All I can say is wow. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with friendliness-- actually, I scheduled a makeover and my artist was the one who greeted me at the door. Lauren S. introduced herself to me and mom energetically and sweetly. I came about 15 minutes early for my appointment, but Lauren was able to get me started 4 minutes early.
She did a terrific job. She really, really knows her stuff, and makeup application was pretty flawless. I had a decent idea of what I wanted for my prom look (dark lip, contour), and I let Lauren take the rest into her own hands. Eyeshadow was great (she used a neutral palette), using mostly dark brown and gold to match my dress. I asked for a small winged eyeliner. She did a neat wing which was longer than I wanted, and she was able to fix it and make the line much shorter without affecting the eyeshadow underneath, which to me is more impressive than getting it right the first time! I didn't have to worry about choosing false eyelashes (which I know nothing about). She chose her favorite pair, applied them, and they looked wonderful. Foundation application was great, contour was great, and Lauren did quite a bit of highlight. I normally don't do that much highlight, but it came out beautifully for pictures, so she was definitely on point for that one. She applied red matte liquid lipstick (scary, right?) like a pro. Before the actual makeover started she went through different shades with me patiently to find the perfect red.
And she did this all while being extremely nice, professional, and easy to communicate with. She was super focused the entire time, which made me feel comfortable in her hands.
Afterwards, she we were all very happy with the look. I think she was the most excited, actually, which just goes to show how invested the artists are here. Throughout my makeover other sephora workers were coming up and asking about the makeover, prom, etc. They were very, very nice, and afterwards everyone there was excited about my makeup (I don't know their names, but there were at least 3 other workers there who were really nice).
I think my makeover was over an hour long (I had scheduled a 45 minute one). I'm guessing if you schedule a 45 minute appointment you will normally get that amount of time, but this goes to show how thorough Lauren was.
I could have just been lucky with the set of workers I got on that day, but I had gone during the week prior to look at lip colors, and the entirely different set workers then were very nice in showing me around and even complimenting my lip color.
I was initially nervous about prom day, but I had a wonderful experience here. It made my day/ prom look that much better. Thank you, Lauren! read more