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But here's the gist of my selection: A makeup artist has 30 minutes to create a look on top of the makeup the customer is already wearing. Support from the company has been overwhelming, she adds, noting that advisors were sent from New York, France and South Africa in preparation for the opening of the store. To get my makeup done at a MAC Cosmetics store or counter, I had to book an appointment, which I did online. MAC is in great demand here but to get a franchise you really have to prove yourself worthy,” she says. “Some would even buy five lipsticks of different shades for variety. Since it opened, Gikunda says there has been a constant stream of clients coming in to test and buy products. Being in the MAC club is a status thing”.Ī MAC lipstick at the new outlet costs around Ksh.2,400 (about $27) while foundation retails at Ksh.4,000 ($45). She describes the target clientele as well-travelled, appreciative of quality, and eager “to be in vogue. So Gikunda started pursuing MAC, which is in high demand among upper-middle class and wealthy women.
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In 2012 they launched two-full service counters with a range of their skin care, make-up and fragrances at Lintons.”Īlthough she could now stock a variety of Estée Lauder products, the MAC brand was not part of the deal. “And when they opened an office in South Africa we pursued them again and finally the dream came true. I came back disappointed,” Gikunda recalls. When an office was opened in Dubai I flew there to plead my case, but they were still not ready. “But they kept telling us they were not ready for Africa. “Briefcase products” were available in the market, brought in by traders who sourced from retail outlets in Europe and the US, but Gikunda wanted to deal directly with the company so as to get training and merchandising support. For 10 years she made applications to their New York headquarters to no success. But although customers demanded the products, Gikunda says the company was hesitant. Gikunda runs a chain of cosmetic retail outlets called Lintons Beauty World, which sells high-end international brands such as Black Opal, Nimue, Mary Kay, Clarins and Clinique.įor a long time Gikunda aspired to stock products of Estée Lauder which owns multiple brands, including MAC and Clinique.
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