UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[Anitacska]

Has anyone tried the Benefit freebies yet? I pulled out my PosieTint (that I've had for a while as I once foolishly agreed to a makeover at the Benefit counter and had to buy something...

) and tried it on my cheeks, but all that happened was my fingers got bright pink, not my cheeks. Also tried it on my lips, but it didn't show up. Tried my new High Beam to highlight, it's okay, but not sure what the fuss is about. Then added some BeneTint to my lips, but even that didn't show up much. Eh, not sure it was worth bothering with in the end.

 

[Anitacska]

I've found this re Stila:

"You've probably heard that Stila is back in the UK launching late month/next into Boots and department stores."

http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/06/stila-re-launch.html

Still waiting for news on where Stila will be available when it relaunches here shortly - it will be announced this week apparently, but word on the street seems to be that it's Space NK again...

 

[rockin]

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You can bet my local Boots won't stock it though - they didn't even stock their own brand Ruby & Millie, let alone things like Urban Decay and Too Faced, so I won't hold my breath! I'm not sure that our House Of Fraser has room for another counter either, even though they did oust their 'Too Faced' stand last year. At least I should be able to get it online from either of these, though

 

[Anitacska]

My local Boots is rubbish too. But I'm hoping either the Kingston or the Guildford one will stock Stila. Or hopefully Debenhams, but again not my local one, maybe the Guildford one. Oh well, we'll see.

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You can bet my local Boots won't stock it though - they didn't even stock their own brand Ruby & Millie, let alone things like Urban Decay and Too Faced, so I won't hold my breath! I'm not sure that our House Of Fraser has room for another counter either, even though they did oust their 'Too Faced' stand last year. At least I should be able to get it online from either of these, though

 

[Alisha1]

Bloody hell, I barely managed to get my hands on some Glamour magazines! Went to Sainsbury's at 12.30 pm and found a woman standing in front of the magazine shelves with 4 Glamour mags in her hand and none left on the shelves!

I asked her if she was getting all of them and she said she was trying to work out which ones to get, and eventually put 2 back. Unfortunately she took the only High Beam that was left which was the one I really wanted! I picked up a BeneTint and decided to go the W H Smith to find a High Beam, but fortunately there were 2 more Glamour mags left by the checkouts and both had High Beam in them, so I grabbed one. Bet there was a stampeed there this morning of women trying to grab them all!

lol^ Hopefully the stampede has not affected any other stores near me! I went to Boots today who never had it and neither did tesco!

 

[LMD84]

the boots in my city is so big but the brands avaliable are so limited!

 

[HappyInsomniac]

It's hard to say without having seen or tried these brushes. They are all duo fibre, which is good if you tend to use a lot of mineral and/or very pigmented products. But I would say my staple brushes are all from the permanent line & for me personally the only brush I'm interested in is the duo fibre eye brush to use with mineral shadows. If you're looking to invest in MAC brushes, my personal staples are the 217, 239 & 219 for eyes, the 187 for foundation / blush, and the angled brow brush (also great for liner). When you say you want to get another "blending brush", do you mean for eyes or face, and for use with what products?

You're so helpful, thanks you this and your reply about chanel earlier in the thread. I was meaning blending brushes for eyes. I haven't tried any mac face brushes yet, but I'm too poor to start a new addiction. I have quite a range of different eye colours (inc. all Mac finishes, mineralised, pigments, etc) and I like experimenting and playing around with different colours a lot. I wear bright colours and mineralised eyeshadows quite a lot, so the 217 I got with adoring carmine has seen a lot of use and I'd love to pick up another (if only so I don't have to clean it so frequently, seeing as I use different colours all the time). Not sure whether to risk a new brush or buy a perm one.

 

[Vixstar]

I work right next to a Superdrug and a Boots and regularly go to both - I'd be more than happy to pick anything up for people if they need it - just DM me if you want to sort something out As long as you don't mind recycled jiffy bags, I'd even post for free.

In other news, I'm wearing the hot pink MUFE eyeliner today and it's great. A little more watery than the other one, but easily rectified with a touch-up dab once the first coat was dry (which was quick). I'll do some pictures when the sun comes out - why is London sooooo gloomy today?

 

[amy_forster]

I've finally managed to get my hands on a couple of copies of Glamour and from what remember, I thought benetint & posie tint were really thin water-like liquids. Not opened the benetint yet, but the posie tint is quite a thick product, not really runny at all! Is that right or have I got a dud?

 

[sonia84]

Finally got my hands on the mags today, I got two of the high beam and posytint and one benetint. I wore two layers of the Benetint and after it dried blended a bit of highbeam and i'm rocking a fab 80's pink and not ashamed of it

. Kinda wish they did Moonbeam as well as I love mixing that in with my foundation, it would have been great to get that for £2.

 

[AndSparkle]

I got all 3 today too. My sainsburys mustve stocked up. I'm surprised at how thick an gel like posie tint is.. I was expecting something watery like benetint. And also.. any tips on applying them? I found that if I di the little swipes that it said to do then I got stripey hands :S

 

[LMD84]

I got all 3 today too. My sainsburys mustve stocked up. I'm surprised at how thick an gel like posie tint is.. I was expecting something watery like benetint. And also.. any tips on applying them? I found that if I di the little swipes that it said to do then I got stripey hands :S

i apply my stains by blobbing a little on my finger and dabbing it over my lips and cheeks. that way i only get one finger that is a little stained

 

[Anitacska]

I have a big bottle of PosieTint and it's quite runny, not thick, but maybe they've changed the formula since? My new Benetint is definitely more runny than the PosieTint though, but I wouldn't say PT is gel like.

