MAC Heavenly creature discussion - Page 228

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Originally Posted by honey on boost 

 

That's horrible. I never check any bags because I'm always afraid that they will lose it or someone will pick it up and steal it at baggage claim. I really hope they find your luggage :(

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Originally Posted by gracie90 


Oh gosh, that's awful! I hope they give you decent compensation if they can't find it!
I've never lost luggage, but when I was coming home from the US a couple of years ago, they left our luggage out in the rain in Florida for HOURS. We only found out when we picked it up at the airport in the UK, and by that time all of our photos etc were ruined
So yeah, complain like crazy until they compensate you for THEIR mistake - that's my advice!
I'm so sorry this happened to you!

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Originally Posted by MACerette 

  I feel really bad for you. I hope you will get your stuff back.

Thanks - I hope it will turn up but I have a bad feeling about it. The airline is so NOT helpful. I can't report a claim for five days, and then it takes them 20 business days to respond to one. Oh, and I'd need to have receipts for EVERYTHING. Who keeps every receipt for jeans, blow dryer and the like? My travel insurance doesn't need all those receipts but it won't kick in until the airline claim has been exhausted. It's ridiculous. No one can wait that long to replace items.

I'm heading to Italy later this week so I'll need to replace certain items (suitcase, blow dryer, straightener, skin care, fave jeans and the like) before I've gotten permission to rebuy which means nothing will be covered. Nothing.

If that suitcase shows up I will be very relieved. I try to avoid checking luggage as much as I can but I was spending five days in an office so had three suits with me. Luckily I was wearing one of them.

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

I know this is OT, but I need to vent.

 

I was travelling on business in the US this week. While away, I finally treated myself to a Clarisonic Mia 2 (Sephora had a LE version for oily skin/enlarged pores). I also bought some other things while away; stocked up on Clinique, bought some Smashbox primer and cream shadows, some MAC, etc. I was also travelling with easily $400 worth of MAC/NARS when brushes are factored in. We're not even talking about expensive wool suits, shoes, etc.

 

They've lost my luggage. Delta scanned it in at the airport and the plane, but there's no scan showing it arrived in NY and it doesn't appear to have ever been received by the second airline. I might add that this came on the heels of a five hour (FIVE FREAKING HOURS ON A FRIDAY EVENING WHEN I JUST WANT TO GO HOME) delay.

 

I've had luggage delays before but they've never been like this where no one has the slightest idea where the items were. For all I know it was released with the other luggage at LaGuardia and someone took it home. I might be worrying needlessly, but I have a feeling that I won't be getting any of this back. I had MM, SLV, Sun Dipped, my 167SH, Fire Sign, Venus and other beloved LE items with me.

 

And I want my Clarisonic - I didn't even get to try it.

I travel ALL the time for work, and this is definitely my biggest fear!  I've had my bags lost COUNTLESS TIMES!  It's very frustrating and stressful, I know!  But, luckily, they have always shown up eventually.  I'm so sorry you have to go through this... But keep your chin up and fingers crossed that it is recovered!  The airlines are financially liable for your bag up to a certain amount, and if you have the receipts for the items in your luggage that you purchased, that will help support any claim you may need to file.  I know the money doesn't replace your items!  But it may help ease your mind a little.  Keep all your info from the airlines... (bag claim tickets, any lost bag printouts, and document the followup calls and contact you have)!

Hindsight is 20/20 obviously, but in the future ALWAYS put anything in your carry-on that you would be DEVASTATED to lose!  I know TSA restricts a lot of liquids, so you may not be able to do that with everything, but do it with as much as you can!  Jewelry, ID's, makeup, important documents, expensive shoes, irreplaceable items of any kind ALWAYS get put in my carry-on bags!

Again, I'm so sorry!  If it helps at all, and you probably don't even want to think about trying to replace your items so soon (give it at least a few weeks) BUT I was crazy and ordered a BU of SLV (which I love but will probably NEVER get through my first tube!) and MM...  and I'd be happy to send them to you.

As for the other MAC items you specifically mentioned on your list, they are still available on the MAC website. 

