To all NZ MAC lovers!

[heykitten]

there is also the option of: Mantrap (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand Discounted Skincare, Cosmetics & Perfumes. Men's & Women's Fragrances At Near Wholesale. NZ's Biggest Skincare & Cosmetics Online Retailer.
they accept bank deposits for those without credit cards like moi. however, MAC products are never in stock! presumably because they're snapped up as soon as they're re-stocked (you have the option of being notified as soon as they've restocked the item you requested). shipping is free also, yay!

i've also bought fakes from TM

money i could of used to buy the real goods! it's hard to tell esp. through a photo. however, i have bought an eyeshadow from there and am pleased with its authenticity. the best bet is one off sellers imo. but i differently will not be buying cosmetics as frequently as i use to there.

 

[Le-Saboteur]

Wow, I've never seen that site before in my life, but it's awesome!

I, thankfully, have never run into any fakes from TM. I am more hesitant about purchasing now, but there haven't been many 'ooh! must get that!' products lately so it's not a big deal. Although I am watching an Ether mineral eyeshadow. >.> Still don't think I like it enough to pay $40.

 

[tripwirechick]

Mantrap worries me a little. I bought a Pink Opal pigment and something about it seems slightly off, but I don't feel like flying to Chancery in Auckland to compare. And they ship their products from Hong Kong. The stuff I ordered from Cyber Emporium arrived about 5 days before the stuff from Mantrap!

 

[jess98765]

hey girlies
Im from NZ (auckland) too. woop woop!!
Hey if you girls are after some cheap MAC, i think i might be able to help ya. i'm currently trying to sell off some of my collection of makeup, makeup that i don't use and just leave in my makeup box to look pretty... hehe

I have 7 pallets of various eyeshadows (new and slighly used e/s)L
- Boudoir Hues pallete
- Pallet of: swimming, sweet lust, idol eyes, juxt
- Pallet of:satellite dreams,crystal avalnche, taupeless, cranberry
- Inventive eyes pallete
- Pallet of hush, motif, coppering,paridiso
- Thunder eyes pallete
- pallete of: crysral avalanche,gorgeous gold, cork, quarry

Mix and match them if you like, i don't mind. i just really want to get rid of them.
So i'm happy to free them to good hands for about $55 a pallet.
PM me if your interested

 

[karenn]

hi girls,
also from NZ. my MAC collection is from the local MAC store, and also from HK. Price in Hk is much better, but sometimes they just out of stock.
trademe is another place you might find some MAC products. but I heard there are some fake pigment have been found on Ebay. so only buy those color you knew or tried before.

 

[Kitface]

Hola! I'm also a NZer, nice to know that I'm not the only one who's obsessed. Currently in Beijing, but I'll probably pick some MAC up in HK or Tokyo Duty Free to save a little. Sigh.

I hate the prices, but love the product! I think I might see if my US friend can send me some, haha. Once I get back to NZ and get a CC that is. Kinda grossed out by the fact that there are fakes even on Trademe. People these days. :/

 

[anita22]

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Originally Posted by Kitface Hola! I'm also a NZer, nice to know that I'm not the only one who's obsessed. Currently in Beijing, but I'll probably pick some MAC up in HK or Tokyo Duty Free to save a little. Sigh. I hate the prices, but love the product! I think I might see if my US friend can send me some, haha. Once I get back to NZ and get a CC that is. Kinda grossed out by the fact that there are fakes even on Trademe. People these days. :/

Hello back at you Always nice to see some nzers on here!
From experience, duty free MAC at Tokyo Narita airport is not that great price-wise. Have you thought about using parcel forwarding to purchase directly from the US? I use Shopaholiques to purchase MAC via the Nordstrom website. That way I can take advantage of US MAC prices, and have it all shipped to NZ via the parcel forwarder. (Only worth it if you're buying more than a couple of items though, as there is an extra fee). Just thought I'd share, since the prices are pretty ridiculous here..!

 

[karenn]

to Anita22,

thats a very good idea. I was considering about it for long time, but just cant move forward. is that a good and safe service? what do u feel about it?

 

[anita22]

^ Having used her service personally, I think it's really good. Like I mentioned above, you usually have to purchase several items to make it worthwhile. However, depending what you buy, you can save a lot - especially on MAC brushes (as they mark these up quite a lot in NZ).

In terms of the actual service... She has a LOT of good feedback on the Vogue Australia forums. She can also make purchases on your behalf if you need to have a US credit card (e.g. from Sephora.com), which is great. You pay her by Paypal, so if you are worried about it not working out, you know you can always dispute it through Paypal.

Unfortunately it's no longer quite as good to buy from the US, now that the NZ dollar has plummeted. But still worth it if you shop around.