UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[banana1234]

Quote: Originally Posted by cyho88

Just received my MAC pearl-glide intense eyeliners in black swan and black line! Looove them!! Was wanting to get the purple one, but not sure if it'd suit me =/ anyone have it??
Also for anyone that's interested!
The too faced eyeshadow primer is on buyapowa!
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Referral Name: Candice Ho

Happy shopping guys!


they're all beautiful, you cant go wrong with any of them

 

[Alisha1]

Went to Kingston and had another look at the TdF glosses and the Sheen Supreme glosses. I've decided against the TdF ones, but did really like Asian Butterfly and Cherry Fest. So I've ordered AB from Debenhams together with the Guerlain Sun In The City shimmer powder. I'll order CF and a couple of the pearlglides tomorrow so I get another 500 points that way (I'm crafty like that, lol). The Guerlain powder is 15g and it's £43, but obviously only £38.70 at the moment with the 10% off.

They still seemed to have everything at the counter, I even managed to pick up a FoL l/s for Dawn and the Shop Mac lipsticks were all out too. I guess people might be finding it hard to pick up everything at once with so many collections.

I went to the MAC counter at Selfridges today and they only had 3 lipstick out from the Shop/Cook collections, I was surprised to find Quick Sizzle was one of them! I swatched Force of Love and thankfully it's an easy skip for me IMO it isn't very similar to Viva Glam Nicki.

It's going to be very hard for me to skip the Guerlain Shimmer powder! I didn't know Debenhams had it or else I would have swatched it!

I bought the famous (but amazingly still in stock in all the Boots and Superdrugs I went to today) Max Factor Fantasy Fire nail polish today, just finished doing my nails and love it! The pinky shimmers are so pretty and a bargain at 3.99 IMO but the formula is a little thin and it took me 4 coats to get full coverage. I also bought my first ever Jo Malone candle in Red Roses, I bought the travel candle as I'm not sure I want to part with £38 for a candle just yet...but considering the size in comparison to the travel candle it doesn't seem too bad. I haven't even tried the candle yet and I know I want more - the ladies at the counter were just super nice!

 

[cyho88]

Omg. I have just checked my MAC lipsticks from cheap smells. And it turns out yet are fake!!! Sorry for advertising here that they're real!! I only looked at packaging and thought they were real. Just opened them there and took out my real MAC lipsticks to compare!! Its so appalling they would sell fakes!!! I'm going to email them and hopefully I can return them and get a refund!!!

 

[Alisha1]

Omg. I have just checked my MAC lipsticks from cheap smells. And it turns out yet are fake!!! Sorry for advertising here that they're real!! I only looked at packaging and thought they were real. Just opened them there and took out my real MAC lipsticks to compare!! Its so appalling they would sell fakes!!! I'm going to email them and hopefully I can return them and get a refund!!!

How do you know they are fakes? I hope they sort it all out for you! I've only ever ordered from Cheapsmells once ages ago andI'm still not sure about if it's iffy or not!

 

[cyho88]

How do you know they are fakes? I hope they sort it all out for you! I've only ever ordered from Cheapsmells once ages ago andI'm still not sure about if it's iffy or not!

i returned them to the freepost address and also emailed them. Hopefully they'll refund me as i havent swatched them or anything! I read this post today from cosmetic candy! and i was so shocked to discover mine was the same as the fakes she described!

here's the link!

http://cosmetic-candy.com/help-is-my-mac-lipstick-a-fake/

be careful when buying girls!
Also fragrancedirect also stock fake MAC products!

 

[cyho88]

They've replied!!


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[FONT=&quot]We are sorry that you are not happy with your ordered items. I have issued you a refund straight away, when you have time please can you return your unwanted items to our Free Postal address below:[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Kind Regards[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Cheapsmells[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tel: +44 (0)1481 811188[/FONT]





They didn't even give me the free postal address.
APPAULING!! but i already sent them back today as i found the free postal address on their site. I can't believe them! Hope they will take down the MAC section on their website! But i highly doubt it!

