Elite Event: Make Up For Ever

It was nice to be apart of such a unique event! Make Up For Ever, like wuhttt? Also Sara’s first event. She was amazing! Full of smiles and so welcoming! This was my first solo Unilocal event and I gotta say it was pretty awesome. Everyone was so super friendly.
Now the make up! I am familiar with Make Up For Ever since I use their mascara and their lipsticks. Their mascara is one of the best ones I’ve ever tried. You can tell by the brush that it gets the lashes up and plump! I brag about it at work all the time hoping that all the girls would buy it because it is really great. The formula is not thick or chunky, it’s perfect for adding volume and length. The lipsticks are super pigmented. I love the matte colors. I believe last year Sephora was giving away the mini lipsticks for birthdays. That was when I fell in love with their reds. When i came to this event I knew I was going to get more lip products from here. This time I stuck with the mauves and rose colors. Their N15 is amazing. I bought it but now I lost it, how sad?! Welp, I have to replace it! It was such a natural color that went well for everyday wear.
So the event had the stations to try out their products and I tried the lip gloss and the HD liquid foundation. The lip glosses are amazing since they stay on for a very long time. They are not too sticky so it doesn’t bother so much. The colors are very vivid as well. I bought two haha! As for the liquid new release of the 4K HD formula, eh. I bought it but it is still in it’s box. It is only because I am a powder foundation girl. I barely use liquid just because I feel like it makes it obvious that I am wearing make up. The foundation formula is super light though and does not feel like you are wearing anything! I would recommend to anyone who wears liquid frequently.
I definitely will be back to this store location! The ladies are nice and really help you with suggestions if you don’t know what direction to go in with their products.

A fun change to our usual food and drink fests (though I love those too). Had a great time with the Elite Ladies of Jersey! (#squadgoals) Good job to Patty G. for breaking me out of my rut and encouraging me to RSVP for this event.
The lovely ladies of Make Up For Ever did a great job of making each person feel comfortable, explaining the brand and products, and choosing the perfect items for each face. I have difficult skin and the woman a the foundation station matched my skin tone on the first try. Amazing. She’s like a makeup fairy godmother.
Next I popped into the lip chair and had a good giggle with the lady who got so excited when I said I wanted to take a chance on a new color. She picked out a cherry red gloss that put some swag in my stride.
I ended up buying the HD foundation and yummy red lip gloss. If the comments on my post-​makeover selfies are true, i looked dang hot. MUFE is not inexpensive but 20% off eases the ache and quality costs. I can definitely tell the difference between these products and my drugstore norms. Is this what it feels like to be a grown-​up?
Thanks to our lovely hostess with the most-​ess CM Sara and to Christina for holding it down with the Cava («Do you need a refill? C’mere, of course you do…» Love it!)
Shout-​outs for the yummy treats from Baked by Melissa and California Pizza Kitchen (that salted caramel pudding omggggggg: drool:) and to MUFE for the generous goody bags. I can’t wait to come back for one of the classes!

What a fun and unique event!
The staff were all amazing at Make Up For Ever.
I had so much fun trying different products out with my fellow Unilocal Elite friends. Saw some friends and caught up as well as met new ones.
The cupcakes looked fabulous! The champagne was pouring non-​stop, which is always fun.
Thank you to everyone for the amazing takeaway bags of goodies!
Huge thank you to Sara for putting this all together and being so awesome. I cannot wait to see you at more events!!!

This was my first Unilocal Elite event, and it was so much fun! I mean, who doesn’t love a Girls’ Night filled with gourmet desserts, bubbly champagne, and top of the line makeovers?!
This was my first time at Makeup For Ever, and it was definitely a great experience. The staff there are very friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. The had 3 stations: 2 women doing foundation, 1 woman for lips, and 1 woman for eyes. At each station, they asked what your skin type was, any special considerations, your preferences, etc. so they could personalize their services to each person. I was also informed that they have a focus on education, and hold series of makeup classes and group makeovers at the store (RSVP required). My only comment would be that the line for the eye station was so long! I noticed that some people were on line for over an hour. The only reason I was able to get my eyes done was because I stayed till the very end. I think it would’ve been better if there were two people for eyes, and one for foundation. However, I can’t argue that the makeover was fantastic and each station did a great job adding on and complimenting to the previous station’s work.
The desserts were catered by Baked by Melissa and California Pizza Kitchen. Baked by Melissa’s cupcakes were specially inspired by three makeup lines, of which my favorite was the chocolate cake with cookie dough stuffing, peach vanilla icing, and butterscotch drizzle. It was also my first time trying Baked by Melissa, and I’m very happy to say it exceeded expectation. California Pizza Kitchen’s desserts were also good, with a variety of cakes and pudding. No one was without a treat or glass of champagne all night!
It was also fun meeting other Unilocal elites as well the new Community Manager, Sara. Overall it was a great night! Thanks for introducing me to these businesses, and will definitely be back again!

