I came in as a beauty consultant (cashier & stock clerk who only has to have a basic product knowledge and gets trained on how to do color-matches) I got promoted to being a prestige consultant (I’m basically a makeup artist who has to know everything about all of the prestige cosmetics and skincare), but I still have the responsibilities of a beauty consultant. So I work my ass off pretty much doing two jobs for 50 cents above minimum wage. But it has been good training on makeup. I can do gorgeous things with makeup now. And the employee discount and gratis (free products for good work) make it tolerable.
Sarah Mascara's Life List
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1. make a difference
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2. know myself
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3. Be on the Cover of Cosmo
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4. write in my diary everyday
81 people -
5. see my grandpa in Heaven
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6. Get more sleep
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7. Start eating as much as I should
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8. Stop drinking Coffee Everyday
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9. Live happily ever after
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10. be the change I seek in the world
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11. go to heaven when i die
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12. Raise my GPA
532 people -
13. improve my credit score
342 people -
14. be a size 0
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15. meet Daryl and tell him he's amazing
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16. Save money
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17. Go on a crazy night out with drag queens
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18. admit when i'm lying to myself
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19. trust
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20. Quit Smoking
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21. stop procrastinating
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22. learn italian
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23. become famous
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24. Fall in love with life
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25. Become healthy again
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26. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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27. be happy, not on the surface happy, but deep down for serious happy.
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28. be free
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29. See a total solar eclipse
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30. make my mom proud
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31. forgive my father
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32. love myself for who I am, be loved and give love
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33. win an oscar
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34. figure out what i want to do with my life
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35. sleep without sleeping pills
11 people
How I did it: I applied online (the online application involves a LONG personality test), interviewed (twice), and got hired. In the interview, I just told them that I love makeup and have been a regular customer for a long time. I also did my hair and makeup to the nines and dressed up a little for the interviews, and had a lot of references (none of which were makeup places, so they don't really mind if you've never worked in cosmetics before). Read how I did it…
I’m at a 2g. I wear blingy plugs that look like diamond earrings so my boss and family don’t notice, and regular 18g diamond studs in my second holes. It’s fun to put straws and stuff through them just to mess with people sometimes.
I’ve had it for about 3 years now. It’s a pain sometimes just because it’s a bigger hole than the ones in your ears, and if you don’t wear a ring in it it’s really noticeable. But I love how I can find rings to match my swimsuits and accessories and stuff.

