UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[Anitacska]

Ooh, now I can order the flower palette, although £45 is a bit ouch! I'm also getting the HUngry Heart duo, I've been eyeing it up for a while now. The blush palette is a great deal, but I already have the Orgasms and Sin, so I'll pass.

The NARS Danmari blush palette is now up on their website. It's £45 - pretty good considering a single blush is £20.50, you get six shades for about the price of two. I will probably order it next week I think! Annoyingly, you have to spend £50 to qualify for free shipping..!

 

[Anitacska]

I've just got off the phone with Debenhams and apparently they have Winterized so you can order the phone, but the girl I spoke to was really weird and took ages doing the order, so it remains to be seen if she did actually order Winterized for me.

I have just checked my confirmation e-mail and the dizzy cow ordered Fresh Ice, so I phoned them and cancelled the order, and asked them to check again for Winterized, but all they have is Fresh Ice. Aaaaargh!!!

I'm off to Kingston to pick up a few more Chanel things with the £10 worth of points, thanks again Dawn for letting us know!

 

[LMD84]

I've just got off the phone with Debenhams and apparently they have Winterized so you can order the phone, but the girl I spoke to was really weird and took ages doing the order, so it remains to be seen if she did actually order Winterized for me.

I have just checked my confirmation e-mail and the dizzy cow ordered Fresh Ice, so I phoned them and cancelled the order, and asked them to check again for Winterized, but all they have is Fresh Ice. Aaaaargh!!!

I'm off to Kingston to pick up a few more Chanel things with the £10 worth of points, thanks again Dawn for letting us know!

ha ha! oh dear - that is pretty annoying

weirdly my mac order just arrived! the mini coral gloss set is so cute and much bigger than i expected. i may have to buy the pink one too shimmermint is super pretty and pleasure principle was worth the wait. i also got the taupe paint pot which is pretty and now i am waiting for the pink pp to come with my debs order

 

[sonia84]

Is it sad how much I'm hoping my deb order comes today even thou realistically I know it prob be tomorrow or Monday at the least.

 

[Anitacska]

Mine came today, but it's not the Tuesday one, it's the one I ordered on Monday (YSL and Bobbi Brown). Tomorrow should be Mac day - hopefully.

Is it sad how much I'm hoping my deb order comes today even thou realistically I know it prob be tomorrow or Monday at the least.

Right, I'm done with the holiday collections. I went to Boots and picked up £105 worth of stuff, so got 2020 points. I bought Enivree Rouge Allure, Rouge Carat nail polish, Sparkle D'Or glossimer, Beige Lame eyeshadow and Dior Constellation lipstick. Got 4 samples from the Chanel lady too.

I also went back to Mac to see the collections as I remembered I forgot to check out How Beautiful b/p, which I bought, and also picked up For Effect p/p which I wasn't going to but, it's sheerer than Chanel Mirifique and I really like all the sparkles. I also got Dressed to Dazzle d/g and the Iced Delights Nail & Lip Bag with Kanga Rouge (so pretty!). I am so weak, I really didn't want to get so much now.

Anyway... My Models Own order has finally arrived (yesterday's package was a gluten free bread, lol) and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. Aqua Violet and Golden Green are what I thought they'd be like, and Emerald Black is as expected, but Pinky Brown seems to be another Bad Fairy and Purple Blue is again a Mac/Orly dupe, can't remember the name, but it's practically the same. Nice, but the same. I was expecting all of them to be like Aqua Violet and Golden Green (and effectively like teh Sally Hansen Turquoise Opal I'm sporting right now), but they're not. I thought they'd all have the scarab beetle like duochromeness, if you know what I mean. Anyway, they're still pretty and I would definitely recommend everyone gets AV and GG, and if they don't have Bad Fairy, then Pinky Brown (when it's available again).

Finally, Winterized. Bloody hell, all the drama about it, it'd better be gorgeous! I phoned up Mac mail order and the first bitch I spoke to was really rude and condescending and said basically they're very popular and have a big following and things sell out quickly, deal with it. She said if it's sold out on the website then they don't have it and won't get more in. I asked her about the counters, why they didn't get it and she said it must be an online exclusive. Nice! After hearing that someone managed to order it over the phone I called back and spoke to a really lovely lady and she ordered it for me, she said yes, the website was sold out, but it was available for mail order. She was very sweet and polite too. I would complain about the bitch only I don't know her name.

Right, now I need to go hoover.

 

[MichaelaLou]

Debenhams codes still not working

 

[nazia]

Does anybody know of the debenhams codes have expired? None at all are working for me on phone or computer and I'm desperate to order!

As far as I can recall, the Debs code was only till Wednesday I'm afraid.

 

[MichaelaLou]

As far as I can recall, the Debs code was only till Wednesday I'm afraid.

No codes at all are working though, even the beauty card member code

 

[Alisha1]

Right, I'm done with the holiday collections. I went to Boots and picked up £105 worth of stuff, so got 2020 points. I bought Enivree Rouge Allure, Rouge Carat nail polish, Sparkle D'Or glossimer, Beige Lame eyeshadow and Dior Constellation lipstick. Got 4 samples from the Chanel lady too.

I also went back to Mac to see the collections as I remembered I forgot to check out How Beautiful b/p, which I bought, and also picked up For Effect p/p which I wasn't going to but, it's sheerer than Chanel Mirifique and I really like all the sparkles. I also got Dressed to Dazzle d/g and the Iced Delights Nail & Lip Bag with Kanga Rouge (so pretty!). I am so weak, I really didn't want to get so much now.

