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Rave Session: Macy's Beauty Department

I have not posted in ages but I just had to gush about Macy's growing beauty department! I have never shopped at Macy's for beauty products just because I always thought it was so limited in brand selection. However, because I had an incentive to shop there after receiving a gift card from my dear mother, I decided to pop in the Flushing and Herald Square locations in search for a concealer. I have to say that Macy's beauty department impressed me with its higher end beauty brand offerings. The Flushing location has less brands to purchase from than its website but I was so shocked to find a Clé de Peau counter. Clé de Peau sure ain't on Macy's website and apparently the counter has been there for about a year. I went straight for its award-winning concealer, but sadly, the lightest shade (ivory) was super dark on me. The sales associate informed me that new shades were coming out soon so hopefully there will be a matching shade for me in the future. I do not know if I would ever splurge on a $70 concealer with my own money, but if I got another gift card in the future... Does my logic even make sense? Haha.

The Herald Square location has most of the makeup brands featured on the Macy's website but guess what I stumbled upon? A YSL counter! At this point, I am sure makeup junkies in NYC will know that I am a noob because the counter has been there forever. I was about to ditch my search for a concealer and just purchase a YSL lipstick. But since I already had a list of concealers in mind to test out thanks to Lisa Eldridge, I focused back on my original mission (which was to find the perfect heavy duty concealer that would mask my blemishes and hyperpigmentation).

In general, the majority of beauty associates at Macy's Herald Square are just snobs. I know this location has the most traffic, but they are so rude, rude, rude! I only received satisfactory customer service from the Benefit counter and that experience actually made me more inclined to purchase from the brand. Anyways, the employees at the Flushing branch are much more friendly and helpful. By the end of my search, I had tested concealers from Clé de Peau, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, Benefit, and Laura Mercier. I guess my main criteria was the correct shade match, followed by texture and finish. Boy am I a picky buyer. After a zillion swatches + stepping in and out of the store to see the shades in natural lighting, I came out of Macy's with the Benefit Boi-ing concealer in 01 and the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-2. Reviews to come shortly~