The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread
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shadowaddict
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Lou--thanks, I read that and thought "oh those things" I had just never heard them called that.
Quote: Originally Posted by Miss QQ
All the pies and pastries talk is making me very hungry!
I was just thinking the same thing. The yummies are making my mouth water.
Quote: Originally Posted by Miss QQ
All the pies and pastries talk is making me very hungry!
I was just thinking the same thing. The yummies are making my mouth water.
User38
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thank you to all who have wished my sister well -- I am hopeful but the numbers don't add up. But then I never studied medicine so I will trust the Doctors who are caring for her.
All the sweets and even pics !! my goodness what I would give for a whole sackful of moon pies -- plain old ugly moon pies and two cartons of peeps.. lol.
(I still have some left over from Easter -- the kids around here like them but prefer other sweets.. what is the world coming to?)
All the sweets and even pics !! my goodness what I would give for a whole sackful of moon pies -- plain old ugly moon pies and two cartons of peeps.. lol.
(I still have some left over from Easter -- the kids around here like them but prefer other sweets.. what is the world coming to?)
I love Peeps!!! I have a couple of Avatars in my files that are Peeps!!
I have to relate my INGLOT experience.....just for grins......
I'm in NYC unexpectedly, and hit the Broadway store last night. I was seeking the new matte shadows. They are divine - wonderful color selection, and the texture and pigmentation are magnificent. I'm not usually a straight-up matte fan. Anyway, they were out of 3 of the browns I wanted (the prettiest ones, of course). I asked if the Chelsea Market store had them, and was told yes. So then I had to ask if the Chelsea store could send them up tomorrow (today) for me to pick up. The guy told me that no one was at the Chelsea store because they were all at the cosmetics show in Chicago. So I said, they close the whole store so people can attend a show?
So I asked AGAIN if the Chelsea store could send the colors up for me to pick up by Wednesday, when I'll be leaving. Instead of finding out, the guy told me I could order them online. I said, 'but I am trying to make a 20-palette here, and I don't want to pay shipping charges. If you have the colors at the other store, I would appreciate someone being able to send them up here for me to pick up Wednesday. Then he said I could call the store to order, and that they ship free for orders over $150. I said, erm, 3 shadows does not equal $150 (DUH!!!!!). I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD FIND OUT IF THE SHADOWS COULD BE DELIVERED HERE BY WEDNESDAY. After I picked out 3 more shadows to finish filling my palette, he said that they could get the shadows there by Friday.
I said, no that won't work AS I'M LEAVING WEDNESDAY. I finally just gave up. I'll save the 3 shadows for another visit, but it's just astonishing to me a) that they guy was that obtuse and b) that customer service issues are as prevalent as they are. The guy was nice, which I appreciated, but was about as sharp as a marble.
You know how it is when you want something and it's just ever so slightly out of your reach? I may end up taking a cab down to the Chelsea store later today - assuming they've all returned from their trip (who DOES that?)........calling first to make sure they have them though. Good thing they don't release new products very often. I LOVE the products, so I will go a little bit further to get what I want, but yeesh!
Rant over.
How's everyone's week so far?
I have to relate my INGLOT experience.....just for grins......
I'm in NYC unexpectedly, and hit the Broadway store last night. I was seeking the new matte shadows. They are divine - wonderful color selection, and the texture and pigmentation are magnificent. I'm not usually a straight-up matte fan. Anyway, they were out of 3 of the browns I wanted (the prettiest ones, of course). I asked if the Chelsea Market store had them, and was told yes. So then I had to ask if the Chelsea store could send them up tomorrow (today) for me to pick up. The guy told me that no one was at the Chelsea store because they were all at the cosmetics show in Chicago. So I said, they close the whole store so people can attend a show?
You know how it is when you want something and it's just ever so slightly out of your reach? I may end up taking a cab down to the Chelsea store later today - assuming they've all returned from their trip (who DOES that?)........calling first to make sure they have them though. Good thing they don't release new products very often. I LOVE the products, so I will go a little bit further to get what I want, but yeesh!
Rant over.
How's everyone's week so far?
bis
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^^ I feel with you. What you describe up there is my life for the last eight weeks. Every single day. *doh* Hope you get to pick up some of your yummy Inglot eyeshadows before you leave NYC. I just wish I would have gotten more back then and they are really hard to get here. Where you just interested in the browns? Have a great week nonetheless 
katred
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GAH. Shypo, that's awful. It seems like between that and the horror story of the LV store several pages back that these guys are doing what they can to discourage anyone from buying from them.
