Eyeshadows...Do you prefer to keep them single or put them in pallets?
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Lizzie
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Re: should i depot?
I don't know if this is a weird thing to suggest, but it just kinda popped into my head as I was reading this...
You know how you can get those metal pans really cheap for pressing pigments and whatnot? Well, if you're itching to b2m, couldn't you just throw one of those in there?
Just a thought
I don't know if this is a weird thing to suggest, but it just kinda popped into my head as I was reading this...
You know how you can get those metal pans really cheap for pressing pigments and whatnot? Well, if you're itching to b2m, couldn't you just throw one of those in there?
Just a thought
erine1881
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Re: should i depot?
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perimeter? i send them to my sister in atlanta, and she takes em to perimeter, and even the counters, and they've all taken em.
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good idea! where do you get those from?
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Originally Posted by elektra513
So I was in the Atlanta MAC store today exchanging a concealer (1st was too light) and asked if they took the empties from depotting, and she said no 
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perimeter? i send them to my sister in atlanta, and she takes em to perimeter, and even the counters, and they've all taken em.
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| Originally Posted by Lizzie
I don't know if this is a weird thing to suggest, but it just kinda popped into my head as I was reading this... You know how you can get those metal pans really cheap for pressing pigments and whatnot? Well, if you're itching to b2m, couldn't you just throw one of those in there? Just a thought
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good idea! where do you get those from?
elektra513
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Re: should i depot?
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Yeah, Perimeter...Hmm. I guess I'd have to show up with them in hand and see what happens...I don't want them to hate me for it though. This girl that said "no"...I've never seen her there before. I brought my empties in before in a plastic baggie (non e/s) and the latina working there didn't look at them, she just rang me up for my B2M lippie and other stuff I bought.
Has your sister been there recently?
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| Originally Posted by erine1881
perimeter? i send them to my sister in atlanta, and she takes em to perimeter, and even the counters, and they've all taken em. |
Yeah, Perimeter...Hmm. I guess I'd have to show up with them in hand and see what happens...I don't want them to hate me for it though. This girl that said "no"...I've never seen her there before. I brought my empties in before in a plastic baggie (non e/s) and the latina working there didn't look at them, she just rang me up for my B2M lippie and other stuff I bought.
Has your sister been there recently?
erine1881
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Re: should i depot?
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its been a few months. i would just take them in and see what happens. it makes no sense that some places won't take them back. when we explain b2m to customers, we NEVER say that items need to be brought back completely intact. we just say any glass, metal or plastic container. obviously with lash cases they need to return both parts, but if a customer brings in a shadestick with no lid we won't turn them down. a paint without a lid is fine too. it just boggles my mind.
edit: i just remembered. the last time she went was for smoke signals. i guess it's been quite awhile! but we have never gotten ANY info stating we can't accept depoted shadows. obviously i can't b2m, but for someone to not be able to benefit from the policy cause they removed a stupid little piece of metal? come on, now. this really pisses me off!
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| Originally Posted by elektra513
Yeah, Perimeter...Hmm. I guess I'd have to show up with them in hand and see what happens...I don't want them to hate me for it though. This girl that said "no"...I've never seen her there before. I brought my empties in before in a plastic baggie (non e/s) and the latina working there didn't look at them, she just rang me up for my B2M lippie and other stuff I bought. Has your sister been there recently? |
its been a few months. i would just take them in and see what happens. it makes no sense that some places won't take them back. when we explain b2m to customers, we NEVER say that items need to be brought back completely intact. we just say any glass, metal or plastic container. obviously with lash cases they need to return both parts, but if a customer brings in a shadestick with no lid we won't turn them down. a paint without a lid is fine too. it just boggles my mind.
edit: i just remembered. the last time she went was for smoke signals. i guess it's been quite awhile! but we have never gotten ANY info stating we can't accept depoted shadows. obviously i can't b2m, but for someone to not be able to benefit from the policy cause they removed a stupid little piece of metal? come on, now. this really pisses me off!
elektra513
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Re: should i depot?
Ok. Well, whenever I end up depotting, I will try because I want more e/s, hehe (not really a lippie person). If not, the worse that happens is that I have to take them back home with me...
Ok. Well, whenever I end up depotting, I will try because I want more e/s, hehe (not really a lippie person). If not, the worse that happens is that I have to take them back home with me...
Lizzie
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Re: should i depot?
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Most people I know get them from this website: Makeup Accessories - Pans - Magnets - Lipgloss Pens Etc
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| Originally Posted by erine1881
good idea! where do you get those from? |
Most people I know get them from this website: Makeup Accessories - Pans - Magnets - Lipgloss Pens Etc
queenofhearts87
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Definitely palettes. I would NOT have storage space for my singles. Hell, my MAC collection is growing so quickly that I'm probably going to end up with a train case in a month or two just to stack the palettes. I've hit $540 in the last 6 weeks, and I'm about to do roughly another hundred this weekend, and then another 50 when I get my bonus from work in two weeks. And then it's just going to keep getting worse.
At the rate I buy them, pots would overflow my house. I try to buy pro pans as much as I can, if I'm in Toronto, but if I can only go to my counter I'm up for depotting. It takes me about 5 minutes.
At the rate I buy them, pots would overflow my house. I try to buy pro pans as much as I can, if I'm in Toronto, but if I can only go to my counter I'm up for depotting. It takes me about 5 minutes.
