UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[rockin]

PeachTwist, have you checked on ebay? There are acrylic lipstick display stands that work out much less than $299 - some are even in the UK. I was looking the other day at one that holds 40, from a seller called acrylicsshop, and it comes out at £29 including postage (and it's a UK seller). Not cheap, but much cheaper than the one you saw when you factor in postage

 

[PeachTwist]

PeachTwist, have you checked on ebay? There are acrylic lipstick display stands that work out much less than $299 - some are even in the UK. I was looking the other day at one that holds 40, from a seller called acrylicsshop, and it comes out at £29 including postage (and it's a UK seller). Not cheap, but much cheaper than the one you saw when you factor in postage

I had before but had never come across this seller. Thank you. I'll take a look.

 

[LMD84]

i have been wearing warmth of coral all day and i can still see it on my cheeks. it has faded, no doubt, but still visable. i'm happy with my purchase!

 

[PeachTwist]

Aww yay! Glad you like it Lou!

I just won 4 shatter polishes from BeautyUK on Twitter! I've never won anything before, or even tried their products so I'm really excited about it! Black, Silver, Pink & Gold! They should be here next week! Yayyy!

 

[rockin]

Aww yay! Glad you like it Lou!

I just won 4 shatter polishes from BeautyUK on Twitter! I've never won anything before, or even tried their products so I'm really excited about it! Black, Silver, Pink & Gold! They should be here next week! Yayyy!

Congrats! I love winning things, but rarely do. Twitter has been kind to me, though - I've won things twice on there

Lou, I was very tempted by Warmth Of Coral, but then I looked at just how many blushes I already had, and told myself I had to skip it. I rarely wear the mineralized blushes I already have.

 

[minnie_moo]

PeachTwist, I'm so glad Neko returned safe & sound! My friend's kitty disappeared last week for a couple of days & I've had cats go missing before so I know how awful it is.

In MAC related news, my goodies arrived today & I'm loving Gem of Roses

 

[Alisha1]

PeachTwist, I'm so glad Neko returned safe & sound! My friend's kitty disappeared last week for a couple of days & I've had cats go missing before so I know how awful it is.

In MAC related news, my goodies arrived today & I'm loving Gem of Roses

me too!

 

[Anitacska]

Phew, it's been a busy day, but I can finally sit down. I went to House of Fraser in Guildford to check out the collections and ended up only buying Unsurpassable and Budding Beauty lipgelee (of course that's one top of the 4 MSFs, 2 MBs and 11 MES that I'd already got!). I wanted to check out the lipsticks and lipglosses, but ended up not getting any as none of them were that special. I just don't see the fuss about Gem of Roses myself, but then I did buy every MES and MSF, so I guess tastes differ.

The MAs at the Mac counter were actually very unhelpful, first I couldn't find one lipstick tester from SP, so I asked where it was, and one just shrugged me off with an "I don't know". The other one handed me it as it had been near the till for some reason. Then I couldn't find one of the FF e/s, so I asked again, this time they were both by the till, one serving a customer, the other cleaning brushes and not even looking at me, and was told that the 3rd MA was using it for someone's make up. So I had to go there and say excuse me can I have a look at it, but she didn't seem very pleased with this. In the end I decided to just get Unsurpassable and the lipgelee, went to the till, by then the one serving the customer had finished and walked away - as I was standing there - and brush cleaning girl just continued with the brushes, until I said excuse me, can I get these two. Then I asked if I could choose my MES as they vary so much, she said yes, but then only handed me one, so I just took it and said this will do (it's actually pretty with lots of gold and green, and even a tiny bit of blue). Then she couldn't find the lipgelee for ages. And she was looking so bored in the process, it's amazing. Also bizarrely I'd never seen any of them at that counter before and I go there quite often. Weird.

Anyway, that's me done with SP and FF. Love the eyeshadows, swatched them all, but haven't got around to using the face products yet. Maybe tomorrow, but we'll have another busy day. *sigh*

 

[AndSparkle]

I had before but had never come across this seller. Thank you. I'll take a look.

I'm sure theres some on Amazon too that are UK based and cheap.

