fleur de lis
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Armani are owned by l'Oreal (which is interesting as the L'oreal infallible shadows are also similar to the ETK). Not sure if L'Oreal own Lancome?
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Anitacska
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Aaw that's nice of you to have thought of me! 
I have seen the blush and the Meteorites, plus I think there's a new eyeshadow quad too. I can't wait to see the new (fall) eyeshadow quads actually, not that I need any really. Also the 3 new Rouge G's, Girly in particular looks very nice.
It's a shame you didn't get the chance to pick up Topkapi, but at least your wallet was happy, lol.
I have seen the blush and the Meteorites, plus I think there's a new eyeshadow quad too. I can't wait to see the new (fall) eyeshadow quads actually, not that I need any really. Also the 3 new Rouge G's, Girly in particular looks very nice. It's a shame you didn't get the chance to pick up Topkapi, but at least your wallet was happy, lol.
No I didn't manage to go shopping in Central London, like I was planning to. My sister's boyfriend was free that day, so we all went to the Museum of London instead. My wallet was really happy about that, since I've just bought myself loads of Metier de Beaute eyeshdows, including the ever-elusive Corinthian, yaaaaaaaaaas!
Have you seen new images of Guerlain holiday collection?
I saw them a few days ago and thought about you straight away! If you haven't. I'll look up the linky!
Sweetoothj
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Went back for the 226 brush this evening and tried to ask the sales assistant about sheen supreme collection, she was clueless - this became more apparent when I looked at my receipt and she had charged me for the wrong brush £15 instead of £19!!
Alisha1
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Thats what was going to happen to me! Its cause they have the old barcodes from the last time they were released! I'm going to pray that the same thing happens to me tomorrow - if not ohwell! LolWent back for the 226 brush this evening and tried to ask the sales assistant about sheen supreme collection, she was clueless - this became more apparent when I looked at my receipt and she had charged me for the wrong brush £15 instead of £19!!
Yes, they do have a lot. L'Oreal and Estee Lauder (MAC, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, etc) are two of the cosmetic giants. It's pretty common that they 'recycle' product technologies as well. Like a while back when vibrating mascaras hit the market - first Lancome, then L'Oreal, then Maybelline. All L'Oreal brands, they basically introduced it to the most expensive brand first then as time went on it was rolled out to the more mainstream brands. Sometimes products are very similar or the same across brands too. The last Clinique tinted moisturiser I bought was just the same as my MAC one (same fragrance and everything). It's pretty normal to use factories to produce products for many different brands.
yup i have notices this too. also the mac, lauder and clinique brush cleaner is the same thing just in a different package!
Sweetoothj
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The receipt actually showed that she charged me for the 234 split fibre brush! The barcode on the 226 wouldn't scan so she took another brush, I wondered what she was doing then she said £15 I was like are you sure and she said yes so I whipped out my Frasercard and paid for it, I wasn't about to argue hahaha lol!!
mine is still in warehouse too. i should have paid for next day shipping
if my bits don't arrive on friday it means that i may not get them for a while because i am off work all next week boo!Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette - todays specktra blog post
Anitacska
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I went to the counter in Kingston today to check out the collections, but I have to say, I was a bit underwhelmed. I wasn't going to get much anyway, and I certainly wasn't going to buy at the counter, but there really weren't many things I wanted to get in the end. I did pick up Runaway Red lipstick with my 6 B2M empties (yay!) and I have now ordered Rebel and Oh, oh, oh l/s, Satin Taupe pro-pan and Blackground paint pot (obv not from Mac me over, but because I'd ordered those Whisper Mineral loose eyeshadows Lou talked about on the blog and realised I don't have any black bases to try them over). I am still thinking about Avenue fluidline, might order it tomorrow, as you only get 500 bonus points per day. I also wanted to get Stunner blush, but decided against it as it's not that special and I already have so many blushes anyway. I liked the 226 blush, but £26? Ugh no.
As for Styledriven, well the eyeshadows are nice, so are the lipsticks, might pick up one or two eventually, but to me they look very similar to the Peacocky eyeshadows and the Sheen Supreme lipsticks. The colours are not that special, and since I already bought quite a lot of the Peacocky shadows and Sheen Supreme lipsticks, I'm not going to get many of them. By the way, if anyone's interested Prolong is exactly the same shade as Runaway Red! Also Love Forever seemed very similar to Rebel. I did like Positively Dashing though, I might pick that up. Oh and More To Love lip pencil is nice too, I don't own a hot pink lipliner.
Wanted to check out Turquatic but the counter didn't have any. Does anyone know if it's an online exclusive? I won't buy it unseen, especially since I already have so many perfumes anyway, but it would've been nice to try it. Oh well.
I also managed to pick up a free Lancome lipstick (the new one in #100) as I just about had enough points on my Boots Adv Card! Yay!