 

[Alisha1]

here's the link!
http://cosmetic-candy.com/help-is-my-mac-lipstick-a-fake/

be careful when buying girls!
Also fragrancedirect also stock fake MAC products!

I've only every bought a Nubar polish from eBay and as it's quite watery I think it might be a fake but who know :/ still will definitely not be buying from anywhere other than an authorised retailer again! I'm also starting to find BuyaPowa dodgy as the Chanel lipstick I purchased seems to have faulty packaging:


Above are 2 of my Chanel Rouge Coco lipsticks, the pictures are taken straight after I removed the lid, the left is Mademoiselle which I purchased ffrom BuyaPowa and the right is just a random one I took out to show the diference


left Mademoiselle

 

[trollydolly]

eurgh I really hope BuyaPowa isn't dodgy.....I'm awaiting Nars Laguna and Orgasm Multiple from them at the moment which I purchased last week. From your photos there is a CLEAR difference between the two....

I've only every bought a Nubar polish from eBay and as it's quite watery I think it might be a fake but who know :/ still will definitely not be buying from anywhere other than an authorised retailer again! I'm also starting to find BuyaPowa dodgy as the Chanel lipstick I purchased seems to have faulty packaging:


Above are 2 of my Chanel Rouge Coco lipsticks, the pictures are taken straight after I removed the lid, the left is Mademoiselle which I purchased ffrom BuyaPowa and the right is just a random one I took out to show the diference


left Mademoiselle

 

[cyho88]

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I've only every bought a Nubar polish from eBay and as it's quite watery I think it might be a fake but who know :/ still will definitely not be buying from anywhere other than an authorised retailer again! I'm also starting to find BuyaPowa dodgy as the Chanel lipstick I purchased seems to have faulty packaging:


Above are 2 of my Chanel Rouge Coco lipsticks, the pictures are taken straight after I removed the lid, the left is Mademoiselle which I purchased ffrom BuyaPowa and the right is just a random one I took out to show the diference


left Mademoiselle

omgosh!!! no way! i hope buyapowa isn't fake too! i ordered the benefit the real mascara from there but have yet to open it! Hope it's real!

 

[rockin]

A tweet from Revlon UK:

@RevlonUK are sorry for the confusion! boots.com haven't sold out and the gorgeous Lip Butters will be released early next week x"

 

[cyho88]

A tweet from Revlon UK:

@RevlonUK are sorry for the confusion! boots.com haven't sold out and the gorgeous Lip Butters will be released early next week x"

woo! i thought i missed it aswel! can't wait! going to try get creme brulee, strawberry shortcake, candy apple and cotton candy ^^"

 

[beckibear]

A tweet from Revlon UK:

@RevlonUK are sorry for the confusion! boots.com haven't sold out and the gorgeous Lip Butters will be released early next week x"

I have been following RevlonUK on twitter too and there seems to have been a lot of confusion. First with them saying that the Butters would be available but Boots showing them as Out of Stock. After that tweet Boots changed it to Stock Coming Soon but the strange thing is that late last night I managed to place an order for two Lip Butters as they were showing as In Stock and Boots have confirmed my order. Have yet to see whether they will materialise as when checked the Boots site again they are saying Stock Coming Soon again. Weird.

 

[Alisha1]

Quote: Originally Posted by cyho88


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omgosh!!! no way! i hope buyapowa isn't fake too! i ordered the benefit the real mascara from there but have yet to open it! Hope it's real!




