The Makeup Clique Thread - Wanna talk makeup? Wanna share tips? Wanna ask ?'s?

[Bella the Ball 360]

Did you guys see my (crappy) thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2312278

Im so bummed. I can't even get into a makeup shopping mood. Sick.

When the Friends and Families code was released, I went to Sephora and looked for Laila. Did you guys know, they no longer carry it? It was news to me. It must have been recent??

20% off of it may have took a little of my sting away.

I'm so grossed out that any one could do that. It's just so icky to me. You could hand me a million dollars, and I wouldn't take a dime. I dunno....

Remember those dresses I posted for the Buffett concert - and I got 2 of them? Yeah - those puppies are on some postal worker in Atlanta's body.

Moving on.... the good news is, my Meteorites were NOT in there. So my cheeks are glowing pink.

What'd everybody order from Sephora? What do I *NEED* to buy?

Wow I wish there was something to say to make it better but the only advice I can give is shop for make up. I got the Philosophy Advanced Eye and the Cat Von D Shadow in Beethovan. I had some Illamasqua foundation in my cart but took it out. I only ended up spending 19 because i had a 50 Gc....Did they send a coupon to use in the stores? It woudl be much easier for me to choose the foundation I want if I could try it. I did not get an e mail from them about this.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Hey Bella, yup, that was me. I totally forgot to post what I got - well, actually what DH got for me. He went at 10 and asked them where the freebies were. They told him he needed the ad to get them so he asked for an ad and they reluctantly handed him the goodie bag. He's too much! Anyway, nothing I really could use in there. Kiwi something hair spray, Hard up hair gel (I don't use hair products), travel size Ulta lip gloss in a very frosty pink (not me), and Coconut Lime body lotion (which I like and smells really nice and lasts all day). So I got some lotion and 3 stocking stuffers! The store is nice and clean, big, has the salon part too. And best thing - they are open on Sunday - nothing here is open on Sunday (blue laws).

And my husband and I joke that we can skip getting a truck load of dirt to level our yard next spring and instead we can just dump my tons of loose shadows back there. Hey, it'd be pretty.

Wow my friend go so much more when she went to Ulta. Oh well my other friends go so much more when Nordstroms opened and then I went last April and got nothing. I bet it is the economy. NJ still has the blue laws? Mass only has them for liquor stores. They are kind of jerks when it comes to the coupons. I am glad your DH asked them for one. HOw could they even think of not giving it to him on opening day, Imagine if you called corporate and told them.

We had a problem in my Ulta with the coupon thing I put back a 180.00 order just because the stupid manager woudl not let me use a 3.50 coupon...then I called and so did my friend who had the same problem. They NOW give coupons and are very nice and Mr. I DO NOT BELONG MANAGING A MAKE UP STORE Manager...no longer there. I am betting he got lots of complaines.

 

[BeenHereB4]

Wow my friend go so much more when she went to Ulta. Oh well my other friends go so much more when Nordstroms opened and then I went last April and got nothing. I bet it is the economy. NJ still has the blue laws? Mass only has them for liquor stores. They are kind of jerks when it comes to the coupons. I am glad your DH asked them for one. HOw could they even think of not giving it to him on opening day, Imagine if you called corporate and told them.

We had a problem in my Ulta with the coupon thing I put back a 180.00 order just because the stupid manager woudl not let me use a 3.50 coupon...then I called and so did my friend who had the same problem. They NOW give coupons and are very nice and Mr. I DO NOT BELONG MANAGING A MAKE UP STORE Manager...no longer there. I am betting he got lots of complaines.

Yeah, I was expecting a baggie of little shadows, some sample lipsticks, etc. But what I did get was free so I guess that's something. I did venture in once and bought some OPI polishes - they were buy 2 get 1 free. I'll have to go back again when I have more time to browse (ie. spend lots o' $$).

Sorry about the coupon problems - I'll hope not to experience that here - I mean for $3.50??!! Really!

I'm in Bergen County - land of the shopping, but on Sunday it's a ghost town. Although now that I live here, it's kinda nice, especially during the holidays when we are just traffic, traffic, traffic. they keep voting to do away with it, but the residents vote to keep it. I bet that just pisses off the retailers!

 

[GoofyforDisney3]

My Sephora order came today! So far, I've sampled the eye shadows in the Tarte set and the eye liners. Actually did a little testing on the eye liners and, so far, I think I like the Makeup Forever Aqua eyes one the best. It smudged the least directly after drawing the line and took longer to wipe off after getting my hand wet.

My samples: (1) the new perfume by Leslie Blodgett of BE fame. It was nice. Not sure it is something I'll really wear, but then there are very few perfumes I can wear because of my allergies. (2) Smashbox primer - very curious to see if I will like this better or as much as the Monistat or BE Prime Time. (3) New Clinque Redness Solution - really interested in trying this since I always have some redness on my cheeks. It is a little pricey, but if it works it would be worth it.

 

[BeenHereB4]

MAC needs to take a page from Sephora's customer service book. From placing my order to receiving my package - 2 days!!! How awesome. And the 24/7 mini pencil set is soooooo fun.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Yeah, I was expecting a baggie of little shadows, some sample lipsticks, etc. But what I did get was free so I guess that's something. I did venture in once and bought some OPI polishes - they were buy 2 get 1 free. I'll have to go back again when I have more time to browse (ie. spend lots o' $$).

Sorry about the coupon problems - I'll hope not to experience that here - I mean for $3.50??!! Really!

