Hey guys. Today was the first day of Recruitment. I have some spare time while waiting for the shower so lets see if I can fit in a post.
We visited 7 chapters today:
Laura Mercier, MAC, NARS, Smashbox, Too Faced, Korres and Bare Escentuals
I guess I should mention that all my favorites (the ones I was most interested in going in, going into rush) were all today by some strange coincidence. They were NARS, Smashbox, Too Faced, and Korres.
Laura Mercier was the very first house of the day, which was exciting. When the girls came out they were all so tan and perfectly made-up and groomed. That's not to say that the other chapters weren't, just these girls were REALLY put-together. It was kind of intimidating as they were all walking out, but I just went with it. The very first girl I talked to seemed either nervous or absent-minded, but I think probably nervous. She couldn't really think of any questions to ask me, so after a few minutes she just kept asking me over and over if I had questions for her. The first 1 or 2 times I was prepared, but after that I couldn't really think of any and it was kind of uncomfortable. She switched with another girl, who was sweet but not a memorable conversation. Overall I had an okay impression of this house - the girls seemed nice enough but I couldn't see myself here.
MAC was the second chapter. I know people tell you not to listen to rumors and stereotypes, but I did just a bit and I was proven SO wrong. I looked at gossip sites before rush, and all of them talked about how this chapter was "lower-tier" and generally just said some mean things. I wasn't overly enthusiastic going in (I know so much better now). But first of all, the mean comments are totally untrue because these girls were cute and gorgeous. The 4 that I talked to really put me at ease, and they were all so sweet. I had good conversations with them, and the conversation flowed really easily. I joked around with the girls, and it was just really nice and comfortable here. I really felt like I could see myself here. It was my 2nd favorite house of the day.
NARS was the next chapter we visited. Their house was insanely gorgeous from the outside. Like the first chapter Laura Mercier, the girls were extremely well-groomed which, again, was a little intimidating when they walked out. But I just put it all aside and tried to have a good conversation. I talked to three girls here. The first one was nice, but then again all the girls I talked to today were nice. She wasn't really memorable. I was trying to be more enthusiastic and liven up the conversation a little but she wasn't really going with it. It wasn't an awkward or "bored" conversation at all, just pretty generic. The second and third girls were better, and seemed more fun and enthusiastic, but not REALLY memorable or anything. I don't really have a full opinion of this house yet - I don't know if I could see myself here or not, because the conversations weren't great, but I'm slightly leaning towards "not."
Smashbox was the fourth house, and also so, SOOO beautiful. The house itself, I mean. It was also the house where I had my very FIRST (and only) long, awkward pause of the day. It was when I was talking to the first girl, who was nice but just kind of... I don't know, not compatible with me? I didn't dislike her, but I felt like our personalities clashed. Anyway, I talked to 3 more girls after her, who were also sweet. My conversations with them were a bit more lively than at some of the other houses, which was nice. I liked them, and
think I could see myself with them... but I'm not quite sure yet. The girls here all seemed really dedicated to their philanthropy and community service, which I absolutely loved.
Too Faced was the next house, and it was easily my favorite of the day. As a complete sidenote, everyone agreed that they had the cutest outfits today. I talked to 4 girls here as well, and all of them were so nice and sweet. Our conversations felt more like I was talking to a friend than talking to a stranger. I especially liked the 3rd girl that I talked to, and I think she was largely what influenced my opinion. She was so cute and enthusiastic and easy to talk to, and we joked around a lot. At one point she totally read my mind and finished my sentence at the same time as me, down to the hand gesture and facial expression I made, which was funny. Until I went to this house, MAC was my favorite so far... I don't want to get too attached because I know anything can happen, but I really, really could see myself at this house.
Korres was the second to last house of the day. It was ridiculously loud in here. I felt like I was screaming as loud as I could at the girls, and we both had to ask eachother to repeat a lot, but we made it work I guess. I talked to 2 girls here and had a pretty nice, decent conversation with the first girl. Not that the second girl was bad or anything, but to be completely honest I met so many girls today and can't really remember exactly who she was or what we talked about...
whoops. I know it wasn't anything bad, or too generic though. This is where I was getting really exhausted, if you can't tell. I liked this house, and would be interested in going back, but it's not one of my more memorable of the day.
Bare Escentuals was the last house of the day. Another intimidating, well-groomed house haha. But at this point I had talked to so many really gorgeous girls I was just totally unfazed and "whatever" about it all. This house wasn't bad, but I think we were all so exhausted that we just wanted to get it over with. The conversations were generic with all 3 of the girls I talked to, and really not all that interesting or memorable. The girls were sweet and nice, but I don't think this is the house for me and I really can't see myself in it.
Wooow this post ended up being much longer than I thought. Anyway, hope you enjoy. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