 

[Alisha1]

Phew, it's been a busy day, but I can finally sit down. I went to House of Fraser in Guildford to check out the collections and ended up only buying Unsurpassable and Budding Beauty lipgelee (of course that's one top of the 4 MSFs, 2 MBs and 11 MES that I'd already got!). I wanted to check out the lipsticks and lipglosses, but ended up not getting any as none of them were that special. I just don't see the fuss about Gem of Roses myself, but then I did buy every MES and MSF, so I guess tastes differ.

The MAs at the Mac counter were actually very unhelpful, first I couldn't find one lipstick tester from SP, so I asked where it was, and one just shrugged me off with an "I don't know". The other one handed me it as it had been near the till for some reason. Then I couldn't find one of the FF e/s, so I asked again, this time they were both by the till, one serving a customer, the other cleaning brushes and not even looking at me, and was told that the 3rd MA was using it for someone's make up. So I had to go there and say excuse me can I have a look at it, but she didn't seem very pleased with this. In the end I decided to just get Unsurpassable and the lipgelee, went to the till, by then the one serving the customer had finished and walked away - as I was standing there - and brush cleaning girl just continued with the brushes, until I said excuse me, can I get these two. Then I asked if I could choose my MES as they vary so much, she said yes, but then only handed me one, so I just took it and said this will do (it's actually pretty with lots of gold and green, and even a tiny bit of blue). Then she couldn't find the lipgelee for ages. And she was looking so bored in the process, it's amazing. Also bizarrely I'd never seen any of them at that counter before and I go there quite often. Weird.

Anyway, that's me done with SP and FF. Love the eyeshadows, swatched them all, but haven't got around to using the face products yet. Maybe tomorrow, but we'll have another busy day. *sigh*

Sorry your experience was not good at the MAC counter! I usually try to avoid any MA's as I have been cornered in the past to purchase something or try something on that I know I wouldn't like :/ LOL!


All this talk of makeup storage is making me want to organise my own collection!

 

[pippa!]

argh, things got busy & i hadn't been checking specktra in a while so was gutted when i checked the mac site on wednesday, completely forgetting about fashion flower, and ever hip was sold out luckily i happened to be in london today so i went to the selfridges counter (which, in my experience, always has so much stock that things can be sold out everywhere else ridiculously quickly but they have it all in stock for days/weeks!) & got 2 x ever hip. i really like it! i didn't get properly into mac le collections until venomous villains so i missed it last time round. it's lovely! i also swatched alpha girl whilst i was there & i was sort of tempted but i think i can happily pass the rest of the ff collection and all of semi precious, yay!

i also hauled the illamasqua skin base today - initial impressions are good! it's got more coverage than i expected, but it's really light to wear, lasted really well on me and had a nice soft, dewy finish.

it's a bit belated but i was catching up on several days of posts & peachtwist i'm really happy neko is back safe & sound and i loved everyone's cat pictures! <3

 

[LMD84]

Phew, it's been a busy day, but I can finally sit down. I went to House of Fraser in Guildford to check out the collections and ended up only buying Unsurpassable and Budding Beauty lipgelee (of course that's one top of the 4 MSFs, 2 MBs and 11 MES that I'd already got!). I wanted to check out the lipsticks and lipglosses, but ended up not getting any as none of them were that special. I just don't see the fuss about Gem of Roses myself, but then I did buy every MES and MSF, so I guess tastes differ.

The MAs at the Mac counter were actually very unhelpful, first I couldn't find one lipstick tester from SP, so I asked where it was, and one just shrugged me off with an "I don't know". The other one handed me it as it had been near the till for some reason. Then I couldn't find one of the FF e/s, so I asked again, this time they were both by the till, one serving a customer, the other cleaning brushes and not even looking at me, and was told that the 3rd MA was using it for someone's make up. So I had to go there and say excuse me can I have a look at it, but she didn't seem very pleased with this. In the end I decided to just get Unsurpassable and the lipgelee, went to the till, by then the one serving the customer had finished and walked away - as I was standing there - and brush cleaning girl just continued with the brushes, until I said excuse me, can I get these two. Then I asked if I could choose my MES as they vary so much, she said yes, but then only handed me one, so I just took it and said this will do (it's actually pretty with lots of gold and green, and even a tiny bit of blue). Then she couldn't find the lipgelee for ages. And she was looking so bored in the process, it's amazing. Also bizarrely I'd never seen any of them at that counter before and I go there quite often. Weird.