I was actually in the Inglot store downtown yesterday, drooling over several of their grey/ purple shades. They have specials on the 10 and 20-pan palettes right now, so they're even a better deal than usual... It's very tempting to just say I'll forget about the upcoming Mac and grab myself a nice palette instead. I find that this is wear Mac and I are running into trouble: I either go to Inglot and think "I could get more stuff for the same amount of money" or I go to an HE place and think "I could get better quality for my money". It's like Mac isn't quite pulling out the "wow" factor they once had with hard to duplicate colours or really compelling colour stories (shades that work well together, so that you want to collect all the components).
I was actually in the Inglot store downtown yesterday, drooling over several of their grey/ purple shades. They have specials on the 10 and 20-pan palettes right now, so they're even a better deal than usual... It's very tempting to just say I'll forget about the upcoming Mac and grab myself a nice palette instead. I find that this is wear Mac and I are running into trouble: I either go to Inglot and think "I could get more stuff for the same amount of money" or I go to an HE place and think "I could get better quality for my money". It's like Mac isn't quite pulling out the "wow" factor they once had with hard to duplicate colours or really compelling colour stories (shades that work well together, so that you want to collect all the components).
Birgit, Kate - thanks! Birgit, I got many of the new mattes, but the browns were yummy. I wish they were easier to get for you - can you order them online?
I'm going to cab it down to the Chelsea store and get them this afternoon. Or I may get brave and ride the subway (which I have never done alone
- I'm such a 'country mouse'!).......Kate, I agree with you totally!! MAC is getting less and less of my money - I just can't get over the value for the dollar with INGLOT. I told my favorite SA (Ann) who is back at the Broadway store about my experience in LV, and she said, oh, with Oscar? Apparently his reputation preceeds him, And as it turns out, when he was trying to shush me about what I was reading on the register, he was WRONG, and they did charge me for 5 of the spatulas. I hadn't checked the receipt....but Ann and I looked at it today when I told her the story. She gave me 4 more spatulas
, which is fine, since it's a very useful tool, and I appreciated her gesture. She's great. She had the Chelsea store hold the brown shadows for me.
In my excitement about the mattes last night, I forgot to check on the new 'rainbow' or monochromatic colors (3 colors in a pan) - but they aren't out yet - the website is teasing everyone. They haven't launched here yet.
I also found out that the owner is so busy opening up new stores around the world that he's not fixing some of the issues they currently have. It could catch up to him. At least they didn't up the price on the palettes.
Kate, that is so cool that they have specials on the palettes - they don't here that I'm aware of - I wouldn't be able to resist that.
I'm such a sucker.
I'm going to cab it down to the Chelsea store and get them this afternoon. Or I may get brave and ride the subway (which I have never done alone
In my excitement about the mattes last night, I forgot to check on the new 'rainbow' or monochromatic colors (3 colors in a pan) - but they aren't out yet - the website is teasing everyone. They haven't launched here yet.
I also found out that the owner is so busy opening up new stores around the world that he's not fixing some of the issues they currently have. It could catch up to him. At least they didn't up the price on the palettes.
Kate, that is so cool that they have specials on the palettes - they don't here that I'm aware of - I wouldn't be able to resist that.
I'm such a sucker.
Anneri
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Hi everyone! I just came back from my parents' place - I had such a nice weekend!
My mother took me to our fave hairdresser, and then we went to a nice mall where are all kinds of outlets of fashion designer and she treated me to a new trouser suit for hopefully upcoming job interviews, some jeans, trousers and shirts from Ralph Lauren - I just love this kind of preppy, maritime stuff!
It was great - and some really fantastic bargains, so my conscience was not too bad!
The festival was quite good, too. It was my first festival, so I was quite overwhelmed at first - all these people! I'm quite petite, and being surrounded by thousands of very tall Dutchies - well! I was quite happy that my bf was there as well, so I wasn't as intimidated as I'd have been if I'd gone there alone!
I've a soft spot for the Canadian band Simple Plan since my favourite radio station played songs from their first album a lot a few years ago, and had now the opportunity to see them live on stage, and boy, it was so good!
