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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 include: CK, maybelline, max factor, hugo boss, almay, covergirl, daniel 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, after shaves, eye pencils, age defying hair products and so on). There is something for everyone.
Even if you decide not purchase there are cosmetics tips given in the form of articles including (sensitive skins, self tanning, skin care, mature skin, pedicures). You also have the opportunity to send in your won questions.
The site includes directcosmetics top ten products at the moment it is the top fragrance products (below are the top five):
1 Dali by Salvador Dali Parfum de Toilette 100ml UK RRP £ 54.00 Our Price £ 11.95
2 Fatale by Coty Eau de Toilette Spray 50ml UK RRP £ 9.95 Our Price £ 1.99
3 Feline by Miss Selfridge Roll on Perfume 9ml UK RRP £ 3.99 Our Price £ 0.99
4 La Perla Io by La Perla Eau de Parfum 7ml Our Price £ 2.45
The only downside if you consider it is that you do have to pay postage and packing (UK, £3.95) but the huge savings you will gain this will not bve much of a problem. At the moment direct cosmetics only provide online service to the UK residents.
19.08.2002 21:56
Thanks for letting me know about the updates to this - I think you've tempted me into having a look...great stuff, thanks, Julie x
19.08.2002 13:07
Think i used this before. Is this the one which there isn't much choice. great website and reminder though. kate x
19.08.2002 08:19
Must check this site out. Cheers