Anyway, that's me done with SP and FF. Love the eyeshadows, swatched them all, but haven't got around to using the face products yet. Maybe tomorrow, but we'll have another busy day. *sigh*

wow!! sorry you had such a bad service at that counter! that is so shitty once again i will mention that seeing as people are spending money wisely - the ma's should be extra nice to make sure people want to spend money with them! i am stupidly nice to my customers right now to help close the sale!

 

[Sweetoothj]

Good Morning!!

Was totally exhausted yesterday evening, major traffic problems meant that after I went to Bluewater I couldnt get back over the Dartford Crossing until nearly 9pm, so spent the time waiting at the tolls swatching my new items hahahaha!! I got Pearl and Crystal Pink MSF, 179 Brush, Budding Beauty and Now in Season Lip Gelee, and Looks Like Sin Cremesheen Glass. Now I'm totally satiated with SP and need to start squirreling away for AW collections

Charlotte: Happy Belated Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day playing with your new goodies

Fleur De Lis: I found the 12 compartment box, it was in the Acrylic Desk storage section.

AndSparkle: Thanks for the links, I shall be perusing!! When I was at the counter yesterday the MUA said they would probably be repackaging/reworking the product....

Edelmc: My storage components are 1 wide double drawer unit with lid and a large insert in the top drawer, 3 wide double drawer units, and a 12 compartment box.

Anitacska: Sorry to hear about your experience at the counter, sometimes it slips the company's mind that the customer is always king. Dont let it spoil the enjoyment of your goodies

Off to an engagement BBQ this afternoon and then a post nuptial drink-up this evening. Hope you all have a wonderful day xx

 

[LMD84]

Good Morning!!

Was totally exhausted yesterday evening, major traffic problems meant that after I went to Bluewater I couldnt get back over the Dartford Crossing until nearly 9pm, so spent the time waiting at the tolls swatching my new items hahahaha!! I got Pearl and Crystal Pink MSF, 179 Brush, Budding Beauty and Now in Season Lip Gelee, and Looks Like Sin Cremesheen Glass. Now I'm totally satiated with SP and need to start squirreling away for AW collections

Charlotte: Happy Belated Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day playing with your new goodies

Fleur De Lis: I found the 12 compartment box, it was in the Acrylic Desk storage section.

AndSparkle: Thanks for the links, I shall be perusing!! When I was at the counter yesterday the MUA said they would probably be repackaging/reworking the product....

Edelmc: My storage components are 1 wide double drawer unit with lid and a large insert in the top drawer, 3 wide double drawer units, and a 12 compartment box.

Anitacska: Sorry to hear about your experience at the counter, sometimes it slips the company's mind that the customer is always king. Dont let it spoil the enjoyment of your goodies

Off to an engagement BBQ this afternoon and then a post nuptial drink-up this evening. Hope you all have a wonderful day xx

sounds like fun! have a nice time!

 

[anita22]

Does anyone know when the Chanel Fall collection will be arriving here? (The one with the Prelude quad - not the Byzance collection). I nipped past my local counter yesterday but there was no sign of it yet... :-(

Yesterday I picked up an interesting duo nail polish from Superdrug. One end has an incredibly pretty light metallic gold. The other end has a black crackle topcoat. The brand name was Andrea Fulerton, which I've never heard of, but it was relatively inexpensive (£6.99) compared to the OPI version so I thought I'd give it a go. They also had another duo with a red base and metallic silver crackle. Both were almost entirely sold out (I got the last black & gold duo).

I also spent yesterday shopping for a dress as I've been invited to Ladies Night at Windsor Races and had nothing remotely appropriate to wear, so I got this dress for 50% off at House of Fraser.
http://www.aflondon.com/p-1769-animal-printed-waterfall-dress.aspx
It's more than I wanted to spend but I have other occasions coming up I'll wear it to, and luckily I've been quite good budget-wise so far this month so can afford one luxury! I've already decided I'm pairing it with MAC Profusion lipstick (a bright corally pink with a hint of mauve), and a smokey eye with a hint of gold


Anitacska - Yes, the fall LM blush looks so pretty! I definitely have my eye on that, plus some of the eyeshadows. I really want a nice khaki colour for autumn.

