Back To MAC Via Mail - An Update

Quite a while ago I wrote a post about the Back To  MAC scheme by mail, well this is the updated version :)

Although I've fallen a little bit out of love with MAC over the last few years, they're still a great brand with a fabulous range of innovative, quality products, and the Back To MAC scheme is just the icing on the cake. For those of you who aren't aware  Back To MAC is basically a way of rewarding customer loyalty, and helping the environment at the same time.

All you do is take 6 MAC empties (they don't have to be empty) to your nearest MAC counter and exchange them for a full sized lipstick. The only requirements are that the empties must be from full sized products so no minis, samples, or accessories, and your free lipstick must be from the permanent, main line, so you can't get for example a Viva Glam, a Pro Longwear Lipstick, a Sheen Supreme Lipstick,  or a Mineralize Rich Lipstick, and it goes without saying that you can't get anything in special packaging.

What if you don't live near to a MAC counter though, then what happens? and what happens if your counter won't take depotted packaging, i.e. pots without their metal pans? Well as I posted about many moons ago there is a solution. If your in the UK you can post your empties to MAC so they can exchange them for a brand new lipstick.

You can now post up to 24 empties at anyone time - all you need to do is enclose a letter with your name and address, and a list of of the lipsticks that you would like. I've always received my first choices but they do advise that you give them a few options just in case.

The address is that same as before but the contact has changed :)

FAO Ann Marie
BACK TO M·A·C
CONSTELLATION HOUSE
UNIT 3, KITES CROFT
WARSASH ROAD
FAREHAM
HAMPSHIRE
PO14 4FL  

It normally takes a few weeks for your lipsticks to be dispatched but if you have any queries customer services on the MAC website should be able to help.

I'm just about at my 6 empties, so my only problem now is which lipstick to choose - decisions, decisions x I hope this post was helpful x Thanks for reading x

A Gift From A Gorgeous Follower

Last week I received a lovely email from one of my followers Victoria - she had recently gotten a lipstick from Back 2 MAC which didn't suit her, as it was an item from my wishlist she offered to send me it.

It came this morning along with a packet of little mini chocolate eggs which I'm afraid me and Mummy LouLou ate this afternoon, white and milk choc eggs nom nom in my tum. The lipstick itself was Plink.

Described by MAC as a yellow seashell pink in a lustre formula, it is a gorgeous sheer pinkie peach shade - I'm in love, I am so over nudes now :)

It was so sweet of Victoria to send me this, not only that but she refused to take anything in return - a huge thank you honey and if you don't follow her blog already get following her :)http://victoriatreasures.blogspot.com/ . My followers really are the best - thanks to you all x

Back 2 MAC By Post

Hi Guys
I've had a few comments on my last post about me doing my Back 2 MAC by post so here's what you need to do. First of all obviously you need you 6 empties, depots and broken packaging are fine, then write a note with your name and address details and which lipstick you want I normally give them a few to choose from :). To be honest I wouldn't send any more than 12 empties at a time though because they only seem to send out maximum of two lipsticks at once and then pop them in a packet and send them to

BACK 2 MAC
RICHARD VARLEY
CONSTELLATION HOUSE
3 KITE’S CROFT BUSINESS PARK
WARSASH ROAD
FAREHAM
HAMPSHIRE
PO14 4FL

Wait a couple of weeks and your lipstick should arrive wrapped in tissue and with a compliments slip - simples :) Oh and if it takes ages to come like mine did bad weather and Christmas got the blame there, then you can contact customer services via the MAC website and they will chase it up for you. Any more questions give me a yell x

My New Lipstick Love

Last week I got a little parcel through the post, I haven't being buying any make up I promise but I had been waiting since before Christmas for a Back 2 MAC to come through. I always post my empties off, it just makes it easier for me, but normally they don't take quite as long hmm. Anyways the lipstick I got this time was one that to be honest (haha) I have never heard too much about, and now I've got it I'm wondering why not! The colour I got was Honesty, described by MAC as a muted neutral pink, it is 100% is my lips but better

The Cremesheen formula means it's super smooth on the lips and the colour is sooooo wearable

Here's a lip picture apologies it's not great but the lighting yet again is awful, but I hope you get the idea, I was going to do a full FOTD but I decided against it. my skin is awful and one of the products I am testing out isn't really doing it for me :( so despite the fact I'm sitting here in a full face of slap, your just getting my lips

I hope you can get an idea of how pretty this is, I am so pleased to have chosen this one and I know I'll wear it lots x