All Things Sephora

[vaisforluvrs]

Not sure if I want Radiant Orchid. Im trying to cut my lippy spending. Is it pretty dupable?

I bought it because I don't have anything like it, even though I have over 100 lipsticks. I guess it depends on what colors you gravitate towards. Candy Yum Yum is a bit similar, so if you have that, you could probably skip it. And CYY is perm, so you can always take a look at that color later if you don't have it.

 

[thebloomroom]

I'm still mad about how the Divergent series ended (godawful, do not recommend reading it) so I'm boycotting that palette, LOL. I saw the movie last week and it was okay.. they are really going all out on this promo.

Any reviews on the other radiant orchid products? i love orchid but the lipstick strikes me as a bit too pink so I'm going to have to skip

 

[Spectacular]

I ordered the radiant rush matte lipstick and the liquid eye liner from the collection about 2 or 3 days ago and received them yesterday and the day before.

The radiant rush lipstick is really very pretty. I have a nonsense ton of pink lipsticks so if this one hadn't been unique it'd have gone right back to Sephora. It's a pink lipstick with just hints of purple, very very subtle so that you don't immediately think of purple when looking at it but you do realize it doesn't lean fully pink. It's not totally matte, there is a very tiny hint of sheen. Still, it feels great on the lips - I'd heard they used all kinds of spiffy ingredients like Orchid and what not to make it soothing to lips and you def. feel it. The tube seems a little small for my tastes but you seem to get the same amount of lipstick as from MAC so that's good. The packaging is the only thing that bugs me. MY GOD will you be struggling to pull that lipstick out of that white box the first time you open it (and that's after carefully peeling off 4 tiny clear strips of tape).

I have to say that's the one thing Sephora failed with when it comes to this collection. The little cutout that's meant to fit the products is too small so you really struggle to get the items out.

Now for the liquid eye liner. Its really a unique item. It's a MATTE mauve pink liner that is really one of the more interesting pieces from this collection. It shows up fantastically on WOC skin, highly pigmented and has great wear time. No chipping or flaking.

I'm not really impressed by the rest of the offerings from this collection, though I do think its interesting this Pantone isn't available in stores this year. I wonder why they changed that. All in all, I'm happy with my purchases.

 

[singer82]

Think I do have a couple close to it. Trying to stay away from too many of one color. Thanks girl

Yes Temptalia suggested UD Anarchy and find that's too pink. I swatched it yesterday and while I liked the finish and the color and the texture, I couldn't help feeling like I already have this color. You're a lipstick junkie from what I can tell here, I'm sure you do too.

Got cyy and outrageously fun. And plan on getting show orchid sometime. Think I'll be ok skipping

I bought it because I don't have anything like it, even though I have over 100 lipsticks. I guess it depends on what colors you gravitate towards. Candy Yum Yum is a bit similar, so if you have that, you could probably skip it. And CYY is perm, so you can always take a look at that color later if you don't have it.

 

[KiKi Kontour]

Yes
Temptalia suggested UD Anarchy and find that's too pink. I swatched it yesterday and while I liked the finish and the color and the texture, I couldn't help feeling like I already have this color. You're a lipstick junkie from what I can tell here, I'm sure you do too.

i agree i think its pretty dupable! i have tons of pinks anywayz. i was thinkin it would lean more to the purple side actually but nonetheless im skipping it. i aaaaam however interested in the blush palette but prefer to swatch it in the stores (did somebody say it wont be in stores? hopefully it is) i put the other "big" set in my loves basket becuz i want my hands on the pink illuminizer **evil laugh** but we all know how sephora works. its $75 for now and merely months later it'll be on sale for like $20 so i SHALL WAIT

soooo for chic week as far as VIBR having access 2 days prior does that mean online too? there's this boscia set only avail online that i'd like to get and im HOPING UD electric palette will be available in sephora by then too


My list thus far:
-Boscia art of multi-tasking kit ($42)
-UD electric ($50) **pending its avail
-NARS new contour duo in Paloma ($42) **pending its avail (i also want gienah too but i'll wait)

Plan B if my 2 items arent avail:
-NARS reflecting loose powder
-NARS tinted moisturizer
-pantone blush set

speaking of nars does anyone know where i can get 2 pumps from? i cant find em online but i think someone said there in stores at sephora's. has anyone seem em there?

 

[ladymeag]

If you are Rouge and have complaints/concerns about the Rouge program, the VP of Beauty Insider, Sarah Choi, has promised to do a Live Chat on the Sephora forum on Tuesday the 18th at 11:30am PST. Because that's the middle of the work day, I'm collecting questions over there for pre-submission to one of the moderators (and will take submissions by PM here if you can send me your Sephora forum username with them - I'm ladymeag both here and there.) You can see the thread over on Beauty Talk that started this mess over at http://community.sephora.com/t5/VIB...Q-how-it-make-Rouge-program-work/td-p/1108255 (you've got to be logged in with a Rouge account there to see that.)


