MAC Face Haulage

13th October, 2009

So, I decided to just go ahead and make that move from BareMinerals on over to MAC Studio Fix Fluid (SFF). I ended up having to visit the MAC store two days in a row because on my first visit I wasn’t matched correctly. I knew it was wrong when I left the store, but I just went with it because my Hubby said it looked fine, which it did.

I got the SFF home, looked at it and got very unhappy. I was matched with a NW50 and I could tell just by looking at the bottle that it was too dark. I kept looking at myself in the mirror without foundation on and then looking at the bottle. It was a no go.

Another thing that got me a little upset is that the MAC makeup artist (MA) said that I didn’t need any concealer. I have very dark blemishes on my face from breakouts (I go to the Dermatologist tomorrow…thank God) and I felt that I really needed it. I don’t want to have to build up my foundation. I want to just even out my skin tone and then conceal my blemishes. That’s it. She insisted that I didn’t need it. She also didn’t know what collection that the eyeshadow Off The Page was from and told me they didn’t have it when I was looking at it, but that is another story. The store was busy so I’m sure maybe that threw her off a little bit. She was nice so I can’t complain.

So, on the first visit I purchased Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NW50 because I was told that if I have very oily skin (which I do) not to go with the Studio Sculpt Foundation which I wanted to try. I took the MA’s advice and went with the SFF. I also bought the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator because it was on my wantages list. I didn’t get the mask because my funds was low so I got the eyeshadow that was also on my wantages list, Off The Page…which I LOVE LOVE by the way. It is very pigmented, it’s easy to work with and it looks vibrant on me and stays that way all day.

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mac off the page eyeshadow

Yes, I was upset with my foundation purchase so I went back to MAC the next day. I also left my beauty notebook there on the first visit so I had to go back to get it anyway.

I get there and I get my notebook….whew!!!! I showed the MA that went to get my notebook my foundation and he said that it matches me and that he would have picked the same shade by jut looking at me. The foundation I had on at the time was one from Revlon and it was in “dark” and it was way lighter than NW50. He was helping another customer before me so I didn’t get to show him my Revlon (yep, I took it to the store with me).

I guess that MA told another MA to help me because she came over and asked me if I needed any help. Her name is Janelle and she is such a pleasure to work with. She made all of my problems and worries go away in a matter of minutes. I took my foundation out and I told her that it’s not right. I also showed her my bottle of Revlon. She pumped some Revlon on her hand and worked it into her palm and she said that it’s not right for me and that it’s too light. She then asked me if she could remove my foundation and I let her. She then told me that she will do half of my face in NW50 and the other in NC50. Before she applied my foundation she put concealer under my eyes (which is where I wear my concealer normally anyway – I just apply it after I apply my foundation). She also taught me how to stipple the foundation on using the 187 brush and she told me that since I only have the 188 brush that that brush does the same job. So now my 188 blush brush has now because my new 188 foundation brush.

While she was working on my face my husband was watching. He then said, “I think the left side is the right color”. The right side doesn’t look right. He then said that the left side matched the rest of my body and the other side didn’t. WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! Janelle said she liked the left side better too. So, ladies and gentz…I AM A MAC NC50. Yay!!!! Janelle said that the NW50 has red undertones and the NC50 has more of a yellow tone and that my skin color is on the cooler side and not on the warm side. That made all the difference. My confidence level went right back up after that. I gave back the NW50 in exchange for the NC50.

My MA, yes Janelle is now my MAC MA, suggested that if I go with a concealer to go with an NW because it will make my under eye area look warm and not ashy on my skin color. She was totally spot on. So, in Studio Fix Concealer I am an NW45. She also set my foundation with Mineralized Skinfinish Natural (MSFN) in Dark so I bought that too. That MSFN was on my wantages list as well, but I never got it because I didn’t really need it since I was using BareMineral Foundation.

Thank you Janelle!!!!! Here are pics from my second visit to the MAC store…

mac studio fix fluid nc50, studio finish concealer nw45, mineralized skinfinish natural dark