Boycott Mecca? The 50c Face is just the start!

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Some of our favourite alternative retailers include: Adore Beauty - www.adorebeauty.com.au/ Glam Raider - www.glamraiderbeauty.com.au/ Space NK - www.spacenk.com/au/home Cult Beauty - www.cultbeauty.co.uk/

[@KateKatastrophe]

Love my free TimTam, even in summer. Thanks, Adore beauty!

[@melissaz6778]

Selfridges is also great. I managed to get the Giorgio Armani liquid blushes on sale from them

[@mimoza1989]

Meanwhile in Poland, all the products need to have cost per unit of measurement on the display and list the lowest price from the last 30 days. Both online and in stores

[@martabanasiewicz6353]

In whole EU but yeah good point. Abs we have cost per kg on price labels so we can actually make better decisions without making Matt in the drugstore alleys

[@OllyVish]

That is brilliant!

[@hellskells26]

This is in Australian supermarkets but yeah seems like it should be on cosmetics too

[@Kayla_P99]

The last 30 days part is the most interesting to me there. NYC has cost per lbs but it's a weird metric.

[@Yeyu__]

Yea, they added this law after many Black Friday false sales (increasing price like 2 weeks before BF and then making a huge sale sign but really selling it for a regular price)

[@angiesol19]

Is there Mecca in the U.S.A? No Did I still watch? Yes Was I about to fall asleep because it's midnight ? Also, Yes Will I drop everything to watch my two favorite Australian every time I see them post?? Also, yes.

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Thank you! You are our people ❤️

[@karolloveskorn]

Same!

[@nctr3791]

same girl, same...

[@beth4107]

removing the weights etc of products is ridiculous. i feel like even though this is a legal grey area, the fact they’ve deliberately removed this would not give them good standing in a court

[@coffeecotton]

My issue with Mecca is their exclusivity contracts with brands like Nars, Hourglass, Laura Mercier, Chantecaille, which prevents aussies buying from those brands directly at better sale prices. Isn't that illegal and anti-competitive behaviour?

[@Zuks-i3g]

I don't mind exclusivity contracts. Mecca is taking the risk of buying bulk, and storage costs etc. What I hate is exclusivity contracts when they don't stock everything from that manufacturer, so you basically cannot get an item you want at all.

[@Nys1108]

I would love to hear Mecca explain how their exclusivity contracts benefit the customer in any way 😂 I just know they have some corporate nonsense answer

[@monchou17]

This made me appreciate all the options and retailers we have in the UK & EU. Thank you for shedding light on this. PS. Hailey drop the lip combo please 🙏🏻

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

Yes, you don't know how lucky you are.

[@amyfowler9040]

Feel like they started getting backlash due to people working out cost per gram and they then came out with the 50c campaign to overcome it and it’s just blown up in their face

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Definitely could be! Good theory 🧡

[@myh-devils_advocate]

In the EU retailers are required by law to provide cost per 100g/100ml to each product. This way it's very easy to compare the actual prices of products of different sizes. It helped me countless times to make more informed decision about a purchase.

[@CatherineCane]

and for food too! it really helps you make decisions. we also have this in the UK (because we used to be EU and the government doesnt want the EU but apparently all those useful regulations are fine lol)

[@chanels3889]

Pulling the sizes off their online when you live in regional Australia and don’t have the option of going to look at products in person is gross. Knowing you have exclusivity and still removing that when you have regions that don’t have easy access to stores is GROSSER. My closest store is a 14 hour drive. Sure I’ll just drop by to determine the size of these products

[@taranullius9221]

Well, wait until you find out how difficult they make it to return products, which I mostly don't do, because I can't bother dealing with them so I waste hundreds of dollars a year on the wrong shade (like it's any different w/Chem.Warehouse and Priceline. At least Mecca give me reasonable free shipping and don't make me stick to a single Priceline store and half my order isn't in stock SOZ). I contacted them (AGAIN) via email 'cos I'm not ringing them like it's 1970 so they can generate a return label. I'm busy, I'm disabled, I sleep when I can and work when I can. So, multiple times tried to go "no, MF, here's all my info, here's the product, here's my order, here's exact condition description and a bunch of photos" and they're still "auuugh nauuuur, please ring our number. If you can't ring our 1800 number, ring our O/S Singapore number".

