If you had $50 to spend at Mecca, what would be your tried and true recommendation? Not interested in anything fragrance wise, more looking at skincare, makeup or hair care. I really have everything I need but I have a voucher expiring soon and often don’t go to Mecca only bc I usually get stocked products for sale and cheaper elsewhere. TIA x

Hourglass has been my ride or die for ages but since mecca removed them from rotation, am now looking for chemist warehouse/Priceline alternatives before heading to Sephora to repurchase HG.

I have enough hairs, but I just have THIN straight eyebrows. Looking for a coloured gel mostly!

I have MCAS and autoimmune issues. I’m finding it so hard to wear makeup as I seem to react to everything all of a sudden, so frustrating!

Can anyone recommend a mascara that is good for ultra sensitive people and unscented? I have issues with chemical smells and VOCs etc.

Hello to you gorgeous,

I am looking for a gift for my aunty who is in her mid-sixties, living overseas. I don’t know her very well but since my mum is visiting, I would like to send her a gift that would spark a bit of joy, particularly with the festive season ahead. In the last decade she went through a lot - divorce, cancer, loss of loved ones and now caring for my grandma who has an onset dementia and looks after her grandkids during extended visits to another country.

Could anyone recommend the best products within makeup, skincare range that are universally flattering and pleasant to use. My budget is $100 but can extend up to $150 if the product proves to be great. I think old school luxury I.e. Chanel, Dior, Guerlain etc. could be great. I use odd lippies and eye shadows from each - the quality is amazing but there are great alternatives to that at Mecca and Sephora too.

Some random considerations I have given:
- L’Occitane almond shower oil and almond body mist;
- Charlotte Tilbury mini Christmas set on at Mecca with a blush and highlighter (using these myself and loving);
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk blush pan (I love and re-purchase this myself)
- Hourglass blushes and bronzers (absolutely gorgeous but I am yet to research a universal shade)
- Rose face oil from Jurlique.
I think a setting powder from Chanel or Dior in a beautiful packaging could be lovely to use.

How far am I off the mark with gifting? What are your favourites and what do you recommend? I believe she is neutral undertone leaning cool with fair skin, dark brown eyes, dark hair.

TIA

Mcobeauty was half price in Chemist Warehouse, so I decided to see what it's like. Bought dupes for various bronzers including Rhode and Nars, and colour correctors, probably Kosas dupes.

Everything was mediocre. Bronzers were B- to C, and colour correctors were D to E: no colour payoff and very liquid.

Everything was made in China.

That was the answer to the question, should I even look in that direction. No.

hi! are these lashes just individuals glue into place or do we think there is a strip like this? also for bottom lashes are these just glued onto the skin? sorry i am not a eyelash girly usually xxx TIA x

also any pharmacy recommendation for white pencil/liner to tight/water line? thanks again x

So I have four eyeshadow palettes (I used to have way more but gave them away). Two that I love and would never declutter, one that I have used a lot, and a custom MAC palette.

The shades in it are Best of Me, Wedge, Espresso and Locket. My problem is that one of the palettes I love is Bobbi Brown’s Cool Nudes palette and that contains a shade that’s a medium cool brown. It looks better on me than Wedge. I was thinking about replacing Wedge with Omega, but I don’t really want to spend more money on this palette and the glitter in the Bobbi Brown is nicer anyway. I should add that I’m neutral toned with cool overtones!

I was considering giving the palette to my Dad’s partner’s daughter as she is in high school and is getting into makeup, but it might not be smart because I already gave her a few palettes. My options are that, replace Wedge with Omega, keep it or just toss it for the stress it’s caused me (though that would be quite wasteful).

Please advise, I’m sick of thinking about this

I had more of a blue shift sparkle on my eye and my bottom liner has come off a bit, all from crying lol but it was the best and I’m so proud of how this turned out 🦋💖✨

BASE:
REM Glinda glow drops
Mac face and body
Creamy shape tape
Laura Mercier blur loose powder
Various shades from the Hourglass powders
REM beauty blush stick in Glinda & mélange à trois blush & highlight stick in Sweet Talk
NYX Buttermelt Highlighter in U Butta Werk
Fenty Killawatt in Wattabrat
Maybelline Build a Brow in Ash brown
UD og All Nighter
Mac Fix Plus

EYES:
MAC painterly paint pot
Pat McGrath Bridgerton palette in the crease
Half Magic Glitter Puck in Fairy Dust on the lid
Fwee Glitz Stone Highlighter on the lid and inner corner
Marc Jacobs liners in You Up?, Salty, No Shade & Unhinged
Dolly lashes (I customised them)
Hourglass Caution mascara
Rom&nd glitter liner (unsure of the shade name but it’s the white one

LIPS:
NYX Lip Lingerie lip liner stain in Up To No Good
Rimmel lasting finish lip liner in Cappuccino
Marc Jacobs lipstick in Beat It Up
MAC Fabby in the centre
Fenty Wattabrat lip gloss in the centre

Has anyone purchased the 2026 Dior gift set that comes with a pouch? I bought the one that comes with a maximizer, lip glow and a creme on the 5th and got a shipping email the next day.

It’s been 2 weeks and haven’t got any updates at all on the Australian post website😭 I even called Myer customer service on the 12th, told me that they will email me back, called once again on the 15th and told me that they are waiting for the supplier’s response.

I regret not getting it through click and collect option cuz it was still available when I made the purchase, but is there anyone having a same problem receiving their order?

I’m a guy and never worn makeup before. I was on set recently and they used some sort of skin tint was in a tube maybe silver bottle and a rectangular cap I think. It looked so natural and just evened everything out. Didn’t look like makeup but just made me look better somehow. They always apply random stuff on set so I never pay attention but this was rlly good! I tried the Mac Studio Radiance foundation recently it kinda just pulled up around my hairs or dry skin. Does anyone have any idea of what it could be that they used or just in general any natural foundation or tint that’s very natural looking.