Why oh why do makeup counter girls always wear far too much make up?

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do they get told to wear as much as possible or something?

it is so not a good advert for the product.

I would love to go round with a baby wipe and sort them out.

Girls at chanel and clains counters today were positively orange ..it's not rocket science is it?

I know what you mean but I have noticed that it isn't as bad as it used to be.

I think it also depends on the brand. I think the MAC girls usually look very funky and cool and can get away with very bold colours because that's the remit of the brand.

Personally, I never take advice from any woman whose own make up looks dodgy!

I am sure I was once told that clinique staff had to wear 16 different items on their face.....must admit it does put you off a makeover

Was in John Lewiis todya and thought the Bobbi Brown girls looked fab, if I had hadthe time would have asked for a makeover

yes i was told by a friend who used to work for clinique that they basically had to wear the full range..so not every shade obviously but couldn't just use a tinted moisturiser, had to be fully done with powder, bronzer, shine serum, lip liner, lip colour, etc etc etc

yes bobbi brown girls look normal

I remember being very embarrassed asking the Clinique girl in our local Boots for some advice on an eye cream and she gave me some good tips on how to use the products but her eyes were SOOOOOOO wrinkled. Kind of felt a bit stupid....plus she was more of a mature age than a girl. they all seem to be 'of an age' around here!

Same reason a lot of hairdressers have really ridiculous hairdos? The lass who cuts mine does a lovely job but her own hair always looks completely OTT.

I went to Boots to get some protect and perform serum when the hype was on. The very nice lady who sold it to me told me that she always used it and it had worked wonders. She looked a very wrinkly 55 so I can only assume she was really about 70! I can't stand those orange perfumed women in air hostess suits who try to sell you make up.

Once made a stupid mistake of asking the Christian Dior woman for a new lipstick as was feeling flush and clearly a bit reckless. She sat me down and prepped my lips and then spent 5 mins layering on the most ridiculous bright pink menopausal shade of oily cack. Looked really stupid and couldn't wipe it off quick enough.

more is more theory?

I especially love the tarantula leg mascara eyes

I did that with nail polish at dior maple-couldn't get it off fast enough either! I love my tarantula leg eyes (holds my handbag in defensive position)

How do you stop your tarantulas dropping down your face though? I have never been able to find a mascara that sticks on. Perhaps I should listen to the tango women.

Reapply every three hours, and check your cheeks every time you go to the loo for droppage! Maybelline's collossal mascara is quite good, but was wanting fat lashes as opposed to long ones, so need to find a new mascara really!

Lordy yes they are all a breed apart aren't they. You'd think that sooner or later their management would twig that they are scaring hordes of potential customers off.

A Bobbi Brown woman did me a 'makeover' the other day - I was in the mood for a laugh so I said yes when she offered. She gave me a big lecture about exfoliation and cleansing routines. I would have given her one back about smoking and the danger of wrinkles (her hands stank of fags) but I was too much of a wuss.

I was nosing around the Chanel counter the other day to kill some time and left with the Oompa Loompa song stuck in my head.

I don't know why they think I would buy a foundation from a woman the colour of Fanta.