MAC FAQ: PPID/MAC PRO Card

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by macmeup can you buy with mac gift card on mac pro site?? or pro store ?? do they charge you tax when you use mac gift card ??

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yes, tax applies.

 

[Hemons]

I've read on this thread that the PRO discount does not apply to Holiday sets. Since they come out this week (and I just got my PRO card) I was wondering if that is still the case. Thanks!

 

[MACForME]

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Originally Posted by Hemons I've read on this thread that the PRO discount does not apply to Holiday sets. Since they come out this week (and I just got my PRO card) I was wondering if that is still the case. Thanks!

I was able to use it on Red She Said, but *NOT* on Manish. If you go on the PRO site, there is a glaring banner on the MANISH collection that says "The M·A·C PRO Discount is not available with this collection"

Last year, the official "holiday collection" was also included in this "The M·A·C PRO Discount is not available with this collection". So, i do expect the same thing again.

 

[Hemons]

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Originally Posted by MACForME I was able to use it on Red She Said, but *NOT* on Manish. If you go on the PRO site, there is a glaring banner on the MANISH collection that says "The M·A·C PRO Discount is not available with this collection" Last year, the official "holiday collection" was also included in this "The M·A·C PRO Discount is not available with this collection". So, i do expect the same thing again.

Thanks for the info. I figured as much. It's probably due to all of the fancy packaging...they have to make their money back somehow.

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by Hemons I've read on this thread that the PRO discount does not apply to Holiday sets. Since they come out this week (and I just got my PRO card) I was wondering if that is still the case. Thanks!

still the case.

 

[smilecusiluvu]

ok so Im planning to apply for a card but Im working for my cousin's nail and spa salon as a mua but the thing is I can write it on my resume and get her to write my a referral but the business card does not have my name on it and it doesnt say anything about make up serive just nail and spa service that my cousin does. when she open the store I didn't plan to work there but now it seems like a good idea now and i didnt bother making my own bus card so im just using her store card. So the question is do you think I will be able to get it??? pluse I'm working at dillards as a makeup/skin consultant but the thing is I just started a couple of weeks back so I dont think my boss from dillards is going to write me a referral but im including this in the resume too.

Im sending in

business card without my name on it or make up service
resume
client/boss referral
client contract

So do you guys think i'll be able to get it????

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by smilecusiluvu ok so Im planning to apply for a card but Im working for my cousin's nail and spa salon as a mua but the thing is I can write it on my resume and get her to write my a referral but the business card does not have my name on it and it doesnt say anything about make up serive just nail and spa service that my cousin does. when she open the store I didn't plan to work there but now it seems like a good idea now and i didnt bother making my own bus card so im just using her store card. So the question is do you think I will be able to get it??? pluse I'm working at dillards as a makeup/skin consultant but the thing is I just started a couple of weeks back so I dont think my boss from dillards is going to write me a referral but im including this in the resume too. Im sending in business card without my name on it or make up service resume client/boss referral client contract So do you guys think i'll be able to get it????

based on what you're sending, i'm gonna sa no.

your business card MUST have your name and specific job title. and a resume isn't one of the accepted forms of documentation (except if you're a model and it must also include a head shot).

just my two cents.

 

[smilecusiluvu]

So what should I do... go make my own bus card? and what else should i change about the things that I'm sending in?? Like everyone else I really want the card! haha Someone help me!

 

[exoticarbcqen]

^DONT make your own bussiness card.

If you are a makeup artist at Dillars then you should include that in your documents. speak with your manager at dillards and explain to her that you want to apply for a mac pro card and that you would appeciate her writting something to confirm this. Based on the info you said above, working at a nail salon for someone else and having no solid documents, its more then likely you would not get approved.

 

[smilecusiluvu]

so i cant even get my previous clients to write my referal and send in the pictures?? well the thing is im really unhappy at dillards and i want to quit haha so i dont think she will write me one.. and ps.. dont work at dillards haha

Now im just sad i dont know what to do i might not get one after all =(

 

[exoticarbcqen]

^ so you dont even work at Dillards? ugh ok.