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Originally Posted by PixieDancer 

 

I travel ALL the time for work, and this is definitely my biggest fear!  I've had my bags lost COUNTLESS TIMES!  It's very frustrating and stressful, I know!  But, luckily, they have always shown up eventually.  I'm so sorry you have to go through this... But keep your chin up and fingers crossed that it is recovered!  The airlines are financially liable for your bag up to a certain amount, and if you have the receipts for the items in your luggage that you purchased, that will help support any claim you may need to file.  I know the money doesn't replace your items!  But it may help ease your mind a little.  Keep all your info from the airlines... (bag claim tickets, any lost bag printouts, and document the followup calls and contact you have)!

 

Hindsight is 20/20 obviously, but in the future ALWAYS put anything in your carry-on that you would be DEVASTATED to lose!  I know TSA restricts a lot of liquids, so you may not be able to do that with everything, but do it with as much as you can!  Jewelry, ID's, makeup, important documents, expensive shoes, irreplaceable items of any kind ALWAYS get put in my carry-on bags!

 

Again, I'm so sorry!  If it helps at all, and you probably don't even want to think about trying to replace your items so soon (give it at least a few weeks) BUT I was crazy and ordered a BU of SLV (which I love but will probably NEVER get through my first tube!) and MM...  and I'd be happy to send them to you.

As for the other MAC items you specifically mentioned on your list, they are still available on the MAC website. 

Thanks, that's very sweet of you. Hopefully they'll turn up. :)

With having to carry my laptop, iPod, eighty billion cables/locks and charges and other critical business stuff I just can't put as much into my carry on as I'd like. My makeup kit didn't fit, although I had some in my purse. I can't protect a lot of skincare stuff because the liquid exceeds the limits.

I know I'd eventually get reimbursed for some items. It's just a pain because I'd bought a lot of the in the US and I can't replace them here for the same cost. I didn't bring any mineralized products luckily; I was careful to bring sturdier products. If I wasn't such an addict I wouldn't have felt the need to have three blush, a pearlmatte, several liners and two quads of e/s with me. I suppose from now on I'll just have to carry  one generic blush and a couple of lippies in my purse. But what fun is that??!!

Audrey C, that's awful :( I've had my bags lost a few times but they've always shown up like PixieDancer said, so I'll cross my fingers that you get yours back safe and sound! 

I've been wearing Venus and Light Year every day since I got them. If Venus is still on the site when I get paid I might buy my first ever back up... ahh!

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

 

Thanks, that's very sweet of you. Hopefully they'll turn up. :)

 

With having to carry my laptop, iPod, eighty billion cables/locks and charges and other critical business stuff I just can't put as much into my carry on as I'd like. My makeup kit didn't fit, although I had some in my purse. I can't protect a lot of skincare stuff because the liquid exceeds the limits.

 

I know I'd eventually get reimbursed for some items. It's just a pain because I'd bought a lot of the in the US and I can't replace them here for the same cost. I didn't bring any mineralized products luckily; I was careful to bring sturdier products. If I wasn't such an addict I wouldn't have felt the need to have three blush, a pearlmatte, several liners and two quads of e/s with me. I suppose from now on I'll just have to carry  one generic blush and a couple of lippies in my purse. But what fun is that??!!

No Fun AT ALL!!  I really do understand!  As mush as I travel, my makeup bag is the one thing I ALWAYS over-pack...  I don't use 1/2 the things I bring, but, like you said, as a makeup addict myself... you want to have extras "just in case of this" or "what if I decide to try this look instead"... and on and on.  I think there's hope you'll get your bag!  Make sure you let us know!  Sending good vibes your way hun!

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Originally Posted by PixieDancer 

No Fun AT ALL!!  I really do understand!  As mush as I travel, my makeup bag is the one thing I ALWAYS over-pack...  I don't use 1/2 the things I bring, but, like you said, as a makeup addict myself... you want to have extras "just in case of this" or "what if I decide to try this look instead"... and on and on.  I think there's hope you'll get your bag!  Make sure you let us know!  Sending good vibes your way hun!

My claim status was just updated to:

RECEIVED AT AIRPORT/DELIVERY PROCESS INITIATED

OOO! OOO! Now I get to play with my new Clarisonic! (And yes, I know to only use it once a day and not press hard, etc). Can't WAIT!

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

My claim status was just updated to:

 

RECEIVED AT AIRPORT/DELIVERY PROCESS INITIATED

 

I was just about to reply saying how sorry I was about your luggage but yay it has been recovered!!!! That's such great news!

I wore Star Wonder for the first time today and I love it on, such a pretty shade! I also wore MA e/s and it is just gorgeous, got so many compliments on it. I wore it over Nubile pp and a layer of Stila Kitten e/s.

