UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[Sweetoothj]

On Debenhams site - go to Electric Cool, click on the eyeshadow brush, and a list of the eyeshadows will appear on the right hand side of that page.


I've just phoned House Of Fraser to enquire as to whether the £19 pricetag was an error, and the lady told me the price on the website is correct. I told her they won't be selling many at that price

She's wrong!! I've just come back from the MAC Counter at HoF Bluewater and the price of the shadows is £14.50 and the #252 brush is £22

 

[PeachTwist]

I'm hoping customs haven't snagged it as the lady said she'd put it at a low value.

It depends whether it was sent airmail or surface, and if Customs decide to stop the package and check it. My sister lives in Australia, and I recently sent her a DVD via airmail which arrived in about 12 days. With surface mail, I have been advised to send up to 12 weeks before Christmas or her birthday, to ensure things arrive in time. Even then, some have arrived within a couple of months, so it's a bit of a lottery.

 

[Anitacska]

Oh dear, you're not having much luck with your packages.

What happened with the other one in the end, did you managed to get the girl to pay for some of the customs you had to pay?

I'm hoping customs haven't snagged it as the lady said she'd put it at a low value.

Oh crap. I'll have to message to find out whether it was sent air/surface. I'm really worried. :/

 

[rockin]

Anyone like Illamasqua and is tempted by this? http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_123720920599_-1 or the eyes and nails version http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_123720920499_-1

Looks like a bargain if you are happy with a 'lucy dip' scenario. At least you know what 2 of the colours are before buying, though.

 

[Anitacska]

I'm really cross with Debenhams, my cashback from last month has never gone through. Wouldn't mind too much, but it was a £350+ order, so they owe me over 10 quid! Have started a claim through Topcashback, we'll see if they cough up.

 

[toobusytostitch]

Yes, I've been eyeing that offer for some time now. As I've got a seventeen daughter with quite way out tastes, I reckon that one of us can use anything that turns up! Tempted by those new EL eyeshadows too, so might be going back to the debenhams website!

Anyone like Illamasqua and is tempted by this? http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_123720920599_-1 or the eyes and nails version http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_123720920499_-1

Looks like a bargain if you are happy with a 'lucy dip' scenario. At least you know what 2 of the colours are before buying, though.

 

[PeachTwist]

I'm really not. I'm also now having issues with paypal placing a hold on a refund for several days!

Not much happened with the other one. Two items arrived broken and I had to pay £17. I told her about it but there wasn't an offer to help cover the costs of it. Instead she just offered to CP/Swap again and offered to replace the broken items with some stuff from newer MAC collections.

Oh dear, you're not having much luck with your packages.

What happened with the other one in the end, did you managed to get the girl to pay for some of the customs you had to pay?

 

[Anitacska]

Has anyone managed to get hold of the re-released Gosh holographic nail polish yet? I went to Superdrug today and they didn't have it, the girl I asked hasn't even heard of it.

 

[rockin]

I forgot to look.

However, yesterday I went into Boots and got the new Estee Lauder eyeshadows in Arctic Sky and Magenta, their Pearlescent Luminizer lipstick, and L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadows in Goldmine and Flashback Silver. One of the EL eyeshadows was free with Boots points.

Hopefully my Electric Cool eyeshadow order from Debenhams will arrive in the next couple of days.

 

[Anitacska]

I ended up getting 9 of the Estee Lauder eyeshadows. Still waiting for one to arrive from Debenhams actually, but I got the other 8. I swatched all of them except for Arctic Sky in Bentalls today (they didn't have AS and it's out of stock on the Debenhams website too, but luckily Boots had it). I also got 2 of the Mac Electric Cool shadows, plus waiting for 2 to arrive from Debenhams. Which ones did you get?

I wondered into Topshop (I shouldn't have) and ended up buying loads of their nail polishes. I'm so into nail polish at the moment, I have bought so many lately, I seriously need to stop buying them. But I have to get the GOSH one first, lol.

I forgot to look.

However, yesterday I went into Boots and got the new Estee Lauder eyeshadows in Arctic Sky and Magenta, their Pearlescent Luminizer lipstick, and L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadows in Goldmine and Flashback Silver. One of the EL eyeshadows was free with Boots points.

Hopefully my Electric Cool eyeshadow order from Debenhams will arrive in the next couple of days.

 

[rockin]

I ordered Love Power, Fashion Circuit, Electroplate and Highly Charged.

At the Estee Lauder counter in Boots, the sales assistant told me that those eyeshadows with Cyber in the name are now permanent, but the others are limited edition.

 

[Anitacska]

That's good to know, thanks. Although I have bought all the ones I wanted (I already had the original 6), the only one I didn't get is the black one.

