r/AustralianMakeup

hey all, has anyone tried the gisou honey hair mask? I have dry, frizzy hair and was thinking about trying but unsure if i’m just getting sucked in with the cute packaging…

Anyone else in Western Australia find it nearly impossible to get any of your welcome gifts? They are basically no where and the only supposed option is in Karrinyup - for the whole state 😥!

They stopped giving them in any other locations according to an SA in Perth - and we only have 30 days to claim them. It kind of makes the purchase directly from Dior not worthwhile unless you desperately want packaging?

Any options? Why don’t they just include it in your online orders! 🫣

I’m trying for find new and unique scents but the most common one i can find are all gourmand. I know gourmand was huge in 2024-2025 but is anyone else sick of gourmand smells?

I’m just not sure what else hits the same spot any suggestions?

Just discovered my fav w7 pink highlighter has been discontinued. I don’t like the golden ish toned one that is still available through chemist warehouse.

Looking for a pink shimmery highlighter (open to liquid but prefer powder) at a good price point. Bonus points if easy to access from a chemist.

I loved this one as it was shimmery but not so shimmery that you had a disco ball on your face. Looking for similar please!

I know you are technically meant to avoid makeup if you have face eczema and although I go makeup-free most days, I am hoping the makeup sub can relate to how hard it is to give up full glam. Makeup is one of my biggest hobbies so having to avoid it completely lowkey makes me sad. Is there any way I can still apply makeup whilst minimising the impact? I’m also curious about whether there’s something I can use as a skin protectant to create a buffer between my skin and the makeup.

Here are some things I’ve been doing:

- Avoiding alcohol heavy setting sprays
- Cleaning brushes often
- stippling foundation gently instead of buffing (less agitation)
- slathering face in cicaplast after removing makeup

Does anyone else have any tips?

looking for a new holy grail foundation brush as my old Zoeva buffing brush is end of life. any recs?

Anyone else get a response today? Had an email come through apologising, refunding extra $ and adding extra credit. Well handled by mecca after the insider access price discrepancies.

preferably drugstore or moderately priced :)

I’ve been using Revolution Miracle Firming Night Mask for a while now and love the results but the brand is rarely on sale anymore and I can’t justify $26 per jar at this stage. I’m wondering if there are any recommendations on something similar but a bit cheaper and more readily available in stores as I can’t always get to a Priceline.

My current regime is Nivea day cream with SPF, Bioderma Sebium Gel Moussant Actif at night and CeraVe hydrating cleanser in the morning.

Hi all. Wondering any tips for how to apply foundation on lightly? I hate the full coverage look. The less the better IMO. I have good skin and the store person told me to “apply it where needed only”. How do I know where I need it? I want to avoid putting it all over the face if it will make my skin look better.

I’ve had so many issues with their website, and now the app seems to be even worse. I cannot log in. I know I have the correct password but it keeps saying they can’t find an account with my phone number or email address. I can sign in fine on the website. I emailed them and they asked for A LOT of information to look into it. Why would they need my full address to fix this?! So frustrating.

hey!

I have been watching a lot of popular mu videos on YT but none are Australian! A lot of the items they recommend aren’t available here or are so much more expensive and it makes it hard.

Can someone please recommend great people that are in Australia? Bonus if they do skincare! 😁

Please and thank you 💕

Hey guys 👋
Next month i book my flights for Australia for 1 week and i am from india i just want to ask that i have to buy make products for my gf what things i have to buy and what it cost to me.
Your every experience helps me a lot.
And any other advice if u give i will take it.

Visiting from interstate and I went the George St store on two occasions this weekend. The first visit was alone and just to replenish some of my usual empties. It was quick and otherwise harmless.

The second George St visit yesterday was uncomfortable. I came by with Mum as she was after a foundation and to be colour matched. She is inexperienced with makeup and truly doesn’t need it, her skin is flawless. She however just wanted something lightweight like a skin tint. Nobody in store acknowledged her. While I know it’s a weekend and busy, I worked in retail for years during uni, I get that. However the only available girls that I could see were standing around a gondola and quite clearly gossiping about another girl. Mum waved one of them down and she begrudgingly began serving her. Not one smile and a patronising tone from start to finish. It was almost like ‘how dare you disrupt our chat’ — I would have preferred she pretend she was busy and allocate mum to another sales assistant. Mum told her about her specifications and she said “well we only have two things that could possibly fit your criteria” okay, so she swatched a random shade on Mums hand and mum innocently said “oh I think I may need a different shade” — to which her response was “no obviously this is a swatch” with a deadpan tone.

The only other example she was shown Mum ended up liking (thank heavens, it was uncomfortable) and she spent probably no more than one more minute with her. Didn’t ask if there was anything else she could help with, didn’t smile, just walked off after handing her the product.

I then visited the Sydney Domestic store this morning, just to have a look. Again I was ignored in an empty store, said a simple hello to two of the girls mid conversation and they ignored me. Is it a me thing? lol

As someone who has had nothing but positive experiences in Melbourne stores, this was dissapointing. It was Mums first experience in Mecca after hearing me rave about it for all this time, and I felt bad she was treated like she was a second class citizen. If she was a trendy girl in her 20’s or an influencer, I daresay the respect would have been there.

I also know this is a very first world problem, but I’m not a complainer in stores or a ‘speak to the manager’ type of person. So here you go, Reddit!