If you're still looking for the Wet n Wild Limited Edition Spring Forward Palettes (click here for my review of Nude Awakening and how it compares to the UD Naked palette), I have a NEW alternative for you today, thanks to reader Susan M.!
If you can't find these palettes in your area (be sure to check the sightings map), here are some alternatives:
- As mentioned several times here on the blog, Non Pareil Boutique has them for sale, but you have to buy both palettes for a total of $15--they are not sold separately. I have not personally ordered from this website but I know many people who have and I have never heard any complaints about their service.
- Also, thanks to reader Susan M., I'm happy to tell you that Beauty Joint is now offering these palettes individually for $7.99 each. I have not personally ordered from Beauty Joint, but I know that several readers have ordered from this website (if you are one of them, please share your order experience in the comments. Thanks!).
Beauty Joint is GREAT. Their shipping is REALLY fast and they pack things well! I blogged about my experience, but I won't include a link since I don't want to be spammy lol.
ReplyDeleteAaaah, thank you SO much. Aly! I totally remember your review now! :)
DeleteHi, I've ordered from both sites. Non Pareil is actually where I got my limited edition palettes and they arrived last night! I also ordered a few other items and all came packaged safely. I've also ordered a bunch of other Wet n Wild items from Beauty Joint.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much for the feedback (about both sites)! :)
DeleteThank you so much for this! I've looked everywhere for these and they look fabulous. I truly wish Wet N Wild could get their stuff together and create a more permanent line with a neutral palette and some vibrant colors. I'd probably forever buy from them if they did.
ReplyDeleteUgh, I wish I knew this before I shelled out $15 on Nude Awakening alone from eBay last week! I could NOT find these anywhere for the life of me, even when checking stores on the map. =(
ReplyDeletewoop! thanks!! just ordered nude awakening and the I <3 matte palette :D
ReplyDeleteI have ordered from BJoint, and nah passss, last thing I ordered was al broken.
ReplyDeleteDo u know how much shipping is on either site?
ReplyDeleteShipping on nonpareil is $5.95 unless you spend $40, then it's free. I ordered palettes from them, very well packaged, bubble wrap, packing peanuts and a box. Very impressed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, have ordered the spring forward set from Non Pareil
ReplyDeleteHmm so do I get the triple pack of the previous LE's as well?
I see a big problem with these options (and others, like ebay). If they were legitimate distributors they would be selling at suggested retail. They are not, and therefore are reselling the items. Resellers make profit by buying up stock in large quantities (therefore making it even more difficult or impossible for us to find) hoarding and reselling at a profit. The more we purchase from them.. the more we encourage it. Just something to keep in mind when placing your order.
ReplyDeleteI respect your comment and absolutely agree with you to a certain extent. Let me explain:
DeleteI don't think there's a person here who likes the fact that private sellers on auction sites may wipe out in-store displays of "hot" items to then turn around and sell them at a ridiculous mark-up. I think this practice definitely takes the products out of our (the consumers) hands and forces us to sometimes pay much more than we should.
HOWEVER, I don't think the same applies to the businesses I linked to in this post. I obviously can't speak to what types of distributors they work with, but I find it highly unlikely that they are sending armies of people into drugstores and taking all four palettes (I think there are only four palettes per display?) at every drugstore and selling them on their sites. That would be crazy, considering the volume of palettes they must have to fulfill these orders.
I totally understand if you don't agree with me, but I ask that you take into consideration the timing of my post. This collection hit stores a while ago, and there are many, many readers who cannot find these palettes in their area, or are coming across empty, already sold-out displays. I would MUCH rather provide a still-affordable alternative (less than $20 for both palettes is reasonable to me personally considering the quality of these palettes) to readers, so that they don't have to pay exorbitant fees on auction sites.
It would be wonderful, in a perfect world, if Wet n Wild either 1) had an online store and sold these directly to consumers or 2) made hot items like this permanent. But since that's not happening right now, I am just trying to help readers in any way that I can.
Thanks for reading!
I in no way think you are at fault for pointing out the opportunity.. however I just want people to think before they buy. Of course they aren't clearing drugstore shelves to get their stock.. however they are obviously either buying at retail, thus the markup, so the palettes have to be coming from somewhere... or they are terribly greedy and adding huge markup to wholesale prices. Considering none of the legitimate distributors are selling these online.. that leads me to believe they are not directly supplied by Markwins. I am also not judging anyone who chooses to acquire them by this route, I just want to point out the big picture that they may not have considered. As you pointed out there are so many who have not seen these anywhere in their area, including myself, or have had stock sell out immediately. Now we have not one, but two online stores selling what appears to be a large quantity at inflated prices. I can't help but see a correlation.
