Advantages: Very fast delivery and extremely competitive prices! Disadvantages: None
I recently started to run out of my favourite aftershave, Carolina Herrera's Chic for Men, so on the weekend I decided a little shopping trip was in order. As always, I headed to House of Fraser to stock up and see me through another few months... where the assistant informed me that Chic had been discontinued! I was infuriated, but thought that I would try my luck online instead. I'm so glad I did - I managed to find exactly what I was looking for ... ...100ml compared to the £40 I would usually spend!). I placed my order at around 2pm on a Wednesday and received it promptly at 9am the following morning!! All in all a hassle free, quick and low cost experience. The website is easy to navigate and there is a huge choice of products on offer. I can't rate this retailer highly enough and I will definitely be using them again!! ...
mikeburns79 02.04.2009
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Advantages: Competitive prices, very quick delivery Disadvantages: All deliveries have to be signed for
I wanted to buy a shade of lipstick that I could not find no longer find in shops and managed to find it for sale on Direct Cosmetics extremely cheaply so I bought 2 of them. Delivery was £2.20, which I think was reasonable. The estimated delivery time was about 5 days, but I received it only 2 days later. The only disadvantage to them is that they require a signature on delivery for ALL deliveries which meant I had to get it delivered to my work ...
firedancerjules 12.10.2006
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Advantages: Really well priced cosmetics , fair & fast delivery Disadvantages: NONE
HMMM where to start, im not quite sure as every experience i have had with this company has been a pleasure.
Well, Directcosmetics was a company i accidentally stumbled upon whilst searching for buycosmeticsdirect a completely different site.
Directcosmetics offer Low and high end skincare makeup and fragrances for both men and women at really great prices.
At first glance the homepage is not all the flash, but that is because it is there to be ... ...outgoings to a minimum. Anyway they have the usual drop down list of designers / brands another for the type of product wanted, along with a search function etc. The homepage is headed with skin care, fragrance, makeup etc , etc. .
Once your past the homepage and you start browsing you will see that they have some fantastically reduced products, for example i bought a Benefit Lipstick retailed at £13.50 for just £3.99 a face powder priced at £25 ...
cordelia1054 27.09.2004
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Advantages: up to 90% saved on rrp Disadvantages: items move very quickly
...recommend? +++
Absolutely. Although Directcosmetics.com looks amateur from the outside, they are a great, efficient online store. I’ve heard that they have little shops throughout the UK, but I don’t think there’s one near me. Believe me, a trip to this site will have you thinking twice about paying full (ridiculous) prices for cosmetics ever again! ...
lulu2004 20.05.2004
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Advantages: Dramatic Discounts. Large range of branded products. Disadvantages: Some products offer limited varieties.
What is Direct Cosmetics?
An online website selling everyday beauty products at a 90% discount rate.
History
Set up back in 1977, Direct Cosmetics is a family run business. They specialise in selling everyday Beauty products to the customer, up to 90% off UK recommended retail price. This is achieved by Direct Cosmetics buying in bulk and buying end of line items. Resulting in the customer receiving direct savings.
Website
Simply visit www.directcosmetics.com. ... ...Everything is individually set out into different categories (perfume, makeup, skincare etc). Every item has individual information, along with colours/shades etc available along with pictures. Prices
Incredibly low. Take a look at the examples below, to see what you could expect to save:
Maybelline non stop foundation. RRP £5.99. D.D. price £1.99.
Sally Hansen hard as nails+French manicure set. RRP £8.99. D.D. price £1.50.
Estee Lauder clean ...
Lethal-Injection 11.03.2004
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Advantages: You can earn money, easy to use website, helpful sales team Disadvantages: Still have to pay P&P
This is one of the best make up sites I think that I have ever seen. If you want branded products at a fraction of the RRP, then this is the site for you. It's www.directcosmetics.com.
One of the best things with Direct Cosmetics is that you can actually earn money from them. If you can promote the products at your workplace and with friends and family and get an order over £65 then you start to earn on it. People are more inclined to buy seeing ... ...You earn 20% on all of the products and 10% on the special collection which is all the branded perfumes etc. I usually put an order every 4 weeks and earn about £50, and of course you get to look at all the products too, you can back order from any catalogues too and at a push they will take orders for the internet with your mail order.
