1.The pain of not being able to easily purchase brands like Urban Decay.
2.The trepidation you feel as you purchase a product online without ever swatching it or seeing it IRL, because it's unavailable in Australia stores.
3.The distress of having to buy coveted, unavailable items online for an exorbitant amount of money because you just know that you truly, truly *NEED* it.
4.When your favourite beauty guru is all "I would never pay more than $20 for a mascara!" and you're like:
5.The frustration felt while waiting FOREVER for a limited edition collection to reach Australia.
6.Getting FOMO every time you check in on the international online beauty community (which is always, because you love it).
7.Having to powder your face every 3.2 seconds in summer and ending up with cake face.
8.Humidity in summer that leaves you like this:
9.Being in the wrong hemisphere for beauty trends.
10.Comparing the exhibitor lists of IMATs (the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show) in Sydney, to the exhibitor lists in New York or London.
11.The knowledge that when Sephora opens in Australia, your international VIB membership points won't transfer over.
12.Paying more for drug store brands:
13.Paying more for high-end brands:
14.Going overseas and stepping into Sephora, Ulta, and department store, any CVS like:
And leaving five minutes later like:
15.The very real fear that your first trip to Sephora in Australia will result in you standing at the counter, looking at the total price on your receipt like this:
... But being TOO EXCITED about Sephora finally coming to Australia to really care about the fact that it is absolutely, definitely going to leave you broke.
