What is your latest haulage?

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Originally Posted by darkorchid ^^ Have you used Parcel it On before? Are they good/reasonable/reliable? I have fallen in love with some Spring Forecast lipsticks but I don't want to pay the crazy AUD prices

Well I'm using them for the first time for my Alice in Wonderland palette from Sephora. So far, so good. Great communication, and the option of not paying by Paypal which saves you a bit since you don't need to pay the fee. All up they charged me about $15 for the service and I still have to pay for shipping!

 

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^OMG ladies! Camera Ready Cosmetics is offering Aussie customers flat rate shipping @ $6.99 for the month of February! This place stocks Yaby, Eve Pearl, Temptu, Japonesque, and Face Atelier just to name a few.

Camera Ready Cosmetics

 

[RachaelP]

Yes from what I've been forwarded from some customers it seems Mary from Camera Ready seems to be very annoyed with my the success of store right now and this is a direct hit out at me

Oh well. I had tears last night over nasty competitors and what they've said and done but I gotta get a thicker skin to be in this biz and try not to be offended. At least my customers know I love them!

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

I'll still be buying from you Rachael

I'd rather get my products the next day rather than waiting for international shipping, and I like knowing that if there are any problems I can deal with you over the phone or via email and get a response straight away! Dont cry!!!!!

 

[RachaelP]

You're so cute! Thank you

 

[spectrolite]

^Sorry I was not aware of any drama going on between the 2 shops :S I'm just a shopaholic who got an email this morning and thought I'd share! There is plenty of my money for everyone

 

[panda0410]

^^I dont think you need to apologise hun - this is business, and business can be competitive no matter what market you are in.

For consumers this can only be a good thing, a competitive market drives prices down and for purchasers thats always great, though sometimes its nice to support local business as well.

 

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^I just feel really bad because I don't want to contribute to a business that I like loosing any money. It makes me think of this whole "women feel more guilt" issue that has been doing the rounds lately. I've been feeling bad for everything lol... It's like I suddenly have this strict, disapproving Catholic nanny on my right shoulder telling me that I'm a bad girl.

Anyways, it is true what you wrote and I will continue to support Aussie businesses as well as other retailers I like from around the world.

 

[RachaelP]

Oh no no please don't feel bad at ALL! Lol. It was my reaction after receiving a few forwarded emails when I came on to actually say my haulage and got side tracked. I liked knowing that I could feel safe sharing my sad day

Okay my haulage! A Clarisonic....dreammmmy! I got it from ebay and holy hell, my skin already looks and feels so much better. Given I wear makeup every day this baby cleans out all the grime and I've never seen my pores so clear! I use it with my own cleanser rather than the cleansers that came with it (they seem to have a lot of fragrance and I wasn't fussed). I even used it on my husband who had a lot of puffiness under his eyes (busy week) and it went away. Can you tell I like it?

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

Dont feel bad Bibi! I'm glad you told us about it

If there wasnt a store like Makeup and Glow here then I would definitely buy from that site.. So keep the info coming! All us makeup addicts appreciate it

 

[xLongLashesx]

Priceline are having 50% off the Bourjois range. I've always thought it a little too expensive for a drugstore brand but at half price I thought I'd give it a go after seeing Pixiwoo's review of drugstore foundations on youtube.

I got the new Healthy Mix foundation- wow these run light! I got dark beige which was the second darkest and I'm wondering if it was a little pale. (I'm NC30 for reference)

Also got the matching concealer which is really creamy and nice.

I've always wanted to try their stretch eyeshadow so I got brun nylon, another taupe to add to my collection..

 

[Brie]

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Originally Posted by RachaelP Oh no no please don't feel bad at ALL! Lol. It was my reaction after receiving a few forwarded emails when I came on to actually say my haulage and got side tracked. I liked knowing that I could feel safe sharing my sad day

Hey I have been looking at the cinema secrets and the graftobian palettes do you mind me asing which one you'd pick???
I need to order some foundations for my friends wedding in March and I'm not sure which to get, I think I'm leaning towards Graftobian......
I think I'll order in 2 weeks so I can get some practice with it before hand.


Ordered a little makeup bag (I say little because the internet is decieving lol! Still cute and handy for travel)
Some leopard nails, because I really can't help myself!
Lashes (haha like i need more)

Oh and some nail stamper thingy's , Is there a trick to this I'm not getting???

