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post #4081 of 7760
10/23/12 at 2:33am

UGH I want to pick up my stuff....gotta wait till Thursday.  DANGIT.....I only got three things, but still.

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post #4082 of 7760
10/23/12 at 2:38am
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Originally Posted by LoveSpree View Post

Unfortunately I am in Australia .. where they charge $36 for one lipstick ... the holiday eyeshadow palettes alone will be like over $110 here.. so I use a forwarding service and buy through US MAC...

Thanks BunnyHeffner! I have my fingers crossed too ... really, really want to get my hands on all the lipsticks and blushes! 

 

Oh you are in the same situation as mine.. they sell MAC expensive here in Bahrain.. Permanent lipstick are around $25 (stil lcheaper than Australia though!) & ofcourse it increases more when the packaging is special & limited edition.. Marilyn were launched 2 days ago only & the eyshadow costs $34, Nail Polish $23.. besides hat they are always late for 2 weeks or sometimes more than a month & always limited in stock

 

I usually buy my MAC stuff from Nordie because they accept both my international credit card & my forwarding address

 

I tried ordering from MAC website before but they refused saying my card is international!

 

I tired this time with putting my forwarding address for both billing & shipping as Milegolas adviced me.. hope it will work because I want that set so bad </3!

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post #4083 of 7760
10/23/12 at 2:45am
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Originally Posted by LoveSpree View Post

Unfortunately I am in Australia .. where they charge $36 for one lipstick ... the holiday eyeshadow palettes alone will be like over $110 here.. so I use a forwarding service and buy through US MAC...

Thanks BunnyHeffner! I have my fingers crossed too ... really, really want to get my hands on all the lipsticks and blushes! 


LoveSpree

 

I'm in Oz too - which forwarder do you use? I'm going to buy from the US too - the collection doesn't come out here til 5th and 19th Nov - and everything is twice the US price (I checked the prices with my local counter). I want to get a few kits, so even with forwarding costs I will still save about $60 - even more if I decide to buy more, non MAC makeup. Take that stupid ripoff Australian retailers!

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post #4084 of 7760
10/23/12 at 2:48am
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Oh you are in the same situation as mine.. they sell MAC expensive here in Bahrain.. Permanent lipstick are around $25 (stil lcheaper than Australia though!) & ofcourse it increases more when the packaging is special & limited edition.. Marilyn were launched 2 days ago only & the eyshadow costs $34, Nail Polish $23.. besides hat they are always late for 2 weeks or sometimes more than a month & always limited in stock

 

I usually buy my MAC stuff from Nordie because they accept both my international credit card & my forwarding address

 

I tried ordering from MAC website before but they refused saying my card is international!

 

I tired this time with putting my forwarding address for both billing & shipping as Milegolas adviced me.. hope it will work because I want that set so bad </3!

 

If you use Paypal you can get around this issue .. I tried using my C/C with the US MAC site and had no luck but Paypal worked for me as long as you put your US forwarding address into your Paypal addresses and use that one.

I know what you mean about the exuberant prices MAC charge in countries outside the U.S .. if I buy from the US I can get twice the amount of products for my money and that's including postage than I can get if I buy here in Australia... it's crazy!

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post #4085 of 7760
10/23/12 at 2:54am
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If you use Paypal you can get around this issue .. I tried using my C/C with the US MAC site and had no luck but Paypal worked for me as long as you put your US forwarding address into your Paypal addresses and use that one.

I know what you mean about the exuberant prices MAC charge in countries outside the U.S .. if I buy from the US I can get twice the amount of products for my money and that's including postage than I can get if I buy here in Australia... it's crazy!

 

I tried paypal once, but I got a message that it's not allowed for Canada orders "Canada!!" :/, I have my US address in my paypal, if my order get cancelled wil ltry it again (hopefully the set wont get sold out!)

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post #4086 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:00am
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Originally Posted by LoveSpree View Post

My wonderful brother just let me use his credit card to buy 3 lipsticks ..only. I was just so worried they'd sell out he felt bad for me. So I got Beauty, Outrageously Fun and Innocence... I desperately want Dramatic Encounter but oh well, hopefully it won't sell out till Thursday (risking it!!)... Would love to get the Fluidlines and blushes but i'll just have to wait. 001_unsure.gif

 

Good choice. I expect Beauty to sell out first. It's such a pretty color, especially on pale beauties. I'm glad you were able to place an order :-)

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post #4087 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:02am

Oh yes, Paypal works even when your confirmed bank account is an overseas one. A colleague of mine will be visiting the States for several weeks and she will be staying at a friend's place. She was kind enough to let me have my goodies sent to her friend's address so that she can bring them to me on her return. I wouldn't normally ask something like this, but I won't have internet connection when Glamour Daze is released here in NL and I didn't want to risk missing the stuff I want.

 

To be fair, I placed the order about 12 hours ago and it still appears as Pending. So I don't know for certain if it will indeed be OK. Fingers crossed!

 

On another note, I'm kicking myself for not having put a BU of Moth Brown in my shopping bag. Bad BuickMackane! Bad BuickMackane!

