MAC X Giambattista Valli Collection (July 2 / 9, 2015)

[Mayanas]

Finally got my baby's in the mail!! First one I had to try was Tats. I'm so happy I love it!!

TATS is lovely on you.

Got Eugenie from the Cb and finally tried it on today! I *LOVE* it! Seriously! It's taking everything in me not to hunt down a BU. It's really nice. Anything that T stated as being pretty close to a dupe just wasn't doing it for me. Glad I could finally get my hands on it! Sorry it doesn't really go with my eye look, lol! I decided to slap it on today and wear it around the house and I already had makeup on. 

Eugenie is amazing on you. Everybody says this colors has dupes but i cant find any.

 

[starletta8]

Totally understand! Luckily, the Macy's I have up here in college is downright awful. It's run down and barely has any makeup counters. Nobody is ever in that Macy's. It's actually quite sad and embarrassing for them, lol!

Back home I have so many big department stores that one isn't forced into Macy's. So I'm lucky in that regard. Though my Macy's back home does have the impulse section so it had a ton of inglot, ABH, etc. etc. And yes-- Plenti! I need to get on that program. How are you liking it? I feel like I really will benefit if they expand to more stores. We don't have rite-aids around here and such.

I get most of my points from Rite Aid (Just got $50 for transferring 2 prescriptions), but use them at Macys. I got an Extra Dimension eyeshadow for free, and now I'm saving for a new purse (in about 3 weeks, I've managed to accumulate over $100 by buying bonus offers when it's stuff I was planning to buy anyhow). The "double points" really mans $0.02 back for every $10 spent in beauty. Not really great.

I could go to Nordstrom (2), Lord and Taylor (1), Bloomingdales (1) , Neiman Marcus (1), or Saks (1) within half an hour, but in that same area, there's 7 or 8 Macys. Hence the issue.

Plus, I happen to live by a Macys that rarely sells out for cosmetics, so it's a bit of a hidden gem.

 

[elegant-one]

Got Eugenie from the Cb and finally tried it on today! I *LOVE* it! Seriously! It's taking everything in me not to hunt down a BU. It's really nice. Anything that T stated as being pretty close to a dupe just wasn't doing it for me. Glad I could finally get my hands on it! Sorry it doesn't really go with my eye look, lol! I decided to slap it on today and wear it around the house and I already had makeup on.

That is SO GORGEOUS on you!!! Yes, hunt down a bu girl.

 

[Mayanas]

I get most of my points from Rite Aid (Just got $50 for transferring 2 prescriptions), but use them at Macys. I got an Extra Dimension eyeshadow for free, and now I'm saving for a new purse (in about 3 weeks, I've managed to accumulate over $100 by buying bonus offers when it's stuff I was planning to buy anyhow). The "double points" really mans $0.02 back for every $10 spent in beauty. Not really great. I could go to Nordstrom (2), Lord and Taylor (1), Bloomingdales (1) , Neiman Marcus (1), or Saks (1) within half an hour, but in that same area, there's 7 or 8 Macys. Hence the issue. Plus, I happen to live by a Macys that rarely sells out for cosmetics, so it's a bit of a hidden gem.

I dont know how use them. I use rite aid for drugstore makeup. But im lost. Jeje

 

[starletta8]

Got Eugenie from the Cb and finally tried it on today! I *LOVE* it! Seriously! It's taking everything in me not to hunt down a BU. It's really nice. Anything that T stated as being pretty close to a dupe just wasn't doing it for me. Glad I could finally get my hands on it! Sorry it doesn't really go with my eye look, lol! I decided to slap it on today and wear it around the house and I already had makeup on.

Looks great! So happy you could finally track her down!

 

[starletta8]

I dont know how use them. I use rite aid for drugstore makeup. But im lost. Jeje

It's like the old Ups system- certain offers get extra points attached to them (like there was a Revlon polish on sale this week for $3.99 with 200 Plenti points). Think of 1 point = $0.01. Once you get 200 points, you can redeem for that amount of money off. Not everything has an offer attached to it (like the old ups).

At Macys, it's 1 point per $10 spent store-wide, 2 points for $10 in beauty/fragrance.