JUST READ THE UPDATE BUT sending this anyway.

 A couple of tips from a former airline employee (back in the day when flying was fun - some rules have changed).

The biggest one is take a big purse with you where you can put your important makeup, medicines, ID, cables, etc. like the other poster said.  This will double as a carry-on, but it's your "purse".  Then you will still have your real carry on for your shoes, a change of (undies, etc.) a clean shirt, in case your checked luggage is lost. Always wear comfy shoes when flying, not heels. You will be more comfortable if your feet swell, and for another reason - if you have to evacuate, you must remove your shoes anyway to go down the slide.

As the other poster said, never check in anything that you can't afford to lose.  And I never check in really nice luggage, either - sometimes thieves look at that and assume you have nice things inside. And always put your work address on the tag, never the home address. 

That being said, of all the travels I did worldwide, I never lost luggage and only once had my suitcase broken into, and they only took a silk skirt, if you can believe that.

SO GLAD they found your bag!  Whoopee! 

That is an excellent tip there. Never thought to do that. 

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Originally Posted by singrsling 

JUST READ THE UPDATE BUT sending this anyway.

 

 A couple of tips from a former airline employee (back in the day when flying was fun - some rules have changed).

The biggest one is take a big purse with you where you can put your important makeup, medicines, ID, cables, etc. like the other poster said.  This will double as a carry-on, but it's your "purse".  Then you will still have your real carry on for your shoes, a change of (undies, etc.) a clean shirt, in case your checked luggage is lost. Always wear comfy shoes when flying, not heels. You will be more comfortable if your feet swell, and for another reason - if you have to evacuate, you must remove your shoes anyway to go down the slide.

As the other poster said, never check in anything that you can't afford to lose.  And I never check in really nice luggage, either - sometimes thieves look at that and assume you have nice things inside. And always put your work address on the tag, never the home address. 

That being said, of all the travels I did worldwide, I never lost luggage and only once had my suitcase broken into, and they only took a silk skirt, if you can believe that.

 

SO GLAD they found your bag!  Whoopee! 

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Originally Posted by singrsling 

JUST READ THE UPDATE BUT sending this anyway.

 

 A couple of tips from a former airline employee (back in the day when flying was fun - some rules have changed).

The biggest one is take a big purse with you where you can put your important makeup, medicines, ID, cables, etc. like the other poster said.  This will double as a carry-on, but it's your "purse".  Then you will still have your real carry on for your shoes, a change of (undies, etc.) a clean shirt, in case your checked luggage is lost. Always wear comfy shoes when flying, not heels. You will be more comfortable if your feet swell, and for another reason - if you have to evacuate, you must remove your shoes anyway to go down the slide.

As the other poster said, never check in anything that you can't afford to lose.  And I never check in really nice luggage, either - sometimes thieves look at that and assume you have nice things inside. And always put your work address on the tag, never the home address. 

That being said, of all the travels I did worldwide, I never lost luggage and only once had my suitcase broken into, and they only took a silk skirt, if you can believe that.

 

SO GLAD they found your bag!  Whoopee! 

Great tips - thanks! I follow most of them, but I did have a normal sized purse with me. If I carried a bigger one then I'd have plenty of room for more makeup.

I always wear flats and label my luggage with a business card. I used to do a lot of business travelling and I've had delayed luggage a number of times. I've never had the luggage completely lost or had anything stolen from a bag. *Fingers crossed*

I'm SOOOOOO relieved for you Audrey C!!!  I had a good feeling that it would be ok and they would find your bag of GOODIESSSSS!! 

Now, we just need a follow-up when it gets delivered to you in one piece with all your stuff safely inside...  Think of how much happier you'll be to use your new stuff knowing what you had to go through to get it!  HeeHee 

Hey Lipstickdiva420, how are the MES's working for you?

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

My claim status was just updated to:

 

RECEIVED AT AIRPORT/DELIVERY PROCESS INITIATED

 

Just catching up on posts and I'm SO HAPPY that they were able to locate your stuff! I know what's like to lose important things (a few years ago, someone broke in the trunk of our car while we were at the grocery store during a road trip in SF and STOLE two of our of bags. My friend lost his DSLR and lenses and I lost my backpack, which had MY MAKEUP - yes I overpacked for a weekend away- !!!, laptop, point & shoot, and iPod. Thankfully I'm OCD and kept receipts for ALL of my missing items. Lesson learned - Renter's a/o Traveler's insurance is worth it). Luckily when I travel with my BF, he doesn't pack a lot of things on his carry on and I can cram more of my important things in his bag

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

OOO! OOO! Now I get to play with my new Clarisonic! (And yes, I know to only use it once a day and not press hard, etc). Can't WAIT!

