PeachTwist
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Hmm I'm iffy with this BP from Marilyn. Some are saying it's great for super pale girls like myself but at the same time I can imagine it being £20-odd. Which would take my order from £32 to minimum £52. :/ Blah!
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Anitacska
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Yeah, I thought the eyeshadows were regular size. I thought I'd get them, but now having seen swatches, I'm not that keen, especially as they'll be far too expensive. I like the 3 bright red/pink lipsticks, but I have the dupes T mentioned, so it's senseless to buy them. Legendary looks very pretty though, I'll most probably get that. Can't wait for the EDES, will be picking all of them up!
Anitacska
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Yeah, I don't think it's worth the money. Buy Lightscapade instead or something similar. 
To be honest, the whole collection is a bit meh to me (except for the red lipsticks which are very pretty), and after all the hoo-haa in the US, I really can't be bothered with it anyway.
To be honest, the whole collection is a bit meh to me (except for the red lipsticks which are very pretty), and after all the hoo-haa in the US, I really can't be bothered with it anyway.
PeachTwist
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Yeah, I already have Lightscapade so I may as well skip it. To be honest I think it's the allure of it being LE and what not that's sucking me in but I know I just can't afford it and I'd rather get The Perfect Cheek and Love Goddess instead of just the one BP.Yeah, I don't think it's worth the money. Buy Lightscapade instead or something similar.
To be honest, the whole collection is a bit meh to me (except for the red lipsticks which are very pretty), and after all the hoo-haa in the US, I really can't be bothered with it anyway.
I agree, the collection isn't great to me at all and the fuss those in the US have had is somewhat putting me off. I keep checking the MAC website for just in case it's put up early but I suppose at the end of the day if I miss them it won't be the end of the world, I'd just be slightly disappointed.
Anitacska
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I keep checking too, but mostly because of By Request. I don't think they'll be up before Monday though.
tats
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I also keep checking lol but I'm only interested in Marilyn, mainly the BP and love goddess lipstick. I've read somewhere in the the thread that the BP is matte.. I'm not sure I want it if it's matte. I'll have to check that.
Anitacska
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Well at least Marylin will be sold in Debenhams and House of Fraser too. By Request is Mac online exclusive and once that's gone it's gone.
PeachTwist
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That's exactly why I got it from a CP in the US to make sure I got the shadows I wanted. I'm not too concerned about the lipsticks because I have dry lips already, don't need a dry matte lipstick making them worse or I'd get Moxie. Wasn't risking missing those eye shadows though, they're all beautiful.
rockin
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If anyone is thinking of getting the 'Web Effect' limited edition orange nail polish by Barry M (currently free with any 2 Barry M purchases in Superdrug) in the belief that it might give a spider web kind of effect, don't bother! I've just tried it out. Over the new 'Gelly' Barry M polish it did very little, although maybe the gelly stuff dries a bit quicker - you need to use the web stuff on 'touch dry' polish, not dry. It did work over another polish (I used the Barry M retro polish I had close by) but sadly nothing like a spide web effect - it's croc effect.
The gelly polishes are lovely, though just one coat needed and they have a good shine to them. My Grapefruit seems thicker than my Pomegranate, though, and is trickier to apply smoothly as it seems to be drying as I go. Both are great colours.
The gelly polishes are lovely, though just one coat needed and they have a good shine to them. My Grapefruit seems thicker than my Pomegranate, though, and is trickier to apply smoothly as it seems to be drying as I go. Both are great colours.
Alisha1
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So are we getting By Request, Merilyn Monroe and Carine Riotfeld next week?
Just went on the US website and almost everything has sold out from the Merilyn collection :/
PeachTwist
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Yup.
Yeah - everything from the Monroe collection sold out in about 2hrs. 3hrs max. Still haven't heard of a re-stock yet either.
Yeah - everything from the Monroe collection sold out in about 2hrs. 3hrs max. Still haven't heard of a re-stock yet either.
I asked this monday when I was picking up my new phone from town and the lady told me the collection is out on the 2nd of November - I remember cause it's my birthday
Also the Dior collection should be out a few days before nationwide and a few weeks before at Selfridges
The collection came out a while ago but it might be worth calling around to see if any of the boutique chanel counters have any instock. I picked up the blue polish Sky Line from the same collection a few weeks ago from Harrods and they only had two left.
I also picked up the 3 Fashion Night Out polishes and I love them all! I seriously love cream nail polishes at the moment!
So are we getting By Request, Merilyn Monroe and Carine Riotfeld next week?
Just went on the US website and almost everything has sold out from the Merilyn collection :/
Alisha1
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Guess we have to be uber fast at picking up what we want! I think I'm going to wait till thursday when the collection is out on counters, still not sure about which red to choose, I was hopping one of the reds would be similar to Ruffian Red seeing as MAC are annoying not releasing it here!
PeachTwist
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As annoying as it is - get a US CP. It's still in stock on their website, or it was yesterday! I'm getting one for Ruffian Gold as I already have Ruffian Red I received in a swap.
turtledove
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If anyones interested, saw the new Vice pallette from UD at Debenhams today. Was very disappointed tbh. Glitterfest and really similar to permanent shades.
Anitacska
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Yesterday I've finally received my Ruffian Red I bought from eBay, but haven't swatched it yet, it looks quite dark and not at all blue, but will see once I've swatched it. Today I received some lovely nail polish I've ordered too. Aah, love getting packages. The postman hates me though, lol.
Anitacska
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Ooh, thanks. Looking forward to picking it up. I find it hard to say no to UD palettes.
I find it hard to say no to UD palettes.
PeachTwist
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Hopefully you didn't pay evilbay prices though?
I'll be honest I haven't swatched Ruffian Red yet. I took it out the box and put it in my collection but that's it. I was mainly only interested in Ruffian Gold and I think RR is my first MAC Red lipstick - and I never wear red anyway which is quite odd as I have no issue wearing any other colour other than orange/brown on my lips. Lol, I love getting packages too. Especially with my being in college, I love coming home to packages waiting for me on the table to open and go "eeeeek!" and make my day better lol.
PeachTwist
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I got an invite to the release as I'm friendly with the girl on our new UD counter. She basically offered me a job, but I had to decline even applying due to college and she'd need me to work full time.
Ooh, thanks. Looking forward to picking it up.
PeachTwist
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Just got an e-mail from Debenhams. Spend £50 or more on fragrance or beauty and get 1000 bonus points. Valid until October 21st. Now it's trying to decide whether or not I should wait for the Monroe collection to come out and order it from them or just order it from MAC when they release it, if they release it beforehand.
