MAC - Wonder Woman Discussion

[Fiberluver]

2 brown - that look sounds gorgeous! I might give that a try this weekend!

Thanks for posting!

 

[2browneyes]

^ Try it. I'm telling you, you're gonna love it. Use like ricepaper or something along that same shade for your highlight and be sure to blend well....FIERCE! lol I think I might do this for my look on Sunday

 

[alumeze]

So I absolutely love love love Pink Power and Gold Lariat ( which is more for my tanned summer days ) and mighty aphrodite <3 so glad I got them on time b/c they were sold out everywhere had to hunt it and some stores just never got pp.

 

[Fiberluver]

dxgirly - I don't do pre-order w/Nordies.

I go to the MAC store and tell them what I want and they put aside.

I've read about so many people having trouble w/nordies its just not funny!

What a headache.

If I were u I would call the counter back and complain and insist on talking to the counter manager and then the beauty area manager - yes they have one and then the store manager and up and up until someone gets you your goodies.Nordstroms is about happy ccustomers - they want you to keep coming back.

PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN! Shoddy service is a no-no!

But don't forget that unless you pay for it ahead of time there is no guarantee you are going to get the product. The store may only get so many items and those at the top of the list will receive them first.

Even if you give them your credit card # there is still no guarantee.

 

[shadowaddict]

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So I called my Nordies counter today to check on my pre-order for Pink Power MSF and Mighty Aphrodite blush, and they never received any of either of them!!! Ugh. So disappointing. I really wanted to at least get MA since it has worked for so many ladies here. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with my AP blush, which I love.... so maybe it will be enough.

Anyone else run into this problem at a counter today??

I called my Macys counter and the ma told me they never received any PP either. She took down my name & number and told me she would call me when they got them in. I had planned on going to go check it out today but our roads are icy and yucky. I'll probably bug the hell out of them because I figure either she'll forget or whatever she wrote it on will get lost/thrown away. I really didn't think I wanted it but you guys are loving it so I did want to see it in person.

 

[shadowaddict]

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I ordered Amazon Princess, Mighty Aphrodite, Heroine and Marquise 'D at 5:15 this morning before work. I got my confirmation email, and what do I see? Two Amazon Princess' no Mighty Aphrodite. Never mind that MA was the first item in my cart. Ofcourse the customer service lines don't open until 9 and after over an hour after placing it, it was impossible for me to change the order so I just had to order Mighty Aphrodite over the phone, no shipping thankfully. I'll have to take back the other AP when I get it (which I hate b/c I believe they have to throw those away). So hopefully that will be all of the Wonder Woman adventure I have until my packages arrive on Monday. I'm really excited though, it'll be like an extra Valentine's Day gift.

I'm guess you didn't order from MAC and from another site? If it was a MAC they always say just keep it and they'll send whatever got left out. If it was another place since it wasn't your fault they should send you a prepaid label so you don't have to make a trip to a countet to take it back.

 

[dxgirly]

dxgirly - I don't do pre-order w/Nordies.

I go to the MAC store and tell them what I want and they put aside.

I've read about so many people having trouble w/nordies its just not funny!

What a headache.

If I were u I would call the counter back and complain and insist on talking to the counter manager and then the beauty area manager - yes they have one and then the store manager and up and up until someone gets you your goodies.Nordstroms is about happy ccustomers - they want you to keep coming back.

PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN! Shoddy service is a no-no!

But don't forget that unless you pay for it ahead of time there is no guarantee you are going to get the product. The store may only get so many items and those at the top of the list will receive them first.

Even if you give them your credit card # there is still no guarantee.

I wish I could just go to a MAC store instead, but the closest one is in the city in Boston and that's very far away from me. I can only go in on very special occassions. So I have to go to counters instead. Even those are still 45 minutes away from me!

Thanks for the advice though. I've called them like 5 times total and gave them my credit info and everything. They wouldn't sell it to me though because weren't sure if they were ever going to get any in. So sad.

