Le Metier De Beaute Beauty Vault VIP - Spoilers

[LisaLeah]

Best of luck to your husband @@Shauna999

Changes are always a great thing. So is following your dreams.

Whatever you decide will be the right decision. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

And please stay a part of this thread either way!!!!!

 

[utgal2004]

As much as I want to resub, I don't think Bill me later is an option for me and I just can't afford to pay that large sum right now. I just keep getting hit with surprise expenses and need to work on paying those instead of getting more makeup. It's really difficult to know I'll miss these great boxes so hopefully I'll be back for year 3. Until then, I'll have to live through all of you.

 

[Shauna999]

Best of luck to your husband @@Shauna999

Changes are always a great thing. So is following your dreams.

Whatever you decide will be the right decision. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

And please stay a part of this thread either way!!!!!

Xoxo- You're so sweet!! I definitely look forward to all your future reveals

 

[Krystyn Lowe]

I did it, I subbed for this coming year and I'm soooo excited for the sub and to talk to all you awesome people about it. I dropped Starlooks last month and will now be dropping Ipsy and Glossybox when my sub is up. More than pays for this! I'll keep BB because the points program is too good and Sample Society just cuz. Anyway, thanks for enabling me. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Krystyn Lowe]

This program seems pretty great according to the positive reviews on here, I'm psyched about it!

BUT, I was online last night and there are some pretty snooty people going on and on about LMdB "cheapening it's image" by doing this and saying the company was going through bankruptcy and pulling out of stores and that their products are crap, and so on and so forth!

I know their products and they're fabulous, so I don't really get the hate!  Anyone wanna weigh in or maybe I missed it in the previous bajillon pages I scanned through! :lol:  

Anyway, just curious what you all think, I'm in and have no regrets! 

 

[LisaLeah]

This program seems pretty great according to the positive reviews on here, I'm psyched about it!

BUT, I was online last night and there are some pretty snooty people going on and on about LMdB "cheapening it's image" by doing this and saying the company was going through bankruptcy and pulling out of stores and that their products are crap, and so on and so forth!

I know their products and they're fabulous, so I don't really get the hate!  Anyone wanna weigh in or maybe I missed it in the previous bajillon pages I scanned through! :lol:

Anyway, just curious what you all think, I'm in and have no regrets! 

You are probably talking about the comments in the Best Things in Beauty blog.

@@Lulubelle107 mentioned that blog to us a while back and posted in defense of LMdB. It's just silliness and bitterness on the part of some old school Le Metier customers, who feel that a luxury brand shouldn't have a subscription program.

As far as the finances, I do know that they are a boutique company and recently needed additional VC funds to expand. Which they got. And which is not uncommon for a small private company.

I also know that the subscription program is not a money maker for them. It's more about getting awareness and allowing a larger customer base to fall in love with their products.

So that is my take on it. And what I've read / heard/ googled.

I LOVE this program and the brand.

I am thrilled they did it for year 2!

 

[LisaLeah]

Btw @@OiiO great review of the lip k'scope on your blog.

And awesome shout out on the LMdB FB page!

Congrats!!!!

@@Lulubelle107 I loved your year recap too!

 

[OiiO]

Btw @@OiiO great review of the lip k'scope on your blog.

And awesome shout out on the LMdB FB page!

Congrats!!!!

@@Lulubelle107 I loved your year recap too!

Thank you! I'm writing a huge blog post with the full roundup of boxes right now, it should be ready by tomorrow. It's nice to put things into perspective and look back at all of the products we received.

 

[LisaLeah]

Thank you! I'm writing a huge blog post with the full roundup of boxes right now, it should be ready by tomorrow. It's nice to put things into perspective and look back at all of the products we received.

Fantastic recap. (I just read it)

Fyi, I don't know if you are interested but beautybar.com is giving away the LMdB makeup remover as a gwp. I love their makeup remover as well...it is seriously the best.

Mininimum purchase is $65.

(which isn't hard to do if there is anything from the line that you need or want to pick up.)

 

[Krystyn Lowe]

Got an email that the 2014 program is almost full and closes tomorrow. I'm super happy I found this and subbed. Excited for the year to come!

 

[Shauna999]

I'm so excited to join you ladies for another year , I can hardly contain myself..lol! Funny story- so my husband purchased this sub for me for my bday gift (August bday) last year- I wasn't planning on re subbing bc of the "quitting of job to persue passion bs"... I went to use his iPad tonight & one of the open windows was his Paypal confirmation for the yearly sub!!! I'm not one to keep this info to myself so I went running upstairs & busted him - he said that I told him last year that it was the "best birthday gift ever" & that I only deserve the best... Lol!!!!! Yay!!!

I can't wait to see your August reveal lisaleah... Ahhhhh .., its the little things that bring such happiness. By little things, I mean LMdB

 

[LisaLeah]

I'm so excited to join you ladies for another year , I can hardly contain myself..lol! Funny story- so my husband purchased this sub for me for my bday gift (August bday) last year- I wasn't planning on re subbing bc of the "quitting of job to persue passion bs"... I went to use his iPad tonight & one of the open windows was his Paypal confirmation for the yearly sub!!! I'm not one to keep this info to myself so I went running upstairs & busted him - he said that I told him last year that it was the "best birthday gift ever" & that I only deserve the best... Lol!!!!! Yay!!!