Caitlin - I'm so thrilled your cat is back!! You must be so relieved.

 

[Anitacska]

That's a lovely dress! I'm the opposite, I have a few really nice dresses and nowhere to wear them to.

The LM fall collection is out already, I picked up the blush on Friday in HoF! I also saw the eyeshadows, some of them are really pretty, but I find LM eyeshadows way too pricey and so I decided not to get any. Plus I got a beautiful chocolate brown colour from Accessorize for about 4 quid which is very very similar to the LM chocolate brown e/s. Also there is an Accessorize e/s called Sage which is a beautiful khaki. I'm going to do a post about them on my blog this evening, but here's a couple of pictures so you can see how pretty they are! In the pic below Chocolate Fondant is on the left and Sage is on the right, in the swatch picture Sage is far right and CF is thrid from right.

Does anyone know when the Chanel Fall collection will be arriving here? (The one with the Prelude quad - not the Byzance collection). I nipped past my local counter yesterday but there was no sign of it yet... :-(

Yesterday I picked up an interesting duo nail polish from Superdrug. One end has an incredibly pretty light metallic gold. The other end has a black crackle topcoat. The brand name was Andrea Fulerton, which I've never heard of, but it was relatively inexpensive (£6.99) compared to the OPI version so I thought I'd give it a go. They also had another duo with a red base and metallic silver crackle. Both were almost entirely sold out (I got the last black & gold duo).

I also spent yesterday shopping for a dress as I've been invited to Ladies Night at Windsor Races and had nothing remotely appropriate to wear, so I got this dress for 50% off at House of Fraser.
http://www.aflondon.com/p-1769-animal-printed-waterfall-dress.aspx
It's more than I wanted to spend but I have other occasions coming up I'll wear it to, and luckily I've been quite good budget-wise so far this month so can afford one luxury! I've already decided I'm pairing it with MAC Profusion lipstick (a bright corally pink with a hint of mauve), and a smokey eye with a hint of gold


Anitacska - Yes, the fall LM blush looks so pretty! I definitely have my eye on that, plus some of the eyeshadows. I really want a nice khaki colour for autumn.

Caitlin - I'm so thrilled your cat is back!! You must be so relieved.

 

[anita22]

That's a lovely dress! I'm the opposite, I have a few really nice dresses and nowhere to wear them to.

The LM fall collection is out already, I picked up the blush on Friday in HoF! I also saw the eyeshadows, some of them are really pretty, but I find LM eyeshadows way too pricey and so I decided not to get any. Plus I got a beautiful chocolate brown colour from Accessorize for about 4 quid which is very very similar to the LM chocolate brown e/s. Also there is an Accessorize e/s called Sage which is a beautiful khaki. I'm going to do a post about them on my blog this evening, but here's a couple of pictures so you can see how pretty they are! In the pic below Chocolate Fondant is on the left and Sage is on the right, in the swatch picture Sage is far right and CF is thrid from right.

Wow, those are beautiful - I really like the Sage and Chocolate Fondant!! Thanks for the pics, I will check these out
Good to know the LM fall collection is out already, I will probably try and nip into Selfridges or John Lewis next time I'm in London for work. I will have to wait a few weeks now for any more shopping though :-(

 

[Alisha1]

^The Chanel autumn collection is out on the 18th of August so we still have time to save! But the YSL autumn collection is out on the same day so I have to start cutting down on my MAC purchases! I mean look at this collection:
http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/07/ysl-noirs-couleurs-make-up-collection.html

As of now I want 5 gel liners and all 3 polishes!

 

[anita22]

^The Chanel autumn collection is out on the 18th of August so we still have time to save! But the YSL autumn collection is out on the same day so I have to start cutting down on my MAC purchases! I mean look at this collection:
http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/07/ysl-noirs-couleurs-make-up-collection.html

As of now I want 5 gel liners and all 3 polishes!

Thanks, that is good news - more time to save. I hadn't seen the YSL collection - the gel liners look divine. Might need to add Jade Black to my autumn shopping list!

 

[LMD84]

Thanks, that is good news - more time to save. I hadn't seen the YSL collection - the gel liners look divine. Might need to add Jade Black to my autumn shopping list!

i agree! i haven't bought ysl in years but now feel like taking a look at their more recent offerings!