I asked at the Chanel counter yesterday and the fall collection is out on the 24th August. I don't want much from it, but I will get the highlighter for sure.

I ordered Love Power, Fashion Circuit, Electroplate and Highly Charged.

At the Estee Lauder counter in Boots, the sales assistant told me that those eyeshadows with Cyber in the name are now permanent, but the others are limited edition.

 

[rockin]

Am I right in thinking that HoF vouchers are issued in August? If so, it might come in useful for Chanel, or the September MAC offerings - can anyone remind me please which MAC collections we are supposed to be getting then?

 

[Anitacska]

Am I right in thinking that HoF vouchers are issued in August?  If so, it might come in useful for Chanel, or the September MAC offerings - can anyone remind me please which MAC collections we are supposed to be getting then?

Yeah, I guess so. Not sure how many points I have, might not even get any vouchers. Haven't been using my HoF card very much. Is Ruffian coming out in September? And maybe By Request? Otherwise I have no idea.

 

[rockin]

Is Ruffian coming out in September? And maybe By Request? Otherwise I have no idea.

I'm getting a bonus 500 points this time as it was my birthday month in July, according to the email I got, anyway

My Debenhams order just arrived! Love Power is gorgeous. Fashion Circuit is really bright - I'm pretty certain Lou would love this one. Highly charged has a lovely sheen and Electroplate, in this light anyway, looks quite like other taupe colours I have but with a little sparkle to it. All mine arrived intact They do feel a little moist to the touch, and I pressed lightly on one and it did feel a little spongey. Nothing like the Chanel Illusion d'Ombres, though, or the L'Oreal Color Infallibles in my view

 

[Anitacska]

Oh, I never got any bonus points for my birthday.

My Debenhams order has just arrived with Brilliantly Lit and Electroplate. I also bought two of the Guerlain Rouge G L'Extrait glosses, a Kiss Kiss gloss and a Rouge G lipstick (Gracy), plus EL Cyber Ice. I bought Superwatt and Fashion Circuit yesterday too.

I'm getting a bonus 500 points this time as it was my birthday month in July, according to the email I got, anyway

My Debenhams order just arrived! Love Power is gorgeous. Fashion Circuit is really bright - I'm pretty certain Lou would love this one. Highly charged has a lovely sheen and Electroplate, in this light anyway, looks quite like other taupe colours I have but with a little sparkle to it. All mine arrived intact They do feel a little moist to the touch, and I pressed lightly on one and it did feel a little spongey. Nothing like the Chanel Illusion d'Ombres, though, or the L'Oreal Color Infallibles in my view

 

[toobusytostitch]

Does anyone have any opinions on the Stila travel palettes - eg the Lovely in London one? I'm still being optimistic and thinking that we might get away this summer, and want to cut down the amount of makeup I take to a minimum - the lodges really aren't very big, and I don't want to take much. These palettes seem to do quite a few things with a relatively small product, and wondered what you all think?

 

[Anitacska]

I don't own any of the Stila travel palettes, but I have seen reviews on Musings of a Muse and she seems to like them. I've just been on holiday in a caravan (albeit a rather large one), and took my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette and a few colourful singles, plus a few eyeliner, mascaras, couple of blushes and a few Revlon lip butters, they all fitted in my large make up bag.

Does anyone have any opinions on the Stila travel palettes - eg the Lovely in London one? I'm still being optimistic and thinking that we might get away this summer, and want to cut down the amount of makeup I take to a minimum - the lodges really aren't very big, and I don't want to take much. These palettes seem to do quite a few things with a relatively small product, and wondered what you all think?

 

[toobusytostitch]

Thanks - I'm guessing we're going to have about the same amount of personal space as a large caravan. My other choice involves my UD primer potion, Oh So Special palette from Sleek, two Guerlain loose kohls (must haves) - an Estee Lauder BB cream and the normal load of lipsticks/glosses/balms that live in my handbag We'll be swimming at least once most days, and absolutely no evening trips, so can be truly minimalist!

I don't own any of the Stila travel palettes, but I have seen reviews on Musings of a Muse and she seems to like them. I've just been on holiday in a caravan (albeit a rather large one), and took my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette and a few colourful singles, plus a few eyeliner, mascaras, couple of blushes and a few Revlon lip butters, they all fitted in my large make up bag.

 

[Carriee]

I skipped the Mac EC shadows and ordered the NARS Modern Love palette off ASOS instead. It is beautiful, I'm so happy! Also picked up a Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick (20).

Anitacska, thanks for offering to pick up my By Request items! Purplerinne offered to CP them to me so I am all covered. And as a side note, the CP with shipping cost me £50 exactly whereas if I had bought them on the MAC site with free shipping it would have been £52! I know it's not a huge difference but it opened my eyes a bit to how ridiculous the prices are in Australia, for example.