[@annicat648]

The concept of "per wear" could have worked. If they scaled the price and amount of product to the right amount for daily use before the expiry date. Then they could market it as not paying for excess product you won't get to use before it expires. And could also talk about it eliminating waste and not cluttering up your makeup collection. I would love mini lipsticks that I can actually finish using.

[@justynawisniewska1213]

This is exactly what I thought! But their marketing department sucks. However for the brow pencil it is wasteful. You get less pencil in the same amount of plastic and people usually use these up quite quickly.

[@tomjones2157]

@annicat648 if they made mini lipsticks to alleviate your guilt you would still pay full size prices. Because most of the production costs is packaging and mini size packaging actually costs more to make! The actual makeup inside costs a few cents

[@sarahcummings6324]

it sounds like even a dollar per wear would have been accurate and just as catchy!

[@erinh2775]

Removing the weights is UNHINGED. I often look at the weights, usually to compare sizing/how long things will last, rather than price. I needed it recently because I accidentally ordered a mini!!

[@user-fe4bn7dq7x]

I’ve been watching Beauty News since 2017 and I visited Australia in 2018 for 3 weeks in 2018 as my daughter was a backpacker there for 2 years. I visited a Sephora, a Mecca, a Myer department store, and a David Jones department store in the central business district of Melbourne and was pretty shocked at how expensive anything is beauty wise there. The CDN dollar and the AUS dollar were pretty much on par then. I realize that your taxes are built into the price and that you had a much higher minimum wage there but drugstore and luxury makeup was much more expensive there than even Canada back then. Then on top of it Mecca had exclusive deals with brands that made it difficult for you to actually get makeup as those brands would not ship directly to your country. Mecca’s ad is tone deaf in this economy but that’s what I think they wanted - a rage bait ad to get views and engagement on social media platforms. Mecca customers deserve better!

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

Yes, make-up in Australia is really expensive, and we don't get all the Elf, Colourpop, etc brands, so when McoBeauty came out, we loved it, even though they got flack for being dupes, but they were happy with Elf, Colourpop, Aulta, etc dupes.. so I couldn't understand it!! Lots of double standards!!!

[@huntress_9441]

And it's not just makeup! It recently came out that TimTams and Vegemite are cheaper at UK supermarkets than in Aus, even though they're manufactured here. Shops charge what they can get away with I guess?

[@tomjones2157]

@user-fe4bn7dq7x New Zealand prices are even more of a rip off!

[@shinyhappypeople9043]

For me, it’s a storm in a teacup. Yes, cost per gram may not reflect the claims of the ad campaign. Our grocery products have priced per unit and cost per gram for comparative prices, would be great it cosmetics had a cost per gram price. However, when we buy cosmetics as consumers we will pay more for pretty packaging, prestige name etc. as a consumer cost per gram product pricing would be great. Often with smaller products and samples, the cost is in the packaging, which is why it’s good to consider this when buying travel sizes and samples. Frankly I feel the real crime is Mecca using contracts to ensure a market monopoly for them, there are brands that I would like to purchase from their websites, but cannot.

[@MADEbySOUL]

Nothing lowers a brand’s “prestige” or credibility than being unkind and unfair. Mecca’s PR team has to realize that when customers feel jilted by an establishment, they will go to a competitor or find another strategy for spite the brand.

[@isobeleugene6273]

nothing is really that affordable anymore, even ‘drugstore’ products at priceline have become expensive. it’s so frustrating that we’re really just being exploited.

[@vanessachloe8323]

Without being like "its the patriarchy!" ....its the patriarchy. Having the weight per ml/gram ensures transparency for consumers and is mandatory for many other industries But because the beauty industry is predominantly aimed at women...no one can bothered addressing it Same with the monopolisation of brands, theres no way mecca should be able to get away with it the extent they do. But whos going to bother to close that loophole?

[@electr.cdreammachine]

Especially that it's expected to wear makeup for any status of 'successful' but as an industry written off as frivolous, proof that woman spend money poorly and excessively... emotionally immature (straight) men will take that as proof and gatekeep with that fallacy. From a gay perspective. I have to think a lot of market manipulation originates in the beauty industries

[@vanessaware1272]

They should be embarrassed about their annual old shit sale. I don't even bother to look.

[@littleflick]

I was looking forward to it because I’m on a tighter budget this last year or so. I’d gotten some cash for Christmas and was hoping to pick up a few things I’d been eyeing off. The sale was TERRIBLE! Hardly anything interesting on sale and the discounts were so low.

