Mac in The Netherlands!!!

tinkerbelle2001 · 03-01-2008, 08:44 AM #1 (**permalink**)

Hi ladies, I guess I am not the only Dutch Mac fan here at Specktra, so why don't we have our own topic in this thread???

I guess we do now!!!

Is there any news about Mac in The Netherlands? Do you have any questions about Mac in Holland? Please post it here!

And yes.....there is news....Fafi came out in The Netherlands today and so did the Beauty Powder blush and Strobe collection (but the last 2 only are available in the Bijenkorf in Amsterdam).

Has anyone bought anything from the newest collections yet???

ka-ron · 03-01-2008, 09:56 AM #2 (**permalink**)

dutchies rep up!!!, haha

I went to mac today, i'm still ill so it was quick. =)
but strobe and the beauty powder blush collections are available in the free standing store as well!
They changed the store into a fafi theme (yay fafi on the door) + the MUA's are wearing the fafi shirts (but they are not for sale, neither the scarf) it's soooo cute you gotta check it out

well i picked up fun n sexy lipstick from fafi, love it love it love it!!!

Luceuk · 03-01-2008, 02:27 PM #3 (**permalink**)

I was in Amsterdam last summer and I love the counter in Bijenkorf, the MA's were so friendly and nice. I liked them better than my local counter in England.

I was just wondering is there a free standing store in Amsterdam or is it just the one in Bijenkorf? I will probably be going again in the summer so just incase I want to go.

birkinbabe · 03-01-2008, 03:10 PM #4 (**permalink**)

What?! Already? I was hoping I'd have one more week to save up before Fafi was being released.

tinkerbelle2001 · 03-01-2008, 03:44 PM #5 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Luceuk

I was in Amsterdam last summer and I love the counter in Bijenkorf, the MA's were so friendly and nice. I liked them better than my local counter in England.

I was just wondering is there a free standing store in Amsterdam or is it just the one in Bijenkorf? I will probably be going again in the summer so just incase I want to go.

Yes, there is a free standing store in Amsterdam, it is on the Heiligenweg, also in the centre of Amsterdam, just a 10 minute walk from the Bijenkorf. And the MUA there are also very nice!

Luceuk · 03-02-2008, 03:35 AM #6 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by tinkerbelle2001

Yes, there is a free standing store in Amsterdam, it is on the Heiligenweg, also in the centre of Amsterdam, just a 10 minute walk from the Bijenkorf. And the MUA there are also very nice!

Thanks! I wish I'd known last summer, but I probably wouldn't have found it. I got so lost

tinkerbelle2001 · 03-02-2008, 04:33 PM #7 (**permalink**)

Big disappointment today.....I went to the Mac counter in the Bijenkorf in Rotterdam to check out Fafi and score a shopping bag.......THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT YET....

So weird....it is out in Amsterdam and Maastricht but Rotterdam had nothing yet, they couldn't even show it to me......and the MUA was not friendly at all, she said it was just to bad and come back later......

Well too bad, now I will have to ask someone else to go shopping for me in Maastricht.....

Miss_M · 03-08-2008, 08:04 AM #8 (**permalink**)

Well, I went to check out the Fafi collection at my counter at the Bijenkorf Rotterdam yesterday evening. Was a bit disappointed, lots of bright colors, which are not really my thing, so I only got Cult Fave lipglass and Perky and Girl Friendly paintpots. Still debating on Fafi eyes 1 though. I really wanted Fashion Frenzy, but it was way too bright and Hipness was very orangey, so I skipped those. I also loved Sassed-Up, but I found all the IP a little too glittery. I just don't want to look like a disco ball at my age anymore.

My counter also had the beauty powder blushes (so the fact that they are only available in Amsterdam is not true) so I got Shy Beauty, a beautiful soft apricot. I also really liked True Romantic (a very soft dusty mauve) so I might go back for that one.

My counter didn't have the Fergie VGVI l/g yet, but they did have the new Strobe collection, I might check that out later this week.

Mien · 03-09-2008, 12:48 PM #9 (**permalink**)

I've found that the MA's @ Rotterdam aren't very nice aswell... They never seem intrested in me, nor do they seem intrested in MAC or it's collection. Most of the time they are not aware of collections that are out at the moment let alone upcomming....

I haven't been to the Maastricht counter yet but I liked the Amsterdam counter way better than the R'dam one. The counter @Utrecht (Douglass) is a great one aswell. Ofcourse the FS is like heaven, I loved how the store was Fafied!

Too bad these are all a bit far away, as I don't drive. I'm still waiting on my own store/counter in Den Haag.

NEnz · 03-10-2008, 11:12 AM #10 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Mien

I've found that the MA's @ Rotterdam aren't very nice aswell... They never seem intrested in me, nor do they seem intrested in MAC or it's collection. Most of the time they are not aware of collections that are out at the moment let alone upcomming.... It's like they don't want to sell anything!

Yes, me too!!! Before the Fafi collection was launched I was asking around about the release dates and the MA's in Rotterdam were too busy with applying make-up on themselves to talk to me.
I bought my Fafi favourites at the MAC store in Amsterdam and the MA's were so sweet! They really made me happy! Last weekend I went to the counter in Douglas in Utrecht to buy the Fashion Frenzy blush and they were very kind as well. They really liked my Fafi for LeSportsac-bag, lol!

Miss_M · 03-10-2008, 12:02 PM #11 (**permalink**)

I'm sorry to hear that you had bad experiences with SA's at the Rotterdam counter. I don't really have a problem with the SA's because I have been coming there for about 4 years now and they pretty much know me by now. I know which SA's a good/reliable and which aren't and which SA's work on what days. I always try to go on a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon because I know my favorite SA's will be there (I don't know there names unfortunately). There are a few SA's that I don't really care for either and that aren't the brightest bulb in the box when it comes to release dates and collections, so I just try to avoid those when I see them behind the counter.

birkinbabe · 03-10-2008, 07:13 PM #12 (**permalink**)

I've only been to the counter in Maastricht but the SA's there couldn't be sweeter! Never had a bad encounter with a SA there. Very friendly, helpful and enthusiastic.

tinkerbelle2001 · 03-14-2008, 02:21 PM #13 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Miss_M

I also loved Sassed-Up, but I found all the IP a little too glittery. I just don't want to look like a disco ball at my age anymore.

I don't think the IP are to glittery,especially Sassed-up is a very warm color, with some glitter in it! I <3 it.....and I'm already 37 going on 38!

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Originally Posted by Miss_M

My counter also had the beauty powder blushes (so the fact that they are only available in Amsterdam is not true) so I got Shy Beauty, a beautiful soft apricot.

I guess you misread my post or did not look at the date, cause I was in Rotterdam on March 2nd and they really did not have the Fafi & BP collection then!

And I have to agree about the experiences with the MUA in Rotterdam, when I went to the counter for Fafi, the MUA was not very friendly to me.....and I wanted to spend $$ there......anyway, I let a friend buy the things I wanted in Maastricht now!

But there is another girl in Rotterdam which is very friendly and knows about the products. But the knowledge about the upcoming collections is very minimal......sad but true! The FS in Amsterdam is very nice indeed!!!