Beauty holiday destination #1: USA
Way back in, erm, April, I wrote a post about beauty holidays - as in choosing your holiday because of its beauty buying potential. In conclusion, I can reveal that the best places to holiday if your sole aim is to buy many, many cosmetics, are Japan and the USA. If you've also got lots of cash, then try Paris, too. Here's what to look out for in the US of A...
USA: Oh, everything. I'm not kidding, look through the Kiss and Makeup archives and everything that says 'sadly only available in the USA' is your beauty target. Seriously though, the exchange rate is so good that everything, even the stuff available here, will probably be a fair bit cheaper. Get cheaper than your average MAC, Benefit, Lancome, Bare Escentuals, Smashbox, Stila etc, etc, etc. Then there's the brands that aren't widely available here; Cargo, DuWop, Vincent Longo, Tarte, Lorac, Lola...I could go on, and on, and on. Not forgetting US-only collections from brands like Max Factor and Rimmel. Bascially, if you're going to the US, get saving, and for goodness sake, get yourself to a Sephora.
Teeth whitening fans should stock up in the US, because the laws are different there so they can sell stronger formulations over the counter.
Tomorrow: Beauty shopping in Japan and Asia.
Like that? Try this: British Beauty products, for those of you not going on holiday this year
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