Yeah, in Singapore the eyeshadows are like.. SG$28? (correct me if i'm wrong. but somewhere there) which is like.. 18/19 USD.. Thats why i always wait for trips to the US, or friends coming back from the US to buy back for me.

I'm in Marketing, so I can understand, not that I like it. They have to do this as a way to show they are a prestige brand and a high end product, of which EL, its parent company are. As well, the price fixing issue talked about already above.

but aren't you wasting more money if you take trips to the US. you can be buying $28 in Singapore and not having to spend hundreds to at least a thousand dollar on a plane ticket to the US.

OMG, I do remember now that the shadows used to be $13.50. I thought I have lost my mind when I see $14 for one eyeshow now. (I've only started buying the e/s in the past year.)

They will eventually have to stop raising the prices won't they? I mean who in their right mind will pay $50 for an eyeshadow? I would stop buying MAC at $20 an eyeshadow. Its to much money to charge for an eyeshadow. Eventaully they will ruin their business because of supply and demand. Grrrrr....

Probably not. I'm sure it's a trip she'd be taking anyway. She's probably not taking a trip to the US exclusively to buy make up. My parents live in Japan, and they visit every year. My mother usually waits until she comes here to buy LV goodies. MUCH cheaper here. I'd do the same thing if I were living outside of the US...I'd wait until a vacation here and then STOCK UP on a year's worth of stuff!

In Australia, the prices for:

• Pigment = AU$39
• Eyeshadow = AU$30
• Lipstick = AU$34
• Lipglass = Ranges from AU$32 - AU$38
• Foundation = Ranges from AU$48 - AU$58
• MSF (Natural) = AU$44

Just to name and price a few...

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Oh yeah, were screwed then. Us poor Aussies are paying AUS$30 for an Eyeshadow which is around US$26. Ouch!

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My gosh! I didn't realise the price difference was so large!
If only buying eyeshadows on ebay wasn't so risky

boooo...i don't like this

Now they are $14.00! Duude, this is unfair! When will they stop raising the prices? I will boycot if they go higher that $15 for an e/s.

The problem with this price hike thing is that people will eventually stop shelling out for MAC. Part of the allure of the brand is the reasonable pricing and good quality. I wouldn't pay 15 USD for MAC shadow. I'll just go to Sephora, because by then the price difference is little to none. .50 cents 2x/year is 1 dollar a year. That's ridiculous. What's worse is Estee Lauder cosmetics blow, and I also would NOT pay that price for MAC. It's just too much.

omg 14 E for an e/s ..that is ridiculous .... I live in Italy ..but have yet to go to a Mac store here ..and I get paid in Dollars not euro ...so man I just can't imagine myself justifying 14 E for an e/s ...=( so sad ..grrrr ... guess I'll have to order from the states and have someone ship to me.

ok i just another post that they are 15 E in germany now ..man that's nearly 20 USD for an E/S ... =(

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well i think they have to keep up with inflation since minimum wage also goes up every year