[@melissaz6778]

I didn't bother with the last one. I saw too many people getting expired product in the 2023 sale.

[@tomjones2157]

@melissaz6778 From experience Sephora and Mecca only put stuff on sale that is about to expire in the next 2 - 4 months

[@ashleyvashley]

I dropped down from beauty loop level 4 this month & have no intention of going anywhere near it ever again 😅 their prices have been crazy and I’m heavy on my savings now 💸

[@SylYasha]

The exclusivity contract is crazy to me! Recently I had an issue with PayPal mistakenly doing a chargeback on a Sephora purchase. My Sephora account was suspended without any notification, and I had to reach out to figure out what the issue was. For a couple months I couldn't purchase from Sephora, but it didn't bother me too much because I could still buy from Ulta or any of the brand's specific websites. What if something like that happened at Mecca, and you had almost no other options to purchase what you want?

[@huntress_9441]

I work with women experiencing homelessness and I was thinking about approaching the local Mecca about donating unsold stock... sounds like I shouldn't bother

[@Eff_It]

People experiencing homelessness would rather have socks amd underwear, anyway.

[@electr.cdreammachine]

​@@Eff_It I'm sure the idea is about donating what exists and otherwise goes to waste, and makeup would be impactful in finding jobs and some stability. Im just commenting I don't think those things are competing for priority but it can be fair to use what is there that can be done efficiently

[@Eff_It]

@@electr.cdreammachine PEOPLE IN SHELTERS DO NOT EXIST TO CATCH THE WORLD'S WASTE. They are not human trash bags. If that's what you think donating is about, then please just don't. To anyone else: They don't need makeup. They need essentials. Makeup is not essentials. This idea that people in shelters want flufferry is a fantasy of the well fed. Sure they'll except your cute nothings, but they'll get quickly tossed aside. You're better off buying boxes of tampons and toothpaste to donate. The kinds of jobs they're looking for don't care if they wear makeup. Minimum wage jobs just want bodies. What they really need in order to get a job are clean clothes, so donate some shirts, pants, laundry detergent, shoes. Some deodorant would really help them get the job. Lipgloss, not so much.

[@glitterarmy89]

​You don't know that I'm telling you now when I was homeless the way I presented still mattered to me. Jesus Christ people like you are the problem right? Homeless people would appreciate anything di#@d​@@Eff_It

[@tomjones2157]

@electr.cdreammachine just because you donate it doesn't mean it doesn't go to waste. I volunteered for several shelters and no one wanted the beauty products, they always wanted (new) underwear and socks! They threw out garbage sized bags of expired products regularly.

[@DaddyMoogie]

I straight up will not buy from websites that don't display weights. Shady af

[@foo_pans1801]

The Beauty Loop boxes always crack me up. "Here are the 3 free samples we're bestowing on you for spending lots of money at our store." I know I'm spoiled in the US, but Ulta gives you so many free samples that I know people who haven't bought a mascara for years. They'll regularly send huge bags of samples for buying $40 worth of stuff. Like 20 samples at once.

[@RyanSmith6644]

Nice to see you back ladies :)

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Thanks Ryan!

[@RyanSmith6644]

@@BEAUTYNEWS you are most welcome. I missed you both.

[@blue_aiz]

Boxing Day sale in NZ was only online, nothing in store this past Christmas. It's getting worse every year. I love them for the experience, but loath for exclusivity and high prices.

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

That’s the same as in Aus too I’m pretty sure ❤️

[@meglamb1017]

I’m fuming hearing about this!!! They are totally a monopoly, especially for consumers! I’m so happy to hear you ladies speaking out about it and not mincing words. They will never change unless hit where it hurts (their deep pocketbooks). I fully support all Aussies boycotting them (as much as possible) and speaking out LOUDLY about the topic! It’s so wrong and unless noise is made or profits are lost they will never ever change. It’s so sad and frankly disgusting

[@hanav1764]

Agreed!

