Cheers readers and welcome to 2011's first entry on 'The HIT-List'.
I'm not sure if you have had the same experiences I'm about to share, but have you ever felt that you come to a make up counter and feel not only overwhelmed, but also "forced" to buy products you're not 100% sure about? Welcome to my world.
Cosmetics, are easily a grown up girls' candy. The beautiful array of lipsticks, eyeshadow, powders and gloss, can make you go dizzy. The lovely done up artists make you believe that you too, can look effortlessly flawless.
Before Christmas I was in a terrible car accident. The type that makes you wake up each night with a different outcome to the way things happened. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't smile and I definitely was not in the mood to celebrate the holidays.
Christmas came and went quickly and finally, came New Years Eve. My excuses of missing events were no longer accepted by my friends and family, and I was asked to accompany a friend to West Hollywood's W Hotel, NYE event.
My mom bought me this gorgeous, fully beaded, champagne mini by Parker, that I paired with my snake skin purple Bebe pumps. I got my hair done by my friend and incredible hair stylist Rhonda Cota, from Carlton Hair South Coast Plaza. She gave me an appropriate voluminous look, and all that was left was my makeup.
I'm normally one who gets my makeup done at the last minute,
at the closest MAC Counter or boutique. I've never found the right location or the right make up artist that I have been loyal enough to go back to each time.
After getting my hair done by Rhonda, she suggested I get my makeup done by the crew at the new Make Up Forever Boutique. I was already tired and still didn't have the energy to go out, but I knew if I missed New Years Eve, I'd miss the opportunity to begin 2011 happy.
I willingly walked over to Sephora near Bloomingdales, where Make Up Forever was located. When I walked in the store, it was filled with customers and smiling Artists. It looked like a Hollywood Make up set with mirrors covered in lights and counters filled with such vibrant colors.
I was welcomed by a make up artist named Brittany James. I had asked her if I bought lashes if she would help me put them on, and without hesitation she said she would, and even suggested a few lashes she thought would look great on me.
After choosing the right lashes I asked Brittany if she could possibly do my eye make up as well. Ever so generously she told me she had a client who was supposed to be coming in soon, but she would love to begin my makeup application until then.
She asked what my dress would look like and what I was thinking of getting done, and I left it up to her. We began conversing and every few minutes other make up artists would come up and join in on our conversation.
I felt at home, relaxed and even laughed a few times, something that I hadn't done in a while.
Brittany took her time, didn't rush or even force me to buy any of the products. When she was done and I looked in the mirror, I almost cried. She made me look beautiful. I hadn't felt beautiful in a few weeks and I even felt excited for the evening, actually EXCITED.
Make Up Forever, not only has incredible make up, they also have amazing artists. Artists who are not just talented, but also kind.
Weeks went by and coincidentally, my mother, a woman who is very indecisive, stopped into Make Up Forever. She's been in search of this specific color for months and has had no luck. She stopped in and spoke to who else? Brittany. My mother came home raving about her experience at Make Up Forever. Let me tell you, she is definitely not the easiest person to please and when it comes to buying cosmetics, if it's not sold on QVC, she needs days to think it
over before she makes a purchase.
Brittany spent over an hour mixing colors to get the right
shade for my mother. After an hour had past my mom asked for her card and said she will come back in the next few days. Before leaving or saying goodbye my mom decided she would buy the colors Brittany had suggested.
Brittany kindly recommended that she could put the color on my mom and have her walk around, think about it, then if she's satisfied to purchase the lipsticks. Her sweet tone and helpful assistance made my mom fall in love with her. My mother had then asked Brittany to help her find the perfect lip liner for her new look (Lip liner, in my mom's world, is the seal of acceptance).
The purpose of this post is to not just boast about one amazing artist, but to also praise Phillip Moreno, Jen Evans and the rest of the team at South Coast Plaza's, Make Up Forever.
They are all educated, incredibly talented and genuinely kind people, who have their customer's best interests at heart. They aren't here to make a buck, they are here to help other women, like myself, who just need a few pointers and a helping hand.
I suggest to all my readers to go and try the experience I had, for themselves. I guarantee you will be sold and more importantly, you will find an Artist you can put in your phone book and even your speed dial.
Make Up Forever has received 2011's First Hit-List Award.
XOXO,
HollyWOULDnot
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