Mac

I stopped by the store over the weekend to replace my foundation. I knew exactly what I wanted and was in a rush and needed to get in and out quickly. I waited by the foundation case for 5 minutes and not once did any sales staff acknowledge my presence. It was a busy Saturday afternoon and all staff members were busy performing «makeovers» they didn’t pay attention to any of the other customers. Eventually, I ran out of time and had to leave without my foundation. I understand you’re with a customer but it wouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to pull my foundation and complete the sale. The products are fine, a bit pricey especially since they are less expensive in America and you don’t have to consider the exchange rate. I’ll just have my mom mail over some product, it’s cheaper, and apparently my only option since you can’t get service.

I first heard about the brand when I went on This Morning many years ago — it was about dating experiences, I was on
at the time. Anyway, the makeup artist used Mac, and after that I was hooked.
As a coloured person, I often experienced difficulty in finding the perfect foundation/​lipstick/​blusher, and found that the beauticans in Boots always suggested darker colours but in fact, I’m a fair olive complexion.
Anyway, luckily there was a small Mac store on Kensington Church Street (just off High Street Kensington) — up the hill where Pizza Hut is on the corner.
Mac is like a candy shop to me, there are vast ranges of colours for lipsticks, blushers and shades of foundations, which cater for all skintones from the very fair to darker complexions. You can book a makeover and I always find the beauticans very helpful. They even register you, so they have a profile of products that you buy (in case you forget the shade number).
My favourites are their blusher in pink swoon, and slimshine lipstick in long stem rose. Mac maybe expensive compared to cheaper brands, but their definitely worth it!