BinkysBaby
Well-known member
Fortunately, when I started wearing makeup five years ago, there were two Black women at the counter that I frequented. They were super helpful in providing me with the tools to find good matches. I know what tones, colors, and tools I need to make my make up work.
As far as a current challenge, I only have one. I feel very insulted and unimportant when I go to a counter/store and non Black artists don't have a clue as to how to assist me. I feel like they have no experience with Black customers and they are not trying to gain it. It is so frustrating for me because we are a part of population that uses MAC and I feel that they should make more of an effort to become acclimated with our skin and different needs associated with being Black. And what is even more frustrating is when they are able to help you, it seems like they only know a couple of things and they tell every Black person the same thing. I can not count the times I've went to MAC just looking and was told by an artist to get Chestnut lip liner, Oh Baby lipglass, Amber lights eye shadow, and Embark eyeshadow. We like color too and it's an insult to feel that you're being categorized and only having the desire to stay within that color realm.
As far as a current challenge, I only have one. I feel very insulted and unimportant when I go to a counter/store and non Black artists don't have a clue as to how to assist me. I feel like they have no experience with Black customers and they are not trying to gain it. It is so frustrating for me because we are a part of population that uses MAC and I feel that they should make more of an effort to become acclimated with our skin and different needs associated with being Black. And what is even more frustrating is when they are able to help you, it seems like they only know a couple of things and they tell every Black person the same thing. I can not count the times I've went to MAC just looking and was told by an artist to get Chestnut lip liner, Oh Baby lipglass, Amber lights eye shadow, and Embark eyeshadow. We like color too and it's an insult to feel that you're being categorized and only having the desire to stay within that color realm.