Latest cosmetic purchases and reviews

Michellenman

Well those four in the Temptalia blog post Pythia posted are the only MAC lipsticks made from that collection, even looking at the ebay picture you can see it has glitter or frost in it, which none of the legit MAC ones do. I think you may have been caught out this time Although, if its still a nice lipstick then totally wear it!!

booboo88

bugger it anyway, damn me and my magpie syndrome. such a pretty cover
i could always donate it to mummy

booboo88

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/250887146650?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2649#ht_500wt_1044

anyone know if its legit?

Pythia

booboo88 wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/250887146650?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2649#ht_500wt_1044

anyone know if its legit?

I wouldn't buy from a seller with 0 feedback.

Resi12

No offence to anyone who does but I still don't get how people are so naive to buying MAC online. Unless it's from an authentic site like Nordstrom, MAC themselves (both don't ship here) then it's more than likely fake.

I'd be wary of users with 99.7% feedback, let alone 0! Use your smarts and do your research, if it looks too good to be true it usually is when it comes to MAC online.

Especially with stuff like the above, it only has one picture of the product in the box. A lot of MAC can only be seen as fakes by seeing the product number on the bottom, info on the sides. You can always ask the seller for more photo's of these areas and if they are genuine they would gladly do it but also be wary they aren't another photo they grabbed from Google!

Here's funnily enough a video showing off Dollymix as a fake and it unsuprisingly looks as bright as the one that poster posted above:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GELj1b5BNY

Instead of looking for bargains, look for dupes!

booboo88

that video is briliant, im looking at my mac make up now, and i deff have one dodgy one.
where it says london, theres no post code after, should have known my ex would fork out for the real stuff :rolleyes:

The Lovely Muffin

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Yeh I'd be wary about it as well.

Do you think the people that left the positive feedback just don't realise it's a fake?

Yeah I'd say they either don't realise it is fake or else they don't care that it is fake.

Fragrance Direct UK sell MAC products, I bought some from them and my sister who's a make up artist looked at some of them (the liners) and said they are real.

http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/m/mac/icat/mac/&temp=productlistguidednav&layout=search

I bought two eyeliners (Smoulder and Teddy) and MAC Crush Metal Pigment "Stacked 1"

Twee.

Excuse the terrifying staring into the camera look I'm giving :pac: This is Benefit "They're Real" mascara. Have to say I love it, you can really layer it on. Still a massive fan of DiorShow mascaras, but found that you couldn't layer it well. Certainly a night time mascara though, I'll be sticking to a brown one from Sephora for the day!






Eyeshadows are from the Naked pallet, just loving this product. Been using it properly this week and it's just brilliant. Posted these products when I bought them, but after using them all week I'm getting a better feel for them! Got lots of compliments on my blusher also, Nars "Sex Appeal". Needs a good bit to bring up a good colour, but it's just a perfect peachy tone. Definitely recommend for the pale girls who find the pink shades a bit too stark. Link to it here, but it's more peachy than that picture suggests. Could also be good for contouring if you find bronzers too dark.

chickenbutt

@Twee. Thank you so much for posting that!! I was in Sephora the other day to try out They're Real! myself but they oddly didn't have a sample around to test... Now I feel like putting in an order tonight It looks lovely on you!

Resi12

My friend got stopped by a girl in BT the other say to try it on, she had this card of a before and after test model but I was sceptical as it looked too good and probably photoshopped/styled with inserts.

She then put it on one eye of my friend to show the difference and it really was amazing, pure shocked. I mean it wasn't a miracle but both my friend who got it done and my other friend left saying there were definitely buying it.

jokettle

I'm not allowed to buy any more makeup ever.

Picked up the Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV that was posted earlier. The eye colours are beautiful, and I love the liquid eyeliner and mascara! Plus the extra eyelid primer is always a welcome addition Don't really get the speaker that was included though.

Also bought Bare Escentuals Bright and Beautiful Collection:
http://bit.ly/o98upB

I only needed a new foundation, but for an extra €30 or so I got a blusher, eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipgoss, face primer, eyelid primer and foundation brush. I've been a huge fab of Bare Minerals since earlier this year, it's the only place I can get a foundation pale enough to suit me. Previously I had a mini foundation size and it's lasted me about 4 months so far, so the fullsize foundation in this kit should last me at least twice that! I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a change

Edit: The saleswoman took me through all the prices of the products if they were sold seperately, and I basically got more than €50 off. Very pleased with myself!

squeakyduck

Went to Seoul yesteday. So many makeup shops. I went in and bought a new mascara and eyeliner as they are about to finish up.

Black volume mascara



Styling Eye liner



Both from Etude house, they came to a grand total of about 7euro and they threw in some little cotton buds and a facial mask for free! loving these freebies!

Resi12

jokettle wrote: »

I only needed a new foundation, but for an extra €30 or so I got a blusher, eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipgoss, face primer, eyelid primer and foundation brush. I've been a huge fab of Bare Minerals since earlier this year, it's the only place I can get a foundation pale enough to suit me. Previously I had a mini foundation size and it's lasted me about 4 months so far, so the fullsize foundation in this kit should last me at least twice that! I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a change

Edit: The saleswoman took me through all the prices of the products if they were sold seperately, and I basically got more than €50 off. Very pleased with myself!

