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Originally Posted by butterflyeyes View Post

There was a price increase when it first went to Sephora (from my understanding THAT was the increase associated with Sephora being added to the supply chain). They went up to $16 last year around the time that they were announced for Sephora. Then they went up to $18 this year...I think right before Sci-Fi Lullabies. Unless both increases were associated with Sephora...all I know is that until recently only Sephora puchased lip tars came in the little pouches with the mini-brush. OCC orders came with the mini-brushes but not in the pouch. 

As far as the stained ones go...I know they aren't opaque but the way that the OCC reps talked about them at IMATS NY they aren't considered "sheer" but more like a stained glass window would be...not opaque but not completely see-through. I think it's a plus though that they appear to be sheer in that video...it's always a plus to me if you can build up the coverage on a product versus needing to do something to sheer it out. They appear to be different enough to warrant trying them out. Just hope they expand the color options in the future. 
stained glass windows!!! I love that, totally see it. I barely wear my lol tars but I want lovecraft still and one of these new ones, not sure which one tho.
post #602 of 607
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I agree! If the formula is as great as it's anticipated to be, i hope they release a wide range of colours! A medium coral tone would be gorgeous, as well as some deeper vampy shades!

Yeah the founder of the company wrote somewhere that they went to $16 and after they were almost in full sephora launch they went up to $18 because sephora was gonna be a supplier of product (how that would increase the price i dunno. I changed from a business major in college girlhaha.gif). But that since the sephora launch/price increase there were no plans for additional price increases.

A $2 increase like that is crazy, when you compare the price/quantity to other lipsticks, the price seems reasonable. But i agree a hike that big is a shocker!

I WAS a business marketing major in college and I still don't understand the logic lol. Not to compensate a total $4 increase in less than a year if the only reason you're citing is widening your distribution channel. It's why I suspect that packaging DID play a roll in it also. Not sure if the pouch was originally Sephora's idea and maybe that's why they say it's because they started selling through them that they increased the price, but I can only imagine that doing so increased their production costs at least a little. Not sure if they always included the mini brush also but I would think those also increased their costs. I don't think it bothered me too much because the price per use and quality made the price reasonable (and the pro discount doesn't hurt  lol) but the hike is a huge shocker that quick. 

 

And yes, a medium coral tone would be perfect! And definitely some deeper vampy shades. 

post #603 of 607
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stained glass windows!!! I love that, totally see it. I barely wear my lol tars but I want lovecraft still and one of these new ones, not sure which one tho.

I love Lovecraft! And I already know I'm probably going to end up getting all of the stained glosses. I've learned to stop trying to claim I'll only get one...it never works out like that lol

post #604 of 607

No, neither the pouch or the mini lip brush were included with OCC lip tar purchases pre-Sephora.  I would typically get my lip tars in a small, thin, ziploc-type bag so that they weren't loose within box.

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Originally Posted by Yazmin View Post

No, neither the pouch or the mini lip brush were included with OCC lip tar purchases pre-Sephora.  I would typically get my lip tars in a small, thin, ziploc-type bag so that they weren't loose within box.

That's what I thought. By the time I got in to OCC lip tars they were shipping them with the mini lip brush but not the pouch. The order I made during the Earth Day weekend sale came in the pouches. 

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Originally Posted by butterflyeyes View Post

I WAS a business marketing major in college and I still don't understand the logic lol. Not to compensate a total $4 increase in less than a year if the only reason you're citing is widening your distribution channel. It's why I suspect that packaging DID play a roll in it also. Not sure if the pouch was originally Sephora's idea and maybe that's why they say it's because they started selling through them that they increased the price, but I can only imagine that doing so increased their production costs at least a little. Not sure if they always included the mini brush also but I would think those also increased their costs. I don't think it bothered me too much because the price per use and quality made the price reasonable (and the pro discount doesn't hurt  lol) but the hike is a huge shocker that quick. 


And yes, a medium coral tone would be perfect! And definitely some deeper vampy shades. 

They didn't always include a brush, i know that. So I'm sure it was a factor in the increase.
post #607 of 607

I love the new Stained Gloss Lip Tars.  I grabbed Androgyne, Jealous and New Wave.  I really like they way they feel on  my lips and I love the shine.  The texture is great too,  jelly like and not sticky.

 

Androgyne is the yellowish orange one and its very unique and beautiful.    I think I've found my summer go to color. 

 

Jealous comes up red orange on me and I normally don't like this color,  but because it s a gloss it works.   New Wave is pink and I live for pink. 

 

To me, these feel like they have less peppermint in them.  I didn't get the same zing that I get from the originals. 

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