Mark and I were supposed to fly out yesterday, but our flight got canceled due to the volcano eruption in Iceland. So, I decided that while we’re stranded in London, you should receive 20% off on everything in our webshop! Sale ends when we get back to New York – April 21!
Having said this, London is not the worst place to be stuck in by any means. It’s a beautiful city with friendly and fashionable people. Now that all the work is done, we might actually have time to go shopping and explore! Yesterday we had a a bit of a scare that we’d end up kicked out of our hotel. Luckily, my friend Raj (of Electroqueer) had an empty flat and a kitty who needed a caretaker – so now we’re staying at his place. Raj, ironically, is currently stuck in NY due to the same Nobody-Knows-How-To-Pronounce-Its-Name Icelandic volcano, and might end up staying at our place!
Meet & Greet at SpaceNK | Bunny ears by The Velvet Village
I loved meeting all of you during our UK tour. Every night went to bed happy, with a strip of smiling faces running through my brain. Meeting my customers made me complete in so many ways; I learned so much. Some of you were from London, some of you traveled 4 hours just to meet me. I am so humbled. Thank you, thank you, thank you! As promised, I will upload the pictures we’d taken together on my Flickr as soon as I get home. For now, check out these snapshots from my phone!
Of all the cities to be stuck in, I reckon I’d be rather happy for it to be London. I hope you enjoy the extra time in the world’s most excellent city. (LDN <3)
Yay! It was absolutely wonderful meeting you Doe! Thank you so much for bringing Lime Crime to the UK! Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay and get a chance to do lots of shopping!
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:42 am
Thanks for stopping by, guys! You looked great. :))) Next time we’re hanging out, I’m bringing my green Doc Martens… ;)
It was such a pleasure meeting you on your visit to London! Hope you have fun exploring while you are still here! lots of <3
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:41 am
Hi Mary-Jane! Fabulous meeting you as well. <3
If you haven’t seen them before I recommend Candy Cakes on Goodge Street, not far from the tube station, the most amazing colourful cupcakes you would adore.
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:40 am
We saw that! I totally squealed! :))))
It was amazing to meet you , and i hope you have a great time up here! i got airborne unicorn in the end and i love it:)
Salxxxx
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:40 am
A.U. is my favorite color, can’t go wrong with it! ;) Nice meeting you, Sal!
Hope you get home safely!
WOOT for a great tax return! I bought some awesome lipsticks and magic dusts from you. I cant wait to get my package. Im so excited!
I was prevented from coming to your London Meet & Greet due to dissertation woes, but I was excited to see your ‘no she didn’t’ lipstick mentioned in the Sunday Times Style magazine on their beauty news page. I plan on hot-footing it down to the nearest Space NK for at least one tube of it asap! Its great to see your makeup getting the recognition it deserves.
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:39 am
I hope you love it, Sophie! I’m sorry we didn’t get to meet but I’m sure we will in the future. :)
I love how all three girls in the photo are wearing Docs :]
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:38 am
I LOVED the way they were dressed! Sort of made me wish I’d brought my lime green Docs ;)
It was such a pleasure meeting you and Mark on Friday. I was the Canadian girl wearing Airborne Unicorn. I just wanted to say thank you and let you know that I am looooving my new purple lips! I’ve gotten loads of compliments and everybody looves the packaging.
While you’re stranded, make sure you visit the Victoria and albert museum. It’s my favorite in all of London and I know you’ll go mad for the fashion displays!
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:37 am
Hi Lisa!
It was a pleasure meeting you as well. :) And thanks for the recommendation, by the way things are looking we might just have enough time to go there!
I was supposed to be in Paris this weekend but that volcano (I can’t pronounce its name too!!) had me stuck at SFO for three days. I found a way home (I’m not that far from SFO but not that close either) and am working to change my flight around yet again. I’m so glad your friend is taking good care of you and mark. I really feel bad for all of those who have to sleep at the airport while they try to be patient with this volcano. I hope God will take mercy on us and have that volcano stop long enough to let us fly home or to wherever else we need to go. Glad things are going well in London!! I am so proud of you Doe. Now that I’m home I’ll get cracking on that review on your fabulous lippies ;)
Love you much,
ButacuP
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:36 am
Wow, three days! Luckily, we are in an apartment. I really hope the situation resolves itself soon, this has gone on long enough…
It’s a blessing in disguise to be stuck in London! You finally made it to the top, you’re an international superstar now…
hope that doesn’t mean you’re stuck in the airport! ahhh! torture.
It was nice to see you guys… and if you need any ideas for where to check out call me!!
I was gutted I didn’t get to meet you – I was traveling round Sweden and ended up in London just a few days before you got there, but I had to get back to Edinburgh. One day…!
Well, if you get bored of London, there’s always bonny Scotland to visit. :P
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:35 am
Hey Becca,
I would love to visit Scotland and meet you one day! I’ve heard so many wonderful things.
