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Thursday, July 30, 2009

IMATS SYDNEY EXHIBITOR LIST

IMATS have posted on their facebook page SOME of the exhibitors they have booked so far....

MAC WILL BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

The countdown is ON!!!! WOOT!


**EXHIBITOR LIST**
ACMUSE
Artistry of Makeup Academy
Art & Tech College
Atelier Makeup
Ben Nye
Crown Brush
Designer Makeup Tools
Encore Beauty
Evolve Makeup
Gorgeous Cosmetics
Kryolan
Lashes on Line
M.A.C. (Educational Sponsor)
Make-Up Artist magazine
Make Up Business
Make Up Effects Group
Making Faces
Makeup Foundation
Media Makeup Academy featuring Make Up For Ever
Mehron
Naked Cosmetics
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Pacific Trade Group
Rowe Trading
Royal Brush
SHDC
Smooth-On
Ultimate Brush Roll
Yaby Cosmetics

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Photoshoot! Courtesy of Cherish Photgraphics

Hey guys!!!

Here are photos from a recent photo shoot i did with Cherish Photographics about a month ago and I am SO happy with them. This is my first major shoot since graduating, I have heaps to improve on but over all i am quite happy with how these turned out! ESPECIALLY the red lips ones, considering lips were always my worry!!!

http://www.cherishphotographics.com.au/



Saturday, July 25, 2009

OCC Cosmetics Lip Tar


just another quick one!!! OCC have released new Lip Tar colours!!!! They are REALLY REALLY PRETTY!!

They retail for $12.50 USD

Friday, July 24, 2009

IMATS


i have BOOKED my tickets and travel plans for IMATS Sydney!!! The FIRST show in Australia!!! SO EXCITED!!! Only 50 days to go!!! BUT you better buy tickets before 5th of August otherwise the price will go up!!!

Designers for Target

I got an email today from Target.........

Bloom are releasing nail polishes, 70 different shades!!! I think i will be broke this Oct! ;p

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

FINAL EVALUATION OF PACKAGE

So,i finall went through EVERYTHING that i got sent from Melinda and all in all it wasn't too bad, although i found 22 fakes within the pigments! I compared them against my originals and also researched some stuff on the net andthese ones were MEGA dodgy.

They didn't have the "Coltainer" or the numbers on the bottom of the jars, they also had dodgy printing, lids (with really bad edges, not sitting flush with the jar) and the stickers and boxes were pretty dodgy. Some of them smelt REALLY bad!!! I didn't even want to touch it.

I have sent Sharon an email and hopefully this gets sorted out!

All in all not a bad ending to this story, let me know how you all went!

Monday, July 13, 2009

MAC Eyeshadow Pots.


First of all i would like to say a HUGE thanks for the support everyone showed me while this whole saga was going on and for those of you who still have no money to show and fake products I send my thoughts and prayers to you! If i can help you in anyway PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me.

Fortunately, I recieved 100% REAL MAC stuff!!! BUT the negative was that i didn't get what i ordered, but I learnt a lesson from all of this and i will NEVER buy things off the net again.....
(UPDATE 15/07/09 - on further inspection some are fake and some are real. i will be sending back the fake ones OR holding onto them until authorities contact me back.)

"Sharon" i hope you can battle this out and get your money back. I am sorry if i ever sounded rude but i was just so angry over this whole situation! Let me know if i can help you too!



This is the link I used to identify my MAC Pigments:

http://www.specktra.net/forum/f257/identifying-fake-mac-pigments-guide-photos-69309/

Everything is in check, even with th bottom of the pigment jar (although my camera is not very good! The "Coltainer" is there onthe bottom as well as the numbers

The "MAC" logo has a shadow underneath from the flash! So don't worry it still looks right!







MAC Eyeshadow:

http://community.livejournal.com/uk_makeup/6330.html




As I said VERY happy with my end result considering the stories that i heard!!!! I am just sad that others didn't get the same outcome.

Thanks again!!!! :D

UNBOXING

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

UPDATE> PLEASE READ TIL THE END OF POST.......

LINK TO ICCC> Internet
Crime Complaint Center




Hey all.... i am just going to post some of the emails i have been recieving in regards to packages. I have taken out the email senders names... but this should give you an idea of where everyone stands!

I really wish i hadn't bought from this STUPID woman! I had just finished my makeup course and this was supposed to help me start my kit.... now i have to put those dreams on hold and wait til this stupid claim works out. I will keep you all updated on the arrival of my package. I will be taking Video documentation as well as photos!


Here are the emails:

1>"AHHHH is all I have to say. Mine came from Canada, I took pictures and video taped it. I got fakes, Im really upset about all of this. I am thinking about emailing Mac about all of this letting them know that whoever Sharon/Mel are selling fake Mac. Also why would some boxes come from USA and some from Canada? If this Sharon wasnt on for sooo long why are there boxes coming from the US. Im filling a report on Mon. I have talked to them both but it sounds like a bunch of BS. When you open your box if you accept it take alot of pictures. I can send you a list of the fake colors I got if you want so if you get them you know what colors to look at first. I may also email ebay, thats where I found her the sight was listed on her ME page I think and they need to know about this too. So I have a very busy day on Monday. Why is she only refunding people if the package came from the US?"

