USA TO THE WORLD
There are too many stores that are based in the US and only ship within the US. For us who are outside the US, it does suck to not be able to get my hands on many things or get overcharged if we look for them on eBay. One way we could get out hands on US only items is to either ask family, friends, relatives if they live there or are visiting. Another way is a shipping company such as GoSend to ship the items for you.
GoSend is based in the US state of Delaware where it is one of the five states that are not subjected to the American sales tax which is up to 7%. You can definitely make a good saving on this. The way they work is, when you sign up, you will receive a US shipping address where you can send all of your shopping and it will be stored in a virtual locker. Then you can get them to ship it to you all in bulk when everything has arrived.
From experience, I had used their Shop Assist service which is essentially personal shopping. It’s easy to use. All I needed to do was to enter the product URL and the information regarding it then pay GoSend to purchase the items on my behalf rather than directly to the retailer. This is a great tool as some retailers may not accept foreign cards. Once they have placed an order, and the items had arrived at the locker at the US address, I had received an email from GoSend with photos of every item I had ordered. I was able to check that the correct item was purchased as well as if there was any damage.
If you order from more than one retailer, you would be able to consolidate all of your purchases into one shipping box. This will definitely save you lots of shipping costs. GoSend has its own shipping service as giving you the option to ship with other postal services. I had used their own shipping service and it was shipped on the 10th November then had arrived on the 17th November. I still had to pay for UK duties and tax. I haven’t had any issues and their customer support is brilliant. I would highly recommend them.
GoSend offers two membership services, a free service and a £6 per month VIP service which is definitely worth it as there are better discounts and savings as well as better shipping offers. They also show the highlights of the deals and special offers that are currently going around in the US retailers to tempt you even more. Try GoSend here and enter YUKLUISTYLE during the sign up to get 3 months VIP membership free!
Now onto the haul. Hello ColourPop! We all know ColourPop is hard to get in the UK but thanks to GoSend, it made it possible and definitely took advantage of the services.
Super Shock eyeshadow in LA LA, Roulette and Boy Band;Creme Gel Colour in Call Me;Creme Gel Liner in Swerve;
Super Shock Cheek blush in Aphrodisiac, Cheerio and Birthday Suit;Super Shock Cheek highlighter in Wisp;
PR sample. All views are my own.Lippie Stix in Lumiere, Lady, Bound, Creature and Nevermind (not pictured);Lippie Pencil in Poison and Bound;Ultra Matte Lip in Tulle;
WOW that's great, I had no idea such thing even existed. Now buying makeup is a little easier and more convenient. And great picks there.
Creepers & Cupcakes
I'll look into GoSend. Colourpop colors are very nice. I'd love to try them too.
nice colors!
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These products look amazing – I especially love the look of the blush 🙂
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This is such an exciting service! I always want to pick up beauty and craft bits from the US and can't do it quite as often as I'd like, so this is PERFECT!
– Elodie x
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I sooo know what you mean about wanting to purchase something but the shop won't ship outside the U.S. So, thank you so much for the tip. I will check out and try the services of GoSend next time. I try to avoid buying stuff on eBay. Lol.
I still havent tried anything from Colourpop and I know we cant get it here in the UK unless we ship it over x
I love the shades of the lipsticks and it's so nice that they have matter lippies too! Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I've heard of this brand.
love them 🙂
Stefania
http://www.thecherryjam.com
Those lipstick color choices look bright and good. Looks like your personality. So many forms of lip color to choose from!
I had no idea s service like this existed! I am seriously considering giving it a try…need some Colour Pop in my life!
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ive been seeing a lot of these products on my beauty blogger friends. they say the loved them. gee, i should check these out.
This is interesting, though I'm not really a make up junkie. Hope you'll make a review of this too… I wan't to see their swatches.
I love that you're able to get things from America with Gosend, what a fab idea for a company! Love the look of the ColourPop cosmetics xxx
I have this problem also which keep on bugging me because I liked items coming from US. Nevertheless, your informative article will help me with this sort of shipping.
This is great for my friends.. hehe i'm not really into makeups since i'm a guy but my female friends will really like this post. 🙂
That's also my dilemma whenever I see something in the US. It's great that they are making you save on the extra taxes and cost here.
I have tried Colourpop is it good. With Gosend now I can easily order cosmetics from US.
Great post so loving 🙂
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Oo my !!! ColourPop heaven <3 and I can so many drool worthy products above in pictures <3 I usually get them directly on their website when someone is coming from USA but yeah ColourPop worth every single penny … Love your haul girly x
Firstly loving your haul and thanks for the recommendation of GoSend! AH now there's no reason getting my share of US products
xoxo
Miriam
http://www.miriammerrygoround.com
Thank you for sharing this site, your haul is amazing.
GlamupGirls
This is so cool! I can now shop more stores in U.S.!! =)
That is how a women gets myriad of shades for herself!
i love colourpop eyeshadow..haven got chance to tryout their blusher yet…
Love the colourful line up of the beauty products you got there. I haven't heard of this brand, but wouldn't mind trying it out.
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My my my my !!!!! My love is right here in photos ^_^ I love ColourPop eyeshadows, their ultra mattes and lippiestix. You've got some really nice products out there x
good to know about gosend. I khow a couple of similar website but they charge so high for shipping so didnt bother to shop via them.
does gosend works internationally?
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