[@hmm701]

I love Adore Beauty ❤ especially the tim tam, and that you can stack codes on already reduced items. I recently purchased Ysl eyeshadow quad, glasshouse snake candle, boj face mask, and received for FREE a bobbi brown wristlet pouch and face base 15ml. sample and tim tam all for $101.25 AUD plus $15 aud AB giftcard Im sooooo over Mecca and Sephora, and l spend minimal at both ❤

[@CatherineCane]

I think if they'd used "standard" makeup products rather than trendy ones like cream blushes and serum products, their 50c face campaign might actually have worked out. I could absolutely believe that a pressed powder blush lasts more than 18 months even used daily, and uses like 0.05g of product per usage. Powder shadows last forever too. And I've never had a lipstick go bad even over multiple years. A standard bullet lipstick could absolutely last a year or so. Their foundation maths is way off no matter which way you swing it but I think a higher coverage foundation used sparingly could work out. They've just thrown any old shit together and counted on people not doing the maths that Jilly did (btw, never heard of her before today but I'm kind of obsessed with how well she worked all this out and explained it. I'm not in aus but I will definitely be doing some maths in the shop now lmao)

[@LadyOfCrow]

I fully agree about Adore, they are the better brand to buy from. When you were talking about sales I was trying to think where I got those good bargains for last year, then I remembered it was Adore

[@melissaclark6490]

Adore is one of my favourite sites to buy from as you can get stuff that Sephora sell but often as you guys said on sale. Love how they stock a wide range which makes Mecca and Sephora a pain to buy from

[@hautemesstom]

I’m from the US and as far as exclusivity goes brands are stopping being Sephora exclusive to also sell at Ulta or make Ulta their main retailer. I wonder if internationally brands will do the same!

[@Rose_Stewart42]

I never realized how expensive makeup is down in Australia Also, I think cost for gram is only useful for makeup you constantly pan, like mascara or concealer. For eyeshadow and lipstick, if you don't use it all, then cost per gram is irrelevant.

[@domfurina18]

I just saw this on Robert Welsh’s channel and was shocked 😳

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

Yes, i like watching Robert Walsh too, but these girls are actually Australian so understand our problems personally and covered it even better.

[@ajk23ful]

I'm not boycotting Mecca but I'm not even a beauty loop level one any more I used to be a level 3 (before level 4 was a thing) I've had a gift card for them for 2 years and I've not even been inspired to spend it, I just hate the exclusivity of brands and the lack of sales. I wasn't even aware of controversy but I'm not surprised to hear it. Adore beauty definitely got my money instead they have the most outstanding customer service. I hope their store gets the love it deserves and they open more stores around Australia because I am sure us west Aussies will be one of the last to get a store 😂

[@glitterarmy89]

So then boycott them stop going there. Why would you not? I'm not going there anymore f*** that s*** wears consumers need to stand up

[@bigpinkdiamonds]

So happy you guys are back I really missed you! I also brought from the Mecca Boxing Day sale! RMS foundation they were both so off I had to return them very disappointed they would sell them like that! And it’s not the first time!

[@erinh2775]

I’ve heard a bit about RMS being sold expired (I have 2 of their blushes and love them) but I’ve often wondered if it because the stock isn’t actually moving very frequently and that’s why. Whereas Nars (as an example) has huge turnover in store. I never hear anyone talk about RMS, I’d be interested to know how well they sell and if it really is just old product sitting around vs a manufacture issue.

[@FlameMirage]

When I first got to access NARS products, Mecca stores felt very unapproachable at first, however now I find it's very Charlotte Tilbury vibes of lights everywhere and it sometimes feels overwhelming. Especially in Chadstone when the Sephora opened up and they were directly competing with each other. I must say though, I have not bought from Mecca much because the Sephora sales with 20% off happen so frequently, I just buy the alternatives. Sometimes I want to buy Glow Recipe, but then I remember it's at Mecca and I don't want to buy it at full price. Sad for us Aussie consumers at the end of the day.

[@senayv5275]

I wonder if people have complained to the ACCC about the weights being by removed and then returned on the website.

[@vanessahill7615]

I dont think any competitor like Adore Beauty etc stands a chance when Mecca has exclusivity contracts with such big brands that are so popular. Its a big reason why Sephora hasn't been as big here. If Sephora was stocking brands like Hourglass, Urban Decay, Too Faced, NARS etc as well as the brands they currently stock they would have taken a big portion of Mecca's business.

[@aussiechick8210]

I've been a long time customer if Mecca but after the decline in beauty loops, the latest 50cent campaign and now learning about their business practices and not even letting the original brand sell in Aus just because they have exclusivity...ill be shopping elsewhere as much as possible from now on. I love rare Beauty and fenty beauty so I'll happily give my money to sephora from now on!!!