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

Ok so you know how drug addicts always promise to stop but then they keep taking the sh*t??? Well, hi my name is Carina and I am a makeup addict, and I promised everyone I would stop haulin... BUT I DIDNT :O

In the past few weeks I have hauled as follows.... lol

Chanel Nail Polish Innatendu
Chanel Nail Polish Particulière
Illamasqua Cream Blush - Rude
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
Maybelline Matte Dream Powder
Moisture Extreme Lipsticks in Rose Hush, Peach Colada and Rosy Glow
Maybelline Colour Sensation Lipstick in Nearly There (205)
MAC Mischief Makers Haute High Jinks Pigment Set
MAC Pigment Vial - Teal
Young Punk MES!!!!!!! (Only paid $32AUD for it!)
18 Nail Polishes from China Glaze Up & Away, Essie Art of Spring and OPI HKG Collections
MAC Rich Life Pigment
MAC Universal Mix Pigment
MAC Blissed Out n/p
MAC Light Affair n/p
MAC JDV Cremeblend Blush
MAC Optimistic Orange Cremeblend Blush
Studio Fix Lash
4 Sleek Palettes (Curious, Original, Sunset and Safari)

Some of it is still on its way to me..... But yeh... massive addict :S

 

[panda0410]

Holy crap Carina

Thats a massive haul!!! I wouyld love the Universal mix piggie, tooo tempting!! I have been on a bit of a fragrance kick and managed to snag a swap for the newest Mariah Carey perfume Ultra Pink - its a walmart exclusive in the US atm

Its a REALLY pretty perfume - cherry blossom on wood, it smells a little bit like Luscious Pink when you open it up, but you have to wear it - its really very different once you spray!! I fell in

with it!! I emailed EA to see where I could get it here and they said they had no plans to make it available in AU, I've asked a good friend for a CP for another one, it only comes in the 30ml

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

^^ Haha yeh it was a biggie :S It didnt seem like that much when I was ordering all of it, but then as it started to arrive I was like "hmmmm me finks I have lost my mind" lol

I'm glad you got one of your perfumes! It sucks that so many great items dont find their way to Australia. The more addicted I become to makeup the more I keep telling myself I want to move to the USA. lol...

I never would though... I'd end up on one of those Oprah shows where she does an intervention for people with addictions (like the woman that had the shopping addiction). The cameras would come into my house and there would be a MAC Pro store set up in there bahahahahahahaaha! I would have removed everything but the bathroom and my bed so that I could fit it all in... lol

 

[panda0410]

ROFLMAO!! Only Oprah has retired - you'd end up on Dr Phil getting real with yourself, we can do a group therapy session

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

Haha a group therapy session... I don't think Dr Phil could handle it! He thinks people with a drinking problem are hard to handle! Try dealing with a makeup addict that is on a mission to find a LE item. Did I hear someone say "I'd sell a kidney for that eyeshadow".. lol Oh, that was me!!!

Anywho I really have to get off this friggen site and write my essay. It is due tonight and then I will be done forever!!!!! So close but so far!!!!

 

[panda0410]

Haha nice!! I only have 7 more weeks to go and then I am done forever too!!! YAY for graduates 2010

 

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Originally Posted by aussiemacluvrrr Ok so you know how drug addicts always promise to stop but then they keep taking the sh*t??? Well, hi my name is Carina and I am a makeup addict, and I promised everyone I would stop haulin... BUT I DIDNT :O In the past few weeks I have hauled as follows.... lol Chanel Nail Polish Innatendu Chanel Nail Polish Particulière Illamasqua Cream Blush - Rude Rimmel Stay Matte Powder Maybelline Matte Dream Powder Moisture Extreme Lipsticks in Rose Hush, Peach Colada and Rosy Glow Maybelline Colour Sensation Lipstick in Nearly There (205) MAC Mischief Makers Haute High Jinks Pigment Set MAC Pigment Vial - Teal Young Punk MES!!!!!!! (Only paid $32AUD for it!) 18 Nail Polishes from China Glaze Up & Away, Essie Art of Spring and OPI HKG Collections MAC Rich Life Pigment MAC Universal Mix Pigment MAC Blissed Out n/p MAC Light Affair n/p MAC JDV Cremeblend Blush MAC Optimistic Orange Cremeblend Blush Studio Fix Lash 4 Sleek Palettes (Curious, Original, Sunset and Safari) Some of it is still on its way to me..... But yeh... massive addict :S

^Whoa that is an awesome haul girl! You got some good stuff

The Sleek Palettes are simply amaaaazing! And I am madly in love with those Cremeblend Blushes. It's great to see that there are people out there as addicted as I am hehehe. It's nice that we have this Specktra support group going on

 

[aussiemacluvrrr]

^^ Totally agree! Before I found you lovely ladies I honestly felt alone in regard to my passion for makeup! I know I joke about being obsessed but I really do love it.... I love playing with it, learning about it, doing people's makeup, doing my own, trying new products.... It has pretty much got me through my law degree and allowed me to keep my sanity (kind of, anyway )

Speaking of my law degree... Just emailed in my last assessment....

Then I had a massive freak out that I hadn't actually completed the requirements of my degree and so I tried to recount all my credit points etc... lol... I think I have done it all though! Phew! I'll double check once more in the morning when I'm not exhausted! lol