Okay, you know that Prestige Cosmetics and Fragrance Sale I was talking about yesterday? I just got back from the sale, and let me tell you, it was crazy. Utterly bonkers.

I didn’t want to seem too eager, so I reached the building at 11.15am. The store opened at 11am, and OMG, the crowd was tremendous. There was a bouncer at the door controlling the number of people entering the building. When I was about to leave, I caught a glimpse at the door. People were actually queuing up outside just to get in (only 5 were allowed in at a time when someone left). When I left the building, there was even a longer line. And all these people stood outside, waiting, in the rain!

I wasn’t allowed to take any pictures inside the premises, but I managed to sneak one.

It’s not very clear, but there were tables near every wall, stocked full of Lancome and Biotherm products. Some Cacharel and Ralph Lauren perfume sets were on sale too. The Lancome and Biotherm skincare and makeup were selling very cheaply, ranging from AUD10 per item to AUD50 for the box sets. All the Lancome Juicy Tubes were snapped up like candy even before I got in.

A huge range of Lancome and Biotherm skincare products were selling at very low prices. I didn’t get any for myself as these two brands have heavily-fragranced products which aren’t my cup of tea. But at the prices they’re going for (AUD20-AUD30 for moisturisers, eye cream, toners, facial cleansers, serums, etc), it’s no wonder people were snapping them up like hot cakes. I saw this lady stacking up boxes of Lancome’s Hypnose mascaras on her arms, just waiting to pay.

I even woke Bea up at 7.20am her time to ask her if she wanted anything from Lancome. Sorry babes :p

I managed to pick several items as Christmas gifts. You should have seen the amount of stuff each person was buying. Stacks of perfume box sets and skincare products in their arms. A lot of them had over ten boxes. Some even had to bring large cardboard boxes just to stash their stuff. One by one the purchases rang up to over AUD500. Seriously, economy meltdown my arse. Not when people are still spending money like there’s no tomorrow. Still, can you blame ’em? With such low prices, I’d go nuts too. Somehow I managed to pull myself together with some pluck and strong will just for today :p

When I was queuing up to pay for my purchases, I chatted with another lady behind me, and apparently, she was there waiting to go in since 10am! After queuing up for 30 minutes, I managed to pay for my items. The sales people were using black trash bags as carrier bags!

My shopping haul in a rubbish bag

Not going to show you in detail of what I bought, as most of ’em are gifts 😀

Oh, and there weren’t even any Prestige makeup sold in the warehouse sale. It was only Lancome and some Ralph Lauren items. I think they meant it to be Prestigious Cosmetics and Fragrance Sale. Silly me thought they were selling Prestige makeup! 😛