So you've recently justified purchasing some new cosmetic must-haves. Those just-stocked coveted beauty mag items that you need to have before everyone else. "All the new colors are gorgeous, but which one is for me?" "I need new skincare, but I want whats best for my skin type." You find yourself at your nearest department store or cosmetic boutique anticipating the swipe of your plastic and the bliss that only the savviest of product junkies could ever fathom. You identify the object(s) of your desire, but little do you know, you've been spotted (or possibly sprayed already...new Prada fragrance? No.). A salesperson.*Much to your dismay, the appearance of the salesperson not only makes you want your mommy, but has you pondering how such an individual was even hired to advise you on your aesthetic well-being. (And what does the person that hired them look like?...Yikes.) You know who they are...please check all that apply. They can be male or female...negative energy, bad breath, possibly hungover or contagiously ill, horrifying or no makeup at all, 2 inch+ roots/bad hair, little to no hygiene, cracked nails or no manicure, no fashion sense/no style, inappropriate clothing/size, gum snapping, lying, can't form full sentences, and not caring in the slightest way. Please feel free to add to the list. Unfortunately, this happens ALL too often and must be stopped. Infact, I will do my personal best to put down my pedicured foot(OPI Russian Navy Matte...must-have) for as long as I am foreseeably involved in this industry. I don't care how long that thing has been working at that counter or in that store, I want someone who looks the part and knows what they are talking about and can educate me on how this ____ will benefit me and won't just get thrown into my drawer of cosmetic abyss. Ok, here it is...you are selling a look, an attitude, a feeling. If you don't look or act the part, you are not the least bit convincing. If you can't at least pretend, please step aside. Let someone else who knows how to care and think do the job. Make me spend my money! I'm not even talking about age here. I don't care how old you are- just do something with yourself. Nobody wants to buy a $700 anti-aging skin cream from someone with bad skin...hello? Nobody wants to buy their first red lipstick from Marylin Manson's female twin. Stop telling me how amazing the new mascara is that your wearing when you haven't removed the tarantulas off your eyes from Saturday night (see Tammy Faye Baker-RIP). And don't tell me you are a professional makeup artist or skincare specialist when you look like poo. Its not brain surgery (although it does seem to be). I don't believe anybody in their right mind is comfortable buying beauty or skincare products from despicable sub-par salesbeings.
*This is based upon personal experience. I'm a cosmetic specialist/product junkie/product consumer in CT/NYC... where I work and prey. These observations are specific but not limited to said areas...sadly.
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This is so true. To all that get sucked into the boogie-man's...or boogie-woman's wrath, you may as well be taking advice from a hobo on the street. If they don't look good, chances are, you won't either. In the world of cosmetics, it' all about beauty, if the people who are selling it to you are not up to cosmopolitan magazine's standard of beauty, then obviously the company that hired them does not care too much about their own appearance, therefore they are not out to make you look exquisite, they are just out to hire people to sell their stuff so they can make bank. It's rude.
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