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Where Has My Make-Up Gone?

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StephLP Wed 06-Apr-22 14:40:48

I visited Boots a well known shop yesterday to renew my (admittedly old) make-up. Walked out empty handed! Wanted a certain colour of No. 7 eyeshadow - that shade has been discontinued. A little pot of blusher by Bourjois - no longer sold in the UK. A pale pink nail polish - only now available as a Gel. A Max Factor lipstick - shade discontinued. Hope the bare faced me isn't too scary!!

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 06-Apr-22 15:03:15

I feel your pain. You might possibly find the discontinued items on eBay. Some firms buy up end of line products and sell them there. I found a discontinued lipstick that I wanted there once. Brand new, perfectly good.

Keeper1 Wed 06-Apr-22 15:09:22

Amazon sell the blusher

StephLP Wed 06-Apr-22 16:23:14

Germanshepherdsmum

I feel your pain. You might possibly find the discontinued items on eBay. Some firms buy up end of line products and sell them there. I found a discontinued lipstick that I wanted there once. Brand new, perfectly good.

Thank you Germanshepherdsmum. Had a quick look on Amazon as I was ordering a couple of other things and found the blusher and the nail polish - result!!

StephLP Wed 06-Apr-22 16:23:52

Keeper1

Amazon sell the blusher

Thank you Keeperl. Found and ordered it!!

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 06-Apr-22 17:37:00

Result!

emmasnan Wed 06-Apr-22 18:12:12

I'm finding this too, especially with shades of nail polish. I suppose they expect everyone to use Gel or get their nails done at a salon so have limited their range.

Pittcity Wed 06-Apr-22 21:23:37

Try the gel. It's much harder wearing than normal varnish. I like it.

Rosina Wed 06-Apr-22 22:34:59

I get really cross when this happens; a face powder I had used for years - Corn Silk - was discontinued and there is nothing else like it - it kept my skin looking perfect all day. Now my Number 7 mousse makeup has been discontinued too. I switched to a different foundation of the same shade and looked like Rodney after he had been under the sun bed in 'Only Fools'. Had to take that back and get a lighter shade, only to find it became orange too within about half an hour of applying. Why do manufactueres discontinue items that are selling well?

FannyCornforth Thu 07-Apr-22 05:43:35

Blimey!
I had no idea that Bourgois wasn’t available any more here! Since 2019!
I wonder why? I heard that it was exactly the same stuff as Chanel.

Mind you, I haven’t worn makeup for over two years, with the exception of my Nan’s funeral.
Which is quite something, as I have worn it most days from the age of 15.