MAC By Request discussion

[CartoonChic]

Thank you, girls!
I stumbled in the shower and apparently toes break easily.
But it's not so bad now - I've to stay at home for the week and can't manage to get my bandaged foot into a shoe - so it's quite good I can' leave the house anyway!
And there's always the internet to keep you occupied!

I hope you recover soon. On the bright side, at least it wasn't a makeup injury.

 

[UrbanSweetheart]

Thank you, girls!
I stumbled in the shower and apparently toes break easily.
But it's not so bad now - I've to stay at home for the week and can't manage to get my bandaged foot into a shoe - so it's quite good I can' leave the house anyway!
And there's always the internet to keep you occupied!

I'm so sorry about your toe, dear!

 

[andabri]

Anybody think MAC will restock these lipsticks? I bought a CYY yesterday (by the grace of God 'cuz for once the MAC email came to me early in the morning so it was meant to be) - I missed out on it last time. I also opted out of buying Moxie yesterday 'cuz it's not too much different from Party Parrot, but today I want ha! and it's sold out...hmmmmmm. But then again, they could have restocked Supanova, but they didn't and that's a different story (upset about that but whatever). They did bring back Party Parrot and Pink Pigeon weeks after that collection came out and I was lucky enough to get those then. No rants this time because I know how MAC is and I'm already used to it. I think they should be nice and restock at least for this one since we all got to vote.

I think they might restocked a limited quantity and some random time no one is expecting it, to add to the frenzy lol.

And are you talking about Supernova from the HC collection? Because they did restock it, but it sold out just as quickly as the first time around. Which is probably what will happen with restock in this collection.

 

[maneater]

Out for delivery!!!!! WOO HOO!!

 

[UrbanSweetheart]

well im guilty. i just signed up to specktra as of 5 min ago lol after stalking site for months for reviews and product releases. and i was also one stalking the mac website on sunday night. but i only purchased one thing which was one tube of candy yum yum... i repeat ONE (i missed it the first time).i was debating on whether to purchase a second yesterday but was too late.
But helloooo everyone. New member here! finally lol

HELLO & WELCOME!

I, too, only purchased 1 thing! My one purchase was also Candy Yum Yum lol! It was soooooo hard to contain myself, but I'm trying to get better at having self control....(so difficult when it comes to Mac!). Candy Yum Yum is my favorite lipstick of ALL TIME, so I had to get a backup

 

[KissMyLips]

HELLO & WELCOME!

I, too, only purchased 1 thing! My one purchase was also Candy Yum Yum lol! It was soooooo hard to contain myself, but I'm trying to get better at having self control....(so difficult when it comes to Mac!). Candy Yum Yum is my favorite lipstick of ALL TIME, so I had to get a backup

haha twins! thank you!
Yea i have no self control when it comes to mac.i never even seen candy yum yum in person just online but i had to have it.The impulse reminded me of when the pink friday lipstick came out and i NEEDED it in my life lol. I only bought one of those aswell.
One lipstick i love that i bought backup for was budding love.

 

[CartoonChic]

It may work well for them over the short term, but I think over the longer term they're shooting themselves in the foot. I pretty much stopped buying from them because I got tired of all the (very) LE items, the stressing & the need to stalk, and a TON of people on Makeup Alley post to that effect as well.

These are my thoughts as well. Creating hype may have built the brand, but it could also ruin it if they're not careful. There's a lot more competition. MAC is a business first and last. Profit is always the goal. They'll change their strategy when it starts to affect their bottom line. Until then, they probably have the mindset of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Even at the expense of some of their customers. I'm sure they factor in an "acceptable" percentage of upset customers into their strategy because it helps to further the hype.

 

[maneater]

Looking forward to seeing swatches from anyone who gets a little black box today! :eyelove:

Mine should be here in 3 - 5 hours.... *twiddles thumbs*

 

[duckrodeo]

No tracking number yet, but I'm sure I'll hear something today. The one order says "canceled" but the other says "pending". I have both charges pending on my account, so maybeeee by some sort of fluke they'll both come? lol. High for hoping!

 

[Jenrbelt]

Originally I wanted both Moth Brown and Jete, but the more I look at swatches the more I think Jete is dupable. I am torn here. The push I need is to know for sure that Jete will lean more peachy than pinky. Frosted pinks do not look good on me. I tried again yesterday with Love Power and even the MAC consultant agreed that pink was not my color (but then again many of them will just agree with you for the sake of a sale!). Anyone have experience with this color to say which it looks more like? Some swatches look more pink to me than peach, and vice versa in others. Maybe it just depends on what it is paired with...don't know anymore. I am standing firm on Moth Brown though!