Coldplay was the main act, and well. First it was a bit disappointing, because they just played their songs, didn't interact with the crowd, but then, after Viva la vida, it was just great. Have a look:
(I hope it works - otherwise just click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luY5puEaGEM - and don't be put off by the Dutch speaking radio DJ!)
And, most importantly, it didn't rain - I'm sure because of all the good vibes you all sent! If you're a Coldplay fan, I can't recommend their new song 'Every teardrop is a waterfall' highly enough! It's my new favourite!
Sorry for the novel, have a good week, everybody!
My mother took me to our fave hairdresser, and then we went to a nice mall where are all kinds of outlets of fashion designer and she treated me to a new trouser suit for hopefully upcoming job interviews, some jeans, trousers and shirts from Ralph Lauren - I just love this kind of preppy, maritime stuff!
It was great - and some really fantastic bargains, so my conscience was not too bad!
The festival was quite good, too. It was my first festival, so I was quite overwhelmed at first - all these people! I'm quite petite, and being surrounded by thousands of very tall Dutchies - well! I was quite happy that my bf was there as well, so I wasn't as intimidated as I'd have been if I'd gone there alone!
I've a soft spot for the Canadian band Simple Plan since my favourite radio station played songs from their first album a lot a few years ago, and had now the opportunity to see them live on stage, and boy, it was so good!
Coldplay was the main act, and well. First it was a bit disappointing, because they just played their songs, didn't interact with the crowd, but then, after Viva la vida, it was just great. Have a look:
(I hope it works - otherwise just click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luY5puEaGEM - and don't be put off by the Dutch speaking radio DJ!)
And, most importantly, it didn't rain - I'm sure because of all the good vibes you all sent! If you're a Coldplay fan, I can't recommend their new song 'Every teardrop is a waterfall' highly enough! It's my new favourite!
Sorry for the novel, have a good week, everybody!
Hi ladies,
Just wanted to share this with you as I think most of you will appreciate it (being Chanel fans!). My little sis came across this on a blog & sent it to me as she knew I would love it (she was right!)
Makeup Gun
Hope you're all well, and nice to see some Inglot love in this thread.
Shypo, sorry to hear about your frustrations with the Inglot store. I'm dying to get some more matte Inglot shades but I've no idea if they've released any of the new colours in the UK yet. I will be going into London on Friday so hopefully will get into the store to see if they have them!
Just wanted to share this with you as I think most of you will appreciate it (being Chanel fans!). My little sis came across this on a blog & sent it to me as she knew I would love it (she was right!)
Makeup Gun
Hope you're all well, and nice to see some Inglot love in this thread.
Shypo, sorry to hear about your frustrations with the Inglot store. I'm dying to get some more matte Inglot shades but I've no idea if they've released any of the new colours in the UK yet. I will be going into London on Friday so hopefully will get into the store to see if they have them!
Anneri! It sounds like you had the most marvelous time - what a great way to spend a weekend!!
Anita, thank you for that link!! Glad to hear you're an INGLOT lover too - I've posted a bit in the INGLOT thread under Cosmetics Discussion. All INGLOT stores should have the mattes - the stores here were not even told they were getting them......
They have no idea when they're getting the monochromatics so it's anyone's guess. Sounds like Chanel! Some days I wonder how I make it through life without an instruction book......not to bore everyone, but I did manage to make it down to Chelsea on the subway......got to Chelsea Market - there are NO directory signs. Someone told me that INGLOT was on the 7th floor (no, I didn't check this before I left) - but the 7th floor was an office. Some guy took pity on me and told me they're on the 5th floor - as I'm getting off the elevator, 2 girls in black are getting on, and the INGLOT store is dark with a sign on the door that says they'll be back in an hour (an hour from when? I think people do that on purpose). I asked them if they're the INGLOT girls, and they said yes - fortunately Ann from B'way had called them to tell them I'd be down, so they were expecting me. Apparently they don't get a lot of customers in that store - it serves as the warehouse for all of the domestic online order fulfillment....which explains why the guy told me they closed the store for the girls to go to the show. Learn something new every day. So they took pity on me too, and opened the store (of course, I don't know why both of them had to leave to go to lunch or wherever at the same time - seems like a poor business practice). So I got my shadows an another liquid blush, and made my way back to the hotel. When I tried to use the return leg of my round-trip metro card, it said it didn't have enough fare on it. So the subway attendant took pity on me and let me got through one of the 'special' turnstyles to get on.
