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jeannieblue

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MrsE wrote: »

You're not wrong!!!!!

If we hang about on the beauty forums is it because we are all pretty & girly:D
Or is it coz we're old hags who need all the help they can get:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

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sweettirana

countrygal wrote: »

Re getting MAC cheaper - there is a shop at the Bicester Village Retail Outlet centre called 'The Cosmetic Shop' (I think!) and they sell clinique, Estee Lauder and MAC in there, it is cheaper but not tremendously cheap!
HTH
CG

oooohhhh! A girl I work with is from Bicester originally! Reckon we could get closer...and i can provide her with a list! in fact she could bring me back anything and i would marvel at the pretty packaging and bright colours lol!

Sarahsaver

Ethel austin just has an 'old lady' sounding name. The clothes are sometimes nice you have to search around for the best stuff, but I have had complements followed by surprise and disbelief when i say 'its from Ethel austin'
Our local has good makeup bargains like maybelline foundations for about £2, expensive sun and self tan lotions at very good discounts, you need to look really whenever you are passing, as what they have in changes. working on makeup counters I know that what they sell is often 'last season' or discontinued. Often companies just change the packaging and the product remains the same. A bonus of the stuff in Ethel Austin is a lot of it is wrapped so you can easily tell if anyone has fiddled about with it. I have seen revlon products in ours too. go for it, ignore the old lady name, it is quiet a handy shop for several bargains!

Elektra_2

I was on a new mascara hunt this weekend and was surprised at the result. For info I have quite long lashes so I don't go for lengthening ones, mostly defining. I've tried everything from MAC/Benefit to Maybelline and they have all clumped and flaked.

Enter Collection 2000 who i've always stayed away from as growing up I always saw it as cheap rubbish. They have quite a collection of mascaras but I went for the waterproof one at 1.99 I think it was, no clumping or flaking and my lashes look amazing.

We have an Ethel Austin near me so will check it out for any good finds.

h007

hi guys,

have any of you tried the new clinique almost powder make up?
i heard an advert for it on the radio this morning and it sounded just like what i needed.

also i have just discovered the joy of bourjois single eyeshadow pots - they are soo pretty!!

Bargain_Rzl

Has anybody managed to find the Aldi version of Touche Eclat recently? I was inspired by this thread to go searching for it, and my local Aldi had no sign that it was or should have been in stock.

The Double Wear foundation sounds great - I'm off to get a sample at lunchtime from the House of Fraser near work (and am skint this month, so if I like it I'll be doing a run of all the Estee Lauder counters on Oxford Street at the weekend for more samples )

While I'm at it, is the Double Wear concealer any good?

suki1964

Bargain_Rzl wrote: »

Has anybody managed to find the Aldi version of Touche Eclat recently? I was inspired by this thread to go searching for it, and my local Aldi had no sign that it was or should have been in stock.

The Double Wear foundation sounds great - I'm off to get a sample at lunchtime from the House of Fraser near work (and am skint this month, so if I like it I'll be doing a run of all the Estee Lauder counters on Oxford Street at the weekend for more samples )

While I'm at it, is the Double Wear concealer any good?

Double wear light? I got my samples Saturday and I didnt like

Guess my skin is just getting too old for foundation and powder because not only did I really have to really work on the blending out of me creases, but it left me with a "cracking glaze" look within a couple of hours

Mind using the tiny amount I did I did get pretty good coverage over my red bits and it appears to have staying power

JoeyEmma

The shop at Bicester is a Cosmetic Company Outlets. There is also one at Cheshire Oaks and a couple of others dotted about the country. They sell products from the Estee Lauder companies - Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Mac, Origins etc. The products roughly sell for 1/3 off normal price. They often stock limited edition colours or travel packs that they can't sell anymore in the shops.

Sarahsaver

www.directcosmetics.com just had a look and they have estee lauder foundation for £4 !

jamtart6

I'm an AVON junkie. Their makeup is fantastic at decent prices.

The only thing I've never found to suit me is a foundation!

However, avon mineral makeup is great!