As for NARS foundation pumps, Sephora doesn't carry them in-store. My local Nordstrom NARS counter has them but they've been running low or often out of stock a lot lately.

 

[futurestrength]

i agree i think its pretty dupable! i have tons of pinks anywayz. i was thinkin it would lean more to the purple side actually but nonetheless im skipping it. i aaaaam however interested in the blush palette but prefer to swatch it in the stores (did somebody say it wont be in stores? hopefully it is) i put the other "big" set in my loves basket becuz i want my hands on the pink illuminizer **evil laugh** but we all know how sephora works. its $75 for now and merely months later it'll be on sale for like $20 so i SHALL WAIT

soooo for chic week as far as VIBR having access 2 days prior does that mean online too? there's this boscia set only avail online that i'd like to get and im HOPING UD electric palette will be available in sephora by then too


My list thus far:
-Boscia art of multi-tasking kit ($42)
-UD electric ($50) **pending its avail
-NARS new contour duo in Paloma ($42) **pending its avail (i also want gienah too but i'll wait)

Plan B if my 2 items arent avail:
-NARS reflecting loose powder
-NARS tinted moisturizer
-pantone blush set

speaking of nars does anyone know where i can get 2 pumps from? i cant find em online but i think someone said there in stores at sephora's. has anyone seem em there?

I saw the blush palette in-store the other day! So you should be able to get your hands on it. Personally I wasn't that impressed though, just a warning, but maybe the tester I swatched was just a bad one.

Also....
NARS HAS CONTOURING DUOS?

 

[LiliV]

If you are Rouge and have complaints/concerns about the Rouge program, the VP of Beauty Insider, Sarah Choi, has promised to do a Live Chat on the Sephora forum on Tuesday the 18th at 11:30am PST. Because that's the middle of the work day, I'm collecting questions over there for pre-submission to one of the moderators (and will take submissions by PM here if you can send me your Sephora forum username with them - I'm ladymeag both here and there.) You can see the thread over on Beauty Talk that started this mess over at http://community.sephora.com/t5/VIB...Q-how-it-make-Rouge-program-work/td-p/1108255 (you've got to be logged in with a Rouge account there to see that.)  As for NARS foundation pumps, Sephora doesn't carry them in-store. My local Nordstrom NARS counter has them but they've been running low or often out of stock a lot lately.   

I'm really happy to see they're doing something to try and sort out Rouge. I've been holding in so many snarky comments lately when it comes to Sephora and especially Rouge, I'm glad that they're actually trying to work on the program

 

[DILLIGAF]

i agree i think its pretty dupable! i have tons of pinks anywayz. i was thinkin it would lean more to the purple side actually but nonetheless im skipping it. i aaaaam however interested in the blush palette but prefer to swatch it in the stores (did somebody say it wont be in stores? hopefully it is) i put the other "big" set in my loves basket becuz i want my hands on the pink illuminizer **evil laugh** but we all know how sephora works. its $75 for now and merely months later it'll be on sale for like $20 so i SHALL WAIT

soooo for chic week as far as VIBR having access 2 days prior does that mean online too? there's this boscia set only avail online that i'd like to get and im HOPING UD electric palette will be available in sephora by then too


My list thus far:
-Boscia art of multi-tasking kit ($42)
-UD electric ($50) **pending its avail
-NARS new contour duo in Paloma ($42) **pending its avail (i also want gienah too but i'll wait)

Plan B if my 2 items arent avail:
-NARS reflecting loose powder
-NARS tinted moisturizer
-pantone blush set

speaking of nars does anyone know where i can get 2 pumps from? i cant find em online but i think someone said there in stores at sephora's. has anyone seem em there?

Kiki the Pantone sets are in store as of Friday I think. A good friend of mine gifted me the huge eyeshadow palette yesterday. SCORE!!!!
Go to the store and see if you can get your swatch on.

Email NARS customer service about the pump. I have a great story about how I got mine. Good Luck.

 

[KiKi Kontour]

Kiki the Pantone sets are in store as of Friday I think. A good friend of mine gifted me the huge eyeshadow palette yesterday. SCORE!!!!
Go to the store and see if you can get your swatch on.

Email NARS customer service about the pump. I have a great story about how I got mine. Good Luck.

its actually available on the nars site but i just dnt wanna pay extra for shipping lol. should i still email em? whats the story?

 

[DILLIGAF]

its actually available on the nars site but i just dnt wanna pay extra for shipping lol. should i still email em? whats the story?

I was browsing the NARS counter in Nordstrom and started chatting with the woman that was there. She said her name was Lisa and she was a national artist for NARS. I told her I was looking for a pump and they were sold out at the NYC NARS store and online if they had any at the counter. She said yes and when to look for them and came back empty handed. I told her don't worry about it because I will be back as I'm a regular in the beauty area at Nordstrom. She insisted that she take my name, number and email and told me she would contact me when a pump became available. Fast forward a month later and I get a package I definitely was not expecting. She found and sent me a pump free of charge. Lisa went above and beyond for me and we had only chatted for 20 mins.