Becca Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 1:14 pm
It’s a goooorgeous place; I live right by the castle.
I’m actually spending a few months in Boston later this year though, and there are many many New York trips being planned so who knows – maybe I’ll get to meet you there instead! :)
I won’t complain if you stick ME in London… haha! What an adorable outfit you have on! Did you make the poodle skirt?
<3
Will it be all branches of SpaceNK strocking your goodies? Or just the london stores?
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:34 am
All branches in existence, including Scotland and Ireland.
SuperNothing Reply:
April 23, 2010 at 3:19 am
YAY!
There goes my pay check! I have got to get me some No She Didn’t and My Beautiful rocket! :D
This has made my day :D
SuperNothing Reply:
April 23, 2010 at 3:20 am
I just checked their website and big such a happy SQUEEE noise :D
Your sale graphic looks remarkably like our blog header. Should we be flattered at the imitation, or is this just a coincidence?
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:32 am
Did you get your graphic from Google? :) I think it’s the same one!
Sarah Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:54 am
Yes, it’s the same. It actually belongs to a blog called theducks.org – we got permission to use it, might be best to drop them a line and make sure it’s OK with them to have it as your sale graphic.
Lily Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 7:58 pm
If you got it from Google, surely it came from a website? It isn’t very nice to take without giving credit!
Will your magic dusts be available there too? I really want some but didn’t want to be stung with any possible customs charges :)
Doe Deere Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 6:33 am
Yes, we’re bringing them over in the summer. You shouldn’t worry about the custom charges though, I don’t think any of our customers have been charged anything extra on top of what they’d paid for the order. xo
You should come to Bath!! It’s so pretty!
Plus we have a Space NK here – I know some of the girls who work there and they’re super impressed with the lipsticks! Love love LOVE Airborne Unicorn and Styletto by the way….
xx
Well if you get bored of London, you can come visit newcastle’s space nk by train :D!!
Liberty Reply:
April 20, 2010 at 2:41 pm
i can bake you cake! no joke.
I was so upset i couldnt make it to london to meet you :(
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/04/19/you-try-saying-eyjafjallajokull-on-national-tv/?icid=main
That made me laugh -a lot-, you might like it too! its a whole bunch of reporters pronouncing the volcano, as well as it being pronounced the correct way!
It’s a great city to be stuck in! I suggest you do a mini-tour of the UK-for those who are stuck at university with no money!Suggestion-Bath….see all the beautiful Georgian buildings!x
Spotted in London – Lime Crime Make-up @ Space NK, Kensington!
http://fionashallis.weebly.com/1/post/2010/04/the-accidental-hiatus-is-over.html
Enjoy the rest of your time in London, you couldn’t be stuck in a better city ;)
xxx
Come to Brighton! We’re only an hour away and you’d looooove it! :)
1. “Stuck in London” reminds me of the song “London Still” by the Waifs :)
2. I want some Doc Martin boots too!
3. I want to buy you a pair of Skull Candy hot pink earphones and send them to you, but I am too poor :(
You look adorable, the ears look so much cuter on you than on the foam manequin heads on her facebook lol. I’m glad you have a place to stay, I saw peopleon the news sleeping in airport cots w/ red cross blankets I felt really bad for them. I hope being stranded turns out to be a fun adventure =)
Now to find a way to get my hands on some money to take advantage of that sale!
It was fantastic to meet you in person. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to come to London on the last date :)
I posted the polaroid on Twitter but i’ll send the link here too : http://twitpic.com/1hlt4d
Hope you guys had a safe journey home :)
x
Wow! Those photos from your phone are freaking amazing. What on earth do you have???
Hi. :) I would lovelovelove to buy your eyeshadows! But I have oily skin & when I put on some eyeshadow it disappears in like 30 mins., or an hour & goes right into the creases on my eyelids. So I’m curious if your eyeshadows are good for oily skin?
Z Reply:
April 28, 2010 at 6:58 pm
hey! Use a primer underneath the eyeshadow (like Urban Decay Primer Potion or Too Faced Eyeshadow insurance), I have the same problem as you but these products create a matte texture that stay matte for days if you wanted!
Kitty Reply:
April 30, 2010 at 4:38 am
:P Thanks for the info!
I’m definitely going to buy them.
Hi Kitty, I have oily lids too and have test driven Lime Crime with and without a base/primer. Without a primer they crease within 6 hours or so. With a primer/base they last 12 hours plus! I use MAC Paint Pots as a base and Too Faced Shadow Insurance as a primer. You don’t have to use all of that at once, I don’t, though if you’re really concerned about the oiliness, you might want to :) Hope that helped!
Kitty Reply:
April 30, 2010 at 4:36 am
Hey Lani, thank you so much! That really helped a lot! :P
Can’t wait to buy them now!
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