What Beauty Counter Are You??

If you could be behind any counter/brand - what would you be? Are you an Estee Lauder chick, MAC or Dior - what about Revlon, Maybelline, or skincare like Biotherm, or Ultraceticals? :worship:

Where do you think you would want to be a sales assistant and why??

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Such a great thread loola :clapping: Will be interesting to see everyone's responses!

But I'm a Gemini, I couldn't possibly answer that question! I could be M.A.C, Benefit, Laura Mercier, Kit and Chanel all within half an hour! :chuckle:

:chuckle:RBB, I figured most of the chickies (if not all!) will give at least 2 or 3 responses!!! :waving:

If I had to break it down to a few, I would be BECCA, MAC or NARS. :worship:

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Well I would be (even though never been to any of these coutners :chuckle:)

Benefit: Just because of the packaging
MAC: Because every time you go past you see the most array of vibrant colors
Origins: I don't like their products but their counters (especially in city DJ) is lovley. And well organised

Oh oh awesome thread!

I think I would be Smashbox. I love how they have really functional make-up but slightly edgy and can still be pretty or funky.

I'm a Taurean but still can not limit myself to one counter.

Chanel - technology, range, glamour, packaging, packaging, packaging! :hearts:

and the best of both worlds ( cheating )

Mecca Cosmetica - fabulous brands galore! :worship::clapping:

OH - I just want to be the Shamshbox guy!!!

PS - I forgot MECCA!!! *hangs head in shame* So I am Becca, MAC, Nars, and Mecca.

I have never used anything Chanel (makeup wise - I have Chanel sunnies I love)

after today :penguin::whistle: probably MAC but Mecca would be great too [lots of stuff to keep u busy & would love the stuff cheap ] :chuckle:;)

No idea, but I'd be a kickbutt skincare line! Or fragrance.......................:chuckle:

I am the Ultraceuticals, MAC, Chanel, Dior, Clinique, Lauder, Lancome, Napoleon Perdis and half of general cosmetics :chuckle: :penguin: HELL I WANT TO BE THE WHOLE DJ'S BEAUTY HALL!! :glee::glee::glee:

Rosie you would be the MMS chicky! :waving: Der.

I think I would love to be a Kit girl. I love all the products & there is a great mix. The concept makes beauty seem so fun whilst stocking high quality gear. The SAs are always friendly, helpful & generous with samples. I noticed today the Kit SA had on all black with this Massive Kit badge. It was so over the top & quirky I just loved it! :clapping:

Of course I would :chuckle: How could i forget!!:redcheeks: *Note to self: tell Nancy she needs to set me up in Oz as her rep: :whipcrack:

Err..what is MMS?? :redcheeks:

I haven't been to Kit - we never had it in Adelaide and the one in Myer Melbourne scares me, I don't know why hehe.

loolabelle any Myer is scary :chuckle:

Err..what is MMS?? :redcheeks:

I haven't been to Kit - we never had it in Adelaide and the one in Myer Melbourne scares me, I don't know why hehe.

Hi-tail it to the Chapel St store loola. The gals there are AWESOME.

Loollabelle, there's a whole thread in the Fragrance section on MMS. Have a bash at that, and if you have any further questions, PM me. :hugs:

Loollabelle, there's a whole thread in the Fragrance section on MMS. Have a bash at that, and if you have any further questions, PM me. :hugs:

Will do, right after I watch yet another episode of Beverly Hills 90210 :chuckle:

Im definately a Chanel or Estee girl. Love the classics.

