I LOVE Marquise d'! For, me, it's not a real nude, but a very light peach.
The event was quite fun. Very packed, as always, BUT: I didn't buy anything! At least not from WW... Spitfire is nice, but I'm sure it can be duped. Petals & Peacocks is very similar, but brighter. The colours of everything are not really unique, and the prices are ridiculous. I liked the green quad, but again - it can be duped.
The funny thing was that a lot of people were standing around the Peacocky display, and a girl in the queue before me bought about half a dozen shades. And I - well, because I liked the green pallette, I bought Ego and scored the last one! Thought about Exxibitionist, but that's really close to the Cyndis, so I passed again.
The event was quite similar to the American ones - even the same cocktails! They also had a model (blonde!) dressed as Wonder Woman who snapped people's pics that were turned into a comic strip. Pretty cool, but I didn't feel like being photogrphed - I came to the store after an 11-hour-workday, so I felt (and looked) quite dead...
I hope to vacation at San Francisco in autumn, and maybe I'll see some things at a CCO - then I's get a gloss, Spitfire and maybe one or two of the mascaras and back up Marquise. I didn't like the blushes and MSF very much, and the bags and brush sets look tacky - imho!
I'm rambling... off to bed...
Edit: @Hyazinth: things you buy at the airport in the UK are still *with* taxes, not really 'duty free'. I don't know the shop in Notting Hill you found, but NH is fun anyway - I'd say have a try! I always buy Urban Decay when I'm in London, and Boots or Superdrug (dm-Äquivalent) are also fun. Go to Covent Garden, love it there - there's a Lush as well there. Harrods is also fun for a first time visitor, the MAC counter is impressive. I also love the huge bookstores, Waterstones for example, hate Topshop with a passion but love Monsoon, Accessorize, fish & chips, the supermarkets (tea! Winegums! salt & vinegar crisps). Pret a manger is excellent when you want a quick snack, and it's virtually everywhere. Also: take a walk along the Thames: start at the Tower (but on the other riverside) and walk along until you reach the London Eye. Which is fun to ride, too! Especially when the sun sets. Also, take a walk in St. James Park, from Buckingham Palace to the horse guards.
Now I'm rambling about London... and now REALLY off to bed! (PN me if you have any aditional questions!)
For the Oyster card, have a look here:
http://www.visitbritainshop.com/deutschland/mobil-in-gb/product/visitor-oyster-card.html