Anyway... My Models Own order has finally arrived (yesterday's package was a gluten free bread, lol) and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. Aqua Violet and Golden Green are what I thought they'd be like, and Emerald Black is as expected, but Pinky Brown seems to be another Bad Fairy and Purple Blue is again a Mac/Orly dupe, can't remember the name, but it's practically the same. Nice, but the same. I was expecting all of them to be like Aqua Violet and Golden Green (and effectively like teh Sally Hansen Turquoise Opal I'm sporting right now), but they're not. I thought they'd all have the scarab beetle like duochromeness, if you know what I mean. Anyway, they're still pretty and I would definitely recommend everyone gets AV and GG, and if they don't have Bad Fairy, then Pinky Brown (when it's available again).

Finally, Winterized. Bloody hell, all the drama about it, it'd better be gorgeous! I phoned up Mac mail order and the first bitch I spoke to was really rude and condescending and said basically they're very popular and have a big following and things sell out quickly, deal with it. She said if it's sold out on the website then they don't have it and won't get more in. I asked her about the counters, why they didn't get it and she said it must be an online exclusive. Nice! After hearing that someone managed to order it over the phone I called back and spoke to a really lovely lady and she ordered it for me, she said yes, the website was sold out, but it was available for mail order. She was very sweet and polite too. I would complain about the bitch only I don't know her name.

Right, now I need to go hoover.

Thats great you Debenhams order came What did you order from YSL and Bobbi Brown? I was supposed to check out the BB Highlighter today but sure enough I forgot *rolls eyes* I also took advantage of the Boots bonus points offer today and got about £20 worth of points so all together I have about £35 and I have no clue what to spend it on :/ lol

I got the Chanel highlighter, the eyeshadow duo, Rouge Carat N/P and Sweet Beige Glossimer all in another lovely box...





My Debenhams order that I placed on Monday just came today as well so this is all of my birthday haul:



I will post more pictures soon, hope everyone enjoys what they hauled from the chrismas collections!

 

[Alisha1]

Is it sad how much I'm hoping my deb order comes today even thou realistically I know it prob be tomorrow or Monday at the least.

I hope your order arrives tomorrow!


Has anyone who's seen the Chanel collection face to face noticed that we have not got the Tweed blush? I asked a Chanel MA today and she said they never received a new blush and it may only be available abroad

 

[Anitacska]

I love that last picture with all your goodies! Also the box, why can't I get a box like that? All I got was a lousy bag, lol.

I got the holiday shimmer brick from BB, the fall eyeshadow quint, and two golden glosses (45 and 47) from YSL. I'd been umming and ahing over the quint, but with 20% off it wasn't too painful.

I hope your order arrives tomorrow!

Has anyone who's seen the Chanel collection face to face noticed that we have not got the Tweed blush? I asked a Chanel MA today and she said they never received a new blush and it may only be available abroad

Hmm, now I kinda want the Chanel highlighter too, but I did say I wasn't getting it as I wouldn't use it and I have prettier powders. Also at £46 it's very pricey. I currently only have £30 worth of Boots points and £15 worth of Debenhams points, so I can't get it for free and I'm not buying it. I have spent a small fortune on make up lately, I must stop spending. Must. Be. Strong.

 

[sonia84]

I've just passed two houses with xmas decorations up! Ridiculous.

 

[LMD84]

I've just passed two houses with xmas decorations up! Ridiculous.

ha ha! some people like to do it early... sadly i can't decorate at all because my kitties eat and wreck the decorations!

October favourites and a grown up kitten - todays specktra video

 

[anita22]

Yeah, I already have Sin and Orgasm (just the regular one) too.. What I like is that it has everything in one palette (highlighter, bronzer, and a few different shades of blush). I travel fairly regularly, so even though I have some shades, it would be great to have everything in one palette

 

[Anitacska]

Sadly, yes.

Oh no, this is our first Christmas with the kittens, hope they don't eat the Christmas tree! It's like having toddlers all over again, lol. Mind you, ours are either outside or shut in the dining room/kitchen if we're out or in bed (obv not outside at night though), so they would have less of a chance to wreck stuff. Lily Moo is really cute! Our Fluff is very big now, he's 4 months old, and Paws is an absolute giant at just under a year (I think he's about 6 kg now).

 

[anita22]

Hi guys,

I've created a new thread for what is now the (un)Official Specktra London Meet, as I thought it would be easier to keep track of any discussion on dates / attendance this way:

http://www.specktra.net/t/177802/specktra-london-meet-january-2012#post_2177550

Thoughts and suggestions on where / when to meet, and of course which makeup counters we can descend upon in full Specktra style are most welcome!

 

[Alisha1]

I'm thinking of doing the same but I don't think I can hold out that long!

 

[rockin]

I've just passed two houses with xmas decorations up! Ridiculous.

LOL, I've not seen any round here yet, but some of the shops in town have started playing Christmas music!

No Debenhams or Models Own delivery today, so thankfully I didn't have to explain myself or lie to my parents. Fingers crossed both orders arrive tomorrow.

While out with my parents today, I bought a new skirt in M&S and a large 665g box of Thorntons Continental chocs which was half price at £9.99 and contains a voucher for £5 off another box of Continentals (unfortunately not valid against another 665g discounted box). I did the food shopping too, as we were in Dad's car, so I haven't got to walk to Sainsburys and drag heavy bags uphill this week

 

[Anitacska]

Same here. I need another highlighter like a need a hole in my head. But that doesn't stop me from buying them of course. I will see when I get around to using the BB shimmer brick, I hate messing up pretty patterns/designs, although as powders go, that one isn't too special.

I'm thinking of doing the same but I don't think I can hold out that long!

 

[banana1234]

mac online are so sh** excuse my language. i paid for named day delivery, and that was for thursday, it still hasnt turned up! and this is the second time this has happened in 3 months, these new couriers are rubbish!