 

[lustandlipstick]

Home from the denist and thankfully, I'm not in any pain. Then again, I'm still numb. Argh.

Still no update on my order. The status is still pending. Eh, I was gonna call but I'm not gonna stress it. Hopefully the status will change soon. I'm excited to get my lippies!

Too all of the girls that are getting theirs today, yay! I'm sure you gals are super anxious and excited! Keep us posted!

 

[bulbasaur359]

Ugh my order still says pending. I paid with Visa on Sunday night right when it went up. I hope it ships today so I can relax some. I know the site says 1-2 business days but 2 out of the 3 lipsticks I ordered are sold out so it makes me nervous lol. I knew I shoulda paid for second day or used pearl. I can't wait to see people's swatches.

 

[lustandlipstick]

You aren't alone. Mine's still pending as well. Used paypal and ordered one of each.
Sorry about your tooth!

It's extremely frustrating, right? I keep checking, and checking, and checking. Still nothing.

And thanks! I'm happy that I got it pulled because it was giving me toooo many problems.

 

[loulouhex]

they could have made it so everyone who voted would get a chance to purchase what they wanted to be shipped in august. this is what lush did with some LE perfumes.

 

[Mac-Guy]

Ugh my order still says pending. I paid with Visa on Sunday night right when it went up. I hope it ships today so I can relax some. I know the site says 1-2 business days but 2 out of the 3 lipsticks I ordered are sold out so it makes me nervous lol. I knew I shoulda paid for second day or used pearl. I can't wait to see people's swatches.

The safest option is always overnight shipping as these orders will be processed first. While it is extra money, it helps to ease my mind.

BTW, can you check if you credit card has been charged? If so, you are on the safe side.

 

[Mac-Guy]

they could have made it so everyone who voted would get a chance to purchase what they wanted to be shipped in august. this is what lush did with some LE perfumes.

Splendid idea! Online preorder and/or individual codes would have been fun!

 

[Richelle83]

Splendid idea! Online preorder and/or individual codes would have been fun!

Like they originally did with Viva Nicki, that would have worked perfectly.

 

[Mac-Guy]

These are my thoughts as well. Creating hype may have built the brand, but it could also ruin it if they're not careful. There's a lot more competition. MAC is a business first and last. Profit is always the goal. They'll change their strategy when it starts to affect their bottom line. Until then, they probably have the mindset of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Even at the expense of some of their customers. I'm sure they factor in an "acceptable" percentage of upset customers into their strategy because it helps to further the hype.

I agree. I also think - and I have stated this before - that their demographics are changing. I see a lot more young girls (15 - 21 years old) shopping at MAC; and not just a lippie or two, but half or even full collections. With this younger crowd, who has the time and technology to be on their smart phones 24/7 combined with a disposable "income" (however we might define the income of a 16 year old , MAC is building a new customer base whereas the more mature folks (30+) are wandering to high end brands as the price difference is not that big anymore. And it's far less stressful to shop Chanel & Co than MAC.

 

[bulbasaur359]

The safest option is always overnight shipping as these orders will be processed first. While it is extra money, it helps to ease my mind.

BTW, can you check if you credit card has been charged? If so, you are on the safe side.

It was charged sunday night. Still shows as pending but I think when they ship is when the final charge hits. It's probably ok but all the cancellation talk freaked me out. I only got 1 of each and by now I would figure I'm in the clear but well it's still stressful lol.

 

[prettyungthang]

I ordered sunday into monday morning at like 12:03 am. I had to call to get my shipping upgraded cause the PEARL code expired while i was checking out on paypal. I got 3 CYY, 1 moxie and 1 rocker. I still have my quite cute CYY and my friends LOVE it. So i got enough for all of us this time. I woke up today to a shipping conf. email. Label created but package not received at UPS. I got a 3day shipping thing, no sure if i even got the upgrade i called for but oh well. My lippies get here on Thursday so i am content for now.

Hello Specktrites and Specktrettes. I am kinda new but i have been lurking since SHOP SHOP COOK COOK coll. Just so you know you, you all are awesome. Excited to be finally joining the fun