UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

ghopkins91

ghopkins91

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mkoparanova said:
Thanks! The seller's rating is very high and I've ordered from her/him a few times, so I was worried only about the extra charges. £20 is 50% of the value, that's a lot!
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It was worth a fair bit over £100 but was labelled lower. I wouldn't of minded just the £7 customs charge but the handling fee of £13 on top irritated me!
 
kerry-jane88

kerry-jane88

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In the last year I've bought from America and New Zealand I've been charged vat plus the 12 pound handling fee, which has stopped me from buying from abroad so much :/
 
rockin

rockin

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My Superdrug order with Real Techniques Collectors Edition Sculpting Set has arrived at the local sorting office and is apparently 'ready for delivery'. Fingers crossed that will arrive today. Maybe the e.l.f. order will come today, too? I've still had no dispatch email for that, although it shows as dispatched on their website.

My MAC order is showing as dispatched at 00:46am today, and my Debenhams order of Pencilled In lip pencils (ordered from them using TopCashBack, my credit card that gives points, and hopefully getting the £10 of bonus points from Debenhams for a £50 spend) was dispatched last night.




Had another email through from e.l.f. They're now also giving 3 free gifts (you pick from 6 available) plus a free e.l.f. tote bag if you spend £10 or more before postage, so check the offers page first.
 
rockin

rockin

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kerry-jane88 said:
In the last year I've bought from America and New Zealand I've been charged vat plus the 12 pound handling fee, which has stopped me from buying from abroad so much :/
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The Post Office handling charge stops me buying from abroad so much, too. The value at which we are supposed to pay Customs is way too low - just the price of one lipstick or DVD
 
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BethRosexx

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rockin said:
My Superdrug order with Real Techniques Collectors Edition Sculpting Set has arrived at the local sorting office and is apparently 'ready for delivery'. Fingers crossed that will arrive today. Maybe the e.l.f. order will come today, too? I've still had no dispatch email for that, although it shows as dispatched on their website.

My MAC order is showing as dispatched at 00:46am today, and my Debenhams order of Pencilled In lip pencils (ordered from them using TopCashBack, my credit card that gives points, and hopefully getting the £10 of bonus points from Debenhams for a £50 spend) was dispatched last night.




Had another email through from e.l.f. They're now also giving 3 free gifts (you pick from 6 available) plus a free e.l.f. tote bag if you spend £10 or more before postage, so check the offers page first.
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I've never bought e.l.f before but seeing all the savings is tempting me!
 
Marsha Pomells

Marsha Pomells

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Just had an email from MAC Pro, inviting me to a seminar in Covent Garden... I'm not a pro member
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rockin

rockin

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The postie has just been :)

I'm loving that the e.l.f. cream eyeliners and pigments each come with a little applicator brush. The 'glitter eyeshadow applicators' seem to be the equivalent of the silicon applicators you can get from MAC.

My Superdrug order arrived too, and I'm liking the Real Techniques brushes - this set has a 'sculpting' brush, a fan brush and a setting brush. The fan brush is exclusive to this set.

I also received my Debenhams order from the other day of 4 Urban Decay 'Moondust' eyeshadows. They all look so beautiful - I got Cosmic, Ether, Solstice and Scorpio.
 
mushroomteagirl

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rockin said:
The postie has just been :)

I'm loving that the e.l.f. cream eyeliners and pigments each come with a little applicator brush. The 'glitter eyeshadow applicators' seem to be the equivalent of the silicon applicators you can get from MAC.

My Superdrug order arrived too, and I'm liking the Real Techniques brushes - this set has a 'sculpting' brush, a fan brush and a setting brush. The fan brush is exclusive to this set.

I also received my Debenhams order from the other day of 4 Urban Decay 'Moondust' eyeshadows. They all look so beautiful - I got Cosmic, Ether, Solstice and Scorpio.
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I love the real techniques set especially how soft the fan brush is. I expected it to be pretty scratchy given how fine fan brushes are and it being synthetic so it was a pleasant surprise. I ordered mine from the Real Techniques website as it seemed to be permanently out of stock on the Superdrug website and was surprised how quick it came (it did have a UK postmark on and address which i found a bit bizarre) I really still can't get on with the bold metals brushes.

I have Moondust eyeshadows from the original launch in Zodiac and Stargazer and they are amazing. I keep meaning to place an order for the new ones that launched. I'd especially like Scorpio and Ether.
 
rockin

rockin

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mushroomteagirl said:
I love the real techniques set especially how soft the fan brush is. I expected it to be pretty scratchy given how fine fan brushes are and it being synthetic so it was a pleasant surprise. I ordered mine from the Real Techniques website as it seemed to be permanently out of stock on the Superdrug website and was surprised how quick it came (it did have a UK postmark on and address which i found a bit bizarre) I really still can't get on with the bold metals brushes.

I have Moondust eyeshadows from the original launch in Zodiac and Stargazer and they are amazing. I keep meaning to place an order for the new ones that launched. I'd especially like Scorpio and Ether.
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Strangely, I looked on the Superdrug site one day and the set was out of stock, then after midnight I looked again and it was available again, so I grabbed it quickly. They don't seem to have that set in Boots.

Solstice is a real colour-shifter. If you look at it in the pot straight on, it looks a blue/green colour with a hint of MAC Club but metallic. If you look across the top of the shadow, from the side, it looks pink! On a hand swatch, without a primer/base, it looks a kind of pinky mauve with turquoise green shimmer.
 
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BethRosexx

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mushroomteagirl said:
I love the real techniques set especially how soft the fan brush is. I expected it to be pretty scratchy given how fine fan brushes are and it being synthetic so it was a pleasant surprise. I ordered mine from the Real Techniques website as it seemed to be permanently out of stock on the Superdrug website and was surprised how quick it came (it did have a UK postmark on and address which i found a bit bizarre) I really still can't get on with the bold metals brushes.

I have Moondust eyeshadows from the original launch in Zodiac and Stargazer and they are amazing. I keep meaning to place an order for the new ones that launched. I'd especially like Scorpio and Ether.
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The bold metal brushes aren't working for me either! I aren't really impressed
 
mkoparanova

mkoparanova

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Is the setting brush the same as the old one? It looks a bit bigger in the video I watched.


PS Thank you all for sharing about the charges, I haven't ordered yet, I might place 2 separate orders.
 
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BethRosexx

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toledo collection has been restocked on the mac website apart from oxblood lipstick :)
Along with 2 eyeshadow sets in the JP collection
 
kerry-jane88

kerry-jane88

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mkoparanova said:
Is the setting brush the same as the old one? It looks a bit bigger in the video I watched.  PS Thank you all for sharing about the charges, I haven't ordered yet, I might place 2 separate orders. 
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I've noticed that my setting brush started out looking quite small and then as its been worn in the bristles have spread out making it seem like a bigger brush.
 
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