2> I was told if I return my cosmetics I would get a refund, ha that didnt happen. I had them sent back by the 22 and have proof it got there. I made my paypal dispute a claim because I didnt hear back from mel and I was sick of the runaround. Paypal decited to close my claim process because it only applies to the shipment of the products. They didnt care I got fake items. Mel also told me she had 9 people look at the Mac and they didnt see anything wrong with it, it was fake though im not a complete moron. I just want to make sure you or anyone else dosnt get my old shipment of crap. I will try to find my list of what I did get and email that to you as well. I hope nobody tries to sell any of this because it being fake it could be a health hazard not knowing what the ingredents are. Thats why I wanted to return it as soon as possible I have 2 little boys and they get into my makeup and I didnt want them getting into that. Also before I forget she said she was going to send me a check and have me sign I wasnt going to press charges, but because I treatened her I would have to wait a few more days ( thats been more that a few days) I also didnt threaten her I told her I was going to call the cops and write Mac and Ebay. Rawww this makes me so angry. Anyways feel free to post my last letter but please take out my name and email address. I will get the list and pics to you soon here is my list of fakes I got though.

This is the list I gave Mel also these boxes are also really easy to scratch up ( Thats one of the signs of it being fake I have heard)
Bright Fuchsia pigments (no ingredients on side of box)
Chartreuse Pigments ( no ingredients on side of box)
Jardin Aires Pigments ( writing in off white eggshell color not white)
Mauvement Pigments ( writing in off white eggshell color not white)
Fairy Lite Pigment ( no ingredients on side of box)
Clear Sky Blue Pigment ( no ingredients on side of box)
French Violet Pigment ( no ingredients on side of box)
White Pigment ( larger than other pots and lid is shiny not matte and no ingredients on side)With this pigment take a authentic Mac pigment if you have one and place them side by side and you can see more clearly, also look at the lid, its a really good give away.

3> I am with you completely - my tracking number is different so maybe just maybe we might get something - however from what I can see from her feedbacks she has only ever sent out Smashbox stuff no MAC so I am in great doubt that we will actually get any MAC and then I bet we don't get what we actually ordered just rubbish - I would be extremely surprised if we got anything else besides smashbox and I don't know about you but that stuff isn't that popular in Aus. I am also of the opinion that this is a lady using two names (hiding under one) and now she has successfully worked a pretty reasonable business into the ground is trying desperately to pick up the pieces and try and resurrect something from the ashes. I am glad you complained to the people you complained to - how do you do that - I probably need to know so I can do it too.

And actually I didn't get all my refund just half of it so I am going to have to go through the fraud department to try and claim some of the rest back which is annoying - takes time and makes me mad - I ordered quite a lot so I am out of pocket by a big amount of money and that is most annoying. The other thing I noticed is that your tracking number does not actually say the package has been picked up, just that they have been notified so it probably hasn't been sent. However if you have a claim in with paypal, hopefully you will get your money back because she hasn't proven that the goods have been sent to you.

4>
OMG! I think I'm gonna be sick!! Please do not trust this woman. She is a con artist!! She spoke to me in the same manner the other night for 45 minutes and promised to send me a refund via western union if I agreed to drop the charges.
We never spoke about shipping insurance...shipping was never an issue. As a matter of fact, there was NO contact w/Melinda from the date I pd. 5/11, until 6/17!!
When you filed the claim against her they put a hold on the funds in her account. Now, she is trying to get this money back.
I am really sorry, but there is NO WAY you will get 1/2 your money back after u rec'v the package. Just remember, even if she was in the hospital for 3 weeks....where was she all the other weeks we tried to contact her?? And where has she been this last week? I spoke to her last Sat. night and she was giving me a refund and never heard from her again. yes, she did want me to retun the mac she sent, but I wanted my money back first.....and she insisted I mail back the product and then she would send me a refund....honestly this mac is just another fraud charge against her.



and it kinda goes on more and more.......... :S so it's just a sample of what i am hearing and correspondance with other people..... whoever you are, YOU ARE SCUM!!!

I have also been gettin emails from "Kiara's Boutique".... another ebay store.... does anyone have information on them. Tried google and nothing came up...

Thanks everyone!!!!! Please stay in touch and update me when you can.

♥Jolina


**UPDATE**


So i just went into paypal and looked up my parcel tracking number....

my impending doom is on it's way to me as we speak!

So as i suspected the package DID leave from the US NOT CANADA as Sharon stated...... (gotta make you second guess everything now huh?) So please enlighten me, why didn't i get my refund as supposedly all the others who got packages sent from the US?

>:(


Label/Receipt Number: CJ26 6353 295U S
Class: Priority Mail International Parcels
Service(s): International Parcels
Status: International Dispatch

Your item left the United States from FOREIGN CENTERJERSEY CITY NJ 099 at 11:41 AM on July 6, 2009. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.

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