We're going up to that mall to go celebrate Valentine's early on Saturday at the Cheesecake Factory, so maybe I'll just stop into there and Macy's while we're waiting for the buzzer to go off to be seated, and see if I can get lucky. Hey maybe I'll even convince my boy to buy me something (even though he already has something else big planned. ehehe) So we'll see. If I get, I get it. If I don't, I don't. Neither of them were MUST-HAVES for me from the outset.... so I shouldn't be too disappointed.

 

[LMD84]

I wish I could just go to a MAC store instead, but the closest one is in the city in Boston and that's very far away from me. I can only go in on very special occassions. So I have to go to counters instead. Even those are still 45 minutes away from me!

Thanks for the advice though. I've called them like 5 times total and gave them my credit info and everything. They wouldn't sell it to me though because weren't sure if they were ever going to get any in. So sad.

We're going up to that mall to go celebrate Valentine's early on Saturday at the Cheesecake Factory, so maybe I'll just stop into there and Macy's while we're waiting for the buzzer to go off to be seated, and see if I can get lucky. Hey maybe I'll even convince my boy to buy me something (even though he already has something else big planned. ehehe) So we'll see. If I get, I get it. If I don't, I don't. Neither of them were MUST-HAVES for me from the outset.... so I shouldn't be too disappointed.

oohhh cheesecake factory is soooo good! it sucks that you may not get what you want though

 

[elegant-one]

I just got back from my Macy's counter - NO PP - missing some of the other lg too - what the heck?? No worries, she will call me when it comes in.
Got my MA & AP backups

 

[shadowaddict]

Oh Yummy! Cheesecake Factory. I haven"t been there in quite sometime.

 

[carrie3579]

None of the Nordstroms around my house received Mighy Aphrodite, Amazon Princess, and Pink Power. I have heard conflicting reports as to whether they will receive it or not. One counter said they most likely would not, while the other counter told me that they should be receiving it within the next couple of days.


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So I called my Nordies counter today to check on my pre-order for Pink Power MSF and Mighty Aphrodite blush, and they never received any of either of them!!! Ugh. So disappointing. I really wanted to at least get MA since it has worked for so many ladies here. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with my AP blush, which I love.... so maybe it will be enough.

Anyone else run into this problem at a counter today??

 

[UrbanSweetheart]

Hello ladies! I was wondering what any of your thoughts were on PP for someone of a darker complexion (NC 42)? I ordered Golden Lariat (it should be arriving today..YAY!) but now I'm needing Pink Power in my life as well..and after hunting down 178473 different mac counters and stores for it I FINALLY found a counter that has it and will hold it for me til the evening

 

[powderprincess]

I had the same problem when I went to Nordstroms this morning at 10. They did not have most of the cheek products and I was told they are on backorder until Friday. This was the second time I couldn't get pink power since they sold out at the unveiling party I went to. I tracked down a Pink Power at a mac store and it was worth it. I LOVE it. I tried on all 3 colors and it gave a beautiful natural glowy look. I almost want to go back for Golden Larriott, but I think it will be to orange for my skin. I also caved on Defiance despite the terrible reviews. I love pinks and 3 of the 4 colors swatched well. I will have to try them out to see if they are worth $40. Emancipation was lovely, but I can't bare to pay $20 for a mac gloss that I will never finish, plus I don't like the packaging. I think there are definitely a few stars from this collection despite the underwhelming reviews.

 

[Sass]

MA is a good blush, but I don't like how it goes on. I moisturize enough I think, but it goes on ashy...probably ashy is the wrong word to use, but I don't know what to call it. It goes on like Stereo Rose to me, but not as pigmented and I'm not about to put MA over another blush like how I do for Stereo Rose. I'm taking MA back unfortunately. I really wanted to keep it, but NARS Torrid is a great shimmery coral for me and it's my fave for everyday so I don't need MA as I have evaluated this for days. I'm also taking back Marquise d' because I just don't like it. I figured it would make a nice pinky nude, but not for me as an NC50 without having to correct it make it look decent. And the makeup bag is a bigger than my Toki Doki one (which I didn't notice before until I started transferring items over) so therefore it doesn't fit into my everyday Coach like how I want it so it's going back. Oh gosh! I'm trying to be better at using the stuff I already have and actually liking them all and not just storing it.

