I have been working in the cosmetics section of macys for almost 2 and a half years now. I started when I was 18 years old as an On-call. I made my way around majority of the counters however MAC has always been my dream! I was then offered a position for an Estee Lauder owned company however its focused on organic natural skincare which includes doing many facials! Not so much the dramatic makeup that I normally do. After being with that company for a year and a half and decided I was ready to move on and seeing there was FINALLY opening in the MAC counter. I gave in my resumes many times and even spoke to the manager and never really got a call. They then hired a new counter manager who was a DOLL so i automatically tried to meet her ASAP and told her i was interested, we spoke i gave her my resume and she instantly gave me a date and time for the verbal interview unlike the old counter manager who didnt even give me the time or day even though i went out of my way to show how serious and interested i was. For a 20 year old girl, i really have some drive! so the Verbal interview was one on one. She asked me simple questons.
"why mac?" "tell me about yourself" "what do you like about mac?" "whats your favorite product?" "what would you do in a situation with a bad customer" etc etc. I made sure to include in my answers the very important things like
LINKING PRODUCTS! yes MAC is about makeup but its also about selling! I explained how if im selling a customer a lipstick im going to link it to a lipliner, a gloss etc. I also pointed out that in order to have your makeup look stunning you need to have good skin underneath! That linked to the skin care! She seemed very pleased that I had the knowledge of selling and the
tricks and tips (having experience in selling and the current counter i worked for).
From then she told me would call me and let me know when she would schedule my demo. Thats what made me nervous because i didnt know what to expect! I was then called and told it was going to be next week. I decided to bring my model (my neighboor) who was 16 because she had very nice even skin (allowing the foundation to go on smoother and nicer) and big green eyes (to really pop when i applied eyeshadow). Its very important that you chose a model who will make your talent look good as well! Good ski equals better looking makeup! I told my model to exfoliate twice before the interview just so her skin was soft and there was no dry skin on her face to cause the skin to look flaky and uneven with the foundation. The demo began with just me and another girl and our two models. I was given brushes however i brought some of my own as well. They gave us a couple of minutes to pick out our products and told us to do (a natural makeover) however i was quite confused on exactly what they meant, i spoke up and asked! its OK to ask questions!! it means you are serious and want to make sure you are doing something correctly! I used skin lotion primer etc, picked out very basic shadows. Vanilla, Cork etc. To give that netural look but still a light smokey eye to still give it that MAC look with a thick liquid eyeliner to make her eyes pop! I used the FACE AND BODY foundation on her because i really wanted to show them that I have more knowledge then just putting on makeup. You need to know the right ways, products, techniques etc for different age groups! For a 16 year old girl with perfect skin i didnt feel the need to have to put on a thick foundation such as match maker etc. They really liked that i tried to keep her as natural as possible but still have that
MAC look age appropriate for a 16 year old. I added Margin blush lightly and added Hue lipstick for a nice pink natural pop! The other girl i worked with finished within 20 minutes but i finished within an hour and i let the trainer know i wanted to take my time a bit so she could get the full few of my talent. She appreciated it. Must i mention you
MUST talk to your model the
WHOLE TIME!!! Explain the products, how to apply them, what they do and how they will bring out your beauty. When i was finished she seemed VERY pleased and told me she was really interested in me taking the postion, she loved my work and how i talk to the model! Being bubbly is always better then being serious and dry!
BE YOURSELF! She told me she is DEFF going to speak to the others and get me in and i would hear from her within the week. Now i am waiting for the call! Wish me luck
xoxo
