13 Mar 2010 20 Comments

QOTD: What’s your take on makeovers? Yay or Nay?

I’ve had many a makeover in my life and ever since I’ve been blogging I’ve done many more. I call it ‘research’ for the blog.

For the most part I have had very positive experiences, especially at NARS and YSL, where I feel the makeup has been beautiful but still ‘me’.

On the other hand, MAC has been hit or miss. Sometimes I like the ‘after’ but other times, I feel the look is too much for what I would wear in real life.

Sometimes, it’s just plain bad like an experience I had at Benefit, when it had a counter at the Bay (Bloor). I had a makeover by someone who clearly didn’t know what they were doing (i.e. one dark eyeshadow colour  that went all the way up to my eyebrows and not blended — you can bet that I wiped it all off right after) and clearly visible foundation lines on my jawline. Luckily that counter is no longer there and I’ve had much better experiences with Benefit at Sephora and at Holt’s.

UPDATE: A good experience in my books is one where the makeup is done well — and the sell afterwards (you know it’s part of the course) is soft. It’s those situations where I’m more apt to buy versus very pushy tactics or tactics where they point out your faults.

So I wanted to ask you, do you get makeovers done at counters? Good or bad experiences? Look forward to your answers.

by Michelle in QOTD