An example of product and price saving is Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Foundation, normally sells at £15.50 ...
jodiemay 15.12.2003
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Advantages: Very good prices and customer service. Easy to use website. Disadvantages: Ranges and Prices cannot always be guaranteed.
Direct Cosmetics is a family run business set up in 1977, selling low priced cosmetics directly to the customer at up to 90% off the UK RRP. The way that the company does this is by buying either end of line stock or buying in bulk from other companies, and then passing the huge savings directly to the customer - hence the name, Direct Cosmetics.
The website address is www.directcosmetics.com and if you have not realised already, is an online store ... ...The website has everything you could ever need - hundreds of different ranges, low prices, easy to load pages, excellent customer service and fast delivery.
***Products***
The products they sell are all cosmetics or products relating to health and beauty. You will find almost every brand on here ranging from Tesco Own brand to Estee Lauder. The products are sorted into different sections, such as For Men, Bags, Ladies Perfume but you can also search ...
ciaomc 15.04.2003 (25.07.2003)
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Advantages: Broad Range, cheap prices Disadvantages: The delivery charge is too expensive
Direct Cosmetics does exactly what it's name suggests, directly delivers cosmetics and toiletries to your door. They sell a broad range of heavily discounted items such as:
Cosmetics
lipstick, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, nail varnish, eye shadow, blusher, make-up brushes
Household
toothbrushes, hairbrushes, towels, cotton wool
Body Care
Self-tan, moisturiser, soap, lotion, cleansing products, fragrance, make-up remover, false nails
If you ... ...with this company. You can get an £8 mascara (Revlon for instance) for £3! That’s over half price off. And most fragrance has at least £10 off the actual selling price, so they are like duty free prices.
I think most of the items are either unused testers, miniatures (My advice, look out for the size of the product you are after to make sure it’s either a miniature or full size) or last seasons’ stuff that cannot be sold in high street shops
First ...
gemmawild 10.07.2003 (16.07.2003)
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Advantages: Cheaper prices Disadvantages: not many
This place is a gem for a cosmetics fiend like myself. I am a lover of the finer, more luxurious things in life, especially when it comes to cosmetics. I prefer Chanel over Collection 2000, however my bank balance (or lack of balance) would prefer the latter. Direct Cosmetics is diamond of a website with one huge bonus for me. There is up to 90% of every item they sell! My first thought was Yippee!!, I have found my Mothership (or Mother shop), but ... ...as I am aware there isn’t one. The goods they sell online are completely authentic. They do sell testers but they do not try to hide this. The majority of the goods are worth looking at, however there are some which scream “Poundshop!”.
WHAT CAN YOU BUY?
You can buy make up, hair products, skincare, accessories, toiletries, perfumes and aftershaves, bags and brushes from the site. There are a variety of brands available to be ...
girlstar 08.09.2002
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Advantages: cheap prices for branded products, huge choice, good web layout Disadvantages: having to pay postage and packing
If you want branded products and want to pay less you should check out direct cosmetics online, you will not be disappointed.
A brief background to this company, it has been in existent since 1977 and is a family based business. Prices are at 90% off UK reccommended retail prices. The way this company is able to charge less for their branded products is due to buying in bulk and passing on the savings to the customer like you and me.
Branded goods ... ...field, revlon, estee lauder,l'oreal, rimmel. and so on. Example of savings you will find:
-Revlon lashcolour mascara : £1.25 (£5.95 RRP)
- Oil of Olay talking mascara : £2.95 (£7.00 RRP)
-Boudoir eau de parfum spray: £24.50 (£44.00 rrP) The website has a good layout, easy to follow and for most items a picture of the product is shown. You can shop by manufacturer; department or product range. There is a huge range to choose from (make up, fragances, ...
jbroni100 18.08.2002 (19.08.2002)
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Advantages: Loads of stock at really cheap pries Disadvantages: You have to have a good rummage
Don’t you just love it when you don’t have to pay full price? Well check out www.directcosmetics.com
Basics:Direct cosmetics are an online company selling branded cosmetics, & fragrances at prices up to 90% off. Most products are trial size, unboxed or tester products, although they do stock regular stock.