Maybe throw in a bit of Pout for some Sass!!:glee:

Well for good measure i would say Biotherm, cause I love their skincare!!! And then for makeup I'd say.... Mecca or a prestige brand like chanel or guerlain which Im dying to try out!!!
I would love to be a sales assistent. I feel like in a candy store when I entre the department stores, and wonder how people get such good jobs!!! :typing:

I feel like in a candy store when I entre the department stores, and wonder how people get such good jobs!!! :typing:


Me too! And then I get hopelessly overwhelmed, and retreat. And some days I think I'd :hearts: that sort of job, but then others I don't. I'd hate to have to work on commission again, and I would be woeful at making sales targets (hard sell is NOT something I am good at). :shakehead:

How could I forget? :redcheeks: Adore of course!!!
To work with the lovely Adore team & have such a massive product range at my disposal :penguin: Oh wouldn't it be fabulous!!! :clapping:

How could I forget? :redcheeks: Adore of course!!!
To work with the lovely Adore team & have such a massive product range at my disposal :penguin: Oh wouldn't it be fabulous!!! :clapping:

If I could combine Adore & MMS I would be in Heaven :penguin:

Adore of course! :hugs::penguin:

Then Sephora - why pick one when you can get them alllllll under one roof!!! :worship::worship:

I think I am going to offend you all!

NONE for me - been there done that, despite working with the best it was the most boring time in my worklife!:shakehead:

Oh cripes Sephora! :penguin: Purely for the prices.

I think I am going to offend you all!

NONE for me - been there done that, despite working with the best it was the most boring time in my worklife!:shakehead:


Bah! Humbug! :chuckle:

I would be the MAC counter...LOUD MUSIC, BRIGHT COLORS, BLACK CLOTHES, CELEBRITIES :worship:

Oh yeah Adore! and Kit of course.
But I totally agree with you glamgurl36!

I worked for Lauder/Aramis - la di da - I agree with LB there. But in make believe world - Kit/Mecca/Adore for the product choices and range of quirky/fun stuff.

Yeah another Mecca here ;)

How could I forget? :redcheeks: Adore of course!!!
To work with the lovely Adore team & have such a massive product range at my disposal :penguin: Oh wouldn't it be fabulous!!! :clapping:

It's actually a little dangerous having all these wonderful things at our disposal. The best thing is we have the pick of all the different brands.. Woohoo.. :glee::glee:

I think I am going to offend you all!

NONE for me - been there done that, despite working with the best it was the most boring time in my worklife!:shakehead:

I'm with you!

I think I am going to offend you all!

NONE for me - been there done that, despite working with the best it was the most boring time in my worklife!:shakehead:

Ha ha ha true? true!
I would hate to work at a counter. I just like using the stuff. I wouldn't want to waste my time working at one :chuckle:

I wouldn't want to work behind any of the counters!! I would however love to be a Beauty Editor!! Beware Kat I am coming after your job!!!:chuckle:

I think the Napoleon counter would be really fun - i'd love to have all their colours at my disposal for playing with! And I'd love to give the makeovers too - I'm always doing other peoples makeup.

I will confess though that I have never been up to the counters like MAC, Becca, etc.. I'm too intimidated! I think it comes from uni days when I'd go after class in my casual clothes and get looked up and down by rude shop assistants. The girls in Mecca were particularly bad! So this is why I buy so much online :rollthoseeyes:

I think the Napoleon counter would be really fun - i'd love to have all their colours at my disposal for playing with! And I'd love to give the makeovers too - I'm always doing other peoples makeup.

I will confess though that I have never been up to the counters like MAC, Becca, etc.. I'm too intimidated! I think it comes from uni days when I'd go after class in my casual clothes and get looked up and down by rude shop assistants. The girls in Mecca were particularly bad! So this is why I buy so much online :rollthoseeyes:

Rubisco,
I use to feel exactly the same way as you. I was so intimidated by the people who pounce on you or even in some cases ignore you that I would avoid going near the counters like the plague. Now however I find the roles have reversed and I intimidate the crap out of the sales girls and I might say that I call this karma!

I will confess though that I have never been up to the counters like MAC, Becca, etc.. I'm too intimidated! I think it comes from uni days when I'd go after class in my casual clothes and get looked up and down by rude shop assistants. The girls in Mecca were particularly bad! So this is why I buy so much online :rollthoseeyes:

Rubisco I've had the same experience at MECCA. MAC can be kinda brash sometimes but I've found the SAs are usually pretty helpful. The one place I'm almost always guaranteed to really enjoy myself and feel completely comfortable is Kit. I know I keep saying it, but they're so consistently friendly and fun that I always go back and always spend!

