UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[Anitacska]

I've just come back from London. I managed not to buy/spend too much. In the end I didn't pick up the Chanel powder, it's pretty, but not £46. I picked up Guerlain Genna Rouge G free with my Debenhams points and bought a few bits and bobs in Boots (they have a 10 points for every pound spent offer on this weekend). I didn't even spend all my Debenhams points or HoF vouchers (but I'm planning on picking up Supercontinental blush with my HoF vouchers).

I spent most of yesterday reorganising and catalogueing my nail polishes, I have a LOT more than I thought, around 500 I reckon, so I'm going to have to put myself on a no-buy. I'm almost there with lipstick and lipgloss too, just waiting for the Ruffian and By Request lip products and that's it. Hope I can stick to it.

 

[rockin]

I need to stop buying nail polish too, I have so many and I rarely wear it as it tends to chip on me within the first day or two. I also need to cut down on all makeup spending - I collected all my makeup together to make it easier to find in my room, and I was shocked at just how much I have. I have more than enough for several lifetimes

 

[Anitacska]

I have got into the habit of doing my nails every 2-3 days now, but I still have way too much nail polish. If I were to use a different one every day, it would take me 1.5 years to get through them all. Eek! Some are glitter or crackle topcoats, but still. I also managed to buy several of the same colour from different brands.

By the way, do you wear base and top coat when you do your nails? I find that using them really helps with the nail polish staying put. They still chip within 2-3 days, but that way I get to wear a different one anyway. I'm using OPI Nail Envy which is really good imo, and Seche Vite as it dries so quickly.

I need to stop buying nail polish too, I have so many and I rarely wear it as it tends to chip on me within the first day or two. I also need to cut down on all makeup spending - I collected all my makeup together to make it easier to find in my room, and I was shocked at just how much I have. I have more than enough for several lifetimes

 

[rockin]

I sometimes use base coat and top coat, but it takes so long, and I don't have the time. My hands are in and out of water almost constantly, which I'm sure must be the cause of some of the polish just peeling off, and I just can't be bothered to take it all off again and re-do it. I'm attracted to all the pretty colours, that's my problem lol.


Just checked - I have about 270 polishes already catalogued, plus base coats and top coats, and I have quite a lot not yet catalogued - oops!

 

[Anitacska]

Has anyone here tried Cargo Lash Activator Mascara? I picked two up from the Boots clearance section the other week and only just tried it. My lashes have shrunk since I stopped using Rapidlash, I thought it wouldn't bother me, but they are so stumpy, I hate it. The mascaras only cost £2.50 each (reduced from £20), but they seem fresh enough, so maybe it was just the case of that particular branch not selling Cargo anymore?

 

[PeachTwist]

Still waiting on the package from Aus.

I'm willing to give it another week but after that I want to request a refund, will I be able to do so through paypal or will it be too late?

She hasn't been online since Aug 10th which was 18 days ago so I get the impression she doesn't come online often, so does that mean I won't get a refund even if I do request it because they'd have to wait for her to reply? I keep racing to the door every time there is mail or a knock on the door and it's driving me insane.

 

[Sweetoothj]

Still waiting on the package from Aus.

I'm willing to give it another week but after that I want to request a refund, will I be able to do so through paypal or will it be too late?

She hasn't been online since Aug 10th which was 18 days ago so I get the impression she doesn't come online often, so does that mean I won't get a refund even if I do request it because they'd have to wait for her to reply? I keep racing to the door every time there is mail or a knock on the door and it's driving me insane.

I think Paypal gives you a 45 day limit to file a dispute, you could contact them and find out. You're not having much luck with your international purchases are you hun x

 

[Anitacska]

I would do it now. You don't have to leave it that long. Packages typically turn up within 2 weeks. I'd give it no more than a month before asking for a refund.

I'm really pissed off at the moment, I sold some stuff on eBay, posted them all on Wednesday, then yesterday I had a message from Paypal to say that one of my buyers has requested the money to be returned to them due to "unathorized payment". They asked me for proof of postage, but as it was only standard 2nd class, I only have the slip the PO gave me with the address handwrritten on it. Not sure if they'll accept it as proof of postage. I don't want to used signed for post as it costs £3.15 for 2nd class and hardly worth it since my items are usually quite cheap. I contacted eBay about it, but they're being quite non-chalant about it, just saying contact the buyer and sort it out. Cheers! So this person can get away with paying, taking the item and getting their money back?! I'm really annoyed.