This event was pretty awesome! The makeup forever girls were fabulous and had tips and tricks for all faces. The makeup quality is always a shot out the park. I was floored when i found out Unilocal was having a YEE at one of the most highly respected makeup stores (new but products for that matter) out.
I purchased their new HD foundation that hadn’t launched yet at the time and 2 lip colors and an application brush. I’ll be back for more. It’s nice to know you will get treated as a shopper not someone they are hounding to sell products too. They are honest, and talented.
BRAVO Unilocal.Such a fantastic event! pictures to come!

Make Up For Ever … and that’s exactly how much time I can spend in this store trying on all their products!
So honored to have been a part of our new CM’s first organized Unilocal Elite Event. There was shiny lip gloss and colored mascara, pink blush and champagne bubbly! And the little bites provided by Baked by Melissa were lethal to your summer body as they were too delicious to just enjoy one. My favorite by far was the white vanilla cake with fudge inside and sprinkles (my favorite) on top.
The staff and makeup artists at Make Up For Ever were helpful and sweet as well as knowledgeable as to what shades and colors would look best on you. Overall, I consistently came across high quality make up without having to break the bank. With 20% off on your in-​store purchase for the night, I, of course, went home with a little something something along with a goodie bag.
Sadly, I didn’t win the raffle — an free make up class for you and six of your friends. But I didn’t let that damper my night. With a voucher for free mini cupcakes by Baked by Melissa to take home, I still consider myself lucky enough to have been part of this event. A big thanks and round of applause to Sara M. for planning this event, Make Up For Ever for hosting, Baked by Melissa, California Pizza Kitchen and all the ladies I met that night! I vote for another ‘ladies night’ event pronto!

I’ve never really been a make up person, but that’s mostly because I never had anyone teach me how to do make-​up properly, so I was really excited about this event.
Sadly, traffic meant I didn’t get to the store until around 7:20pm, and the party was already bumping (do people still say that?). There were 3 stations where you could get your make-​up done: eyes, lips, and foundation. I quickly got in line at the eyes station, since that was what I was most interested in. Unfortunately, this was the slowest moving line. At first, it seemed like the make-​up artist was spending about 15 minutes a person. By 8:15, this sped up to about 5 minutes a person. I wish I had thought about going to the other stations beforehand because during my time waiting, the foundation station closed and so did the lips station so I didn’t get to try them :(When I finally sat down at the eye station at 8:30ish, the store was emptying out, with the event winding down, so I didn’t really get any personalized tips from the make-​up artist. She gave me a nice natural look though, and there were still 3 – 4 people behind me in line, so I understand the need for speed.
While I had been waiting in line, I did try some of the cute and delicious cupcakes from Baked by Melissa. I really liked the concept of make-​up themed cupcakes. My favorite flavor was the «Plexi Gloss» tie-​dye one. The crunchy/​salty topping was super yummy! I may have had 5 or 6 of these… The butterscotch pudding from CPK was also really good. I definitely satisfied my sweet tooth, and there was plenty of food for everyone; even at the end of the event, they hadn’t run out of anything.
The goodie bag was a nice treat to end the night, with a sample of some Make Up For Ever items, like mascara, primer, and lip gloss. There was also a coupon for a free 3-​pack of mini cupcakes from Baked by Melissa. I picked these up on my way out of the mall, and it made for a nice treat for the hubby when I got home.
All in all, it was a fun (and different!) Unilocal event. I got to chat with and make some new friends while waiting in line and it was great to meet our new CM Sara!

INteresting and unique event! Ive never been to something like this — usually its booze and food. but hey who doesnt enjoy testing out new makeup, getting some samples, and trying out a store? i do! we were capable of getting make overs, which i needed… oh and trying new foundation before anyone else! ive been a fan of make up forever, but never stepped foot into their store. The ladies who worked here were helpful with suggestions and patient while giving the makeovers to us. I even walked away with buying two products — i am grateful for the Unilocal discount that was applied! thank you! The snacks were sweet, petite and surrisingly filled me up. I loved the mini cupcake from Baked By Melissa that was orange and purpleish. The champagne was a nice surprise too. Thanks Unilocal & make up forever!