DeletePoint taken. I don't know what type of relationships these businesses have with distributors (and that goes for all other websites and stores that carry inventory that other, bigger retailers don't offer) so I cannot even attempt to comment on that. There are LOTS of legitimate retailers that sell products at a higher price point than others, but that's capitalism for ya. If consumers feel that the price point of these products is fair and they can't find another way to get the product (and want to avoid the hyper-inflated prices on auction sites) then the choice is theirs. But I can see your point and I appreciate you taking the time to share your insights with the rest of the community.
DeleteAs someone who, since the day these palettes were released, has been receiving multiple emails/tweets/comments/Facebook messages on a daily basis from readers desperately trying to find these palettes, I'm doing everything I can to help. But of course, the choice is ultimately yours, so thanks again for sharing your opinions here and expressing your desire for people to consider those opinions before making a purchase.
Thanks for telling us about these sites. I appreciate it.
DeleteI ordered the Dreamweavers palettes from Nonpareil Boutique a couple years ago and they arrived quickly, all packed well and none of the shadows shattered. Quite impressive, especially since I'm in Canada!
ReplyDeleteI got my order from Non Pareil rather quickly too, but unfortunately I had to pay for Priority Mail which is higher than First Class. Their website said First Class was unavailable. :p So that part about shipping sucked. My local drugstores are terrible when it comes to these limited edition sets. I probably feel too entitled, but it is disappointing since I expect more from living in a major metropolitan area.
ReplyDeleteI was the same way. I live in Philadelphia and couldn't find them anywhere. You would think living in a big city I would have been able to find them. Oh well!
DeleteThanks G!!! I wouldn't know what today without your blog! When is your app coming out??? i need you on hand when I'm in the drug store!! love love love u!!
ReplyDeleteI got tired of waiting; I ordered my two from Non Pareil. It's great that there are places like this where I can purchase products that I'm not able to find locally.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of both websites and been a subscriber to Non Pareil for years, even though i never bought from either one. I do believe they are marking their prices up is why I haven't purchased from them but I like having the choice. I'm contemplating ordering now because I need one of the Where's the Party palettes AND they carry the discontinued six-pan palettes.
ReplyDeleteI got my palettes from Non Pareil. Great! Packed great and arrived quickly . Thanks G.
ReplyDeleteI got mine from Non Pareil. Great service! Thanks G.
ReplyDeleteThe mark up is not anywhere near substantial on these palettes, still very affordable. I placed an order with beautyjoint; got both the palettes AND the I <3 Matte palette. I'm sososo glad I will get my hands on these palettes since they don't even bother to bring them to Canada. Now if only they had Sparkle 'til Morning and Shimmer the Night Away as well; then my collection would be complete (for now).
ReplyDeleteI ordered just the Nude Awakenings palette off of Beauty Joint and if came to $10.38 with tax and shipping. That is very reasonable in my eyes. Just the gas and time and worrying alone I have done over this palette, made it well worth it to me to spend ten dollars and change for it. My area usually always gets the LE Palettes. This time has been different. They did show up in a CVS in a small town about 30 minutes from here. But by the time I saw the marker and called, they were long gone. Thanks G for letting us know about other ways of getting these palettes. I am soo relieved!!!
ReplyDeleteI finally gave up looking for these damn palettes and just ordered them online at Non Pareil for a total of $20.95 including shipping. Not too bad I can live with that price.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of these palettes? Worth getting if I already own a bunch of the trios and 2 8 pans?
DeleteThis is not really pigmented I didn't like it ..but the colors are different from other pallets I was comparing them to my other neutral pallets like the vanity, I ♥ matte and comfort zone and this pallete has really different colors I hope this helps
DeleteI am do glad you shared this because I swear, I wasted so much gas driving around and looking for them. I had pretty much given up on finding them. I ordered the Nude Awakening pallete from Beauty Joint, and it just arrived today! Yay! Shipping was pretty fast, it arrived about 4 days after I placed my order.
ReplyDeleteI've been searching High and Low for these and only could find this pallette on Amazon for $20! I'm so glad that I found your post and today I ordered the 2 pallettes on Non Pareil along with some other WnW hard to finds! A huge Thank You to everyone's comments about their experience ordering and especially for sharing the info on where to find these. I can hardly wait to receive my order. I am one happy lady! :0)
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