Make Up For Ever

Just a heads up, this location is closed! I paid for parking at a meter (drat!) only to find a sign on the door indicating they are «moving» but to visit them at the Topanga mall in the meantime.

I booked a 2 hour birthday makeup lesson/​party for my newly minted 13 year old and 4 of her friends at Make Up For Ever. It was an experience they won’t soon forget! Everything was so amazing and wonderful. Donna and Jeana (?) worked with the girls to step them through all the basics of contouring and eye make up application. They showed them how to also «go glam» wth their looks and the girls had so much fun! Everyone at the shop was incredibly nice, and they even opened early on a Sunday to accommodate my party plans. The shop itself is so inspiring and has anything you need to look fabulous! I am totally determined now to take one of the Monday classes soon. Thanks so much to the Make Up For Ever team for making my daughter’s birthday so memorable and such a success! I couldn’t have asked for more.

Fun fun times! I came here last night with a girlfriend for a makeup class! It was so fun!
We were taught how to conceal, contour, highlight and eye shadow!
Lindsey was such an amazing instructor! She taught us little tricks and tips I never even knew existed!
The set up was so cute! Each chair had a goodie bag and every table had a bottle of champagne! Cupcakes were served along with juices from Juice Served Here! It was so thoughtful! After the class I also purchase a gorgeous lipstick and highlighting powder! Can’t wait to use it. Thank you Lindsey for such an awesome set up and class!

Such a great store! Smallish but packed with goodies. I can’t remember my makeup artist’s name, gah! But he was sweet n patient and answered all my questions about what techniques to use. Recommended some good products to try and gave me a bunch of samples as well :)))) parking is a biiiiiitch but there are lots of meters around and the neighborhood is super cute!

I came here for a Unilocal Elite event and had a great time. I hadn’t really tried any of their makeup prior to the event, but am now a complete convert! I bought several items and have been very pleased with all the products.
Very true to their name, my makeup lasts all day and into the evening. This is a crucially important as most workdays for me are so busy I’m lucky to reapply lip gloss, much less do a full face touch up. The texture and pigments of the makeup are excellent quality and I like the way it feels on my skin.
The event in particular was very crowded, so I wasn’t able to have a consult with a makeup artist, but I would come back for that. The staff was very nice and helpful. There was a nice little swag bag filled more generous size samples. I am now completely obsessed with their mascara. #nomorefalsiesforme

So pleased with the full face service I had here! I asked for a dramatic eye with some contouring. The gal was talented and very nice. She blended and blended like a pro. Loved the outcome and I got so many compliments about my make up that night. My eye makeup was seductive and matched my gown perfectly. I was very excited to see that there was a make up forever boutique after going to Mac for make up service for so long. Loved the fact that you CA buy back the $ 60 service fee in product. Very roomy boutique and more edgy than mac. You can either park on the street or across the street in the streets. Next to tory Burch. Great staff here.

Brittany Lambert is most talented make up artist k have ever met. She has the ability to make you look out of this world. She also doesn’t try to make you purchase everything — she’s able to tell YOU what you NEED (which makes me want to buy everything because I don’t feel like I’m being tricked!) came here for the Rue La La deal a long time ago and I’ve been back many times since thanks to her.

A real heaven for beauty lovers;) always very helpful staff, high quality products, love it and literally obsessed!!!

Love the Robertson Make Up Forever! I truly have gone the best customer service from any make up forever employee at the Robertson location. If you go shopping on Robertson make sure you stop and make up forever and ask for Britney! She is a wealth of knowledge, is super sweet, and will take the time to work with you on making a wise purchase. The best thing about working with Britney is I’ve never left with one product I didn’t need. Go Brittany!!!

i can’t say enough good things. its crazy how helpful sweet and amazing everyone who works here is! The redhead is so so so amazing she’s gorgeous and the sweetest person there love everyone and everything about this place

As a performer, I’m always looking for high-​quality make-​up and brushes that will make my work look better. This place has fantastic stuff. What was even better than that, however, was the staff! A’lizzabeth, Courtney, and Alysha were kind, helpful, knowledgeable and patient as I asked 1,000 questions in order to figure out what would work best in my kit. I cannot recommend this place highly enough, and will be back with friends and fellow performers in the future.
Thank you again, ladies, you rule!

This is such a great location and the staff is always really helpful. They are always willing to give you a little sample and I was told they actually have the best eyeliner for eyelash extensions. Also keep an eye out as this Makeup Forever always throws little events and has makeup classes.

Came in for their Spring Event: My Artist — Alicia
The event had some cake pops and water, no fuss. The gift today was a shadow container if you buy 4 or more eye shadows. There was one prize for raffle; various trial size products.
I was matched:
HD Foundation #125
Full Cover Powder #118
Aqua Brow # 10 + 20
Overall, the consultation was approx. 20 minutes. Alicia was super nice and informative with tips and products.
I discovered some new products and technique to try in the near future. Overall, the event was simple. Would I come back again for an event? It’ll depend on the gift and snacks.
As always, the staff is nice and professional!