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post #4088 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:06am
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Originally Posted by BuickMackane View Post

Oh yes, Paypal works even when your confirmed bank account is an overseas one. A colleague of mine will be visiting the States for several weeks and she will be staying at a friend's place. She was kind enough to let me have my goodies sent to her friend's address so that she can bring them to me on her return. I wouldn't normally ask something like this, but I won't have internet connection when Glamour Daze is released here in NL and I didn't want to risk missing the stuff I want.

 

To be fair, I placed the order about 12 hours ago and it still appears as Pending. So I don't know for certain if it will indeed be OK. Fingers crossed!

 

On another note, I'm kicking myself for not having put a BU of Moth Brown in my shopping bag. Bad BuickMackane! Bad BuickMackane!

 

As nothing appears to be sold out yet, I wouldn't worry too much (yet).

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post #4089 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:13am

Ok I think I am going out of topic.. but how do you add you US address to paypal?

 

I have a US ddress in my paypal lwhich I use in my ebaypurchases.. I tried it now but I'm getting "Our system does not allow you to ship to these countries." Huh ??!!

 

I tried to add a new address, but the country wont change to US!

 

& MAC is telling me Paypal is not available for orders being shipped to Canada! who said anything about Canada!

 

Uhhhh -___- I think no Divine for me

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post #4090 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:14am

@Mac-Guy - good to know, thanks smiles.gif

 

I did choose standard shipping, so I guess it's perfectly normal for my order to be Pending at this stage. And if it turns out that the order is cancelled, fair enough. It just wasn't to be. I'll have more funds for Strength and Taste Temptations! Yay!

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post #4091 of 7760
10/23/12 at 3:16am
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Ok I think I am going out of topic.. but how do you add you US address to paypal?

 

I have a US ddress in my paypal lwhich I use in my ebaypurchases.. I tried it now but I'm getting "Our system does not allow you to ship to these countries." Huh ??!!

 

I tried to add a new address, but the country wont change to US!

 

& MAC is telling me Paypal is not available for orders being shipped to Canada! who said anything about Canada!

 

Uhhhh -___- I think no Divine for me

 

Oh, hang on. So you want to have your items shipped outside the US? I was under the impression that MAC US does not ship internationally. Perhaps you can call CS and see if they'd be able to help?

 

post-caffeine edit - Oops, sorry. Now I get it. You have a forwarding address in the US. If this address is already on your list of addresses on Paypal, perhaps you could try checking out directly with Paypal?

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post #4092 of 7760
10/23/12 at 4:03am
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Originally Posted by BuickMackane View Post

 

Oh, hang on. So you want to have your items shipped outside the US? I was under the impression that MAC US does not ship internationally. Perhaps you can call CS and see if they'd be able to help?

 

post-caffeine edit - Oops, sorry. Now I get it. You have a forwarding address in the US. If this address is already on your list of addresses on Paypal, perhaps you could try checking out directly with Paypal?

 

 

Yes, it's there but there's a weird thing I can't understand

 

if I will buy from eBay; my USA address is there I can choose it, now when I choose paypal to pay my MAC order.. I can't select that US address!!

 

so I went & tried to add a new address, but I couldnt change the country lol! the street address & city will be my forwarding address, but country will remain Bahrain! so MAC wont accept it.. uugghhh wil ltry to find a new way.. maybe I can find someone to order for me with a US card & I will pay back..

 

MY order is still Pending.. but I don't ahve high hopes.. I must look for Plan B!

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post #4093 of 7760
10/23/12 at 4:23am
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Originally Posted by Sanooya View Post

 

Yes, it's there but there's a weird thing I can't understand

 

if I will buy from eBay; my USA address is there I can choose it, now when I choose paypal to pay my MAC order.. I can't select that US address!!

 

so I went & tried to add a new address, but I couldnt change the country lol! the street address & city will be my forwarding address, but country will remain Bahrain! so MAC wont accept it.. uugghhh wil ltry to find a new way.. maybe I can find someone to order for me with a US card & I will pay back..

 

MY order is still Pending.. but I don't ahve high hopes.. I must look for Plan B!

 

Is your bank account that is linked to Paypal in the US? If not, then that is probably the issue.

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post #4094 of 7760
10/23/12 at 4:24am

@ Sanooya -

 

That is indeed strange. How about you try temporarily deleting your Bahrain address from your Paypal address book? No idea if this will work, but at least MAC checkout would have no option but use your US forwarding address.

