MAC

I know most of you won’t care about this, but I’m posting it anyway.  I need to vent a bit. 

In three years have not found one competent person at a MAC counter anywhere in Australia.  I really miss the knowledgeable and well trained staff from the Spring Street store in NYC.  Maybe that being my local counter for many years spoiled me, but Sydney is a big enough city to know better. . .

I know that MAC discontinued my tinted moisturiser, so when I asked for the most similar product, I was quite surprised to come home and find a thick gel based product that aged me 10 years, and when the girl told me that I had been wearing the wrong shade for the last 12 years, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.  What I got was ORANGE SKIN.  I looked like I had on a plastic mask that had been spray tanned.

I won’t even get into the two idiots I dealt with today.

I miss good service and my pale, thin, lightweight barely there coverage.  Heavy sigh, Australia. . .heavy sigh.

Bargain Shopping

Yesterday I found NARS shower gel marked down from $38 to $10, Frederic Fekkai shampoo & conditioner at half price, and Scott’s Zirh shaving products marked down from $103 to $19.  It was a very good bargain day! 

Under the Peach Tree

In the vein of family promotion, my sister-in-law Jo has also launched her own line of hand-made natural body-care products.  She’s based out of Bath, so anyone in the UK who fancies pampering themselves or treating a loved one should check out her website.

With Christmas coming up, we hope she is amenable to international shipping .  Although with all the damage flip-flop wearing does, I think we shall be considering the love your feet gift box for ourselves.