Agree though, the online shopping option is pretty handy. Especially our no 1 fave Adore of course.

Kit customer service is sensational. I have made such a good friend in my Kit SA. She looks after me so well and always rings and e-mails me when new things arrive.

Guys - I would never send you behind a counter to work!! NOOO!!!!! I meant it more as in a Cosmo Quiz, "What beauty counter (maybe brand was a better word) are you"

I think basically - lets just all spend our days being the customers and have an Adorables weekend every weekend!

I will confess though that I have never been up to the counters like MAC, Becca, etc.. I'm too intimidated! I think it comes from uni days when I'd go after class in my casual clothes and get looked up and down by rude shop assistants. The girls in Mecca were particularly bad! So this is why I buy so much online :rollthoseeyes:
I don't like it either. I have a stradegy though. I research the brand/store/products online then go into the store with a list of things to check out. I find it gives me a direction to head. So when the SA pounces on you the second you've set foot in the store you can say "yes I wanted to have a look at the ........" I find it also puts the SA at ease to as you are a potential customer & they will put some effort into helping you or offer samples. Remember SAs are trained to greet within 30sec & to sell. Give them something to do, ask their opinions of things & give them feedback on products you have tried. You will be amazed at the difference this makes to your shopping/browsing experience despite your clothes.

Excellent strategy Medusa! Coming from the retail point of view, it is exhausting having to deal with a customer who has no knowledge so your approach is refreshing!

I don't like it either. I have a stradegy though. I research the brand/store/products online then go into the store with a list of things to check out. I find it gives me a direction to head. So when the SA pounces on you the second you've set foot in the store you can say "yes I wanted to have a look at the ........" I find it also puts the SA at ease to as you are a potential customer & they will put some effort into helping you or offer samples. Remember SAs are trained to greet within 30sec & to sell. Give them something to do, ask their opinions of things & give them feedback on products you have tried. You will be amazed at the difference this makes to your shopping/browsing experience despite your clothes.

M, i do the same thing, it make such a difference!! and it's so enjoyable the experience, and also not walking into the unknown, I don't think i've ever gone to a counter wihtout knowing what their top prodcuts are and things like that.

Excellent idea M :worship:

I don't like it either. I have a stradegy though. I research the brand/store/products online then go into the store with a list of things to check out. I find it gives me a direction to head. So when the SA pounces on you the second you've set foot in the store you can say "yes I wanted to have a look at the ........"

That works great, until you find out you know more about the line than they do.:whipcrack:

I'm relieved to know others feel like this too sometimes!

Medusa what an excellent idea - I can see how it would help. Sometimes though I'd just like to go in a for nosey at what the counter might have! :typing:

I will work on it!

I try to follow Medusa's theory but somtimes I get soo frustrated that sales people will not leave me in peace! I shop with them all the time and it makes me an easy target to help them meet their sales targets!

That works great, until you find out you know more about the line than they do.:whipcrack:

Ain't that the truth! :shakehead:

I think I'd pick Estee Lauder. I don't love love love their skincare but it's still pretty good and has some nice ranges like the new Pomegranate one, and I really love their makeup, I just wish it were slightly more affordable and the ladies are among the most intimidating I have come across.

That works great, until you find out you know more about the line than they do.:whipcrack:
I know. You'd think they would know there own industry or at the very least their competitors?
Just the other day I was at Benefit looking at the Definer D'liner & commented that it was like DuWop's Reverse Liner. The SA thought I was speaking a different language! After I explained it she seriously thought they were the only company with such a product. :shakehead:

Sometimes though I'd just like to go in a for nosey at what the counter might have!
Just Thank the SA for helping you & tell her that you would like to just like to have a look around at what else might interest you. Also if you are purchasing give the SA your items to put on the counter. This way they won't have to watch you like a hawk in case of theft. They have already made the sale so should be happy to leave you to wander.

I don't like it either. I have a stradegy though. I research the brand/store/products online then go into the store with a list of things to check out. I find it gives me a direction to head. So when the SA pounces on you the second you've set foot in the store you can say "yes I wanted to have a look at the ........" I find it also puts the SA at ease to as you are a potential customer & they will put some effort into helping you or offer samples. Remember SAs are trained to greet within 30sec & to sell. Give them something to do, ask their opinions of things & give them feedback on products you have tried. You will be amazed at the difference this makes to your shopping/browsing experience despite your clothes.