I'm in Bergen County - land of the shopping, but on Sunday it's a ghost town. Although now that I live here, it's kinda nice, especially during the holidays when we are just traffic, traffic, traffic. they keep voting to do away with it, but the residents vote to keep it. I bet that just pisses off the retailers!

4,

Be sure to try the Ulta Polish and quick dry top coat then they have it on sale for 2.00 a bottle. Honestly I got 12 last time becuase I tried it on a whim and really it is just as good as the OPI or Essie. They have a goodly array of colors but since I love red I mostly stick with that.

 

[GoofyforDisney3]

Okay, stupid question. On the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners, do you just use a regular eyeliner sharpener? The "pencil" part of it doesn't look like it is made like normal/typical eyeliners.

 

[Tara]

Okay, stupid question. On the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners, do you just use a regular eyeliner sharpener? The "pencil" part of it doesn't look like it is made like normal/typical eyeliners.

Yep, regular sharpener. I highly recommend the Make Up Forever sharpener.

 

[BeenHereB4]

Okay, stupid question. On the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners, do you just use a regular eyeliner sharpener? The "pencil" part of it doesn't look like it is made like normal/typical eyeliners.

My regular sharpener made a complete mess of one of my 24/7s (jagged edges, a lot of wasted product) so I just bought the UD Grindhouse with my 20% Sephora order. I'm hoping it will be better.

 

[BeenHereB4]

4,

Be sure to try the Ulta Polish and quick dry top coat then they have it on sale for 2.00 a bottle. Honestly I got 12 last time becuase I tried it on a whim and really it is just as good as the OPI or Essie. They have a goodly array of colors but since I love red I mostly stick with that.

Thanks, I'll check it out. Typically I only do my toes, but maybe this will change my mind.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I know I mentioned this earlier in the year but I was at Costco today and they had the Borghase Brush sets in again....8 brushes for 19.99. I have gotten 3 sets in the past and loved them. This year the brushes are synthetic but they are also anti-microbial. I had said I would let you all know when they got them in again. they are a huge BARGAIN especially if you are brush impaired(as I am not but I still buy) and need to get a set of a variety of brushes. In addition, they come with a pouch to hold the brushes, a lash curler and a set of mini brushes to take along. Trust me they are GREAT!!! I wait every year for them to come out. Last year they came in a plastic box and had a bottle of brush cleaner with them. This year the bonus is the 4 travel brushes in a case. this brings the total to 12 brushes for 19.99!!!

Also got my Kat Von D eyeshadow from Sephora today. I love it because it is very pigmented. I would suggest trying it. 'Cause I know what we ALL need is more shadows.

 

[BeenHereB4]

Thanks for the brush tip. I'll have to hit costco tomorrow first thing!!

I had a bad day with kids so far so I hit Ulta. My darn DH got me hooked on "good" shampoo. I previously refused to buy anything more than $5 and that would have to be a HUGE bottle.

So, $70 later I walk out with 3 Ulta pro nail polishes (a lavender matte, a chocolate w gold shimmer and a navy) and 3 bottles of shampoo - Mop C System, Graham Webb Stick Straight and Phyto Phytonectar (the last one I can only use 3x a week because I'll get too greasy so I needed the other 2 for the other 4 days, of course )

Really, I could've spent more, but I still had to grocery shop (see, at least I did Ulta FIRST, so I wouldn't spend all my $$ on something like groceries )

The end result - I'm feeling much happier (and want to go back later sans children)!

 

[BeenHereB4]

Almost forgot, when Ulta does their buy 2 get 1 free thing, do they have to key it in or does the computer do it automatically? I could've sworn the pro hair care was buy 2 get 1 but I was charged for all 3.

 

[GoofyforDisney3]

Almost forgot, when Ulta does their buy 2 get 1 free thing, do they have to key it in or does the computer do it automatically? I could've sworn the pro hair care was buy 2 get 1 but I was charged for all 3.

I'm not sure since I don't have an Ulta around me, and have only shopped in a store while at the beach, but I would think it would be automatic. Looking at the ad online, it has a couple of different buy x get x free sales going on, but all of them say brands can not be combined. Are they all the same brand? Maybe that is why it didn't ring up?

 

[BeenHereB4]

I'm not sure since I don't have an Ulta around me, and have only shopped in a store while at the beach, but I would think it would be automatic. Looking at the ad online, it has a couple of different buy x get x free sales going on, but all of them say brands can not be combined. Are they all the same brand? Maybe that is why it didn't ring up?

Ahhh, gotcha. Nope, they were different brands. Thank you!

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Almost forgot, when Ulta does their buy 2 get 1 free thing, do they have to key it in or does the computer do it automatically? I could've sworn the pro hair care was buy 2 get 1 but I was charged for all 3.

Did you use the coupon for 5.00 off? Sign up for the card but even if you don't they should have given you a coupon I think it ends on Sunday but it was in "Windows of Hope" circular for breast cancer.

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

Does ULTA carry MAC products?

 

[BeenHereB4]

Did you use the coupon for 5.00 off? Sign up for the card but even if you don't they should have given you a coupon I think it ends on Sunday but it was in "Windows of Hope" circular for breast cancer.

Nope - went in there on a whim so I was ill prepared. No coupons were offered and I didn't even have my Ulta card either. Poo!

 

[BeenHereB4]

Does ULTA carry MAC products?

I did not see any while there today. Here it's MAC counter at a dept store or online only for MAC.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I did not see any while there today. Here it's MAC counter at a dept store or online only for MAC.

No ULTA does not carry MAC but supposedly the individual Ulta brand shadows are made by MAC, I hve quite a few of them and they are just as good as MAC. HOWVER, I do not think MAC is the best.