Saw the Guerlain fall collection and I think I'll buy the Perles quad and Girly and Garconne lipsticks when they make it to Debenhams.
Phew, that's it.
As for Styledriven, well the eyeshadows are nice, so are the lipsticks, might pick up one or two eventually, but to me they look very similar to the Peacocky eyeshadows and the Sheen Supreme lipsticks. The colours are not that special, and since I already bought quite a lot of the Peacocky shadows and Sheen Supreme lipsticks, I'm not going to get many of them. By the way, if anyone's interested Prolong is exactly the same shade as Runaway Red! Also Love Forever seemed very similar to Rebel. I did like Positively Dashing though, I might pick that up. Oh and More To Love lip pencil is nice too, I don't own a hot pink lipliner.
Wanted to check out Turquatic but the counter didn't have any. Does anyone know if it's an online exclusive? I won't buy it unseen, especially since I already have so many perfumes anyway, but it would've been nice to try it. Oh well.
I also managed to pick up a free Lancome lipstick (the new one in #100) as I just about had enough points on my Boots Adv Card! Yay!
Saw the Guerlain fall collection and I think I'll buy the Perles quad and Girly and Garconne lipsticks when they make it to Debenhams.
Phew, that's it.
thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! did your mad minerals stuff arrive yet? You must let me know how you get on! super cheap but super awesome!!I went to the counter in Kingston today to check out the collections, but I have to say, I was a bit underwhelmed. I wasn't going to get much anyway, and I certainly wasn't going to buy at the counter, but there really weren't many things I wanted to get in the end. I did pick up Runaway Red lipstick with my 6 B2M empties (yay!) and I have now ordered Rebel and Oh, oh, oh l/s, Satin Taupe pro-pan and Blackground paint pot (obv not from Mac me over, but because I'd ordered those Whisper Mineral loose eyeshadows Lou talked about on the blog and realised I don't have any black bases to try them over). I am still thinking about Avenue fluidline, might order it tomorrow, as you only get 500 bonus points per day. I also wanted to get Stunner blush, but decided against it as it's not that special and I already have so many blushes anyway. I liked the 226 blush, but £26? Ugh no.
As for Styledriven, well the eyeshadows are nice, so are the lipsticks, might pick up one or two eventually, but to me they look very similar to the Peacocky eyeshadows and the Sheen Supreme lipsticks. The colours are not that special, and since I already bought quite a lot of the Peacocky shadows and Sheen Supreme lipsticks, I'm not going to get many of them. By the way, if anyone's interested Prolong is exactly the same shade as Runaway Red! Also Love Forever seemed very similar to Rebel. I did like Positively Dashing though, I might pick that up. Oh and More To Love lip pencil is nice too, I don't own a hot pink lipliner.
Wanted to check out Turquatic but the counter didn't have any. Does anyone know if it's an online exclusive? I won't buy it unseen, especially since I already have so many perfumes anyway, but it would've been nice to try it. Oh well.
I also managed to pick up a free Lancome lipstick (the new one in #100) as I just about had enough points on my Boots Adv Card! Yay!
Saw the Guerlain fall collection and I think I'll buy the Perles quad and Girly and Garconne lipsticks when they make it to Debenhams.
Phew, that's it.
And choosing blackground was a great idea! and i had no clue the 226 brush was that pricey! eek!! i remember hubby bought mine for me as a little gift but that was a couple of years ago so no doubt it was cheaper then too i am happy you saw the guerlain stuff too! did they have new meteorites? i still need to get some and might put some on my b day list!
rockin
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I have both Prolong and Love Forever, so it's useful to hear your thoughts on comparisons with the MAC Me Over lippies
banana1234
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not happy, paid for named day delivery (today) and it never arrived.. no call to explain nothing, they better refund me the shipping or i wont be happy! i hope it comes tomorrow or i'm going to be so mad!
sosdrielle
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My counter had no Avenue fluidline! They said it had been delayed, I'll check it out Monday when I'm in town again. Picked up Runaway Red (which I have been calling Runway Red in my head for the longest time), the 226 brush, Mythical (it doesn't seem as pink to me as it does in the pictures) and Hot Paprika. Hot Paprika isn't quite as orange as I wanted, it has a definite pink tinge on me though it swatched beautifully. The girl I was dealing with told me only the lip products are perm, not the eyeshadows. I hope she's wrong as I wanted to pick up more of the eyeshadows, though maybe they're going to be store-only, but this still makes them unavailable to me in the long-run. Poo! Runaway Red swatches quite pink on my hand, but a dark red on my lips, completely different from the colour in the tube though. Despite the size of the collection, there aren't many stand-out products for me, probably because I have so much already. Looking forward to the holiday collection still though!!
