How do you shop at Mac?
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Glitziegal
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I go in with a list, and somehow come out with double what I went in for. I think it's an illness
midnightlouise
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I'm a pathological list maker, and I do tons of research, so I always go in knowing exactly what I want. However, like Juneplum (*waves to Juney*) I'm also an impulse shopper so I usually end up adding to that list. Thank goodness I have the sense to go in with a list to begin with, no telling what I'd buy if I didn't at least start out with one lol!
pink__grapefruit
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I usually make lists, but i never walk out w. anything that was on the list 
Usually my MA does a quick look on me or if my makeups already done, she does it on my sister
If i don't get that MA though, i just look until i find something i like
Lipsticks/glosses are such a pain for me to look for, because i'm afraid they're going to look good on my hand, but then on my lips it'll look retarded... So i just wait.
Usually my MA does a quick look on me or if my makeups already done, she does it on my sister If i don't get that MA though, i just look until i find something i like
sincitylulu
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Typically I do go with a list, and also look for inspiration, or hope the MA could make some good recomendations.
mz_fallenstarz
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I do the same thing with the list and hav to check it out in person too cuz ive bought quite a bit of stuff online and hav been very dissapointed and hav to take them bak to the store to return anyway haha. but the past few times ive gone in the the store ive been lucky becuase its been virtually empty giving me the opportunity to look around and take my sweet time lookin at and testing items on my list. but i totaly get what you're sayin abt feelin self concious in there just lookin around! well that was b4 and if the two lovly MA arent working that day becuase theyre the ones who usually help me out! but Ive gone in a few times to the counters just to look and not buy but I usually dont do that in the store just becuase its a lil drive for me unless im in the area. and wen i go in just to look at my local counter I usually just keep to my self unless I need help with somethin and usually find that the MA dont mind that =D cuz sometimes its actually harder having a MA b there the whole time cuz some try to get you to buy everythin you look at!! haha but in the store several times the MA will get my stuf together as I go and if I'm just lookin and taking my time b4 i buy shell help other ppl around me which I dont mind because it gives me a chance to look more and then shell come back and check on my every now and then and then ring me up when Im done! =DD
| Originally Posted by Sushi_Flower I'm just wondering do you go in and let the SA give you recs and buy them, do you have certain products in mind and buy them or do you browse hoping for inspiration? Do you always buy something? Do you go in with a list made through reccomendations/inspirational FOTDs? I'm planning to buy quite a few things soon after saving up but seen as i literally do have to save up to afford Mac i'm not the type that goes in and buys casually. I do go in several times to check out stuff and walk away without buying which i feel abit self concious about. I've got loads of products and shades written down that i want to check out after getting reccomendations and seeing stuff look great on people's FOTDs but i need to see the things in real life and whittle the list down and see what i really want. I don't even know if i'll buy the day i go in to check the things out so i don't really know how to go about doing it, i'll feel embarassed asking a SA spend ages helping me find all the colours and spend time checking them out and then not buy anything that very day. Especially as they'll have lots of customers around who are wanting to buy then. Does anyone else do that? I'm just one of those people that needs to research the products well and make sure they'll work for me and i'll use them before i buy them, i guess i can't afford to buy things casually yet. |
I do the same thing with the list and hav to check it out in person too cuz ive bought quite a bit of stuff online and hav been very dissapointed and hav to take them bak to the store to return anyway haha. but the past few times ive gone in the the store ive been lucky becuase its been virtually empty giving me the opportunity to look around and take my sweet time lookin at and testing items on my list. but i totaly get what you're sayin abt feelin self concious in there just lookin around! well that was b4 and if the two lovly MA arent working that day becuase theyre the ones who usually help me out! but Ive gone in a few times to the counters just to look and not buy but I usually dont do that in the store just becuase its a lil drive for me unless im in the area. and wen i go in just to look at my local counter I usually just keep to my self unless I need help with somethin and usually find that the MA dont mind that =D cuz sometimes its actually harder having a MA b there the whole time cuz some try to get you to buy everythin you look at!! haha but in the store several times the MA will get my stuf together as I go and if I'm just lookin and taking my time b4 i buy shell help other ppl around me which I dont mind because it gives me a chance to look more and then shell come back and check on my every now and then and then ring me up when Im done! =DD
rainbow
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for me, most of the time i will look for my regular SA (have been with her for 3yrs+) and she certainly understand and know me very well. as in, what are the colors or look that best suit me. and she will recommend me colors or pdts that are suitable for me, not @ all pushy over the pdts.
hence, i ended up buying most of what she recommended.
but i would love to do cp, just that i have not get to know much people from oversea who are willing to do a cp for me.
hence, i ended up buying most of what she recommended.
