Hi Lillybeth, I just thought I'd give you a little bit of feedback on the makeup I got from you:
I am so thrilled with it all. It’s great to have a refreshed look and to be right into enjoying make-up again rather than it being a bit of a chore as it had become, and I’m keen to do a second session with you.
I was using a fairly expensive make-up, Lancome’s Teint Idole, and I couldn’t tell the difference really between that and the Mary Kay so I decided to do half my face in one and half in the other and I truly could not pick any difference. I have also done one eye with the expensive Lancome mascara and one with the Maybelline. I could have looked quite weird as you can imagine but it was a close call with the Maybelline slightly better!
I am delighted to have found such quality make-up for a much, much better price point.
- Kate, Tauranga (Full Makeup Consultation + free personal shopping service)
If you're a makeup wearer, but also busy or on a budget, you probably want to skip the long road of trial and error one experiences when one shops for makeup alone. No-one really wants to buy a dozen disappointing foundations and waste oodles of time, money and energy in the process. Time especially is a non-renewable resource!
My free shopping service isn't for you if you're more concerned about a product's fancy packaging or 'designer' label than it's effectiveness. It's also not for you only want to buy gimmicky products used by trendy youtube and instagram influencers, or if you want 100% organic, natural products (because those don't exist, and the ones that come close I've not found not so effective).
Think of me as your 'assistant buyer' or shopping buddy. I can't guarantee the skin and makeup products I use will work for you, but with my experience as a makeup artist and consultant, and access to brands often not found in NZ stores, I might just have the solutions you need or at least can point you in the right direction.
What do I use?
I 'cherry pick' the best from various brands. Instead of being exclusive or blindly loyal to one beauty brand, I aim to use the cheapest of the most effective makeup products on the market, especially those that are accessible in stores or online from Tauranga, New Zealand.
I check the online review database known as 'Beautypedia' before putting a product in my kit (althought not all are reviewed).
One of my favourite brands is Mary Kay Cosmetics. Much of the Mary Kay (MK) makeup performs superbly alongside the other professional and consumer makeup brands in my kit, and rates well on Beautypedia. Other products I rely on are carefully selected items from brands NYX, Ben Nye, Yaby, Maybelline, Paula’s Choice, ColourPop, to name a few. Many are vegan and cruelty-free.
You can book a time to talk with, or meet me, to get personalised recommendations for you from the products and brands in my kit. With Mary Kay specifically, because it's no longer sold in NZ, you can only oruchase what I have in stock or wait for my next US order. If it's not Mary Kay, I'll tell you how to purchase the products in stores or online yourself.
To schedule a time in my calendar for a 30-minute in-person shopping appointment (in Tauranga), use the big purple button at the bottom of this page.
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