UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[PeachTwist]

See - I wish I'd bought it in LE packagaing before as I've over spent getting my hands on it now ordering it from eBay, but it really looks like it may be the most perfect contour shade for my NC15 skin.. I really hope so.

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better though.

It certainly was Pro LE in the US. Maybe it's different in the UK.

 

[Anitacska]

Yes, they are quite comparable to the ETK shadows actually. I really like them, I think they're well worth checking out. I have swatches on my blog if you're interested: http://pleasureflush.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=infallible

That's weird that the palettes are LE though I don't like the look of them but the individual shadow packaging looks nice! But I think the colours are too frosty for my taste
Are the infallible shadows the ones that everyone compares to Armani Eyes to Kill? The peachy shade looks lovely!

Hope you feel better soon hun I've been dealing with some serious insomnia - I'm literally yawning every second!

Insomnia sounds awful. I can sleep quite well at least, but I do find it a bit difficult to calm down enough to drop off.

 

[rockin]

L'Oreal Infallible Magnetic Coral is a tad pinker than Urban Decay's Freelove

 

[PeachTwist]

Yay! Just ordered some new polishes off eBay. 4 Essie, 2 OPI and 1 China Glaze.

I'm excited!

 

[Alisha1]

Yes, they are quite comparable to the ETK shadows actually. I really like them, I think they're well worth checking out. I have swatches on my blog if you're interested: http://pleasureflush.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=infallible


Insomnia sounds awful. I can sleep quite well at least, but I do find it a bit difficult to calm down enough to drop off.

That's what's been happening to me for a while now also - I was awake till 4 in the morning the other day and got up with horrible dark circles under my eyes!


Thanks for posting the link Bronze Divine and Silver Goldmine look pretty! I have to check them out the next time I'm in Boots, I tend to skip all the other brands and head straight for Revlon usually!

 

[duku]

Yay!  Just ordered some new polishes off eBay.  4 Essie, 2 OPI and 1 China Glaze. :yahoo:   I'm excited!

Ooh, which seller do you use?

 

[rockin]

That's what's been happening to me for a while now also - I was awake till 4 in the morning the other day and got up with horrible dark circles under my eyes!


Thanks for posting the link Bronze Divine and Silver Goldmine look pretty! I have to check them out the next time I'm in Boots, I tend to skip all the other brands and head straight for Revlon usually!

Superdrug currently have 3 for 2 'on all makeup', so it might be worth looking there

 

[Anitacska]

My stupid little Superdrug didn't have any of the new L'Oreal products. I'll go to Kingston tomorrow, hopefully they'll have them there.

Debenhams have been doing these daily deals, like 15% off children's clothing (today), I think it was 20% off women's clothes yesterday. Hope they have something on beauty soon too, although right now there's nothing I want since none of the summer collections are out yet. I'm particularly interested in Clarins, Guerlain, Dior and Chanel. They have a ton of new Nails Inc polishes, but to be fair, I need more nail polish like a hole in my head, lol.

 

[Anitacska]

My Hey Sailor eyeshadows have arrived (ordered them from Debenhams on Saturday), and also the Clarisonic brush head from ASOS. Weird though as I placed 2 orders with them, but only one has come yet, in fact that one I ordered later. Strange.

 

[PeachTwist]

Ooh, which seller do you use?

The one Anitacska told me about. beautyzone2007

 

[duku]

My Hey Sailor eyeshadows have arrived (ordered them from Debenhams on Saturday), and also the Clarisonic brush head from ASOS. Weird though as I placed 2 orders with them, but only one has come yet, in fact that one I ordered later. Strange.

My orders always take longer when I order clothing. If you order menswear from them delivery is ligtening quick.

The one Anitacska told me about. beautyzone2007

Thanks

 

[PeachTwist]

I also just cheekily ordered a new perfume. I need to stop spending money now.

Thing is, I tried it on at Debenhams to see how it lasted on my skin.. and it was £35 for 25ml which to me, is a lot of money.. well sure enough I went on eBay, found the same perfume 100ml for £35. Figured I'd get the bigger bottle for that price. I am however now on a spending ban until I recoup some money.

 

[Anitacska]

I always do that too! That's how I ended up with over 40 bottles of perfume. I'm now on a no-buy until I finish at least 5 bottles. So far I've finished 1. So I don't even try on any new perfumes now otherwise I get too tempted. Which one did you buy?

I also just cheekily ordered a new perfume. I need to stop spending money now.

Thing is, I tried it on at Debenhams to see how it lasted on my skin.. and it was £35 for 25ml which to me, is a lot of money.. well sure enough I went on eBay, found the same perfume 100ml for £35. Figured I'd get the bigger bottle for that price. I am however now on a spending ban until I recoup some money.

 

[PeachTwist]

Oh do you?! I don't feel so bad now! Haha! I hadn't meant to try it on, the lady offered to let me try it as she said it was "Limited Edition for summer" and naturally being a MAC addict - LE struck me and I was all ":O! Need it!" lol but I got the Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Dreaming In Portofino. I used to have the original Light Blue years ago and managed to lose it, but wasn't a big fan of it. I really like this scent though, I find it quite fresh, with some citrus and it's very spring/summery. What're your favourites? Do you inter-change what you wear or just keep using one regularly? I find I get stuck in a perfume rut and use the same one daily, lol.

I always do that too! That's how I ended up with over 40 bottles of perfume. I'm now on a no-buy until I finish at least 5 bottles. So far I've finished 1. So I don't even try on any new perfumes now otherwise I get too tempted. Which one did you buy?