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post #4095 of 7760
10/23/12 at 4:41am
Mac guy, do you think beauty will make my nw 25 look dead? I lean towards the mauve/plums, but I am wondering if it would be a nice sheen, or not :/
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post #4096 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:07am
Eek my order will be here in a few hours. Now time to stalk the UPS man. Gotta have a bare canvas for painting smiles.gif
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post #4097 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:12am
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Mac guy, do you think beauty will make my nw 25 look dead? I lean towards the mauve/plums, but I am wondering if it would be a nice sheen, or not :/

 

Without seeing you, I can only guess. Here are my 2cents.gifI think Beauty looks the best on NW10-15 (in fact, if you are in that range, you probably want to grab several BU's before it sells out - it might well become your HG lippie). If you are between NW20-25, however, you want to wear it as a sheer layer rather than a full-on lip color. Mind you, it is a Glaze formula and it is relatively easy to work with. As Beauty features a stunning sheen (the reason why I love the the glaze formula) that is cool-toned, it is not in-your-face as a lot of warm-toned white-based lippies tend to look just wrong on NW complexions. As you are NW25, I would say use a lot of highlighter on your face (Forever Marilyn) and keep your eyes relatively simple, e.g with a winged eye and a nude e/s. Especially as you like mauve, I think Beauty has the potential to look great on you, but if you are in doubt, test it in store.

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post #4098 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:20am
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Originally Posted by Mac-Guy View Post

 

Without seeing you, I can only guess. Here are my 2cents.gifI think Beauty looks the best on NW10-15 (in fact, if you are in that range, you probably want to grab several BU's before it sells out - it might well become your HG lippie). If you are between NW20-25, however, you want to wear it as a sheer layer rather than a full-on lip color. Mind you, it is a Glaze formula and it is relatively easy to work with. As Beauty features a stunning sheen (the reason why I love the the glaze formula) that is cool-toned, it is not in-your-face as a lot of warm-toned white-based lippies tend to look just wrong on NW complexions. As you are NW25, I would say use a lot of highlighter on your face (Forever Marilyn) and keep your eyes relatively simple, e.g with a winged eye and a nude e/s. Especially as you like mauve, I think Beauty has the potential to look great on you, but if you are in doubt, test it in store.

 

Great info. I'm NW20-25 and picked up Beauty this past weekend and have been wearing it like you said. By itself it looked like I had eaten marshmallows for a week.

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post #4099 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:22am

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Originally Posted by Mac-Guy View Post

Without seeing you, I can only guess. Here are my 2cents.gifI think Beauty looks the best on NW10-15 (in fact, if you are in that range, you probably want to grab several BU's before it sells out - it might well become your HG lippie). If you are between NW20-25, however, you want to wear it as a sheer layer rather than a full-on lip color. Mind you, it is a Glaze formula and it is relatively easy to work with. As Beauty features a stunning sheen (the reason why I love the the glaze formula) that is cool-toned, it is not in-your-face as a lot of warm-toned white-based lippies tend to look just wrong on NW complexions. As you are NW25, I would say use a lot of highlighter on your face (Forever Marilyn) and keep your eyes relatively simple, e.g with a winged eye and a nude e/s. Especially as you like mauve, I think Beauty has the potential to look great on you, but if you are in doubt, test it in store.


I swear you always manage to talk me into stuff when your advice isn't even directed at me girlhaha.gif

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post #4100 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:32am
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I swear you always manage to talk me into stuff when your advice isn't even directed at me girlhaha.gif

 

I need to use spoiler alerts when talking about must-haves for pale beauties. LOL heart2.gif

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post #4101 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:36am

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I need to use spoiler alerts when talking about must-haves for pale beauties. LOL heart2.gif


It's not so bad - you've not steered me wrong yet, and I now have lots of things that I love and would never have considered on my own :D

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post #4102 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:37am

I'm around NW10, but I prefer my lips to have a bit of colour.  I don't have much natural colour in my lips, and pale lippies can look awful on me, with a few exceptions.  I'm a fan of the 50s, not the 60s.

 

If I wear pale lipstick, people think I'm anaemic

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post #4103 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:43am

I have Double Spin from last year and that one is tricky. I'm still not sure if I like it or hate it.

 

Youtube is working again for me today, yay! Apparently all I had to do was restart my router. bangin.gif

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post #4104 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:43am

ahhhh My order is out for delivery! I selected overnight at like 7pm last night and didn't think I would get it until Wed! 

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post #4105 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:44am

Impossibly sweet lipglass is sold out now on regular site. i guess that is the first thing. I'm surprised it wasn't a lipstick.

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post #4106 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:47am

I pre-ordered what I wanted, but I just checked out the Canadian site and it still says 'coming soon'. Odd.

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post #4107 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:49am
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Impossibly sweet lipglass is sold out now on regular site. i guess that is the first thing. I'm surprised it wasn't a lipstick.

 

I'd have thought Superb or Whisper of Gilt would be the first to go. Or the crazy sparkly F/Ls. Or like you say, a lipstick like Outrageously Fun.

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post #4108 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:50am
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Impossibly sweet lipglass is sold out now on regular site. i guess that is the first thing. I'm surprised it wasn't a lipstick.

Odd that's sold out. Thats the only one I didn't order.. It didn't do anything for me.

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post #4109 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:53am
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Originally Posted by gorjess678 View Post

Odd that's sold out. Thats the only one I didn't order.. It didn't do anything for me.


It might just be a glitch.

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post #4110 of 7760
10/23/12 at 5:54am

Things are already starting to sell out ...? :(

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