I’m totally a fan of the ladies night event at Make Up Forever. We should have more ladies nights like this one in the future ;)
This sweet little store at the busiest mall in the area was graced by the presence of beautiful Unilocal NJ Elite ladies last night. Sara warmly welcomed everyone and Christina was quietly pouring champagne in the back of the store and prepping the delicious treats from Baked by Melissa. Champagne and sweets = my kind of ladies night.
Brandi helped me applying the new reformulated HD foundation. She was so helpful, and it was great to know that they haven’t even officially launched it yet! What I love about the new HD foundation is that it feels very light as if I wasn’t wearing any make-​up, but when I looked at the mirror, it has very nice coverage. I finally ended up getting it, with the 20% discount that they generously gave to everyone that night.
I had so much fun at this event. Thank you Sara, Christina, and the awesome ladies of Make-​Up Forever. At first, I didn’t want to take my make-​up off all night because how pretty it was. I thought of keeping it all night and go to work the next morning with that lol

What a fun, different event. Finally got to meet the new CM and I can tell we’re in good hands!
The estrogen was flowing as the tiny store was packed with Unilocal elite ladies. We all got our makeup done at separate stations for foundation, eyes, and lips. We learned about what sets the brand apart and they even offer classes to learn how to apply your own makeup– will definitely have to check those out.
There were light bites– tiny Bites By Melissa cupcakes and samples from California Pizza Kitchen. Of course there was bubbly. The best part was the goody bag– coupons for cupcakes and pizza, a sample kit of makeup, and Unilocal swag (finally got a koozie!!)
After this event I learned the true meaning of Make Up Forever– did anyone else have a hard time getting their mascara off? Omg.

This was my very first Unilocal elite event and it was such a great experience. Make up is always fun and yet I don’t wear much I am always up to learn tricks of the trade. The staff was great and so helpful explaining how to apply the make up. The best part was being able to sample the new HD foundation and buy it before the general public! There was a bunch of bottles popping with bubbly and a ton of yummy desserts!
The store has a very modern industrial chic décor with TONS of different make up — from matte to glitter there is something for everyone! The lightening was perfect and I would expect nothing less from a make up store.
After being pampered, everyone was given 20% off of all purchases and when you bought something you received a gift bag with different samples and Unilocal items (see pictures).
They offer make up classes for all the basic application techniques from eyes to contouring — I will try one of these out!
Overall a great experience was had! Everyone should stop in if they are looking for that hot new color or just something to freshen up there look!

Makeup? Cupcakes? Champagne? Ladies’ Night? What’s not to love?
I had so much fun at last night’s event organized by our new CM Sara M. (Hey girl!) Garden State Plaza is quite a hike from New Brunswick, but it was well worth the drive!
Make Up For Ever has been around since the 1980’s and this is their only store location in NJ though you can buy online or at Sephora. There were a couple of stations at the front of the store. (Face, Eyes, Lips). My first stop was my face. Stephanie put their new Ultra HD foundation on my face. It is super light weight and makes your skin look flawless. Next was lips. I picked a color that matched the pink in my sneakers! I’m not a big fan of lip gloss and I find it sticky, but if you’re in the mood for glossy lips, this stuff will stay on your lips all night! Last stop were the eyes. This was the longest line (we waited an hour!), but while I was waiting, I chatted with some new friends. Rachel, the head artist was super patient and glammed up my eyes.
Towards the back of the store were the Baked by Melissa cupcakes, 3 flavors inspired by Make Up For Ever, red velvet, lemon cake, and butterscotch pudding from CPK. And of course, champagne! Thank you Christina P. for pouring the bubbles! My favorite flavor was the red, pink, orange, & purple tie dye cupcake. It was the brittle topping that did it for me!
I usually wear natural organic makeup, but sometimes you need the strong stuff for special occasions. I ended up purchasing the Ultra HD foundation and can’t wait to try it out! Inside our gift bags were little samples from Make Up For Ever, some Unilocal swag, and a sweet coupon for Bake By Melissa cupcakes. (Steph Y. and I snagged ours before the mall closed!)
Thank you Make Up Forever for hosting us! The makeup artists were super nice, easy going, friendly, and beautiful ladies. I’ll totally be back for one of the makeup education classes! Thank you Sara M. for organizing this fantastic event! As always, SYOY!

