Henna over at Canadian Beauty mentioned this problem and I posted a short rant about it within another post in the context of prom preparations: bad lighting at cosmetics counters.
Now I understand that, to a great extent, the counters do not have a great deal of control over where they are placed within department stores. Some luck out and receive a post near a window, ideal as daylight is the most desired light for makeup application. It is the most natural light. However, they can add lights as needed to create that same effect but sometimes the light used is all wrong.
I have yet to get a makeover done at a MAC counter, walking by them on the way to Lancome, I am appreciative of the fact that they have plenty of great lighting. After all, this affects their business. If a lot of women experience subpar makeovers they won't spend money at that counter. It is frustrating because, as a customer it puts us in the awkward position of having to question someone who should know more than we do about makeovers. As certain types of bulbs can lend the skin a reddish color, it is extremely important that the correct bulb is used.
On another note, is there any way the huge cosmetics houses/companies/brands (ie. Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, MAC, Lancome, etc.) get together and complete one of two projects: a) a cross-brand color chart. So if you use, for example, NW45 in MAC that can correspond to X-color in L'Oreal, Clinique, etc.; or b) a unified color chart based on official definitions of the color. I have seen shades described as 'warm beige' apply to anyone from Heather Locklear to Halle Berry depending on the brand. Beauties both but they are nowhere near each other in skin color.
Yes I understand colors can vary but honestly, we can do better than this. If you are, say, almond beige, like I am, with this reform one should be able to go to any counter and get almond beige and have it be the same anywhere. The notable exception being MAC due to its number system but they can still have it correspond.
Showing posts with label cosmetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cosmetics. Show all posts
16 July 2007
09 May 2007
Welcome to Oshun's Mirror
Hello all!
I go by the name Elisabetta and this is my blog dedicated to my devotion, nay obsession to cosmetics. The purpose of this blog is to give advice and technique tips that I have found useful in my life. Also to trade suggestions with readers, highlight certain books and products that I adore. I suppose novices to the wonderful world of cosmetics will get the most out of this but the experienced are more than welcome.
To give a little personal background, my love of cosmetics has been lifelong. I come from a long line of very feminine women for whom donning fine clothes and impeccable makeup was second nature and expected, but not to the exclusion of any other personal growth. According to mi madre, when I was a baby I would stare and study her face as she put on her makeup. It became very obvious that I was an excellent student.
As a young girl I was a classically trained ballerina from the age of four and from the age of six we had to wear makeup on stage. Not a great deal but for an enthusiast like myself I was ecstatic that I had the opportunity to wear shiny lip gloss outside the house! The rest, I suppose, is history. My madre didn't let me wear makeup outside the house on a daily basis until I was about fifteen though, unbeknownst to her I would put it on at school and wash it off afterward.
With a couple notable exceptions, I was the one my friends turned to when venturing into the sometimes intimidating world of cosmetic application. At university before a night out I usually had a line of four other girls waiting for assistance while I did my own makeup. It seems I should have become an aesthetician but it really is just a hobby.
My next post will introduce Oshun and explain why I chose that name for this blog.
I don't allow public comments but feel free to email me: oshuns.beauty@gmail.com
I go by the name Elisabetta and this is my blog dedicated to my devotion, nay obsession to cosmetics. The purpose of this blog is to give advice and technique tips that I have found useful in my life. Also to trade suggestions with readers, highlight certain books and products that I adore. I suppose novices to the wonderful world of cosmetics will get the most out of this but the experienced are more than welcome.
To give a little personal background, my love of cosmetics has been lifelong. I come from a long line of very feminine women for whom donning fine clothes and impeccable makeup was second nature and expected, but not to the exclusion of any other personal growth. According to mi madre, when I was a baby I would stare and study her face as she put on her makeup. It became very obvious that I was an excellent student.
As a young girl I was a classically trained ballerina from the age of four and from the age of six we had to wear makeup on stage. Not a great deal but for an enthusiast like myself I was ecstatic that I had the opportunity to wear shiny lip gloss outside the house! The rest, I suppose, is history. My madre didn't let me wear makeup outside the house on a daily basis until I was about fifteen though, unbeknownst to her I would put it on at school and wash it off afterward.
With a couple notable exceptions, I was the one my friends turned to when venturing into the sometimes intimidating world of cosmetic application. At university before a night out I usually had a line of four other girls waiting for assistance while I did my own makeup. It seems I should have become an aesthetician but it really is just a hobby.
My next post will introduce Oshun and explain why I chose that name for this blog.
I don't allow public comments but feel free to email me: oshuns.beauty@gmail.com
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