You wont get one with nothing to send in. I mean if you are at a NAIL SALON then you need to send in a license that shows what you are licensed in ie. nail tech or whatever. They dont take referals as sufficient proof and you cant send in pictures, how do they know they are your work?? kwim?? You cant just think you are entitled to one because you WANT it.

 

[Ruby_Woo]

^ True. You have to have proper proof of profession. Doing makeup for a few friends on the side is not a profession or even deserves a discount. Come on guys, its for people who make a living (pays bills, buys food, and rent) off of just doing makeup. If you're just starting, their is a 20% for students. If you aren't going to go the school route, just pay your dues, and get a tearsheet, call sheet or comp card. Resumes and referals are not accepted.

If you do nails you can get a 30% sending in proper documentation.

 

[carandru]

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Originally Posted by smilecusiluvu ok so Im planning to apply for a card but Im working for my cousin's nail and spa salon as a mua but the thing is I can write it on my resume and get her to write my a referral but the business card does not have my name on it and it doesnt say anything about make up serive just nail and spa service that my cousin does. when she open the store I didn't plan to work there but now it seems like a good idea now and i didnt bother making my own bus card so im just using her store card. So the question is do you think I will be able to get it??? pluse I'm working at dillards as a makeup/skin consultant but the thing is I just started a couple of weeks back so I dont think my boss from dillards is going to write me a referral but im including this in the resume too. Im sending in business card without my name on it or make up service resume client/boss referral client contract So do you guys think i'll be able to get it????

Ok, just my 2 cents, not that it will or won't help you get the card. But just some things to think about in general.

1) If you are a MUA, nail tech, etc. you probably should have your own business card, even if you work at someone else's business. Vista print has free business cards w/ their name on the back, or like 3 times a month they have free "premium" business cards w/o their name on the back. I mean, you want to have something to give your customers w/ YOUR name and YOUR profession on it, right? What if you worked in a salon w/ more than one MUA? Clients may not remember your name or even know to ask for you. I find business cards helpful for me in that respect.

2) I could be wrong about this, but I thought the letter of referral is more like a employment verification letter and less like a letter of recommendation. Your boss doesn't have fill it w/ glowing praise of you. She just has to say that you work there as a makeup artist, right? I think as a boss, she can do that. And if not, I'm 100% positive that you have some type of employment verification within the HR dept at Dillards. Ask them to do it.

3) If you can't provide anything else, then NO, you don't get the card. If this is what you do for a living, then you should have these things or be able to get them. You may have to put in some more work and wait till you are more established. Like the poster before me said, You can 't just get the discount b/c you want it.

 

[MACForME]

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Originally Posted by smilecusiluvu so i cant even get my previous clients to write my referal and send in the pictures?? well the thing is im really unhappy at dillards and i want to quit haha so i dont think she will write me one.. and ps.. dont work at dillards haha Now im just sad i dont know what to do i might not get one after all =(

Ok- I'm going to apologize upfront if I sound like a beeyotch here, but I agree with everyone else. You shouldn't just concoct paperwork just to "have" that discount. It just galls me that people do this kind of thing. Whate even more annoying is the MAC PRO application is specific about what they want to enroll, so why argue it here? If you don't have what they want, then, that should tell you alot.. like, you won't qualify..

My makeup and photography work helps pay my bills.. i live off that money. And in the entertainment business, where I do my work, there is an MUA/Photog around every corner. If i didn't have my PPID, I wouldn't be able to afford the new textures and colors that my clients expect and DEMAND. They can just go somewhere else. I can't have that happen.

I just think that if you aren't for real, then you shouldn't attempt to get something you don't deserve..or need.

 

[AdlersMommy22]

Hey guys- my boyfriend wants to apply for a pro-card. He's a pro photgrapher and someone earlier mentioned that he could sign up for a pro-card .. I mentioned something to him and he was actually EXCITED about it because apparently he "needs at least 20 more different foundations for the girls to use at photoshoots"... I also mentioned he could use it to get my birthday and christmas present....... HAHA..

anyway.. he has a pro buisness card that he did NOT make himself that includes information that he is a pro photographer, etc... He runs his own buisness so how would he go about the referral letter?? He also has a VERY extensive resume and work that he plans to send in as well.

