Bridal Makeup Workshop

I signed up for a MAC Pro Master class in Bridal Makeup. The great thing about the Pro classes at MAC is that for the money you pay, a certain amount is redeemable in makeup. In this case, all of the money I spent was redeemable in makeup so I was really happy about that!

I had no idea what to expect since I'd never taken a master class at MAC Pro before. I do not in any way consider myself a pro, let alone a master, so I was afraid I'd be intimidated by all these real professionals around me. It didn't help that I showed up late because I got confused between the MAC store and the MAC Pro store on 5th Avenue. When I finally arrived, they told me they didn't have my name on the list and they never charged my credit card! Everything got straightened out quickly and I discretely joined the group of makeup artists scribbling notes on everything the presenting makeup artist was doing.

I dug through my purse, looking for the notebook I usually keep in there to jot things down and of course, it's not there. I improvised with blank deposit slips from the back of my check book. I was tired from a long day of work, plus I was leaving the next day to go away for the weekend, but all of the stress I had previously felt went away after a few minutes in class. Makeup is my Zen. I really got into the demo the makeup artist was doing. The audience absorbed every word out of his mouth, that is when he had an opportunity to actually speak. Most of the time, before the makeup artist could open his mouth to explain which brush he was using, hands were raised and questions were asked. Much of the time was spent dealing with a few ladies in the audience firing question after question. The makeup artist didn't seem to mind, but one of the ladies stood up and said, can we get back to what he's doing. Because he had started working on the model's lips and, God forbid, we had no idea which lip liner he was using or what color!

A few techniques he used that I thought were really cool was using a darker face powder as eye shadow, Not putting foundation on the cheek area and using cream blush on the bare patch of skin because the makeup will adhere better especially during a wedding where it may be hot and the makeup may melt off. He used alot of products from the limited edition collections like the Raquel Welsh and the Barbie collections. the model he used for the main demo was white, but I still found many of his techniques useful for women of color. At the end of the demo, he took a woman of color out of the audience and showed us how to use airbrush makeup without the airbrush. Her face looked great afterward. I put the airbrush makeup on my list. Other products on my list art the tinted brow gels and pigment in "Helium".

After the class we had 45 minutes to shop for everything the makeup artist mentioned during the presentation. Unfortunately I had to run home to pack for my trip, but I'm glad I did because I didn't have time to take in the grandeur of the MAC Pro Store. If you think the regular MAC store is like a candy store, the MAC pro store is even more amazing. They way everything is presented is so appealing it's all looks too good to be true. After the class, people were everywhere grabbing as much as they could. I figured I'd go back in a few weeks when some of their stock is replenished and I won't have to fight a girl for a lipglass.