Good stradgey but still don't like how you go in their knowing what you want and then they are like "Oh and have you also tried this? It's wonderful". And it's like do I care? Did I ask for this? No. So back the f$&% up!!!....................
I'm sorry I seemed to have got abit emotional there.

Good stradgey but still don't like how you go in their knowing what you want and then they are like "Oh and have you also tried this? It's wonderful". And it's like do I care? Did I ask for this? No. So back the f$&% up!!!....................
I'm sorry I seemed to have got abit emotional there.

I know Trash, it is really annoying - sometimes you know exactly what you want, but you also just want to have a good long look around without being bothered! I know that when I am being "sold to", I just zone out and can't focus on the products, I really just stop listening. I'm sort of a beauty snob in a sense too, because I feel like whatever product is being sold to me, I have probably already read about it (either here or in a mag or blog or online shopping site) and I probably know as much as the SA does. I like to look at the product itself, and have a play around to assess texture, smell etc! And I like to do it ALONE!! :explode:

I think Dr Hauschka should have a counter! if they did that I'd work there in a heart beat... although I don't think dr hauschka fits in according to department store counter conformity!

otherwise hmmmm, not sure if I'd go for typical counter jobs, saying that I like how refreshing, authentic, natural Origins look and the girls I've ever met at the origins counters have been lovely...

I think in order to be at one of those counters you really have to want to be there!, it looks quite a fancy job but its hard work targets, area managers checking up, staffing issues, competition, nosey parkers who play with testers, shift work, uniforms that may not flatter your body - no offence but clarins uniforms are not very nice! - this my opinion.

I did apply for work at lush as a trainee manager 12 to 15 months ago, I think it would be lovely... but to start off with it would take some time to get use working within an environment with such powerful scents surrounding you all day... I would consider this again - I didn't persue further as I got a job with a bank before I went thru interviews etc with lush, but it was a real possibility.

Plus I'm not really a makeup person so I don't think a department store counter would be me, I wouldn't be a fair representation to the company and I probably wouldn't excel in foundation sales! heheheheee... where as give me a bath bomb at lush, I think I'd be sweet - it suits my creative spirit a little more! and the girls certainly here in NZ and the stores I've gone to in aussie (Melbz; QVB Sydney and Gold Coast) don't go overboard with lippy! theyre natural beauties...

I know. You'd think they would know there own industry or at the very least their competitors?
Just the other day I was at Benefit looking at the Definer D'liner & commented that it was like DuWop's Reverse Liner. The SA thought I was speaking a different language! After I explained it she seriously thought they were the only company with such a product. :shakehead:


I have the same freaking problem but more when shopping for hair products :whipcrack: so annoying. They should be able to sass us with their knowledge and witt ha ha ha:chuckle: not the other way round.

Good stradgey but still don't like how you go in their knowing what you want and then they are like "Oh and have you also tried this? It's wonderful". And it's like do I care? Did I ask for this? No. So back the f$&% up!!!....................
I'm sorry I seemed to have got abit emotional there.

Ha ha ha love your strategy Trash! :chuckle:

Good stradgey but still don't like how you go in their knowing what you want and then they are like "Oh and have you also tried this? It's wonderful". And it's like do I care? Did I ask for this? No. So back the f$&% up!!!....................
I'm sorry I seemed to have got abit emotional there.

I missed that bit before, great comment! I think so too! :clapping:

If it depended soley on what brands I buy into the most, my counter would be either Clarins, Ultraceuticals, Clinique, Bloom or Chanel. (Or YSL or Bvlgari for perfumes).

However, based on aesthetics, style and personality alone, I think maybe I would be a YSL or Lancome girl...or Guerlain for the packaging and freebies...or Clarins! I don't really know!

OH - I just want to be the Shamshbox guy!!!

DO you mean Daniel? I adore him.. sooo bubbly, he rocks