Any advice about the referral letter? Or anything else he might need? I told him i would ask the lovely ladies @ specktra because they know everything... and he said "who ARE these people? Are you cheating on me?"... HAHA. H was jk... he knows I spend the majority of my time on here- sometimes when e're on AIM talking he'll go "stop typeing on specktra and answer my question"

 

[MACForME]

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Originally Posted by AdlersMommy22 Hey guys- my boyfriend wants to apply for a pro-card. He's a pro photgrapher and someone earlier mentioned that he could sign up for a pro-card .. I mentioned something to him and he was actually EXCITED about it because apparently he "needs at least 20 more different foundations for the girls to use at photoshoots"... I also mentioned he could use it to get my birthday and christmas present....... HAHA.. anyway.. he has a pro buisness card that he did NOT make himself that includes information that he is a pro photographer, etc... He runs his own buisness so how would he go about the referral letter?? He also has a VERY extensive resume and work that he plans to send in as well. Any advice about the referral letter? Or anything else he might need? I told him i would ask the lovely ladies @ specktra because they know everything... and he said "who ARE these people? Are you cheating on me?"... HAHA. H was jk... he knows I spend the majority of my time on here- sometimes when e're on AIM talking he'll go "stop typeing on specktra and answer my question"

The MACPRO.COM site should be able to answer your questions. i know the discount percentage is less for photographers...

Makeup artists and other creative talent who use make-up as a primary part of their work are eligible for the program.

To enroll, simply fill out the M·A·C PRO Membership application, provide proper professional documentation and a copy of photo identification with your annual membership fee ($35US/$45CDN).

http://www.macpro.com/pdfs/macpro_application_pro.pdf

 

[GypsyRose]

I was a freelance makeup artist who did a lot of bridal work when I lived in the UK. Since I moved here permanently 5 years ago, I haven't done much except some work on fashion shoots for a few friends. I'd really like to get a MAC Pro card because I've been spending so darn much on product lately and I'd like to be able to invest in a few more foundation colors..

Anyway, I remember someone here mentioning that attendees of The Makeup Show got to apply for the MAC Pro card without supplying professional documentation. Was that right? I'm also a little confused because it says on the show site that professional documentation will be required to gain entry though it doesn't say what. Did anyone on this board go, and if so, what did you have to show? Thanks in advance for any answers!

 

[MACForME]

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Originally Posted by GypsyRose I was a freelance makeup artist who did a lot of bridal work when I lived in the UK. Since I moved here permanently 5 years ago, I haven't done much except some work on fashion shoots for a few friends. I'd really like to get a MAC Pro card because I've been spending so darn much on product lately and I'd like to be able to invest in a few more foundation colors.. Anyway, I remember someone here mentioning that attendees of The Makeup Show got to apply for the MAC Pro card without supplying professional documentation. Was that right? I'm also a little confused because it says on the show site that professional documentation will be required to gain entry though it doesn't say what. Did anyone on this board go, and if so, what did you have to show? Thanks in advance for any answers!

I did go.. and they did ask me for info. I had stuff with me. Yes, you could apply for the PPID at the MAC Kiosk, but as for not having documentation? Everyone there pretty much had their own stuff with them.

I suppose the site doesn't say "what" because they are trying to keep people from "creating" the "required" paperwork etc to get in..

 

[GypsyRose]

Thanks for the reply. It's just frustrating because since I didn't attend a cosmetology school, I don't have a diploma. If they don't give some idea of what proof they require, that means I'll just have to bring everything I have with me. Maybe I'll call the organizers instead and try to get a clearer answer.

 

[MACForME]

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Originally Posted by GypsyRose Thanks for the reply. It's just frustrating because since I didn't attend a cosmetology school, I don't have a diploma. If they don't give some idea of what proof they require, that means I'll just have to bring everything I have with me. Maybe I'll call the organizers instead and try to get a clearer answer.

You can even go to the site. TheMakeupSHow.Com and email them. THey will answer you pretty quickly.

I got an invitation to attend the show again. i can't wait to go!.. If you do go, go EARLY! It gets REALLY crowded!