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As a darker skinned girl I am tired of receiving my BL box only to be disappointed by not being able to use the makeup sample because it’s always in a shade for white skin. No hate whatsoever to our lighter sisters out there - this is not directed at you, but at Mecca, for not being inclusive to everyone that uses your products! Why are we not thought about in your Beauty Loop boxes? Here’s some evidence to back up my complaint, I just grabbed a handful of things from my box of unused Mecca samples:

- Mecca Max Off Duty Blush Stick, Shade: Juicy
- NARS Afterglow Liquid Blush, Shade: Orgasm
- Too Faced Cloud Crush, Shade: Candy Clouds
- Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder, Shade: Translucent
- Kosas Cloud Set Translucent Loose Setting & Blurring Powder, Shade: Translucent Candy

They’re unused because if you look those shades up, 4/5 are in the lightest shade possible (the other one doesn’t seem to exist anymore). Now, either I’m super unlucky and Mecca are actually dispatching a fair amount of diverse samples and I just happen to keep getting the super light shades every singe time (which statically seems unlikely - but hey, stranger things have happened), or Mecca are exclusively providing samples in these shades only in their Beauty Loop boxes, which excludes a whole bunch of woman from being able to use them and honestly, just seems kind of thoughtless in this day and age.

I’m a Level 3 member and have been for about 3 years. I have a PILE of stuff lying around from BL boxes that I haven’t been able to use over the years - I just grabbed a small sample to use as an example. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ungrateful - I am fan of Mecca and I enjoy the BL boxes and am appreciative of the gifts we receive and realise that we are getting these things for free so I shouldn’t really complain, but I am yet to open a BL box and see a makeup item in a shade that I could actually use and wondered if anyone else feels the same?

Hello! I’m new to Melbourne and hoping to get some help on ideas for things to do around the city, day trips, plus longer (~ 3 day) road trips around Victoria with my mum while she’s visiting for 6 weeks from NZ.

She’s in her early 70’s and has severe arthritis in her knees, so while she’s not completely mobility restricted, she does require easy access (she can handle a few stairs with assistance and walks with a cane, for example). I (40F) am going through chemo + radiotherapy at the moment so am relatively unwell so also need some easy going nice things to do with my mum while she’s here. My husband will join us on the weekends and drive us for the out of town trips.

Apart from her knees, she’s sharp as a tack and has a great sense of humour and is super easy going - she loves road trips through cute little villages/seaside towns, gardens, theatre shows, good food, markets, nature, animals, unique experiences (high tea, hot air ballon rides etc) - honestly, all suggestions welcome! My husband and I a pretty much the same, he’s a real foodie - unfortunately I don’t have much of an appetite at the moment but I usually love a good winery (happy to still go for the view!).

Any and all suggestions would be much appreciated (budget is pretty flexible) 😊

Beauty Loop Makeup Samples are Always Only for Light-Skinned Girls