PRiNCiPESSAx4
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i have a sidekick so ill go in with the website up on my phone usually, to remind me of what i want the most! most of the time i go in with one or two things i definitely am going to purchase, and sometimes ill pick up something extra like a new lipglass or such. i dont know about your MAC but at mine ive gotten friendly with many of the SAs and even if i dont purchase anything, even when its really busy, they dont seem to be very upset. but anyways, in general, 99.99% of the time i go in with at least a very clear idea of what i want...hope this helped!
FacesbyNiki
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I always come with a list and while they are getting my products, I'll look around and add if needed.
ginger9
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I don't have a regular MA, it seems like every time I meet one that I like she ends up leaving. IMO It's hard to find one that really knows the product well and cares enough to give good recs, at least around my counters anyway.
So what I normally do is:
1. research the hell out of it on Specktra, MUA etc. If it's an LE collection then I make a list of stuff I'm interested in, take an inventory of what I already own, cross-reference and eliminate any dupes.
2. Head to the counters and swatch everything (time permitting), try on the stuff I'm interested in then make my decision. I try my best not to occupy the MA's time, I only ask them for help if I want to try stuff on. I find this is the best method to avoid returns, I have this thing about returning LE stuff, I feel so wasteful and guilty knowing that it'll go in the trash and someone else might have been dying for it.
So what I normally do is:
1. research the hell out of it on Specktra, MUA etc. If it's an LE collection then I make a list of stuff I'm interested in, take an inventory of what I already own, cross-reference and eliminate any dupes.
2. Head to the counters and swatch everything (time permitting), try on the stuff I'm interested in then make my decision. I try my best not to occupy the MA's time, I only ask them for help if I want to try stuff on. I find this is the best method to avoid returns, I have this thing about returning LE stuff, I feel so wasteful and guilty knowing that it'll go in the trash and someone else might have been dying for it.
Randy Rose
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I have a list of products and shades that are permanent that I would like to pick up, and if I ever just feel like buying makeup, I pick a few items from that list. Otherwise, I usually buy whatever I need from the new collections on the release day, and I have a list of exactly what I want to buy. I rarely do impulse buys, or need suggestions/help from MAs, since my makeup isn't for day-to-day wear, but for drag/stage/makeup art.
goodbyexxkitty
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I usually keep a list in my head of what I want too. Sometimes I don't know exactly what I want though so I'll just go and pick out a few things but I always at least have an idea of what I'm going to get.
mjalomo
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I also go in with a list, and usually only buy a couple of items more. Then I leave the store with a whole new set of things to add to my next list. (My headstone will say "Next life, I think I'll buy...) I am never without a list of of MAC items I want, but I have never let myself go over budget either.
astronaut
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Ohhh interesting question! What I usually do is I have a colour in mind. Like for example, a redish orange lipstick. Then I go to the MAC site, and look for an item like that, and since I'm already at the MAC site, I look for more stuff lol. Heck, I even have it on my toolbar in firefox because I go there a lot. So I do a lot of online looking. As I go, I'll try looking for more swatches on specktra of the product. Then, if I think I like it, I'll write it down on a piece of paper or try to remember it. Then I wait to head out to the MAC store or counter and see how it looks like in person. Swatch the stuff and everything. I end up eliminating many things on my list since I don't like how they look and usually end up with stuff that were never on the list lol.
Most of the time, I just have a mental list of what I want. I always go to the MAC store first. I first will usually look at the eyeshadows and only rarely pigments if I have one in mind (I only have one piggie!). I swatch a bunch of colours on my hand and keep them there. I find out what colours I want and remember the names. Then after I'm done with shadows, I look at the lipglosses and lipsticks. I'll swatch them on my arm or other hand and also keep them there. When I'm ready, I'll look at the colours of eyeshadow on my hand and remember the name to tell the MA (everytime I go there I go to the same MA). All I ever get at the store are palletes, shadows (pans), and pigments.
Then I clean my hand with the shadows and head off to Nordstrom MAC. I already played with the lip stuff at the MAC store, so when I get there, I know what I'm going to get. I take the stuff i want, sometimes reswatch to make sure, and buy. I try to buy from the counter if I can since they earn commission and my friend works there.
LOL sounds like a very intricate process!
Most of the time, I just have a mental list of what I want. I always go to the MAC store first. I first will usually look at the eyeshadows and only rarely pigments if I have one in mind (I only have one piggie!). I swatch a bunch of colours on my hand and keep them there. I find out what colours I want and remember the names. Then after I'm done with shadows, I look at the lipglosses and lipsticks. I'll swatch them on my arm or other hand and also keep them there. When I'm ready, I'll look at the colours of eyeshadow on my hand and remember the name to tell the MA (everytime I go there I go to the same MA). All I ever get at the store are palletes, shadows (pans), and pigments.
Then I clean my hand with the shadows and head off to Nordstrom MAC. I already played with the lip stuff at the MAC store, so when I get there, I know what I'm going to get. I take the stuff i want, sometimes reswatch to make sure, and buy. I try to buy from the counter if I can since they earn commission and my friend works there.
LOL sounds like a very intricate process!