[@billiedolphin7546]

Please do a video where you measure out the amounts and see what the final face looks like! Also, from the UK, I had no idea about this exclusive shadiness. What the hell! Surely the brands are also benefitting from this and getting off Scott free?

[@maeve6363]

I actually can’t believe Mecca doesn’t do any actual sales. Lush is the ONLY brand I can think of in the ROI that we have access to that does the same and it’s because their products expire faster. Boots are practically throwing stuff off the shelves around Christmas, especially online.

[@malisinghe5810]

Just checked, weights are back on the Mecca site.

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Get out! We literally took these screenshots and filmed this yesterday and double checked this afternoon. Videos get around fast there 🤣 It looks like some are and some aren’t

[@amiedeangelis8915]

Im only 10mins in and HOOLY DOOLY what a sh!t show hey!! Looking awesome btw ladies and Hailey I love your new hair 😍

[@elfenhexchen]

I once bought a Chanel Powder because it was cheaper per gram than Mac and other middle range products. I loooove those comparisons and I always look at price/gram.

[@emmathompson3973]

i love adore, cant wait to see them take over

[@Impassion]

Wow, dang!! It's like 1 am in the American Southwest, am I first to see this Aussie upload???!?!

[@AnkV]

In Eu , so no mecca. The cost per ml is an old story. However, for some thinks it just doesn't apply. I have plenty of blush I can't possibly finish anyway. If i want to buy a new purple shade, I don't need the best cost per wear. All the cosmetic companies should sell some products in different volumes. Most cream blushes are in containers bigger than I can possibly use even when I focus exclusively for the duration of their lives. Especially in the context of removing preservatives

[@Rpa-48]

I absolutely hate shopping at Mecca. If it wasn't for NARS and Summer Fridays I would never go to Mecca. In this cost of living crisis, I can't afford beauty products that never go on sale. I much prefer Sephora, and even Myer

[@TheLadyAlchemyChannel]

Absolutely, this is in our back yard, you covered all the big points 💯💯💯

[@anastasia_six]

In Canada we're basically stuck with Sephora, and they have no real competition. People are shopping directly from the brands themselves more and more

[@Silverwolfpriestess]

It seems it's even worse with Mecca, since it's not even possible to buy from the brand's own website in Australia if it's a Mecca exclusive brand.

[@TaylerBootz]

I think its hilarious that James and Robert spoke on this and they can't even buy their products. And I'm sitting here in the US also not able to purchase, but helping boost the algorithm on KZbin. Reasons I've always checked price per unit on dupes and other makeup items for years.

[@bronniem5884]

They now have script writers for some of their content. They have a big Australian audience.

[@ashstelladavo]

Definitely do another video on this topic!!!! Im working on using what i have so no need to shop beauty for years 😂 however, i actively avoid mecca and shop at adore for top ups like hair care and skim care. I'm definitely a disgruntled former mecca customer with zero intentions of returning unless im desperate for something they stick exclusively. Even then, I hope to find an alternative product first.

[@shiny3934]

i left mecca years ago when they increased the cost of origins face moisturiser. nice to know my choice is being vindicated even after all these years 😂

[@foxyjeanse]

Thanks for your input on this situation! you are Australian and understand the context, which adds another dimension to our understanding of the situation (coming from someone in 🇨🇦)

[@lyndawithay3135]

Holy beauty tea! Hailey your lip colour is chefs kiss perfection. Kat your nails are divine.

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Thank you beautiful 🧡

[@rong3846]

Me in the US right now at 3 am- should I go to bed or watch this new video from two of my favorite Australian ladies. I think we know what option won 😂I don’t even wear makeup, but just loving hearing you two discuss and banter!

[@pepperpaige203]

Robert Walsh covered this earlier this week and I was wondering what you all would think. Question: If Mecca has control over particular brands, then what is Sephora in Australia selling? Many of the brands you mentioned Mecca having "rights" to are sold in Sephora here.

[@bebebadkon]

Those brands are not sold in Sephora. So we have brands like Tarte, Makeup by Mario, Fenty, Huda Beauty, makeup forever, Rare Beauty m, Givenchy, Dior etc.