Still waiting on the package from Aus.

I'm willing to give it another week but after that I want to request a refund, will I be able to do so through paypal or will it be too late?

She hasn't been online since Aug 10th which was 18 days ago so I get the impression she doesn't come online often, so does that mean I won't get a refund even if I do request it because they'd have to wait for her to reply? I keep racing to the door every time there is mail or a knock on the door and it's driving me insane.

 

[PeachTwist]

I would do it now. You don't have to leave it that long. Packages typically turn up within 2 weeks. I'd give it no more than a month before asking for a refund.

I'm really pissed off at the moment, I sold some stuff on eBay, posted them all on Wednesday, then yesterday I had a message from Paypal to say that one of my buyers has requested the money to be returned to them due to "unathorized payment". They asked me for proof of postage, but as it was only standard 2nd class, I only have the slip the PO gave me with the address handwrritten on it. Not sure if they'll accept it as proof of postage. I don't want to used signed for post as it costs £3.15 for 2nd class and hardly worth it since my items are usually quite cheap. I contacted eBay about it, but they're being quite non-chalant about it, just saying contact the buyer and sort it out. Cheers! So this person can get away with paying, taking the item and getting their money back?! I'm really annoyed.

Well I checked back through everything and I was wrong about the two months. I paid for the item on July 14th. She messaged on the 18th saying she'd sent it but hadn't been online to tell me. August 2nd I messaged saying I hadn't received it, 10th she said it had been lost and re-posted and now we're technically on the 29th and I haven't heard from her since the 10th to even request a damn refund from her.

I'm now on day 46 so I just missed the fucking cut off. I'm beyond pissed the fuck off now. Sorry, 'scuse swearing. Can't believe this. Well that's £60 down damn the drain.

 

[Sweetoothj]

Well I checked back through everything and I was wrong about the two months. I paid for the item on July 14th. She messaged on the 18th saying she'd sent it but hadn't been online to tell me. August 2nd I messaged saying I hadn't received it, 10th she said it had been lost and re-posted and now we're technically on the 29th and I haven't heard from her since the 10th to even request a damn refund from her.

I'm now on day 46 so I just missed the f@@ing cut off. I'm beyond pissed the f@@k off now. Sorry, 'scuse swearing. Can't believe this. Well that's £60 down damn the drain.

Still contact Paypal, make sure you have all of your email correspondence with the seller to hand and see what happens. The worst thing that can happen is they say its too late but if you dont try you wont know. If you paid with a credit or debit card file contact your bank/CC co and see about doing a chargeback/Section 75

 

[Anitacska]

I think it might be 60 days, not 45. Contact Paypal, see what they say. And like Sweetoothj suggested, contact your bank as well. (It should work, that's how my bloody buyer got their money back after just 6 days of paying!).

Well I checked back through everything and I was wrong about the two months. I paid for the item on July 14th. She messaged on the 18th saying she'd sent it but hadn't been online to tell me. August 2nd I messaged saying I hadn't received it, 10th she said it had been lost and re-posted and now we're technically on the 29th and I haven't heard from her since the 10th to even request a damn refund from her.

I'm now on day 46 so I just missed the fucking cut off. I'm beyond pissed the fuck off now. Sorry, 'scuse swearing. Can't believe this. Well that's £60 down damn the drain.

 

[toobusytostitch]

I need to stop buying nail polish too, I have so many and I rarely wear it as it tends to chip on me within the first day or two. I also need to cut down on all makeup spending - I collected all my makeup together to make it easier to find in my room, and I was shocked at just how much I have. I have more than enough for several lifetimes

I have told myself that I'm not buying ANYTHING now until the Holiday Guerlain collection arrives - I want all of it (except MAYBE) the dark red lipstick! So now I'd better just log off and not check any blogs/sites, because I can resist anything but temptation

Any ideas when this Guerlain collection will be released?

 

[toobusytostitch]

I think it might be 60 days, not 45. Contact Paypal, see what they say. And like Sweetoothj suggested, contact your bank as well. (It should work, that's how my bloody buyer got their money back after just 6 days of paying!).

