The website, http://www.makeupalley.com is a fabulous site where you can read comprehensive reviews Is and discuss makeup with a generally lovely group of people. You can also swap makeup items which you won’t use for something you will. Great idea and this generally works.
However, there is a seedy little underworld to swapping where someone doesn’t hold their side of the deal and just steals your paint. From reading the forums, this seems to be a growing trend and is particularly sad a when it’s a system which depends on grace and goodwill.
Of course the swaplifter, relies on the fact you can’t post about swaps on the forums so aside from giving them a negative review, they generally get away with it.
Sometimes though, circumstances are different.
This is a revised post from the original. I posted the first as a last resort when communication ceased with the lady I was swapping with; in fact, communication ceased for over six weeks. I’m generally an optimistic person who believes in mutual co-operation so losing my makeup was a particular shame when the system of swapping is based on honesty and trust.
Out of the blue she contacted me to apologise; she’s clearly had some problems recently though the nature of them is none of my business. She promised to send the MAC makeup and some extras; the next day I received a tracking number. The makeup arrived yesterday and she’d made an effort to rectify things with lovely extras she’d included and the apologies she’d emailed.
So instead of a depressing post, my faith in human nature has been restored. Thanks Nicole.
Oh and the MAC is very nice, two eyeshadows called Sharp and Climate Blue.
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