[@eddievongrape2177]

I used to buy a fair bit of makeup at Mecca because they have some brands I love. But these days I pretty much only buy drugstore makeup as the prices have gotten so high and I can sadly no longer justify the cost.

[@jackieturner4144]

in the uk we now have a saphora app we don't get any points any of the sales or christmas gift sets we do get 30% off their own brand every sale I've never checked the price per gram on any makeup after seeing this I'm going to start checking xx

[@ash_wts]

So appreciate your insight and opinions on this 🎉

[@emilys1045]

Here in Canada we only have Sephora :( Ulta was going to open stores here and then Covid happened and they changed their mind. Since we have no competition for Sephora, they stopped offering the late December bonus 20% sale a few years ago. They don't need to entice us away from spending our money elsewhere.

[@helsconceit]

You both look amazing!!!! Beautiful trendsetting intelligence 🤩

[@D-ed5ceuebew]

Yes!! More drama videos! 😅❤

[@KateKatastrophe]

The boxing day sale feels like throwing scraps to us "poors" Also, dont sleep on Myer people.

[@melissaz6778]

Myer sold me expired foundation twice a couple months ago...

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

David Jones sold me a 4 year expired fragrance oil 😅

[@lizstyla88]

Thank you for talking about the monopoly Mecca has in Australia and how they actively restrict some bands from selling in Australia. No sales, no loyalty program and often we can't get limited edition items. Not to mention the mark up on prices 😡😡😡😡

[@Applesmith03]

F-YES!! When i watched one of the Welsh Twins do this video about Jillie and Mecca all i could think of was you guys and the Make Up Break Up! YAYAAYAYAYYAYAAAYAYAYAYA

[@foxyjeanse]

Please another video on Mecca!

[@CreekSideLagotto]

I am SOOOO EXCITED to get your take on this!!!

[@sonjaimmonen6610]

Taking away information like the weights and volumes of the items is so f-ing shady! I hate that.

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

I hope Mecca are listening to you girls!! If they don't, they might start rapidly going down the drain now that people are waking up to being treated poorly!! The only people its saving money for, are ones like me, who don't wear make-up every day, so I'd rather buy smaller quantities and be able to use it up, than heve it in my box for 5yrs, but I certainly don't want to be sold expired products!! And I do like to get a bragain in a sale, or a little free gift, I see that all the time in the American and European shows, but we never get that here, make-up is a luxury item here, absolutely!!! Lets hope theres some shakeup soon to give Aussies a better deal!!! 👍🇦🇺

[@wombatlittle1]

I've bought Mecca Max products because I thought they were cost effective but I will think twice now. I really like their life proof concealer I ended up buying it over a Too Faced one because I thought it looked better.

[@debedwards1717]

Woo hoo!! I hope Adore opens a shop on the Gold Coast! I don’t shop online, so that would be fantastic.

[@Lanuun]

Is Selfridges and SpaceNK an option for you? They have pretty good sales. Just a high free shipping cap

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

They are, but again brands are often geoblocked 😩

[@Lanuun]

Nars seems available for Australia on SpaceNK 😅😂

[@Ryanneey]

​@BEAUTYNEWS that's wild!

[@madiywarner4651]

Hailey your eyes look so nice in this video . This look really suits you 😍

[@Wasarella]

They still have some products with grams/mls but they seem to be products offered in different sizes

[@thatblondechick]

Mecca used to always send a little sachet sample with online purchases...maybe one or two but now days they've stopped.

[@missyc4463]

Yes. I got a sample with my latest order but it used to be 3-4 samples per order.

[@tomjones2157]

Chemist Warehouse is even worse on expired products. Last year I received a le tan suncreen that had expired 2 years before!

[@kylieawilliams1]

Big yes on a 2nd vid please!

[@kimn8068]

Anything home fragrance from floral street was the hardest stock to move whilst working at Mecca!! I'm not surprised that it came battered

[@kearinarmstrong]

Re: the weights on the website - in NZ at least when you select the shade the weight/volume comes up

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Some weights seem to be returning 😆

[@kearinarmstrong]

It’s weird, like there is no weight in the listing when no colour option is selected, then when you do it reappears in the subtitle - nz may require it by law so they hid it as much as they could get away with haha

[@dishnpj3565]

Love smart woman and this analysis! I’d be boycotting Mecca as much as possible. That is BS and indeed a monopoly.

[@michaela3910]

Kat that blush is so pretty! What is it?