Sometimes I hate ebay. I got a set of totally fake Hello Kitty lip glosses from somewhere in Asia early on in my collecting makeup days. It was so totally fake it certainly wouldn't fool anyone who knew what they were talking about - it wasn't even close to anything that MAC ever released anywhere in the world . I filed a complaint, and eventually got as far as being asked by ebay to get an expert appraisal of the glosses that they were fake. Nowhere close to me sells MAC - nearest is Kingston, and I just couldn't be bothered. They were fairly (suspiciously?) cheap, and it wasn't worth the petrol/time to go. So in the end I didn't get my money, and the fakers got their way. NOT good

 

[Anitacska]

Yeah, I have a love/hate relationship with eBay too. There's so much fake stuff on eBay and they're letting them get away with it, but if you try to sell something that's been used, they remove your item. A lot of people don't mind slightly used make up if they know it's used in advance, but they bloody well mind fakes! Also, sellers now can't leave negative feedback for buyers, which I guess is good in some ways, but I have been messed about by so many people and I don't even sell that much stuff, it would be good to be able to warn other sellers. With the Royal Mail putting up their prices it's now barely worth it selling things anyway, so I might not bother in the future.

As for the Guerlain holiday collection, I'd say early to mid-October.

Sometimes I hate ebay. I got a set of totally fake Hello Kitty lip glosses from somewhere in Asia early on in my collecting makeup days. It was so totally fake it certainly wouldn't fool anyone who knew what they were talking about - it wasn't even close to anything that MAC ever released anywhere in the world . I filed a complaint, and eventually got as far as being asked by ebay to get an expert appraisal of the glosses that they were fake. Nowhere close to me sells MAC - nearest is Kingston, and I just couldn't be bothered. They were fairly (suspiciously?) cheap, and it wasn't worth the petrol/time to go. So in the end I didn't get my money, and the fakers got their way. NOT good

 

[PeachTwist]

Well I just tried to open a dispute. They told me the 45 days had passed and to contact the seller to sort it out. Assholes. :/

If I don't get the package by Monday I'll contact my bank and tell them I want a refund.

 

[Alisha1]

Well I just tried to open a dispute. They told me the 45 days had passed and to contact the seller to sort it out. Assholes. :/

If I don't get the package by Monday I'll contact my bank and tell them I want a refund.

Oh honey I'm sorry your not having any luck with you CPs, I've had a bad day myself, I went town today and lost my phone in town, I rang it every other minute but it had been turned off so someone's obviously stolen it - really annoyed as its the iPhone 4 and it cost me nearly 500 and now I'm phoneless which is crap for me as I'm on my phone every other second :/

 

[toobusytostitch]

Oh honey I'm sorry your not having any luck with you CPs, I've had a bad day myself, I went town today and lost my phone in town, I rang it every other minute but it had been turned off so someone's obviously stolen it - really annoyed as its the iPhone 4 and it cost me nearly 500 and now I'm phoneless which is crap for me as I'm on my phone every other second :/

Yuck I lost my Blackberry some months ago, and had to buy a new one (though it's only a cheapo one, so was only £100). But I hated being without it until I could get a new one with my number transferred - would have been hell if I'd had to have a new number. Luckily they didn't get through my PIN, so didn't get to make any calls on my credit

 

[toobusytostitch]

Quote: Originally Posted by Anitacska As for the Guerlain holiday collection, I'd say early to mid-October.



Thanks. I think I can manage to avoid buying anything else until then. Especially with work/school etc starting again. Had to go into work this morning to do the payroll etc for August, and it took ages - felt like I was going in slow motion lol! Also, something in my eyemakeup disagreed with me, and I was crying all over the place. I think it must be the Stila palette that i got from Buyapowa - I used a slightly sparkly one, and have never tried Stila before. Nothing else was new. Shame, I like it too. DD (17) has already claimed it, so at least I won't have to risk the dreaded ebay!

 

[Sweetoothj]

Oh honey I'm sorry your not having any luck with you CPs, I've had a bad day myself, I went town today and lost my phone in town, I rang it every other minute but it had been turned off so someone's obviously stolen it - really annoyed as its the iPhone 4 and it cost me nearly 500 and now I'm phoneless which is crap for me as I'm on my phone every other second :/

Please tell me you had loaded the find my iphone app or at least you have called your service provider to block it.....?

 

[Anitacska]

Oh dear. Sounds like a few us aren't having a very good time right now. Alisha, sorry to hear about your phone. I had a bad day myself, my daughters were behaving so badly, I actually had to trun the car around and drive home when I tried to take them to a softplay. My poor little boy of course also didn't get to go, but considering he's only 6, he handled it in a lot more grown up way than the girls. They really did my head in today.