I don't think that they sell fake products per se but I feel some of the products sold on the site may be old stock, stock going to other stores or dare I say faulty. British Beauty Blogger posted a detailed article on the 'grey' market a few weeks ago http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2012/02/grey-market-beauty-products.html

The Chanel case does pop back into place if I push it down but for that price I really don't like the inconvenience. I also purchased DiorSkin Crystal Nude which I'm not sure if it should but it has white circles in the gel formula, I've been meaning to take it to a Dior counter to ask a MA if this is normal but I keep forgetting! It works fine but regardless I know I won't be ordering from BuyaPowa anymore, I'm sure they do sell genuine good quality products also but out of the 2 times I've ordered from there both products have turned out iffy so I'm not going to take the chance again even if that does mean I have to pay full retail.


Also I burnt my Jo Malone candle today and love the smell but the wax seems to have tunnelled which might be because the wick is not positioned at the centre, I rang Jo Malone and they are sending me out a replacement, I absolutely love their service, very nice and helpful indeed but I wouldn't expect anything less as the company is owned by Estee Lauder - all companies should take notes from them!

 

[Anitacska]

I have to say I'm a bit dubious about Buyapowa, especially since Daniel Sandler tweeted that Buyapowa wasn't one of their authorised stockists. Also they seem to have large quantities of some limited edition products, like the Chanel Horizon blush? I don't know. I bought a Benefit They're Real mascara off Buyapowa a while ago, but I haven't even opened it yet, and I wouldn't even know what to look out for.

I have bought a few non-beauty products from Buyapowa and they are all fine, couple of electricals as well as a DVD box set which actually came directly from the BBC Shop.

 

[rockin]

Yep, here's what Daniel Sandler tweeted:


Buyapowa are not an authorised seller of Daniel Sandler Cosmetics . All authorised sellers are listed on my website.



Makes you wonder where they get their stock!

 

[cyho88]

Yep, here's what Daniel Sandler tweeted:


Buyapowa are not an authorised seller of Daniel Sandler Cosmetics . All authorised sellers are listed on my website.



Makes you wonder where they get their stock!

oh dear.. i hope their stocks are okay as i just joined the co-buy for the too faced eyeshadow primer!

 

[trollydolly]

Yep, here's what Daniel Sandler tweeted:


Buyapowa are not an authorised seller of Daniel Sandler Cosmetics . All authorised sellers are listed on my website.



Makes you wonder where they get their stock!

yeah it really does make you wonder! well ill let you know what my Nars products are like when I receive them!

 

[Eleentje]

Even though Buyapowa is not an official stockist, they can still be selling genuine stock.
They just don't get it from a manufacturer directly, but via one of their stockists. British Beauty Blogger mentioned that some of the items had SpaceNK stickers on them.

I think they are legit, but I wouldn't be suprised if they get iffy-ish stock stuff in sometimes at a really cheap price. Or store overstock, among which Chanel Horizons blush, which they "auctioned" twice already. I don't think it sold well at stores, cos it seems to be still widely available.

As for Cheapsmells, I bought a perfume from them once, and it seemed to be genuine. It's possible that they mix up genuine items with grey market or even counterfeit items, who knows....
Now that I've been buying Mac for almost 3 years, I take all those numerous articles about fake Mac with a pinch of salt. Sometimes people get all panicky about even the tiniest of the discrepancies between Mac products. However, Mac DOES sometimes screw up with packaging and there have been packaging changes over the years, and this should always be taken into account. Some of that stuff comes from EL Warehouse sales->Ebay, some items are unfinished samples, etc., etc.

 

[rockin]

I got a free eye pencil with a purchase from one of my trusted ebay sellers, who has always sent me the real deal, and also sends a free gift every time. This pencil, they tell me, is a 'MAC genuine industry sample' and as such there is nothing at all written along the length of the pencil. The lid (which is a black sparkly one like I've seen on some MAC items) has a sticker on it with the name 'Jealous' and some letters and numbers. I would love to know whether that was the final name, or a working name, and if so what it ended up being. It looks like an emerald green type of colour in the pencil, but when swatched on my hand it looks quite a bit darker.

Does anyone know where I can find out?

 

[Eleentje]

I have "Jealous" . It's a kohl power eye pencil.