Napoleon Perdis cosmetics

[lara]

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Originally Posted by mia88 Hmm seems like there's a lot of slander on here in this thread!

There is a difference between profession opinion/customer comments and slander. I appreciate that you feel loyalty to Napoleon because you're taking one of his courses, but accusing us of slander is excessive and unfounded.

 

[celesphine]

I tried some of his products, here in Australia, and I have to admit, there is nothing special about them. I would spend my money on another brand.

 

[mia88]

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Originally Posted by lara There is a difference between profession opinion/customer comments and slander. I appreciate that you feel loyalty to Napoleon because you're taking one of his courses, but accusing us of slander is excessive and unfounded.

True, I apologize if I unintentionally offended you guys

I guess I shouldn't have used the word 'slander'--for some reason it just popped in my head when I read all the negative posts. I do value you guy's professional opinions / comments, I was sort of panicking when I was reading this thread right when I had just started the course. Anyways the course is going well, however I don't think Napoleon is THE SHIZNIT, cos if there were a MAC course I'd be there in a heartbeat! But there are definately some good side to Napoleon Perdis' cosmetics line. I really hope I didn't offend anyone by my previous message cos that's the last thing I wanted!

 

[amoona]

I heart Napoleon!!

Ok so I was bummed today cuz MAC called to tell me they were gonna go with a more qualified candidate over me. So I drowned my sadness in shopping haha. I went downtown (San Francisco) with my cousin n we checked out the new extension to the mall downtown. While we were walking we passed this gorgeous looking store and I recoginzed the name Napoleon. We went in and it was the first time I've ever seen their makeup, we played around n my cousin got a makeover. I am sooo over MAC! It is all about Napoleon!!! Their shadows n eyeliner n mascare (sp?) are all amazing. Its only their second free standing store and I intend to go back as soon as I have a job and buy up the store!

 

[lara]

*gets the popcorn*

 

[misswillow]

If you get a chance, compare alot of the NP stuff to La Femme, esp. the e/s and eye dusts

They source alot of their products from the same company, but NP charges just a liddle bit more *cough*ahellofalotmore*cough*

 

[amoona]

Le Femme? I'm guessing that's another Australian cosmetic company? I wonder if they have any California location, I'll check it out though. I know its a bit more then MAC but I thought the colors were more vibrant and the build up is better. I also thought that for the bigger eyeshadows u pay more for more quantity. You girls probably have more experience with it cuz I heard they're huge in Australia. Any other opinions on it? Did I get too excited too quick? Haha

 

[lara]

La Femme is a generic brand, in the same vain as Your Name Cosmetics, Raya cosmetic production labs, Basic Beauty, etc etc etc. They're all more or less America- or Mexico-based.

It's standard product, just rebadged under his label and given a 1000% markup. It's certainly not great as far as quality goes.

 

[Ella_]

Pretty crap for the amount of $$$ you fork over.
They also rebrand masquerade stuff, well thats what I have been told - Lara do you have any info on this?

It has no real staying power, caused allergic reactions in most people that I know who have tried it and the lose powders get pretty funky over time. The packaging doesnt really keep any moisture out of the container and they get all chunky and yuck.

 

[lia_matos]

Ah, and i just noticed that this palette here is pratically equal as Ben Nye Fireworks - but it might not mean anything . If you're a Makeup Alley member, on one of La Femme products review a girl shows a photo that proves that both La Femme and Napoleon are the same thing.

You can get La Femme on costume/theatrical stores , or on the internet , on websites like www.adiscountbeauty.com or www.makeupmania.com

I don't know if Napoleon is good or not, because i don't live in USA and never had a chance to test it. But i think it's not fair to pay a huge amount of money for a thing that can be found for 1/4 or less of the price they charge you

 

[kimmy]

Napolean has some really pretty colours but the only way i can get the stuff is online, and i'm not down for shelling out that kind of cash for something i don't even know if i like..that's pretty sweet that there's a store in the Bay Area though. my sister lives in Davis and when i go stay with her, we go to San Fran...so maybe we can find that place next time

sorry to hear about MAC, but if you want the job still, keep pining. they hire pretty frequently

 

[amoona]

aw so i'm a lil bummed bout the reviews lol. my cousin had gotten a make-over by them and she loved it. she said their eyeliner didn't move, the mascara volumized her lashes more then any other, and the eyeshadow stayed on till the next day (she fell asleep lol). She gave such rave reviews, hmm I'm scared to purchase now haha.

O n "The Anthem" their first free standing store in the US is located in Southern Cali! It just opened two weeks before San Francisco's store so it's still very very new. IDK exactly where in SoCal it is but I'm sure you can check their website.

 

[hotti82]

Napoleon Perdis??

Has anyone tried this line; it's new to our store and i've never heard of it before and would like some feedback; it seems like a nice line; the colors remind me of old-school MAC (before evil Lauder came along) but i'd like to know what others think about the products...

thanks all!

 

[amoona]

Yea I discovered this line not to long ago. Color pay off is amazing u can easily build up the colors too. Only thing is they're super expensive. I spent almost $40 on eyeline (fluidlineish) n decided I wanted to return it. They told me I couldn't cuz I used it. Which is stupid to me coming from a world of MAC where they'll return everything. I asked what if I was allergic to the product n they said I'd have to bring a doctors note. Don't buy it unless ur sure, once u swatch u can't return.

 

[giz2000]

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Originally Posted by amoona Yea I discovered this line not to long ago. Color pay off is amazing u can easily build up the colors too. Only thing is they're super expensive. I spent almost $40 on eyeline (fluidlineish) n decided I wanted to return it. They told me I couldn't cuz I used it. Which is stupid to me coming from a world of MAC where they'll return everything. I asked what if I was allergic to the product n they said I'd have to bring a doctors note. Don't buy it unless ur sure, once u swatch u can't return.

They actually told you to bring in a doctor's note?? For a retail exchange? Are they nuts?????

 

[amoona]

haha yea that's what I asked! I told them I was an adult woman and I was no longer in high school. Then I asked them what if I don't have health insurance how am I going to get a doctor's note? And they had the nerve to tell me that I would just be stuck with the product.

Be sure you want it and test it out at the counter/store before you purchase it.

 

[quandolak]

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[redambition]

personally, i don't think it's worth the money.

 

[lookwhoslaughin]

Napoleon Perdis

I worked for the company for over 2 years and in that time went from being absolutly in love with the range to wanting to sell everything I own of it - yes I am a professional Makeup Artist and have been for 20 years.... It is completely over priced and a lot of people do react to it - be carefull cos they do not do returns!!! But it does have some great people in their Marketing department so please do not get wisked away in the hype - that's what that department is paid to do. So my advice is not to get involved with this range... Although their primer is fantastic....
Have a lovely day

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Originally Posted by hotti82 Has anyone tried this line; it's new to our store and i've never heard of it before and would like some feedback; it seems like a nice line; the colors remind me of old-school MAC (before evil Lauder came along) but i'd like to know what others think about the products... thanks all!

 

[lookwhoslaughin]

Napoleon Perdis

The mascarras in Australia are $30 and in the States are $25... But you are right it is completely over priced and owned by an abosulte jerk.... Stay Away!!!

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Originally Posted by quandolak There is a thread on this http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=37371 which tells u alot about it... I have one of their mascaras i got it with a magazine lol..its ok but not that good...id be pissed if i spent the au$ 60 on it at a shop though..