Anyway, this means that Golden Lariat, the two polishes, Spitfire and Russian Red stays! I'm happy with those. It's time to bring on Surf Baby...the wait is K-I-L-L-I-N-G me!

 

[JennsJewelz]

UPS sucks. More than they ever have. I won't even get into the ugly, nastiness on their part. Being told by someone in Central America that my weather isn't driveable right now and UPS isn't shipping in my zip code. omg. u kidding me?? (this morning just took the cake. 63 minutes on the phone... it got a bit ugly. I HATE when people refuse to listen to simple logic, and HATE confrontation like this). Beyond reading from the tracking site, and then being told by the investigation department that I would have to wait until Monday for them to do anything about a package with no activity for 8 days? Poor, poor customer service. and I've been nothing but understanding with them. until today.

Anyway. 3 packages (2 from MAC) are lost (but UPS won't say they are lost, and refuse to open an investigation, again, are you kidding me?) MAC is resending the 2 that UPS "didn't lose".
And overnight (!!!), and there is going to be a Mighty Aphrodite. So the MAC lady says. I told her I loved her, btw.

I kind of will believe it when I see MA. But I've also accepted that if it doesn't ever get here, or gets here broken, I'm not chasing after it. I've done that too many times to go nutty and spend this much anxiety.


Anyway, I had to vent, and share my good news (I hope it's good). I just didn't know whether or not to go to Nordstroms today (and probably buy 4 times as much as my plan), or try to get this shipping resolved.

fingers crossed.

So sorry you have to deal with all this, dear! And sorry to everyone else to who's having trouble getting a hold of the things they've ordered! This is just ridiculous... Hope you all get everything very soon!

 

[QueenofSpades81]

I'm guess you didn't order from MAC and from another site? If it was a MAC they always say just keep it and they'll send whatever got left out. If it was another place since it wasn't your fault they should send you a prepaid label so you don't have to make a trip to a countet to take it back.

It was Macy's. I had to call to make sure I was getting MA b/c it was sold out on their website when I checked at like 12:00, and hadn't been put into the order history on my account. But a different and very helpful rep called me back and told me that I will absolutely have it by monday and that mine was in one of the last batches taken from the warehouse before they sold out. My closest counter is about 20 mins. away so not as bad as some, but oddly enough the actual Macy's store located downtown and practically across the street from my job doesn't have a MAC counter.

 

[EngineerBarbie]

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MA is a good blush, but I don't like how it goes on. I moisturize enough I think, but it goes on ashy...probably ashy is the wrong word to use, but I don't know what to call it. It goes on like Stereo Rose to me, but not as pigmented and I'm not about to put MA over another blush like how I do for Stereo Rose. I'm taking MA back unfortunately. I really wanted to keep it, but NARS Torrid is a great shimmery coral for me and it's my fave for everyday so I don't need MA as I have evaluated this for days.

This is interesting because I'm NW43 and NARS blush in Torrid looks horrible on me (I have to use Luster or Cactus Flower). MA gives me a very nice glow. The darker side deepens it but the lighter side still makes me look good. I honestly think it has to do with the undertones of your skin. It's the same reason why I know I can't use Golden Lariat MSF because anything pulling seriously orange makes me look like a hot mess.

I'm impatient for Surf Baby as well! My wallet, however is not. LOL!

 

[Susanne]

Quote: Originally Posted by Face2Mac
Sea and Sky. The mother of all blues. You can now just laugh at all the other blues when you get it.






I will wear it tomorrow again. Promised.

 

[honybr]

Completely agree. The combo is fire but the light side by itself on me? Not so much. sss215 suggested to combine with BOA which I'm going to try.

I will be giggling about "You can now just laugh at all the other blues" for days.

 

[elegant-one]

I will wear it tomorrow again. Promised.

Susanne - Oh my goodness - your new picture!! You look GORGEOUS!!! You look like a Chanel model