elegant-one
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Yes! I have a spare one too
Chanel Rouge Noir Absolument - Holiday 2015
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GreenEyedAllie
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So I snagged Affinite at Macy's for next to nothing (Thank you Plenti points and gift cards!). It looks like I can get Presage from Saks if I'm willing to break my no-buy from them (maybe with 10% and $25 gift card). Intonation I can grab from Bloomies (maybe 10% **Do I need Intonation if I have Chamade??). Revelation and Fantastic are no where to be found. Inspiration I can get from Izzy's for almost $60 (counting shipping) or a tester on ebay for about $33....does anyone have experience with buying testers off ebay? Inspiration is one of the ones I wanted the most.
Sorry to detour Holiday stuff momentarily and THANK YOU for the help/advice!
Sorry to detour Holiday stuff momentarily and THANK YOU for the help/advice!
hitchcockblonde
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You may want to check Lord & Taylor as well. They don't sell Chanel online but they do in stores. There's a list of them here: http://www.lordandtaylor.com/webapp.../lord-and-taylor/content-view/Redirect-Chanel. I believe some Blue Mercury's also sell Chanel in store. Hope you can pick up all the ones you want with no trouble!
Edit: They also have a check in store option on the creme blushes at Saks, maybe they'll have it at a store near you? I've had stuff shipped to me from a Saks store before and it went okay. Just remember to tell them the free shipping code if you go that route lol.
ashievic
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When I won the box from NM with all the Chanel stuff, quite a few items were testers, never opened or obviously used. The only problem, the little plastic cover on the blush is a bitch to get off. I purchased Cheeky when it first came out. To this day, it pills, yes just call me "T".....it does make a great contour for pale face people.
ashievic
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Also it some products, the testers are less weight then the ones you would purchase from the store. It is also a huge risk for fakes of these off eBay when sold as testers. Remember, it is 100% pure profit, since these are given away, not allowed to be sold, ever to store employee's. With the Dior blushes in the stick as well as other brands, not sure I would do it. But heck, I am out there....
GreenEyedAllie
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Thanks for the advice! I think I'll leave ebay alone...I'm always paranoid I'll get something fake and toxic as all get out.
ashievic
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I never knew about the weight difference or the testers being given to store employee's after the campaign is over. It clearly states on the label "not for sale" or something like that. The knock offs are at times hard to figure out. Goodness knows what goes in them. I remember I purchased some Mac stuff, and it was filled with lead, literally. Obviously it was made in China. I got a wicked reaction, went to the eye doctor, and he asked me to show what I had been wearing for eye makeup. Toss in I wear contacts, makes it even worse.
elegant-one
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REALLY???
ashievic
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No, the items were all unused. But they were testers. Based on they were not in a compact with a mirror. They were the base, with a hard plastic cover that snapped on the sides. But the back had stickers that said "not for resale". The lipsticks had the actual swatch on the tube with again the clear plastic top for the top section of the lipstick case. The nail polishes did not have the square cover on them.
Then I have been told, when a campaign is over, the employee's MAY be allowed to have what has not been opened in the tester samples. Although usually these are returned to the company who made them, be it Chanel, whomever. When these are listed on eBay, that is why there is never a box. Since testers don't come packaged in boxes as we know. They come in gray cardboard containers. The seller also has gotten these free. So it is 100% profit for them, no over head.
Then I have been told, when a campaign is over, the employee's MAY be allowed to have what has not been opened in the tester samples. Although usually these are returned to the company who made them, be it Chanel, whomever. When these are listed on eBay, that is why there is never a box. Since testers don't come packaged in boxes as we know. They come in gray cardboard containers. The seller also has gotten these free. So it is 100% profit for them, no over head.
elegant-one
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Oh ok, I read that wrong. Whew! Yep, I always figured the no boxes on Ebay were testers.
Prettypackages
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I barely got the one I have, but I wish I could've gotten a backup
elegant-one
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elegant-one
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Nice! I wonder which one you'll like more...or maybe just all of them
elegant-one
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Nordies has been having some issues lately. I gave my DIL my backup of Alezane then when I went to get another one it was hard to find. My stores were SO. I find one on Nordies so I order it then I wonder why I'm not getting a shipping notice so I check my account & its showing a BO date of 10/10
it was not on BO when I placed my order. The I check the item number & it shows in stock but mine is still on BO
I called the beauty line & she says they have no idea what happened so she cancels my BO item & places another order & gives me free next day shipping. I end up losing the 6% ebates & only end up with 3%
So I saw that it hadn't shipped so I called CS & she wants me to cancel the order again & re-order it again
I said nope not going to do that, give me to a beauty specialist which she cleared it up. It was in the process of shipping - putting that little ol blush leaving on a jet plane last night so I would have it today
At least I'm getting it. I don't think Nordies made any money on that blush.
mkoparanova
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Oh.. the size is disappointing! Mine should arrive tomorrow and I'll probably send it back.. I never use the Dior because it's too small. Thank you for the pic.
Medgal07
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I had no idea the would be going by the wayside. I got them all when they first came out because I like instantaneous hoarding and immediate gratification. I would get
Intonation too---when you've used Chamade all up you'll have Intonation to turn to!!!!
No, I've never purchased testers from Ebay.