YAY! Which brush head did you get? Is it the deep pore one? If so, LMK how it is! I'm currently using the sensitive one (which came w/ my MIA 2) and will need to buy a replacement soon. 

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Originally Posted by PixieDancer 

I'm SOOOOOO relieved for you Audrey C!!!  I had a good feeling that it would be ok and they would find your bag of GOODIESSSSS!! 

Now, we just need a follow-up when it gets delivered to you in one piece with all your stuff safely inside...  Think of how much happier you'll be to use your new stuff knowing what you had to go through to get it!  HeeHee 

Thanks! I got a call from the delivery company to say they'd be dropping it off between 9:00 and 11:00. Sheesh. My hubby suggested that we just go get it from the airport; now I'm sorry that we didn't. We have a houseful of teens over though and while they're good kids, I always make sure I'm home when there's a party of any size going on. Nobody's having too much fun on my watch. ;)

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Originally Posted by OhSoJaded 

Just catching up on posts and I'm SO HAPPY that they were able to locate your stuff! I know what's like to lose important things (a few years ago, someone broke in the trunk of our car while we were at the grocery store during a road trip in SF and STOLE two of our of bags. My friend lost his DSLR and lenses and I lost my backpack, which had MY MAKEUP - yes I overpacked for a weekend away- !!!, laptop, point & shoot, and iPod. Thankfully I'm OCD and kept receipts for ALL of my missing items. Lesson learned - Renter's a/o Traveler's insurance is worth it). Luckily when I travel with my BF, he doesn't pack a lot of things on his carry on and I can cram more of my important things in his bag

YAY! Which brush head did you get? Is it the deep pore one? If so, LMK how it is! I'm currently using the sensitive one (which came w/ my MIA 2) and will need to buy a replacement soon. 

Ugh - that's terrible. My brother parked his car in a hotel unloading spot (right in front of the entrance) a few years ago and in the five minutes he was inside, someone broke into the trunk and stole his computer AND clothing. Talk about brazen.

The kit came with both the sensitive head and the deep pore one, as well as some Boscia products. I haven't tried either yet. Which one should I start with? The sensitive? I have combination skin in the winter and flat out oily skin in the summer. It's sensitive though and I do have reactive redness; just putting blush on makes my cheeks go red. I always have to wait a few minutes to see what my blush actually looks like before deciding if I need more.

I do have enlarged pores on my nose, forehead and cheeks beside my nose from 30 years of oily skin. The woman at Sephora suggested that I start out with the sensitive no more than once a day and see how it goes and using the deep pore only a couple of times a week. It doesn't feel any rougher though; it's quite soft. Most of the reviews seem to indicate that people just replace the sensitive with deep pore and like it better (those with skin like mine). Has anyone tried both heads?

I hemmed and hawed about buying the Mia2 for months; the reviews are really barbelled. People either love it or hate it.

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Originally Posted by Audrey C 

 

Thanks! I got a call from the delivery company to say they'd be dropping it off between 9:00 and 11:00. Sheesh. My hubby suggested that we just go get it from the airport; now I'm sorry that we didn't. We have a houseful of teens over though and while they're good kids, I always make sure I'm home when there's a party of any size going on. Nobody's having too much fun on my watch. ;)

 

Ugh - that's terrible. My brother parked his car in a hotel unloading spot (right in front of the entrance) a few years ago and in the five minutes he was inside, someone broke into the trunk and stole his computer AND clothing. Talk about brazen.

 

The kit came with both the sensitive head and the deep pore one, as well as some Boscia products. I haven't tried either yet. Which one should I start with? The sensitive? I have combination skin in the winter and flat out oily skin in the summer. It's sensitive though and I do have reactive redness; just putting blush on makes my cheeks go red. I always have to wait a few minutes to see what my blush actually looks like before deciding if I need more.

 

I do have enlarged pores on my nose, forehead and cheeks beside my nose from 30 years of oily skin. The woman at Sephora suggested that I start out with the sensitive no more than once a day and see how it goes and using the deep pore only a couple of times a week. It doesn't feel any rougher though; it's quite soft. Most of the reviews seem to indicate that people just replace the sensitive with deep pore and like it better (those with skin like mine). Has anyone tried both heads?

