to CUSTOMER SERVICE? How irritating!!! That kind of stuff really gets to me. argh!
 

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Well so much for that! I emailed them to verify my 9 AM appt tomorrow only to find out they decided to book someone else! I was told I could show up at 8:30 AM to see if they could take me. :roll: It's like thanks but no thanks, I'm not going to go at 8:30 AM to wait around to see if they're going to give me a makeover or not. I was told I was getting one then told no then told "maybe". Pft, not wasting my time on it.
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I have wedding day pics...  yes - but alas I didn't think to take pictures the day of the makeover.  Digital cameras were a new thing...


 

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Ooo do you have pics? We love pics :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
 
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For some reason they all end up being a fail. I guess it's mostly because it's what they think you would look good in and we wouldn't think of ever wearing it. They always seem to get the face darker than normal and stack on the eye shadows with a weird color of lipstick. I couldn't even remove mine too well every time too, like almost stained, but that would be a good thing if it were nice in the first place. 

 
That sounds horrifying. I'm so scared to have someone else do my makeup. It's one of my goals to become braver about and go do. It would help if I didn't like dragging my fiance with me to the mall where they do makeovers.
 

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For some reason they all end up being a fail. I guess it's mostly because it's what they think you would look good in and we wouldn't think of ever wearing it. They always seem to get the face darker than normal and stack on the eye shadows with a weird color of lipstick. I couldn't even remove mine too well every time too, like almost stained, but that would be a good thing if it were nice in the first place. 
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When I went to ULTA today and they asked if I wanted to come on the 11th to get a makeover by Urban Decay. I signed up and I hope this one goes really well!! I'll post pictures :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Also, at Sephora they asked if I wanted to try their "Beautiful & Bronzed" makeover on the 25th I think... so I signed up for that too LOL

Seriously they shouldn't go wrong with Urban Decay, that's my current favorite!

 
One thing that I have noticed about the makeup artist is they do not clean their cosmetics on a regular basic. They are not cleaning the cosmetics and the brushes after every use, they apply the makeup and put the brushes right back in their makeup belt. When I am purchasing makeup I only put the product on my hands unless I am getting match for a foundation color and usually when I go for that they always have to open a new foundation to try and match my color so I have been lucky about that. Every now and than I do see a makeup artist applying someone makeup and it looks beautiful.

I did have an experience a couple of weeks ago were I went into the Mac store to get a sample of the Mac face and body foundation and I was getting tested and the artist applied some of the Mac face and body foundation and the msf powder and dark and once I got out in the light and took a picture of the look I was looking a hot mess and as red as can be, lol. I was thinking wow, I better stick to doing my own makeup that was just me trying on the product.

 

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