 

[Mayanas]

It's like the old Ups system- certain offers get extra points attached to them (like there was a Revlon polish on sale this week for $3.99 with 200 Plenti points). Think of 1 point = $0.02. Once you get 200 points, you can redeem for that amount of money off. Not everything has an offer attached to it (like the old ups). At Macys, it's 1 point per $10 spent store-wide, 2 points for $10 in beauty/fragrance.

So, is easier get money at R AID?

 

[itskathleeeen]

So, is easier get money at R AID?

So much easier! Especially if you coupon! I like to earn points at Rite Aid because you can get more points/money there. For example this week if you bought a Crest toothpaste that's on sale for $3.50, you get 300 Plenti points back (essentially $3). Use a $0.50 coupon from the newspaper & it would basically be free toothpaste! Now you can use those points there or Macy's or any other place where Plenti is offered. However, you have to wait until the next day starting at 6 a.m. to use the points

 

[starletta8]

So, is easier get money at R AID?

Like 10,000x times easier. I have $50 I can spend at Macys for transferring 2 prescriptions, even though my insurance charges 0 co-pay for either!

 

[Mayanas]

So much easier! Especially if you coupon! I like to earn points at Rite Aid because you can get more points/money there. For example this week if you bought a Crest toothpaste that's on sale for $3.50, you get 300 Plenti points back (essentially $3). Use a $0.50 coupon from the newspaper & it would basically be free toothpaste! Now you can use those points there or Macy's or any other place where Plenti is offered. However, you have to wait until the next day starting at 6 a.m. to use the points

Thank you So much One more ???? If i want to pay with points i have to tell the cashier right? and show them my card and thats all?

 

[starletta8]

So much easier! Especially if you coupon! I like to earn points at Rite Aid because you can get more points/money there. For example this week if you bought a Crest toothpaste that's on sale for $3.50, you get 300 Plenti points back (essentially $3). Use a $0.50 coupon from the newspaper & it would basically be free toothpaste! Now you can use those points there or Macy's or any other place where Plenti is offered. However, you have to wait until the next day starting at 6 a.m. to use the points

To expand on this, you'd have to spend $1500 on MAC to get the same amount of points as a $3.50 toothpaste (2 points/$10), $3000 on clothes.

 

[Mayanas]

Like 10,000x times easier. I have $50 I can spend at Macys for transferring 2 prescriptions, even though my insurance charges 0 co-pay for either!

Thats great. Thanks

 

[starletta8]

One more ???? If i want to pay with points i have to tell the cashier right? and show them my card and thats all?

At Macys, you have to make sure they scanned your card.

You'll have the possibility to select "Use Plenti points" at checkout.

 

[starletta8]

Thats great. Thanks

There's a coupon in the weekly ad they have to scan to activate that offer.

 

[Mayanas]

To expand on this, you'd have to spend $1500 on MAC to get the same amount of points as a $3.50 toothpaste (2 points/$10), $3000 on clothes.

Omg. That was my problem because when i read the program on both macys and R Aid (separate) i was like i have to spend too much in macys for points and at R Aid less. But now im little crazy/happy aboutthat jaja.

 

[starletta8]

But now im little crazy/happy aboutthat jaja.

I look at it as a way to subsidize some beauty/accessories purchases by shifting my regular drugstore activities to Rite Aid (which is actually closest to my house anyhow).

 

[laurennnxox]

I think it goes perfectly with your eye look! It looks great on you!

TATS is lovely on you. Eugenie is amazing on you. Everybody says this colors has dupes but i cant find any.

Really pretty on you! That is SO GORGEOUS on you!!! Yes, hunt down a bu girl.

Looks great! So happy you could finally track her down!

Thanks everyone! you all are so sweet!

 

[spiderlily222]

Thanks everyone!

you all are so sweet!

They're all right, it really gorgeous on you!! I really hope I can get my hands on it too

 

[laurennnxox]

They're all right, it really gorgeous on you!! I really hope I can get my hands on it too 

Thanks!! I hope you can find one!

 

[spiderlily222]

Thanks!! I hope you can find one!

Thank you!! I'm really hoping Nordstrom does a restock and I'm lucky enough to catch that... I'm terrified that I'm going to have to resort to ebay and pay an extortionate amount of money to someone who purchased 15+ of each lipstick from the collection