Direct Cosmetics is a family firm, able to sell products at low prices by buying stock items in bulk and passing savings on directly ... ...Miss Selfridge, Sally Hansen, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Dior, Molton Brown
Postage: Royal Mail Recorded Delivery makes delivery for small orders and Parcel force for large or bulky orders. Postage and packing rates are £3.95 for the UK
Site: The site loads at an average speed, but it does have a fair few images.
Navigation – This site is full of navigation, left, right & top. Main right navigation:
Fragrance
Women's
Men's
Minis
Unboxed
...
cmgraves 17.10.2001
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Advantages: Brand names at knock down prices Disadvantages: P&P too much - should be free if you spend over £25.00
This is such an AWESOME site - I am like totally addicted after only one month!!!
I am going to do all my Xmas shopping here.
I just bought my father in law an after shave reduced from £25 to £2-95!!
The only problem is that it is too much fun - I keep filling up my shopping basket - not to buy - just to see how much money I could save if I was going to buy.
Mind you I have rather flexed my credit cards quite a bit as well. I just spent £29 and ... ...Clinique mascara to YSL foundation. I just had to buy everything I needed from cleanser/toner/moisturiser to lippy and shampoo in one go. After all it saves on the ubiquitous P&P. ( the only expensive thing on the site)
I just wish that I had found this site years earlier - it would have saved mucho dineros ...
elisebutt 29.08.2001
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Advantages: Bargains, range, shopping basket. Disadvantages: not enough money to spend there
Beauty bargains galore here ladies and I have been shopping with these people since 1983, and had great stuff. They stock a range of over 2000 products on line, consisting of premium beauty and perfume bargains, make-up that you can't normally afford, or even find easily, hair products bath and body products, make-up brushes and bags - just about everything really.
This site is ideal for stocking fillers at Christmas, and every time I browse, I'm ... ...ordering a must have bargain, much to my husbands annoyance. If you like to try smaller sizes of products for mostly less than a pound, they do lots of little travel sizes in the premium ranges, like Clarins, Clinique etc, so that you don't have to take out a second mortgage to tighten your wrinkly neck up! I got a small tube of Clarins Lift Minceur 2000-boxed- for 90p.
If you would like to earn commission then this is possible as larger orders ...
MagicWend 14.08.2001
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Advantages: Cheap prices, quick delivery, expensive looking products Disadvantages: shipping charge, small range of colours,
Direct Cosmetics is a online shop specialising in the more expensive brands of make-up and beauty products for much less (you can get most make-up for under 2 pounds). They have such brands such as Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Lancome and other such names at knock-down prices. They don't however carry a full range, you really have to know what your looking for. The pictures on this site are not always working and product descriptions can be very ... ...no where on their page have they a list of shipping charges I only found out after I ordered. Anyway due to my fascination with trying to see how much i can milk the Internet for, and the sheer desperation for a new eyeliner, I placed an order by credit card. Please take note when ordering that thier is quite a high shipping charge (I assume thats how they get the money they do to offer such cheap prices)I recieved my package in 2 days, sufficiently ...
Grey_whispers 09.08.2001
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What a great store is our friendly chemist BOOTS. No matter what item you are looking for whether it be personal health care, make up product, health care, hair products - this store has them all under one roof and at great value. One thing about BOOTS is that you know you will have no problem finding what you are looking for as they stock most items – I have only ever found a very small number of items that they don’t stock. The store ... ...month so keep your eyes peeled for new offers) Their range of fragrances are hard to beat compared to some chemist stores in our local towns. I love their own range naturals - this is a really exciting range with great selection. Oh and let me not forget about the advantages points scheme - another great reason for shopping at boots compared to your local smaller chemist store. Why not do like I am currently doing save for your favourite bottle of ...
mohamedk 06.06.2001
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