I work right next to a Superdrug and a Boots and regularly go to both - I'd be more than happy to pick anything up for people if they need it - just DM me if you want to sort something out As long as you don't mind recycled jiffy bags, I'd even post for free.

In other news, I'm wearing the hot pink MUFE eyeliner today and it's great. A little more watery than the other one, but easily rectified with a touch-up dab once the first coat was dry (which was quick). I'll do some pictures when the sun comes out - why is London sooooo gloomy today?

I bought the new Sleek palette today, the shelf was already empty, but there were a few more in the drawer below, so I got one. Haven't even had time to swatch it as I was in a rush, but it does look pretty and I like my Sleek palettes, so I took the risk for £6.90.

 

[rockin]

I managed to get all 3 Benefit freebies today! So surprised, as usually our Sainsburys only has all of one colour of a thing left (in the case of a recent nail polish freebie it was the yucky beige/brown colour left so I didn't bother). I took my son into town 'for a bag of chips as a reward for getting up and doing his maths exam today' as a means of getting into town to look for the Glamour mags LOL. I had to use the excuse that we needed cereal and a few other things in order to get him to come to Sainsburys, as he wouldn't have let me go in just to buy makeup - he thinks I buy way too much.

I had to keep them hidden in my bag when I got home, though, as my parents had popped round to see us, and they've only just gone

 

[anita22]

Managed to find some Posietints today in Tesco Slough but alas no High Beams. Most of the mags had had the plastic ripped open and the samples removed by some dishonest person(s). I will be going into Reading town centre tomorrow so might hit up WH Smith or Sainsbury's instead....

 

[LMD84]

I managed to get all 3 Benefit freebies today! So surprised, as usually our Sainsburys only has all of one colour of a thing left (in the case of a recent nail polish freebie it was the yucky beige/brown colour left so I didn't bother). I took my son into town 'for a bag of chips as a reward for getting up and doing his maths exam today' as a means of getting into town to look for the Glamour mags LOL. I had to use the excuse that we needed cereal and a few other things in order to get him to come to Sainsburys, as he wouldn't have let me go in just to buy makeup - he thinks I buy way too much.

I had to keep them hidden in my bag when I got home, though, as my parents had popped round to see us, and they've only just gone

honestly i still find it funny that you hide your goodies from your parents! you can treat yourself sometimes you know! do remember that - you work so hard at being a good mum to your children that you need the odd treat!

i'm getting itchy fingers at the moment and just feel the need to buy things - that is very bad isn't it? i would love to get one of those armarni shadows but they are £25 each!! that's a bit insane to me!

 

[rockin]

If I don't hide the goodies, they give me a lecture about spending money on things I don't need. I think buying 3 magazines just for the freebies might be considered a bit OTT, especially identical magazines LOL.

Like you, I find myself feeling the need to buy things. Problem is, I do all to often, and the amount of makeup I have in my room is pretty shocking, I just can't resist pretty colours!

 

[anita22]

You're so helpful, thanks you this and your reply about chanel earlier in the thread. I was meaning blending brushes for eyes. I haven't tried any mac face brushes yet, but I'm too poor to start a new addiction. I have quite a range of different eye colours (inc. all Mac finishes, mineralised, pigments, etc) and I like experimenting and playing around with different colours a lot. I wear bright colours and mineralised eyeshadows quite a lot, so the 217 I got with adoring carmine has seen a lot of use and I'd love to pick up another (if only so I don't have to clean it so frequently, seeing as I use different colours all the time). Not sure whether to risk a new brush or buy a perm one.

No worries... if you're after an eye blending brush and already have the 217 then honestly I think you're set already as they are wonderful for blending. I recently just bought a 2nd one on Ebay which is the same Adoring Carmine travel one you have, as I use my full size one every day. Some people rave about the 222 and 224 - I have the 224 but hardly reach for it, not really sure about the 222 to be honest. If you wear a lot of bright colours then the 239 is great for packing on colour (but not a blending brush really).

 

[LMD84]

i love the 217 as a blending brush. i use that the most the 22 is nice buti don't like how long it is. really the 226 is the best brush but it was le.

 

[anita22]

Me too! I moved here just after they'd pulled out of the UK unfortunately...

So, we now have official word on the distribution, seems I was wrong about SpaceNK:

"We can now reveal that it's going to be available from July at Boots stores, boots.com, lookfantastic.com and ASOS.com. Then from September it will go into Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and House of Fraser."

EDIT: It's reached Boots.com already http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Brands-A-to-Z/Stila/?cm_re=c9095_rot2-_-product_list-_-stila_new_to_boots.com&cm_sp=cat_beauty-_-c9095-_-c9095_rot2

i'm looking forwards to being able to buy stila easily again! i love the convertable cheek and lip colours - they last such a long time and are really pigmented!