 

[janineios]

i agree i think its pretty dupable! i have tons of pinks anywayz. i was thinkin it would lean more to the purple side actually but nonetheless im skipping it. i aaaaam however interested in the blush palette but prefer to swatch it in the stores (did somebody say it wont be in stores? hopefully it is) i put the other "big" set in my loves basket becuz i want my hands on the pink illuminizer **evil laugh** but we all know how sephora works. its $75 for now and merely months later it'll be on sale for like $20 so i SHALL WAIT ooh: soooo for chic week as far as VIBR having access 2 days prior does that mean online too? there's this boscia set only avail online that i'd like to get and im HOPING UD electric palette will be available in sephora by then too My list thus far: -Boscia art of multi-tasking kit ($42) -UD electric ($50) **pending its avail -NARS new contour duo in Paloma ($42) **pending its avail (i also want gienah too but i'll wait) Plan B if my 2 items arent avail: -NARS reflecting loose powder -NARS tinted moisturizer -pantone blush set  speaking of nars does anyone know where i can get 2 pumps from? i cant find em online but i think someone said there in stores at sephora's. has anyone seem em there?

Not sure if it's there now but I got my NARS pump from Norstrom's website. Free shipping + samples along with it

 

[Spectacular]

I was browsing the NARS counter in Nordstrom and started chatting with the woman that was there. She said her name was Lisa and she was a national artist for NARS. I told her I was looking for a pump and they were sold out at the NYC NARS store and online if they had any at the counter. She said yes and when to look for them and came back empty handed. I told her don't worry about it because I will be back as I'm a regular in the beauty area at Nordstrom. She insisted that she take my name, number and email and told me she would contact me when a pump became available. Fast forward a month later and I get a package I definitely was not expecting. She found and sent me a pump free of charge. Lisa went above and beyond for me and we had only chatted for 20 mins.

God bless the Lisa's of the world, that's pretty awesome.

Its a good thing she didn't give you her number because after a gift like that I'd be calling her up like we've been friends since middle school. "Oh hey girl! What's up? Who is this? Girl, you know me."

 

[Medgal07]

I was browsing the NARS counter in Nordstrom and started chatting with the woman that was there. She said her name was Lisa and she was a national artist for NARS. I told her I was looking for a pump and they were sold out at the NYC NARS store and online if they had any at the counter. She said yes and when to look for them and came back empty handed. I told her don't worry about it because I will be back as I'm a regular in the beauty area at Nordstrom. She insisted that she take my name, number and email and told me she would contact me when a pump became available. Fast forward a month later and I get a package I definitely was not expecting. She found and sent me a pump free of charge. Lisa went above and beyond for me and we had only chatted for 20 mins.

That's pretty special. SAs & MUAs can sometimes get a bad rap but I have yet to meet one who hasn't been a joy to work with.
Glad you had that positive experience too!!!!

 

[KiKi Kontour]

I was browsing the NARS counter in Nordstrom and started chatting with the woman that was there. She said her name was Lisa and she was a national artist for NARS. I told her I was looking for a pump and they were sold out at the NYC NARS store and online if they had any at the counter. She said yes and when to look for them and came back empty handed. I told her don't worry about it because I will be back as I'm a regular in the beauty area at Nordstrom. She insisted that she take my name, number and email and told me she would contact me when a pump became available. Fast forward a month later and I get a package I definitely was not expecting. She found and sent me a pump free of charge. Lisa went above and beyond for me and we had only chatted for 20 mins.

awwwwww wooooow

i just love hearin those kind of stories. just warms my heart to find mua's go above n beyond **looks around n whispers** PSSSST...can u let lisa know i need 2 of em lol. i'll go head n order em off the site. thats awesome how ur nordies has nars! wish the one i went to did....actually no cuz that would be dangerous!!

 

[GlamMomAngel]

I got the Pantone lip gloss trio & blush palette. IN LOVE! They are so pigmented! The color of the year products are made by Pantone & not sephora (I asked an SA) The eyeshadow palette is on my list for chic week. I had an SA use it on me & the colors are sooooooo pretty!!! Also on my chic week list: urban decay naked skin foundation Urban decay naked skin loose powder (the new one) Urban decay naked lip gloss in streak Urban decay naked flush palette in native Urban decay lipsticks in native & obsessed Urban decay blurring foundation brush Soap & glory lotion trio

 

[KiKi Kontour]

i seen swatches of the patone lip set n it looks pretty promising. im gonna swatch em in store!!

 

[elegant-one]

I swatched the pantone items yesterday, The ls is pretty, but I felt I had so many similar shades but I loved the blush palette & the kit. The creme blush in the kit is really really pretty

 

[iwhypphace]

Sephora lipgloss are great gor dry lips. Sephora's reward program still is a struggle on what's offered for point value. I'm VIB and I'm not impressed with the rewards and I never spend my points. I think 100 pt. Perks are better than the 500 pt perks

 

[tamikajodha]

I hope they come out with 5000 points rewards again.