A MAC Product Specialist and what it means to be.
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#midlandsps
A product specialist
(or PS) within MAC is one or two artists on counter that know the ins and outs
about MAC products and collections past, present and future, the trainers of
MAC call us “the on counter trainers” which I loved!! Give us a shout in store
if you have any questions!!
I was the product
specialist for the last eight months, it’s usually only a six-month opportunity
however they asked us to stay on for a couple of months, obviously they couldn’t
let us go we were that marvellous…! During these months we are in charge of
inspiring the team about the new collections coming out and also inspiring
through artistry matching the new collections with the mainline products,
making sure the customers love them as much as we do!
My eight months
came to an end this week so to celebrate we have a hand over meeting, this is
where the “old PS” create a presentation for the trainers and soon to be new product
specialists, ready for the artist’s take over the role, see what we do it and give
them the chance to shine! This hand over meeting was remarkable! One of the
most amazing experiences I’ve had so far working within MAC it almost felt like
I was auditioning for the XFactor with a panel of judges, minus my awful
singing… no one wants to hear that!!
To start the show, we had the
beautiful Hollie from Nottingham doing a demo on the Liptensity lipstick
collection with the most amazing sharp lip, she nailed it! Her fun facts were
my favourite! Did you know The colours and patterns that a butterfly sees are invisible to a human?!
However, Maureen Seaberg, helped MAC create the Liptensity lipsticks and she is
a Tetrachromat (don’t worry I can’t pronounce it either…) which means she can
see around 100 times more colours than the average person! So Hollie said she’s
like a butterfly! How cute!!
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Next up!! Jaz from
Leicester took the stage wowing us about the diffused trend, a beautiful
demonstration where she paired products we sometimes forget about to create the
most fantastic glowing skin. She knew exactly what she was talking about and
owned it, the mood board she created to show the trend was amazing and really
reflected what she was telling us!!
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Sophia’s turn!!!!
Sophia from Merry Hill then spoke to us about the new essential oils collection,
she created a little MAC mixology creating the most stunning highlight and lip
combination. Sophia made us really understand the product ingredients and how
we can use them in fun different ways, also showing us how everyone on Instagram
is already using them! Such a loved product!!
@myartistcommunitymerryhill
Then I had to
face my fears and stand in the spotlight… HELPPP!! The guys were amazing and
even gave me an encouraging intro shouting… SAFFRON! SAFFRON! SAFFRON! It was wonderful!
I felt like a superstar!! I threw doughnuts at everyone saying “If you don’t already
think I’m bonkers… you will after this and you know what, I’m okay with that!!”
I was unsure if we would have a new product to play with (lip scrubtious) so I
told them to create their own… Doughnut challenge!! Eat your doughnut without
licking your lips then hey presto you have your very own lip scrub and a happy
tummy! We’re all about that lip prep! I then discussed the sharp trend briefly,
turned to the product specialists and said… “I now want you to pair up and with
your partner create a sharp lip, however you’re not allowed a mirror. Your partner
is your mirror; they now have to direct you into creating the perfect sharp lip”.
Everyone looked at me like I was absolutely barking mad but they smashed it of
course! It was just so much fun, I loved it and I hope they guys did too!
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Finally, we had
Amy from Selfridges finishing up the show with a party… A MAC party!!!! Amy
talked to us about a new service MAC are offering and introducing to the
customers. She made it so much fun even doing a pass the parcel in a MAC Q&A
way and how she described it to us made me feel I could go back to store
and tell everyone about it!! Cannot wait for the party to start!! Thanks Amy!!
@myartistcommunityselfridges
I love how
inspiring meeting up with the team is for me, I learn so much from everyone and
always leave feeling inspired about MAC and the incredible guys that work for
the brand, honestly the loveliest bunch of creatives and I count myself very
lucky to be apart of it and to learn from them all.
I have learned so
much from being a product specialist not only about MAC and the products but
about myself too, eight months ago when they told us wed be doing presentations
in front of everyone I was having heart palpitations just thinking about it! There’s
no way I… ME?! Stand in front of everyone and do a presentation… You’re having
a giggle!! However, I did it, I passed my certification!! Yay me!! Certified
product specialist!! I was so nervous and I don’t know why because I’d honestly
do it all over again! Thanks to my MAC family I now have the confidence to take
on the world and my first MAC cert!!!
I have added the
teams Instagram’s if you want to keep up to date on the outstanding artistry they’re
constantly throwing out there! I love my MAC family and the inspiration they
always give me! I can also go into more detail of the trends and products we
discussed so just let me know!!
Lots of love,
Just Saffron.
xxx
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