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Caspers Mum
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:57 pm  |
| Just a simple answer to poll questions is all that needs to be answered. Not interested in knowing the businesses people patronize. |
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Former m/up artist, former fan of OLD-school, pre-Lauder M.A.C Anti-M.A.C ! |
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:48 pm |
I only purchase my skincare online like ESD ,love discount,free gift,samples....
I purchase my cosmetics at Mass Retailer & Drugstore/Pharmacy |
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:54 pm |
I get the high end skincare stuff online (mostly on EDS if they carry it) but make-up I get at a store like Target or Sephora b/c I need to see the colors or try them.
I love trying stuff at Sephora or a dept store and getting samples to take home. |
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28 / Asian / oily tzone + dehydrated / Acne under control, fading acne marks. Still have clogged pores. |
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:55 pm |
| Mostly online. Especially skincare related. |
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:14 pm |
| mostly online... sometimes dept stores (if i dont want to wait for the shipping time!) |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:02 am |
| I much prefer online as I have more time to research the products. (And, EDS is the best online shop, not only variety of products, but prices and service.) |
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Skin: Over 60, ex combination now sensitive, Cellcosmet |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:01 am |
| I like online cos I can access to so many choices at just a touch of button at my fingertip. Moreover, places like EDS carry quality skincare + good service + freebies. Luvv'' it. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:04 am |
I used to do most of my skincare shopping in beauty supply or Sephora-like stores. Now that I've found EDS, 99% of it is done online.
But I still like to buy cosmetics in person, just so I can see and test the colors before buying. I travel a lot now, so lately have been buying a lot from DFS stores. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:35 am |
It would have to be mostly online, followed by spa/clinic then supermarkets for like shampoos and stuff  |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:30 am |
I'm conflicted. I do most of my shopping online from a spa/clinic. I voted for online, but I was torn about voting for spa/clinic. I always have to over-think everything  |
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Best, Jeannine (40s, fair skin, hazel eyes, sensitive skin). To fight the dread lemming sickness, I promise not to rave about a product until I have used it for a long while. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:34 am |
i thought spa/clinic meant offline, like buying products after a facial or whatever from a spa maybe not even having a treatment in order to purchase but just offline  |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:07 am |
| Since joining EDS I buy both skincare and my MMU online. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:52 am |
I buy almost exclusively online.
I live in a small town, so the products that
I use just aren't available in the stores here. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:40 am |
Skincare online, also MMU online (after much colour sampling).
Like others have noted, I also prefer to get colour cosmetics from a department store where I can see the colour, unless it's something like a black mascara or a product I'm familiar with.
Almost every lipstick, blush, etc I've bought online without seeing a tester the colour was not really what I expected. In my ideal imaginary world, EDS would have testers of all their colour cosmetics and MMU here in Hong Kong at my disposal  |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:40 am |
| Skincare products, online all the way. I always have time to research to product that way. Cosmetics, specialty boutiques. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:32 am |
I usually buy my skincare stuff online as its cheaper and I can do hours of research before purchase and not feel guilty for not buying in department stores.
But as I rarely buy makeup, I should think I would buy it in store unless I know which colour/shade to get. |
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Premenstrual acne, combination, dehydrated skin. Using- Retin-a, bb cream, Asian sheet masks, Avene mist, Dr Jart |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:38 am |
| Hey CaspersMum, cool poll! But I have to say, I think you should have an option that says "Health food/natural grocer", because I think it's quite different from buying at a normal grocery store. That's where I get most of my stuff - various health food stores. EDS is a close second though! |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Caspers Mum
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:43 am |
| ginnielizz wrote: |
| Hey CaspersMum, cool poll! But I have to say, I think you should have an option that says "Health food/natural grocer", because I think it's quite different from buying at a normal grocery store. That's where I get most of my stuff - various health food stores. EDS is a close second though! |
Done! |
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Former m/up artist, former fan of OLD-school, pre-Lauder M.A.C Anti-M.A.C ! |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:00 pm |
Hehehehe, then I'd like to change my vote...
Seriously though, I think it's about 1/2 online and 1/2 health food stores for me. If there's ever a product I want to get and it's something EDS carries, I go out of my way to order it through here, because I'd rather the distributors at EDS get that money than, say, Whole Foods, especially since they're so awesome and generous about letting us have this forum. But if a brand is a small company that EDS doesn't carry, I usually try to order stuff directly from them if their shipping prices are reasonable, so that they get more of a profit. I'm very strategic about all this! |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:12 pm |
Where does Sephora fall into? Dept store or speciality boutique?
Skincare would be online ca. 50% (mostly due to EDS) followed by mix of Dept store/ spa/healtfood store. Cosmetic would mostly be Dep Store/Speciality boutique/healthfood store. Issue of choosing color way too important although MMU is breaking this habit. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:14 pm |
| 80% On-line (with discount code of course!) and 20% drugstore is the only way for me. Don't like Dept. Stores and dealing with the sales associates trying to push items on me I don't want (but I do make it a point to pick up Clinique when there is a GWP!). |
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46 - dry, - I'm on a strict "No Buy" - however, a coupon code & free shipping can quickly change that... |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:43 pm |
I do most of my decleor from departmental store (because they offer a free treatment (facial or body)) and the rest from EDS (still quite a lot as somethings are so much cheaper than the stores and on top the free full size gift when buying over CAD150 is too tempting)
Cosmetics - lipsticks, lipsticks, lipsticks from departmental stores /airport duty free as I like to test the shades. Very seldom do I buy from ebay, only if a particular shade has stopped selling in the shops. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:47 pm |
| Last year I was still buying all my skin care either from drugstore or department store. Since discoverred this online community earlier this year, so many brands previously foreign to me are filling into my online shopping cart these days. |
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:24 pm |
| Ever since EDS, I buy my skin products online. I think it's great to get free gifts and so many samples. When I want to buy makeup, I will usually go to the department store to use the testers and buy it afterwards. |
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Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:49 am |
| We are almost all online shopping girls. But for makeup it is not easy to decide before I try, I have to go to department store. |
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