What a fantastic and unique event and great way to pop my Unilocal Elite Event cherry! (Sorry, I know). CM Sara threw a wonderful event that was warm and welcoming from the get go.
The Make Up For Ever store itself is gorgeous and perfectly organized (my OCD was thrilled). Upon us waiting to enter in, there was actually a salesperson from MAC in the store buying MUFE products, which speaks volumes.
Upon entering the event, we were welcomed by Sara and the staff, encouraging us to enter a raffle for a private makeup lesson (hello, awesome). After the raffle ticket was filled out, we were then directed to the spread of Baked by Melissa little cupcakes that had been created in alignment with this event — cupcakes inspired by eyeshadow palettes and specific MUFE products. All were delicious and because they’re so tiny, I tried each of the three flavors. There were also mini red velvet cakes and various other desserts provided by California Pizza Kitchen, so the girls’ spread was legit. No girls’ night should be without bubbles, so we were also provided with champagne, the perfect accompaniment to the sweets.
After eating and grabbing a drink, we were advised to view all of the products and attend the makeup stations, split into face (allowing us to all try the new HD foundation before it hits shelves on Friday), lips, and eyes. Every Unilocaler was also offered 20% off everything, huge added bonus!
I first went to face with Stephanie as the makeup artist. She was lovely and helped me find the perfect foundation color (and showed me how to use primer first to get rid of any unevenness with my skin) and slightly contoured my cheekbones with bronzer. The makeup itself is clearly high quality and lightweight, which is great since it did provide coverage without looking cakey. Lips were next where the makeup artist chose a lighter neutral without liner for a pop of color without being overwhelming. I didn’t get to do eyes because of a line and my own impatience, but everyone who came out of the eyes station looked incredible.
All in all, it was how a girls’ night should be. Such a wonderfully organized event with great food, fantastic and beautiful Unilocal ladies, fantastic and high quality makeup and wonderful makeup artists, and some awesome gift bags with Make Up For Ever samples, Unilocal goodies, and some coupons for Baked by Melissa and CPK. Thanks for such a great night, Sara! Looking forward to the next.

What a fun filled night of make up and champagne! This event was definitely fun and packed. The Make Up Forever staff were so sweet and helpful. Big props to you ladies who worked hard all night making us look wonderful. These artist were no joke! They made everyone look fabulous and their tips and recommendations were on point! I’m so excited for my new eye shadow pallet and with the added discount you cant go wrong.
The Cupcakes by Melissa were so delightful and such the perfect match with the evening. Also, such a special treat to have an extra 3 pack to bring home. The cupcakes were full of flavor, beautiful decorated, and the best bite size.
So great meeting out new CM, Sarah, congrats on last night event and many more to come! Shout out for reppin Jersey City!!! Great meeting some of you lovely Unilocalers and making new connections! Hope to see you all at other events.

Wow what an amazing Unilocal Event all brought together by our new CM Sara M, Make Up For Ever and California Pizza Kitchen! This event was a total girls night filled with make up, sweets, and champagne!
The event started out with us checking in and meeting our new CM Sara M, filling out our name tags and filling out a raffle ticket for the chance to win an amazing makeover for you and 6 friends! Congrats to Nicole T for winning that awesome prize!
Up against the back of the store there was a display of Baked By Melissa Cupcakes created just for us in 3 different flavors inspired by Make Up For Evers makeup. They were so cute and delicious! There were also red velvet cake and butterscotch pudding from California Pizza Kitchen. Thanks to Christina P for pouring up the bubbly all night! It was greatly appreciated!
There were four different stations set up for us to try on all the different make up they had to offer with one lip station, one for eyes and two to try out their new amazing foundation. All of the make up artists were amazing and so friendly, I feel like I got to know each and everyone of them during my applications. They did such an amazing job and helped me try some things out of my comfort zone like a red lip! My eyes looked amazing and the new mascara I purchased is my new favorite thing!
Thank You so much for having all of us last night and providing a great experience to us all! Can’t wait to come back! And thanks for the awesome goodie bag and 20% off!!!

Definitely an event out if the ordinary! Not only was this event based on Make-​up it was also a ladies night! I love that I got to leave my man at home and just mingle! The store itself was bright modern, and cheery, although a little small, but definitely cute! There was wall to wall makeup, and brushes everywhere you looked. We were given the opportunity to indulge in some delicious mini cupcakes made by, baked by melissa, California pizza kitchen desserts, and the best part, a little champagne. We got to explore the store on our own and get various types of makeup applied by the make up artists. Who by the way we’re super knowledgeable about their products! We also were entered in a raffle to win master makeup classes for ourselves and 6 friends, which is pretty awesome in my book. Sadly I couldn’t stay to see who won. Sarah our new fearless leader did a great job with this event and I look forward to seeing what else she can bring to the table. Ps. We got some pretty awesome goodie bags with Unilocal swag, makeup and coupons for free cupcakes which I redeemed right away lol…

What a great induction tonight. My first elite event didn’t disappoint! I am all about makeup, bubbly, and definitely all about the discounts that came with tonight’s happenings. Most importantly though, I have to give credit to Sarah our CM for coordinating this. She was so welcoming it was great. I ended up meeting a bunch of really cool people and on top of the makeup aspect, this made the night really great. The one and only reason I can’t give 5 stars was out of most people’s control I think… the temp. I was sweating like a whore in church. Woo!
Looking forward to catching people at the next event!