Yeah.. but you didn't need anything but the foundation? So you still spent €30 more than needed regardless of the savings. That's just a smart saleswoman working on commission. :P

jokettle

Resi12 wrote: »

Yeah.. but you didn't need anything but the foundation? So you still spent €30 more than needed regardless of the savings. That's just a smart saleswoman working on commission. :P

I see your point :pac: However, I wanted a lipgloss too but lacked the motivation to really look for one, so this just fell in my lap quite nicely! Plus their eyeshadows are really lovely, and the liner is one of the nicest I've used (I had a mini version from before). I don't see it as a frivolous spending spree, since I would realistically have bought the majority of these products anyway. The primer is the only one I'm unsure about, I'll need to test it out properly to decide if I like it as much as my Smashbox one.

kate.m

Got the gel eyeliner from maybelline, and for a total novice it's great. Im awful at applying eye make up but it's really easy with the little brush you get

booboo88

Resi12 wrote: »

Yeah.. but you didn't need anything but the foundation? So you still spent €30 more than needed regardless of the savings. That's just a smart saleswoman working on commission. :P

kill joy

boots saw me coming

ecotools set, no7 wipes for 1.95eur with 7.50 voucher
lee stafford poker straight and benefit porefessional and erase paste

booboo88

kate.m wrote: »

Got the gel eyeliner from maybelline, and for a total novice it's great. Im awful at applying eye make up but it's really easy with the little brush you get

which one is that?

Seren_

booboo88 wrote: »

which one is that?

I can't remember the name of it, but it comes in a grey box thing. You'll see it quick enough if you look at the stands; there's usually loads of them!

I was up in Belfast yesterday, so I hit the Illamasqua counter in Debenhams. Got a nail polish, contour blush, and lipstick and I am in love! I'll post a proper review when I get back to decent internet tomorrow :pac:

Michellenman

Loads of Urban Decay freebies today!




--Black Palette




--False lashes; flirt



-- Super Saturated high gloss lip colour; Big Bang



-- 24/7 Glide on shadow pencil; Narc



-- Pocket Rocket lip gloss; Max




--Big fatty Mascara (Waterproof); Black



-- 24/7 glide on eye pencil; Zero



--Primer Potion; Sin



-- Primer Potion; Greed



It's like Christmas came early in my house today!!

booboo88

how did you get freebies?

Michellenman

My brother's friend worked there and she was leaving there to work eleswhere so she managed to grab some freebies for me before she left! I thought it was going to be all ex-testers but they're all brand new un-opened! Delighted with myself!

booboo88

im soo jealous

Valentina

Twee. wrote: »

Excuse the terrifying staring into the camera look I'm giving :pac: This is Benefit "They're Real" mascara. Have to say I love it, you can really layer it on. Still a massive fan of DiorShow mascaras, but found that you couldn't layer it well. Certainly a night time mascara though, I'll be sticking to a brown one from Sephora for the day!

That looks fab, Twee. I might give this a try next time I'm mascara shopping. I've yet to find one suitable for my lashes - they're long and really straight and no mascara I've tried can really 'lift' them off my eyes. Curlers don't make much difference either.

Giselle

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

That looks fab, Twee. I might give this a try next time I'm mascara shopping. I've yet to find one suitable for my lashes - they're long and really straight and no mascara I've tried can really 'lift' them off my eyes. Curlers don't make much difference either.

Get a heated lash curler, and you won't know yourself

I got a No.7 one after no regular curler had ever put a bend in my lashes. Its really fantastic.

http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Heated-Eyelash-Curler_46110/

Valentina

Giselle wrote: »

Get a heated lash curler, and you won't know yourself

I got a No.7 one after no regular curler had ever put a bend in my lashes. Its really fantastic.

http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Heated-Eyelash-Curler_46110/

I've tried a heated lash curler I got in Sephora. It makes a teeny dfference but not much. I'll have a look at the No. 7 one.

Another question, how do you get the mascara right at the roots of the lashes? I always seem to have a little gap at the root of my lashes, can't seem to get to wand all the way in!

Edit: that No. 7 curler looks identical to my Sephora one so

booboo88

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

I've tried a heated lash curler I got in Sephora. It makes a teeny dfference but not much. I'll have a look at the No. 7 one.

Another question, how do you get the mascara right at the roots of the lashes? I always seem to have a little gap at the root of my lashes, can't seem to get to wand all the way in!

Edit: that No. 7 curler looks identical to my Sephora one so

same problem, but i always put it down to my blindness:o

Michellenman

I find that if I push the wand right in to the roots and wiggle it side to side it helps. Or if you apply one coat to the front of your lashes, then one coat on the back and then go on to do a second coat to the front it helps!

kandr10

For applying mascara into the roots I find it helpful to have a mirror that you can hold and look down into. You can kinda see the roots more easily that way.

pushki

ok, well i tried out my new purchases today, for a first date !

Must say I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Garnier bb cream, I got it in fair which really suited my skintone . It went on like regular moisturiser and the finish was gorgeous. Pretty sheer coverage but it really did even up my skintone and added a lovely sheen to my face. I did need to use a little concealer under eyes etc. but It made me look so healthy!!!

Also I used the gold and cream eyeshadow in the Urban Decay IV, palatte beautiful, really suited my blue eyes . lined inner lids with Lancome eyeliner petrol (?) colour, and the mascara from the UD IV palatte, which i really must say was a great mascara eyelashes never looked so curly!!

I saw in a pharmacy todat (Mc Cabes) that the garnier B.B cream was 14.99 !!:eek::eek:
Definitely shop around for it as I got it in Dunnes for 8-9 EUR

chickenbutt

Re: heated lash curlers

I've never used one of these, but it reminds me of what a few of my friends do which is just take a lighter and just quickly heat the metal part of the eyelash curler before using it... Is this the same concept? If it does the same job, then no need to buy a heated curler I guess! (I never curl my lashes by the way, so not the expert here).