I can't wait to see your August reveal lisaleah... Ahhhhh .., its the little things that bring such happiness. By little things, I mean LMdB

Now *that* is seriously awesome!

Happy almost birthday!

 

[JC327]

I'm so excited to join you ladies for another year , I can hardly contain myself..lol! Funny story- so my husband purchased this sub for me for my bday gift (August bday) last year- I wasn't planning on re subbing bc of the "quitting of job to persue passion bs"... I went to use his iPad tonight & one of the open windows was his Paypal confirmation for the yearly sub!!! I'm not one to keep this info to myself so I went running upstairs & busted him - he said that I told him last year that it was the "best birthday gift ever" & that I only deserve the best... Lol!!!!! Yay!!!

I can't wait to see your August reveal lisaleah... Ahhhhh .., its the little things that bring such happiness. By little things, I mean LMdB

Thats so sweet!

 

[tiffanys]

So I'm part of the summer Kaleidoscope program and received my first shipment today (I know it's not as good a deal as the VIP program but I thought the K program would be fun)!  So, the flyer in the shipment says "The Exclusive FALL Celebrity Eye Kaleidoscope" which I find a bit odd because this is the summer quarter.  Whatever, I'll roll with it.  The colors look beautiful...

I open the pans... and 3 of the 4 have been used!!!!  In reality, the 4th may have been used also but I can't tell because it's shimmery.  So, I immediately emailed the company.  I'm awaiting a reply.  I came on here to ask if any of you experienced that before with LMDB (sending out used products)? 

 

[boxesandboxes]

So I'm part of the summer Kaleidoscope program and received my first shipment today (I know it's not as good a deal as the VIP program but I thought the K program would be fun)!  So, the flyer in the shipment says "The Exclusive FALL Celebrity Eye Kaleidoscope" which I find a bit odd because this is the summer quarter.  Whatever, I'll roll with it.  The colors look beautiful...

I open the pans... and 3 of the 4 have been used!!!!  In reality, the 4th may have been used also but I can't tell because it's shimmery.  So, I immediately emailed the company.  I'm awaiting a reply.  I came on here to ask if any of you experienced that before with LMDB (sending out used products)? 

Can only imagine it's some oversight - someone put it back in inventory. I don't have their VIP (yet! start in August) but have bought some people's LMdB on eBay and generally follow the thread here and haven't heard that come up.  

Sorry to hear that happened, though :/

 

[LisaLeah]

So I'm part of the summer Kaleidoscope program and received my first shipment today (I know it's not as good a deal as the VIP program but I thought the K program would be fun)!  So, the flyer in the shipment says "The Exclusive FALL Celebrity Eye Kaleidoscope" which I find a bit odd because this is the summer quarter.  Whatever, I'll roll with it.  The colors look beautiful...

I open the pans... and 3 of the 4 have been used!!!!  In reality, the 4th may have been used also but I can't tell because it's shimmery.  So, I immediately emailed the company.  I'm awaiting a reply.  I came on here to ask if any of you experienced that before with LMDB (sending out used products)? 

Wow. No that has never happened. But anytime there was an issue they have been great at replacing it or fixing it....asap!

I haven't received my K'scope yet. What are the colors? Any mattes?

 

[softly]

So I'm part of the summer Kaleidoscope program and received my first shipment today (I know it's not as good a deal as the VIP program but I thought the K program would be fun)!  So, the flyer in the shipment says "The Exclusive FALL Celebrity Eye Kaleidoscope" which I find a bit odd because this is the summer quarter.  Whatever, I'll roll with it.  The colors look beautiful...

I open the pans... and 3 of the 4 have been used!!!!  In reality, the 4th may have been used also but I can't tell because it's shimmery.  So, I immediately emailed the company.  I'm awaiting a reply.  I came on here to ask if any of you experienced that before with LMDB (sending out used products)? 

I once received an eyeshadow single with no pan inside. Contacted them about it, and they responded immediately and sent a replacement over. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[sparklesgirlxox]

Wow that is strange about yours looking used.  Contact them they are amazing and will make it right. 

 

[tiffanys]

Wow. No that has never happened. But anytime there was an issue they have been great at replacing it or fixing it....asap!

I haven't received my K'scope yet. What are the colors? Any mattes?

The colors are:

bottom:  a light weight moisture resistant eye base primer

pan #2:  soft moonstone eye shadow (it's shimmery)

pan #3:  Rhodolite Gemstone (a really  nice purple shade; not too shimmery but not matte)

pan #4:  split pan of smokey cake eyeliner (matte plum and black onyx) although honestly the plum looks blue to me

 

[tiffanys]

Thanks guys for making me feel better.  I didn't think this company had a reputation of sending out used products.  I will await their reply!