What an awesome and different Unilocal event. Make up is my favorite hobby so I was more than excited to see and attend this event! To start, kudos to Sara for her first event as CM!!! Then the staff at Make Up For Ever (Andrea, Tara, Randi, & Rachel), you all rock. I have never been so welcomed and more at home in a make up store than here. Not only do they sell products but they teach you how to use the products and make it easy to your lifestyle. They were such great teachers and really help me pick the products that would go with my daily lifestyle and even made me dare to be bold and buy purple mascara; I definitely bought more than I should have, but I am so excited to try the new products (especially the HD foundation)!!! The Baked By Melissa, CPK deserts, and champs were the perfect snacks to eat while indulging in make up! Great event and cannot wait to go back!

Girls’ Night! I have to admit, I’m not the most adventurous when it comes to makeup, but I felt right at home here. This was due to the wonderfully friendly and helpful Managers and Staff at Make Up For Ever, CM Sara M.‘s awesome planning for her first official event, and all of the wonderful Unilocal ladies present. Thanks also to Christina P. for helping to keep the champagne flowing as we wolfed down some yummy Baked by Melissa treats. By the way, I’ve had their cupcakes before (make great birthday gifts), and the 3 types we had to sample tonight were AMAZING.
I began the event by filling out my raffle ticket and grabbing a glass of champagne. Thank goodness I did because (SPOILER ALERT) I ended up winning the raffle! I was shocked. I’m super excited to have the chance to come back with some friends and have a free makeover. Despite it being free, I’m sure I’ll be broke after the event, as I’ll want to buy everything.
There were four stations set-​up (2 for foundation, 1 for lips, and 1 for eyes) where make-​up artists/​managers applied their products. Before applying, they asked for preferences and skin types. For my lips, I usually go neutral, so I asked for a pop of color, and I was not disappointed. It was bright but she didn’t go too drastic, which was perfect. While waiting for the various stations, I was able to mingle with other Unilocalers, and I met some really great ladies. Not that I don’t like the gentlemen of Unilocal,but it was a nice change of pace to have a girls only event.
This event was different from any prior Unilocal event I’ve attended, and I definitely enjoyed it! You can tell Makeup For Ever really cares about their products, and they take pride in making women look and feel great. Thanks for a great night, and I can’t wait to come back for my makeover!

Another amazing Unilocal Elite event! This Unilocal event was different because it was not just food focused which was a nice change. Also the fact that this event was at at Make Up For Ever was a huge plus — it’s one of my favorite make up brands! Plus, what girl doesn’t love makeup?!
Upon walking in, we were greeted by the staff and was able to enter a raffle or you could just go straight to the back where you can get yourself some bubbly champagne, yummy desserts from Baked by Melissa and California Pizza Kitchen. I loved that the mini cupcakes from Baked by Melissa were inspired by the colors of the makeup products — what super cute idea! I was a huge fan of the Inspired by Artist Plexi Gloss cupcake — the brittle topping was so delicious!
I was able to try new lip gloss and Tara (one of the makeup artists whom was working the lip station) was fantastic at picking out a color for me. I told her I usually do neutral colors because of work but I wanted something bold and the color she picked was just perfect! I fell in love and of course, bought myself it. We got 20% off everything which was a really great deal! Check out my photos for the lip color — if you like it, the shade is 404 (Artist Plexi-​Gloss). I really loved how Tara was able to put a different color on every Unilocaler that wanted to try, and it looked so pretty on everyone! There was also other stations if you wanted to get your eyes done or try out their foundations.
I was actually wearing Make Up For Ever mascara (Aqua Smoky Lash) coming into this event and it’s actually the only mascara I can wear that doesn’t smear like crazy. I was talking to one of the staff members and she told me that the mascara can actually not smudge in chlorinated water. What a fun fact! I have been wearing this mascara for years and I never tried. Not that it is summer time, I shall try!
I want to give a huge thanks to Sara, the new NJ CM! You did a fantastic job tonight and I can’t wait to see you again! Same goes to Christina P — thanks for keeping those bubbly drinks going tonight! Thank you to Make Up For Ever for letting us try out all your products and introducing us girls to colors we usually are too scared to try. Least by not least, thank you Baked by Melissa and CPK! Thank you all for making this happen :)