KiKi Kontour
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how does sushi kiss compare to lime crime's cosmopop?
MAC All About Orange Collection (June 2013)
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brittbby
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Would any of the blushes look good on very olive NC30/35? They all look beautiful but look like they are made for not so tan peeps lol.
bluelitzer
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What I was thinking.Or maybe they saw Sounds Like Noise didn't sell out and they became wary about overstocking on a collection with similar color. Just a hypothesis.
I have 2 SNL and I love it. I also got Tangerine Dream last night and if it looks like it's in the same family as SNL then I would love it as much.
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I'm going to offer an explanation for the low quantities that I think I may have mentioned a few months back, but here it goes: I heard from the manager at one of my local MAC counters that the company started producing fewer quantities of the LE products because they had so much that they didn't sell out of back in 2011 or so. Sell-through is a big thing in retail, and having so much leftover product hurt MAC's profits, since those leftovers got sent to CCOs and such. So they decided to produce smaller quantities of LE stuff because it was a safer bet that it would sell out that way than if they produced larger quantities of it. Is this a satisfactory explanation? Not really. But I'm hoping it means that if enough people tell MAC how frustrated they're becoming by the low amounts of stock, maybe they will see that everyone would be happier if they would bump it up a notch again.
Hey, if people's obsession over CYY was enough for MAC to make it permanent, I'm sure they'll get the message about their LE collection stock issues eventually! Wishful thinking?
Beautybuyer
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My mac is in Macy's and I too found out I can't b2m their policy is only perm inventory boo and I'm cool with the manager
he's food friends with my old coworkers. I may try asking him directly since it was threw another SA. If I catch it at nordies otherwise I won't worry
erine1881
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Unfortunately, they are more fair-light skin friendly. But i do think HJ has enough pigmentation to show up. But. If you can get your hands on Modern Mandarin, if you don't already have it, DO IT!!! I think someone a bit darker than you posted a pic wearing IF, but i can't remember for sure.
Tell the manager to look in the update book. It says right in there that they're eligible.My mac is in Macy's and I too found out I can't b2m their policy is only perm inventory boo and I'm cool with the manager
Yes, it should really mean limited time, not limited quantity, as in they will stock it for one month, but it is no longer available after a certain time. That being said, I think the other companies' limited editions are really small, too, but nobody notices because their LEs are just not as popular compared to Mac. For instance, I wanted an LE Clarins palette and an LE Lise Watier (Canadian brand) palette, and had to go to several stores to track them down. I was told they only received about two palettes per store location, and I was lucky I found any. And this was in downtown Vancouver, a pretty big city.
Beautybuyer
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Okay I will!! I bought hj and hope it works! I have modern mandarin but its not a love relationship lol if cream soda shows up, and a lot I should be fine right? I'm a light nc43 lol if that makes sense
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fairylite100
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Don't post much but I've been here a long time and thought I'd chime in on what I was told recently at a MAC store.. I was talking with an employee about the whole 'limited edition, things selling out so fast' situation and she told me its a 'formula' MAC (or Estee Lauder I guess) came up with awhile ago. They realized if they release a limited amount of a new collection online and it sells out quick, it creates the PERCEPTION that the items are hot and limited (ie. more desirable and harder to come by). So people rush to their counters on release day, frantically trying to get the items that sold out fast online (which these days is most of their new collection). People even buy backups, assuming the items will be impossible to get again.
Then, predictably, a week or so later, MAC restocks their site. Sometimes the items sell out again quickly, and other times they sit on the site awhile. Often they end up at the CCO because they really had a lot of stock all along....she also said that the items that hit stores now were made like 6 or 8 months ago at least so all they can do is guess at the time they create the collection as to what the demand will be for each item.
Anyways, I can't vouch for the accuracy of all this info, this is just what I was told by a long-time MAC employee. It does make sense though
Then, predictably, a week or so later, MAC restocks their site. Sometimes the items sell out again quickly, and other times they sit on the site awhile. Often they end up at the CCO because they really had a lot of stock all along....she also said that the items that hit stores now were made like 6 or 8 months ago at least so all they can do is guess at the time they create the collection as to what the demand will be for each item.
Anyways, I can't vouch for the accuracy of all this info, this is just what I was told by a long-time MAC employee. It does make sense though
matchachoco
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Sounds legit! Basic supply and demand. Not terribly nice but very effective. My order shipped, yay!!
josephine90
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Yay! My RS is coming today, that was quick!
Lipstickdiva420
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sounds right because everything sells out and a week later they restock. I'm shocked the lipsticks all or sold out already.
matchachoco
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Wow! Even Neon Orange? I figured that one wouldn't sell out...
trina11225
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Yea supply n demand
JJJewels
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As someone who works in marketing, I applaud their genius strategy. But as a makeup addict, I loathe their genius strategy...
MACina
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Addict4MAC
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Makes sense.Don't post much but I've been here a long time and thought I'd chime in on what I was told recently at a MAC store.. I was talking with an employee about the whole 'limited edition, things selling out so fast' situation and she told me its a 'formula' MAC (or Estee Lauder I guess) came up with awhile ago. They realized if they release a limited amount of a new collection online and it sells out quick, it creates the PERCEPTION that the items are hot and limited (ie. more desirable and harder to come by). So people rush to their counters on release day, frantically trying to get the items that sold out fast online (which these days is most of their new collection). People even buy backups, assuming the items will be impossible to get again.
Then, predictably, a week or so later, MAC restocks their site. Sometimes the items sell out again quickly, and other times they sit on the site awhile. Often they end up at the CCO because they really had a lot of stock all along....she also said that the items that hit stores now were made like 6 or 8 months ago at least so all they can do is guess at the time they create the collection as to what the demand will be for each item.
Anyways, I can't vouch for the accuracy of all this info, this is just what I was told by a long-time MAC employee. It does make sense though
Spectacular
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Right? If true its one of the oldest tricks in the book and it still works great, lol. Darn them!
patentg33k
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Great analysis. It also pushes a few other things, I think.Don't post much but I've been here a long time and thought I'd chime in on what I was told recently at a MAC store.. I was talking with an employee about the whole 'limited edition, things selling out so fast' situation and she told me its a 'formula' MAC (or Estee Lauder I guess) came up with awhile ago. They realized if they release a limited amount of a new collection online and it sells out quick, it creates the PERCEPTION that the items are hot and limited (ie. more desirable and harder to come by). So people rush to their counters on release day, frantically trying to get the items that sold out fast online (which these days is most of their new collection). People even buy backups, assuming the items will be impossible to get again.
Then, predictably, a week or so later, MAC restocks their site. Sometimes the items sell out again quickly, and other times they sit on the site awhile. Often they end up at the CCO because they really had a lot of stock all along....she also said that the items that hit stores now were made like 6 or 8 months ago at least so all they can do is guess at the time they create the collection as to what the demand will be for each item.
Anyways, I can't vouch for the accuracy of all this info, this is just what I was told by a long-time MAC employee. It does make sense though
First, it makes me prioritize MAC LE over other lines. Let's say I was thinking about spending $30-50 this month on other products, like a blush from NARS (which doesn't do many LE's) or a Tarte palette (which has LE products available for several weeks). Among those three, I'm more likely to spend that budget on MAC LE on release day because if I don't I might miss it. The other items will still be around for a while longer. But if MAC hits with another LE collection, I might never get around to buying the other line's products.
Second, it helps MAC not to compete with its own stores on release days. If the items are sold out online before the release, the stores will get those sales (MAC makes profit from Nordstrom, Macy's too).
All this works, I think, if MAC's LE products are good quality. But not if they aren't.