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

The new Glaminatrix Cream & Powder Duo in Pink Pink :)

[@caroynhowlett570]

I am definitely not happy with Mecca geo blocking certain brands in Australia such as Hourglass and By Terry in particular. Yes you can buy them from certain international retailers at inflated prices but not directly from the official brand sites. Last year I noticed as a level 3 member there was no notification on when the Hourglass palettes were being released for the "holiday season" , only to find out that the few that were sent were sneakily sold out online. I also was disappointed to find out they had sold out of a Westman Atelier blush trio set that had an exclusive blush shae in it that is only available on WA site in the US. They are not restocking any of these either. I am sure I will be dropping a level this year as I am not prepared to keep spending just to retain my current level. I also purchase my beauty products from Sephora, Adore Beauty, Myer and DJ's as well as Fragrancenet.

[@lukewarmmess_]

I wouldn’t rule out W Cosmetics. They’re starting to pop up around Brisbane a lot more and are getting a great audience with Asian beauty. I’m hoping they start to take up more market space. Priceline is also opening makeup only specialty stores called Atomica which might slowly take traction too.

[@hannahcave4403]

I love hearing y'all's discourse on this.

[@courtneyhood6032]

After Robert's video I was hoping you ladies would weigh in

[@lisah2781]

On Mecca's site, if you pick a shade from the drop down menu, the weight of the product pops up next to the name of the product! The example of the Nars Blush that you guys showed does show the weight once you pick a shade. But for some strange reason, some items that dont have multiple shades/options to pick do not show the weight (like the Nars duo example)

[@sagebeauty]

Great video as usual.

[@melbygrace]

I have tracked the use on foundations for years. A 1 oz foundation is 350-375 uses every time for me. Based on my actual use. Badly executed campaign but great concept IMO

[@missteesquared]

I’ve bought the Hourglass Ambient Lighting palettes from both Cult Beauty and Space NK before end of 2024. It annoyed me no need though the stranglehold Mecca have. And I e decided to spend my money at Sephora, Cult or Space NK especially when these retailers have sales.

[@palomitaflamenkita]

2 : 13 am in Mexico, gotta work tomorrow but here we are. This I can't skip 😅. By the way, not even hopes that Mecca ever enters mexican market, and yet...🤣.

[@maryarmstrong2231]

I’m loving this Jillie person

[@krys1933]

This is eye-opening. Now I get why Net a Porter has few beauty products for Aussies compared to previously.

[@DanielaMiszezun]

The only issue in her calculation is that she calculated: usable product, packaging and indirect costs for the amount she thinks they tell you that you use. I couldn't find anywhere of that website the amount. For knowing the amount you need to use, the calculation, also rough, should've been: (individual cost /(price paid - packaging - indirect cost))* the ml. = ($0.09/($32 - x - y))*30 ml. then you have a most accurate approximation (there are some fluctuation in the real amount inside the product too that should be consider...); instead of hers: (individual cost / price paid)* the ml= ($0.09/$32)*30ml giving the 0.084 I hope this could help. This is only for the amount used. We can discuss, having all their costing, if they are ripping people off or not. What I can see, and agree, is the apparent cheaper pricing, with half or more the amount of the other brands and the waste of plastic.

[@kylieawilliams1]

Mecca has definitely got us by the short n curlies... I used to love them so much, but my desire to shop there goes down each year. I only shop there out of necessity when I want a specific brand I can't get anywhere else now.

[@rachaeljane6239]

Does anyone know if they’ve ever been reported to the ACCC for their anti competitive behaviour?

[@mandymouse1879]

Adore sounds kinda similar to like an Ulta type of store in terms of having lots of sales and deals, which is a great alternative to Sephora in USA because the stores are huge and they carry just about everything. Idk if Adore will be doing the same thing, where they have drugstore brands, salon brands, and prestige (Ulta has a small offering of luxury), but its something beloved about Ulta. It’s fun to shop beauty products that way!

[@jennypie1903]

It looks HOT in Australia. It's been 5 degrees in the Midwest this week. ❤

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Yup! Middle of summer ☀️

[@laurapirate]

That's so shitty that you can't even order from an international website!!

[@melissaz6778]

Yep. We miss all their sales, site exclusive products/deals, loyalty perks etc

[@MsBNoodle]

I have zero access to a Mecca but love this deep dive