 

I hemmed and hawed about buying the Mia2 for months; the reviews are really barbelled. People either love it or hate it.

Hi there!

   I have the Mia 2. I got mine from QVC. It is zebra but PURPLE! (like the one below)

           Anyways, i have had mine for abt a year nd a half. I have all of the heads you mentioned. I suggest using the deep cleaning brush ONCE a week, preferably a night. Use the sensitive head on other days. At first i was using my clarisonic once a day, i soon discovered it was too much for my face. Now i only use it 3x a week (mon, wedn, friday) and ONLY at night. The other days ( and mornings) I wash my face lightly with only my hands. I also wanna throw in there i use Juice Beauty (all organic face products) which have been great to my skin. Also when I was breaking out from using it daily, I actually went to see my derm and she told me that daily was too abrasive even with the sensitive head. I switched to 3x a week I have not broken out since, and that was MONTHS ago. Good Luck

-By the way, the clarisonic takes off MAC makeup like a charm

I actually have the same purple zebra MIA 2 from QVC! LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I've only tried the sensitive head and completely forgot that I had a deep pore cleansing one. Must rummage through my box of unused products for it. 

I use the sensitive head every day (in the morning) and have not had any problems with it. I never went through the purging/breaking out period with it and always wondered if I should bump up to a normal brush head. I'll try the deep pore cleansing one this week but will probably limit using it to once or twice a week. 

I still can't decide if i want Solar Ray and Star Wonder, I'll need to hurry up and decide before they go out of stock lol.

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Originally Posted by PRESIDENTslim 

 

 

Hi there!

   I have the Mia 2. I got mine from QVC. It is zebra but PURPLE! (like the one below)

 

           Anyways, i have had mine for abt a year nd a half. I have all of the heads you mentioned. I suggest using the deep cleaning brush ONCE a week, preferably a night. Use the sensitive head on other days. At first i was using my clarisonic once a day, i soon discovered it was too much for my face. Now i only use it 3x a week (mon, wedn, friday) and ONLY at night. The other days ( and mornings) I wash my face lightly with only my hands. I also wanna throw in there i use Juice Beauty (all organic face products) which have been great to my skin. Also when I was breaking out from using it daily, I actually went to see my derm and she told me that daily was too abrasive even with the sensitive head. I switched to 3x a week I have not broken out since, and that was MONTHS ago. Good Luck

 

 

-By the way, the clarisonic takes off MAC makeup like a charm

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Originally Posted by OhSoJaded 

I actually have the same purple zebra MIA 2 from QVC! LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I've only tried the sensitive head and completely forgot that I had a deep pore cleansing one. Must rummage through my box of unused products for it. 

 

I use the sensitive head every day (in the morning) and have not had any problems with it. I never went through the purging/breaking out period with it and always wondered if I should bump up to a normal brush head. I'll try the deep pore cleansing one this week but will probably limit using it to once or twice a week. 

I'm planning on using it at night to get rid of makeup; with serum, moisturizer, primer, tinted moisturizer/foundation and then makeup, I always think that I'm probably leaving some on. I wash my face with my hands right now. I use Clinique foaming face cleanser to remove the makeup and then do a second wash with the liquid mild facial soap. And even then, I usually pick up traces of leftover makeup with my toner.

Maybe I'll start with every second night. My skin is oily but I'm in my 40s, so it's more sensitive than it was in my teens. If my skin is ok with that, I'll try working my way up to daily. I can't imagine needing to use it twice a day though; my skin isn't exposed to makeup or regular city grime overnight.

I don't break out much anymore; I sometimes get one pimple a month on my chin, but when it's getting near that time I've started switching to my teens' Clinique acne toner on my nose and chin and I seem to be dodging it.

I don't think this will change my life or anything; I just want to get my skin really clean and if it does help my pores to shrink even a smidge, I'll be thrilled.

Shoot, Meteoric is quickly becoming my go to gloss for my peach/coral/orange lipsticks. Guess what that means?!!? My 50th order will be placed soon -_-

My vote is for Star Wonder!  Get it girl!  

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Originally Posted by NATlar 

I still can't decide if i want Solar Ray and Star Wonder, I'll need to hurry up and decide before they go out of stock lol.