Sabrunka
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Well so far I don't have a pro card or a free standing store near me, so I get the pots... But I DO have a 15 pan pallet with colours that don't match at ALL haha it's so scrambled!! It is all MAC though from about 1.5 years ago when I did go to a freestanding store. I believe when I get my student pro card in, I'll be getting the pans and pallets
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palatial
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i definitely love palettes. it took me until i had about 20 pots to finally take the depotting plunge, lol. and i am much happier for it!
i like it because when everything was in individual pots, i often didn't reach for very many colours, now they're all together right in front of my brush and it's easier to choose and use more. not to mention it's now more efficient and organized in terms of storage, the old pots got me some b2m stuff, AND the pro pan shadows are cheaper.
i like it because when everything was in individual pots, i often didn't reach for very many colours, now they're all together right in front of my brush and it's easier to choose and use more. not to mention it's now more efficient and organized in terms of storage, the old pots got me some b2m stuff, AND the pro pan shadows are cheaper.
peek_a_b0o
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Oh My Gosh and the thought of Lugging all my pots of e/s when Im doing a job like a wedding! *Cringe.. That would take me forever, let alone while doing their makeup, Id be rummaging around looking for everything. (not fun)
Pallets all the way!!
Except for le items (Lure collection >.< too cute)
Pallets all the way!!
Except for le items (Lure collection >.< too cute)
NatalieMT
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I have all my e/s in palettes, I only recently depotted them all but I find storage of 3/4 palettes is much easier than 50 little pots. I can see all the colours when I open the palettes too which is much easier and they look so organised and pretty.
I've also liked having all the pots for B2M and buying the pro pan e/s for the palettes works out cheaper sometimes too.
I've also liked having all the pots for B2M and buying the pro pan e/s for the palettes works out cheaper sometimes too.
xjoycex
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I have about 30 e/s in the pot and I depotted them all! I was a bit hesitant with the LE but what the heck?! So I depotted them and bought couple of 15 pro palette pan to put them in. Since then, I just buy the e/s at the pro refill pan. At that rate, I had about 4x 15 palettes and its such a pain to open them everytime I need to search for a particular color. Soooo I decided to sell the 3 and keep 1 and bought empty quad palette instead. This is very convenient because the top is clear. I know this will take a lot of space but its easier for me when searching for e/s.
endlessnot
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Re: should i depot?
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Wow...whoever told you that was WRONG. I live in Atlanta and bring in my depots (without the metal pan) at least once a month.
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| Originally Posted by elektra513
So I was in the Atlanta MAC store today exchanging a concealer (1st was too light) and asked if they took the empties from depotting, and she said no
I kinda want to depot, but haven't yet b/c I don't know think I'll be able to B2M them whenever the time comes (there's a different MA almost each time I go, so I doubt the girl I asked will be there anytime soon). Going back and forth on it, but right now it's not like I have so many shadows to sift through that I can't find anything, but I'm starting to notice it's taking longer to do my eyes lately because I have to pull some of the stash out to find a color. And I really want to depot my blushes soooo bad 
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Wow...whoever told you that was WRONG. I live in Atlanta and bring in my depots (without the metal pan) at least once a month.
erine1881
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Re: should i depot?
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do you take em to perimeter? i'm depotting some stuff right now to send to my sister, and that's where she takes em. she's not much of a lipstick person, so it's great that she can take em to the store and get shadows or gloss instead. she's in her mid 30s and is starting to branch out from plain old brown shadows and plum lips, and its nice that she can basically do it for free!
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| Originally Posted by endlessnot
Wow...whoever told you that was WRONG. I live in Atlanta and bring in my depots (without the metal pan) at least once a month. |
do you take em to perimeter? i'm depotting some stuff right now to send to my sister, and that's where she takes em. she's not much of a lipstick person, so it's great that she can take em to the store and get shadows or gloss instead. she's in her mid 30s and is starting to branch out from plain old brown shadows and plum lips, and its nice that she can basically do it for free!
juicygirl
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Re: should i depot?
hey guys. i just took 12 of my b2m to the mac store at the brea, ca mall....i had depotted all of the eyeshadows and all of my blushes. anyway, the ma there took them no questions asked and i was able to get my heatherette starlet kiss and lollipop loving.
hey guys. i just took 12 of my b2m to the mac store at the brea, ca mall....i had depotted all of the eyeshadows and all of my blushes. anyway, the ma there took them no questions asked and i was able to get my heatherette starlet kiss and lollipop loving.
elektra513
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Re: should i depot?
I finally depotted today. Yay! I filled up 2 e/s pans but will need to get another for my blush (and 1 more for e/s) soon.
Erine, I'll let you know how it goes when I try to B2M @ Perimeter
I finally depotted today. Yay! I filled up 2 e/s pans but will need to get another for my blush (and 1 more for e/s) soon.
Erine, I'll let you know how it goes when I try to B2M @ Perimeter
stacylynne
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Re: should i depot?
Depotting vs not depoting
Depotting
- B2M
- if you're a working MUA, depotting & making pallets & color coordinating everything is much easier to work with
- You don't have to fumble through a million shadows to find the 1 you are looking for
not depotting
- If you're not a working MUA there's no reason to depot unless u are a MAC addict lol
- no B2M
Depotting vs not depoting
Depotting
- B2M
- if you're a working MUA, depotting & making pallets & color coordinating everything is much easier to work with
- You don't have to fumble through a million shadows to find the 1 you are looking for
not depotting
- If you're not a working MUA there's no reason to depot unless u are a MAC addict lol
- no B2M