 

[anita22]

Hello! I've just been to London, went to Westfield and then to Selfridges and Debenhams on Oxford Street. I didn't get much, only picked up a few things in KIKO and then one of the new Guerlain Shine Automatiques (#220) in Debenhams for £9.50 (I had £15 left on my beauty card). I finally remembered to take my B2Mac empties, but there was a queue at the Mac in Westfield and the Selfridges counter was very busy. In the end I walked to the Mac Pro store on Carnaby Street and picked up a Lickable lipstick which I'd never actually heard of, but it's a really lovely shade. One of my empties was a VAE and the MUA at Mac Pro said "I shouldn't tell you this, but the VAE is coming out again in the summer." Yeah, I know, lol.

I had another look at Hey sailor, Reel Sexy and Lips & Tips, but nothing else interests me, so I'm done with the collections. I actually need to have a strict wishlist for the rest of the month and only buy what I actually really want, rather than wonder into shops and go, ooh, I really like this. I've already spent 60% of my monthly budget on bits and bobs, so I need to slow down. I've worked out how much I must have spent over the past 4 years and I'm really shocked. Anyway... hope you're all having a good weekend.

PS. Anita, I had another look and Smoky Topaz is definitely different, it's lighter and more taupe-y than Velvet Plum.

Thank you for checking that! I actually managed to snag one yesterday in Heathrow anyway, so now I have both. I also have Galaxy which is another taupe shade but I love them all. Today I was in a mega rush so I wore Velvet Plum over Beach Honey, for a quick everyday eye it worked great.

What did you buy from KIKO? Anything from the summer collection?

 

[Anitacska]

I couldn't possibly pick favourites as I have so many and loads are unopened, but I've always loved YSL Paris perfume and the LE springtime versions they used to come out with, and also a newer favourite is Guerlain Insolence. Oh and I really like the Harajuku G perfume and the holiday version. But like I said I own so many, it's hard to pick a few favourites. I also have a few Oriflame and Avon ones that I bought years ago and I'm not even sure if I still like them (my sister does Oriflame and I used to have a lady constantly bring the Avon brochure over and I used to order loads). I tend to wear one all the time for a month or two and then switch, if they're quite small (20-30 ml) then I try to finish them and not use another one until I have.

Thank you for checking that! I actually managed to snag one yesterday in Heathrow anyway, so now I have both. I also have Galaxy which is another taupe shade but I love them all. Today I was in a mega rush so I wore Velvet Plum over Beach Honey, for a quick everyday eye it worked great.
What did you buy from KIKO? Anything from the summer collection?

 

[PeachTwist]

I couldn't possibly pick favourites as I have so many and loads are unopened, but I've always loved YSL Paris perfume and the LE springtime versions they used to come out with, and also a newer favourite is Guerlain Insolence. Oh and I really like the Harajuku G perfume and the holiday version. But like I said I own so many, it's hard to pick a few favourites. I also have a few Oriflame and Avon ones that I bought years ago and I'm not even sure if I still like them (my sister does Oriflame and I used to have a lady constantly bring the Avon brochure over and I used to order loads). I tend to wear one all the time for a month or two and then switch, if they're quite small (20-30 ml) then I try to finish them and not use another one until I have.


Glad you got it. I didn't buy anything from the KIKO summer collection as I always find those overpriced and nothing really appealed. I bought 4 nail polishes and 6 eyeshadows, 5 of them are the shimmery baked ones and one is the duo one with half shimmer, half non-shimmer. Nazia bought some of those a while back, they're only £5.90 for the singles and £6.90 for the duo. The nail polishes were £2.50, whereas the summer ones were £4.90! They were all duochrome though, one looked like a Chanel Peridot dupe, but I'd just bought one from Topshop, so didn't want it and two of them didn't look duochromey enough to bother with.

 

[PeachTwist]

By the way - this may sound weird...

But has anyone ever quite literally DREAMED of make-up? Last night I was thinking about wearing Heroine l/s today... and I'd asked on the Reel Sexy thread how some wear it.. I woke up at 1am after dreaming about different ways to wear it and recall watching a video on youtube in my sleep... it was an actual tutorial, and all I remember is that it was purple and seemed so real.

I think I have a problem. :|

 

[duku]

There's a free delivery code for Superdrug, expires on Tuesday - FREEDEL

 

[Anitacska]

I've just come back from Kingston and couldn't find those new L'Oreal summer lipsticks, but did find 5 new shades of the INfallible eyeshadows. I didn't buy Metallic Lilac at the end because it was actually quite grey and I already have Purple Obsession, but did pick up the other 4: Magnetic Coral, Innocent Turquoise, Naughty Strawberry and Sassy Marshmallow. I also got 2 more Revlon lipbutters: Cotton Candy and Strawberry Shortcake to make use of the 3 for 2 offer. In Boots I picked up another lipbutter: Pink Truffle because the machine gave me a £2 off voucher.

Just a heads up: the new Chanel glossimer and nail polish collection, Roses Ultimes de Chanel is out! I picked up 3 glossimers (Amour, Desir and Jalousie) and Tentation nail polish as well as Rose Corail lip pencil. The Chanel lady said the summer collection is out in two weeks on the 25th. I think I'll only get the bronzers from that.

I also saw the Dior summer collection in Bentalls and I wasn't blown over by the eyeshadow quints. The blue/green one is very sheer and powdery (I think Christine gave it an F and it deserves it), the other one is very nice and pigmented, but it's mostly bronze and neutral and I've got enough of those already. I might pick up the lightest multicolour bronzer, but they only had two of those out, no. 2 and 4 and I want number 1.