Obsessed with Make Up Forever Products for one, and two every time I have come into this location I have been helped unbelievable well!
I was so lucky to have met Brittany who did my make up. She made me look absolutely flawless. I cant tell you how many compliments I received on my make up. I also really loved how she took the time to tell me each step and how she applied everything. Another bonus was that my make-​up lasted all day. She is my go to girl.

Mind you, I haven’t been here in over a year. After really great experiences at other locations, I decided to get my makeup done here before a friend’s engagement party. Needless to say, I am still mortified by how terrible my make up looked (yes, a year later). The pictures haunt me. It must have been his first day using makeup… ever.
My first hint should have been that he asked me what to do. I said smokey eye. He asked me what colors to use. Fair question I suppose, but then when he asked me how I wanted them applied, I got concerned. He didn’t layer the shades (maybe i should have taught him how to do a smokey eye). He put one thick layer of dark black eyeshadow on my eyes that almost came up to my brown bones. While this wouldn’t look good on anyone, it looks particularly bad on someone with dark skin and small eyes. I looked like i got punched in the face with black and blue eyeshadow, and then had silver glitter paint put on top. My eyes were so red when I got to the party from trying to get the chunks of glitter off my face.
I think he could tell how mortified it was, so he tried taking it off… and of course he had used some product he couldn’t take off without starting over… like with a foundation base. I didn’t have time to wash my face and start over because I had to wait forever to be seated, even though I had an appointment and got there right on time. They said they had sold living social coupons or something (which was also irritating because I was paying more).
He put fake eyelashes on too, but didn’t give me the glue when he put the box in the bag, and he also chose lashes that were thin and shorter than my natural ones so they did nothing for me, AND were coming off at the end.
After several successful attempts at having my makeup done, I’ve sworn it off forever because of this experience. What training do you need to get hired here? I could really do a better job. That being said, my girlfriends got their makeup done too that day, and it looked pretty good… not fantastic, but good.
Worst part: He talked me into buying orange-​neony blush, that he swore would look good on me. I actually wonder if he was trying to sabotage me because I was so unhappy with the makeup. Against my better judgment, I bought it. I still have it, and I probably have the only skin tone that it actually looks terrible on. I used it once, but never was willing to go back to that awful place to return it.

I made an appointment to have my make up done with Make Up Forever a few weeks ago. I was so lucky to have Brittney assigned to my make up. She spent nearly an hour and made me look like a movie star. She gave me a Kardashian look! Loved her talent, her style and what she did with my face!
Not to mention her personality-​she was so sweet, helpful and entertaining. Thank you Brittney.

First time shopping at a MUFE store and I would totally come back again. I also had a Guilt coupon which gave me a makeup lesson and a $ 150 credit. Joseph was my makeup artist who taught me how to do a winged eyeliner, contouring and application of dark lip colors. He was great and I learned so much. A lot of makeup artists I’ve worked with are quite frankly annoying/​trying to push the sale. But Joseph was a great teacher, explained a few products he favorited and let me shop without hovering over me. I love the way he did my eyeliner, I always have trouble getting even lines and he showed me some helpful tips.
I left with a bagful of goodies which included:
2 lipsticks
HD microfinish loose powder
Water proof cream eyeliner/​shadow
Face/​body foundation
Diamond powder (sparkles that can be used over eyeshadows/​highligter)
Can’t wait to try everything on my own, thank you Joseph :)

My experience at this new Makeup Forever boutique was awesome! I bought a Gilt coupon for a lesson and makeup, and was totally impressed. The makeup artist who helped me was Albert, and he def knew his stuff. I have NEVER ever been accurately color matched so quickly. He literally like looked at my skin for 5 seconds, and came back with the EXACT foundation I needed.
Albert used a combo of HD Foundation and Face and Body Foundation (which btw looks super dark until you spread it around) on my face. The products were INCREDIBLE, and I keep getting compliments on how great my makeup looks.
Colorwise, he did an awesome job on my eyes, and introduced me to several new products that I already can’t imagine living without. Also am a huge fan of the eyebrow cream, and can’t say enough about how awesome the aqua cream is.
I even got generous concealer samples when I couldn’t decide which one I wanted. Had a great experience at this boutique, and definitely recommend a visit there.

bummer, undereye cream cakey now, and so is my mascara. had to toss it and only two months old. I like the products but they do not keep and I can’t devote an entire veggie drawer in the fridge to them! and yes, we run the air conditioning!;)

I’m a huge fan of MUF products in general and it was nice to find a store that sold all their products.
I was clear that I was not looking to buy anything as I had a flight back to the east coast the next morning and could not take any (more, that is) liquids with me on carry-​on. The woman I worked with completely understood and helped me find a face/​body moisturizing makeup in the perfect color. She mentioned that I could probably find it in my local Sephora, but if not, to look online through Sephora. Extremely helpful.
So why 4 stars? While I appreciated her know-​how and knowledge of makeup products, she wasn’t picking up on the hint that I didn’t want to try (or buy, for that matter) fake eyelashes, crazy eyeliners, etc. Yes, MUF has a very «studio» feel to their products as compared to brands like Clinique and Laura Mercier, but I didn’t want to try anything too avant-​gard.