Guest Blogger: Nicole Rumore, Store Manager, Dermalogica in SoHo

There’s a scary place we’ve all been to.

It begins the morning of a big meeting or job interview. Or it begins as the sun is setting, the evening that you have a really romantic date.

Let’s just say that your skin care has been casual up until that moment. Maybe you’ve been preparing for the meeting, or losing sleep waiting for the date. Whatever.

The big moment is just about to arrive and—just like that– your skin betrays you. Weird oiliness in the T-zone. Plugged pores. Flakes. Tired lines. Or even the surfacing of a mighty and terrible headlight. Oh, no!

As the seconds tick down, the drill goes something like this: Scrub. Apply ice-cube. Fret. Stamp feet. Grab phone, consider cancelling. Throw phone into corner. Possibly break nail. Apply witch-hazel, mouthwash, or anything slightly medicinal to affected area. Then start laying on the foundation. Then dabbing on the concealer, in several shades, to try to disguise whatever it is.

Finally, you run out the door to the big moment, confidence shattered. Everything probably goes great anyway, because of your smile, brains, and personality. But at that moment you realize that your skin will play hardball every chance it gets. Neglect it, and pay.

This was my inspiration recently as I met with about 600 of my favorite people, New York City’s professional makeup artists! They converged on the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea as part of the annual New York Makeup Show, and Dermalogica was there to support their brilliance and creativity with our brand’s world-class skin care.

We Face Mapped (our complimentary skin analysis), and offered skin lessons at the Skin Bar, where they tested, splashed, sprayed and played to their collective hearts’ content. We gifted them with killer samples, which made everybody giddy, and even raffled off a dream-basket of Dermalogica product valued at $350.

We all love the drama of a smoky eye or the va-va-voom of the perfect dark-red lip. And healthy, clean, vibrant skin makes makeup even better. And on the subject of clean: the makeup artists at the show were major addicts for Dermalogica PRECLEANSE, which melts off even hardcore theatrical makeup. Yes, it’s an oil. But unlike baby oil or mineral oil—a major no-no—this non-greasy featherweight blend does NOT create milia (teeny bumps or plugs under the skin). It’s the first step to clean, gorgeous, makeup-friendly skin.

And speaking of friendly, don’t be a stranger. I’m the SoHo Store Manager for Dermalogica’s concept space in New York City. When you’re in the neighborhood, please stop in, and let’s talk skin!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 9:45 am and is filed under guest blogger.