So I have truly depended on the kindness of strangers today. And walked myself silly.
Hope you're all having a great day!!
Anita, thank you for that link!! Glad to hear you're an INGLOT lover too - I've posted a bit in the INGLOT thread under Cosmetics Discussion. All INGLOT stores should have the mattes - the stores here were not even told they were getting them......
So I have truly depended on the kindness of strangers today. And walked myself silly.
Hope you're all having a great day!!
Shypo, I'm really glad you finally got your shadows - what a mission!! And great to hear the matte shadows should be out here - I've been using Inglot shadows for over a year now but the lack of matte shade choices compared to the shimmer range has always held me back from buying more.
Bonitinha
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Cheryl -- crazy about the Inglot store! I'm sure you just wanted to shake that guy LOL! I'm glad you ran into the girls from the other store. Whew, what an ordeal. I would love to check out Inglot some day! I love matte shadows -- I don't think most brands make enough (sometimes I just don't want to be shimmery). I love the matte2 shadows that MAC has come out with. Classic about the metro card not having enough fare on it -- glad you mad it back safe and sound!
Oh, and what is the price range with Inglot?
Anneri -- glad you enjoyed the concert -- how fun!!
Anita -- good to see you -- we are a bunch of crazy Chanel fans!!
Oh, and what is the price range with Inglot?
Anneri -- glad you enjoyed the concert -- how fun!!
Anita -- good to see you -- we are a bunch of crazy Chanel fans!!
Hi Michelle! INGLOT Freedom Palette shadows sold singly are $7 - if you buy 5 or more, they're $5 each. They provide the palette - there are different configurations based on what you buy. The texture is very consistent across shadows, and the pigmentation is phenomenal. The new mattes are no exception - they're like MAC's Matte2s, but IMO even better. They have the new matte shadows in a 40-pan palette for $185. There are 4 shadow colors still missing, which will be launched in October.
They have a fully line of everything - sometimes the store can be a bit overwhelming - but it's fun to shop there if you have time to kill. I have one of the foundations, which I like quite a bit, the liquid blushes, a brush, gel liners, and their version of pigments. Their polishes are quite popular as they don't have toluene, and the color range is insane, as is their lipstick line. They can really give MAC a run for their money if they get their act together and become more accessible. The website is a pain in the po-po, so I don't recommend it, plus they charge $10 or something like that for shipping.
They have a fully line of everything - sometimes the store can be a bit overwhelming - but it's fun to shop there if you have time to kill. I have one of the foundations, which I like quite a bit, the liquid blushes, a brush, gel liners, and their version of pigments. Their polishes are quite popular as they don't have toluene, and the color range is insane, as is their lipstick line. They can really give MAC a run for their money if they get their act together and become more accessible. The website is a pain in the po-po, so I don't recommend it, plus they charge $10 or something like that for shipping.
C!.. you have the wildest adventures.. lol.
I would be under arrest for attacking that cretin.
Inglot might be a takeover candidate.. major monies/companies are consolidating.
Very interesting.......as Arte Johnson would say............I hope they don't screw up the product........fix the issues, leave the product be!
Bonitinha
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I might have to give up online shopping LOL -- I got 3 pairs of shoes today, none of which fit. Grrrr I am always between a 5.5 and 6. Apparently I am more of a 5.5 (which can be impossible to find). I have stacks of boxes for returns and I fear I am driving my hubby mad
Oh well, money saved!
I just want the Chanel Fall collection to come out already . . .
Cheryl -- I think I would have a field day in Inglot! How fun -- I really wish they would open more stores. Bummer about the $10 shipping charge -- I just refuse to pay shipping LOL
I just want the Chanel Fall collection to come out already . . .
Cheryl -- I think I would have a field day in Inglot! How fun -- I really wish they would open more stores. Bummer about the $10 shipping charge -- I just refuse to pay shipping LOL
katred
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C!.. you have the wildest adventures.. lol.
I would be under arrest for attacking that cretin.
Inglot might be a takeover candidate.. major monies/companies are consolidating.
I was thinking about that... They have enough products of high enough quality that I think they could be built into a competitor for Mac pretty quickly, particularly since their pricing (when you can work it out) is better. They're definitely in that niche of being a step above drug store but more affordable than high end. I can see them being valuable to a couple of the big cosmetic conglomerates...
