Shopping in an online world
In a world where online shopping is increasing, it makes more sense having makeup stores online, rather than mainly in
shopping centres. Of course you still need physical makeup stores so customers can try out the products and work out
what suits them. There is no doubt it's still exciting walking into one of the large makeup stores. The glitz and
glamour of these stores is absolutely fantabulous and one could spend hours in these stores getting to know the products
and trying them on. I recently (before the COVID-19 lockdown) went to the mecca wellington store and the sephora auckland store and boy do they do a good job of making the stores
look FABULOUS! the sheer range of products, the way the products are displayed and the very friendly staff certainly
make for a very pleasant makeup experience!
Of course, with all the glitz and glamour, there is the cost of running these large stores. Shopping malls are not cheap
to rent space in and it takes a lot of staff to keep these stores open. This is where selling makeup online has
advantages. We can keep the costs to the minimum, which basically means we can run the shop from a warehouse without the
glitz and glamour.
6 main reasons why we love online shopping
Here are our top 6 reasons why we at LoveMy Makeup NZ believe Kiwis love shopping online.
1) Cheap makeup deals & sales
It had to be up there on the list. Keeping the costs down certainly allows us to get you more discounts and better
prices for your makeup and cosmetics. This is also why we are able to keep adding deals to our Clearance section. By not having a physical store, overhead costs for an online store can be kept much lower, which translates
into the ability for us to sell cheap makeup online and to pass on deals and sales to you, our customers. And its not
just us that are using the savings of online stores to bring cheap makeup to customers. If you search on Google for
cheap makeup , cheap makeup nz or just for cheap makeup sites, you will see several sites come up in the searches. Even
the big players like mecca, sephora, farmers and beautybliss will come up in the search with makeup deals and makeup sales that they have going at the time.
2) Convenience of buying makeup
One of the main reasons customers look for makeup online is for the convenience and to save time. Have you had those
moments when you are about to get ready to gout to work or for a night out and you realize you are running out of your
favourite makeup and cosmetics? Well you could try to remember to stop by the stores to pickup some on the way but then
usually life gets in the way and you forget. With buying makeup online, all you have to do is get your smartphone or
other smart device out, type in www.lovemymakeup.co.nz, search for your products, add them to your cart and checkout! Delivery is usually within a day or two, so you don't
even have to remember to pick it up. You could also do this at any time of the day or night. It's a fact that we get a
high percentage of our orders between 10pm and 4am on our website. So if you ever have one of those moments when you
wakeup thinking about the day ahead and realise you don't have your makeup essentials, all you have to do is shop
online!
3) Easy to search for makeup products and cosmetics brands
Have you ever been into a store and spent a while looking for what you want? Its usually quite well placed but you have
to figure out how the store is laid out before you can figure out where to find your specific product. Of course, the
friendly staff are always there to help but even they sometimes don't know where the products are, often because someone
has moved the damn thing! well you are never going to have the same issue online as you can search with the click of the
keyboard. You can search for very specific words and the site will show you all the options to choose from, within
seconds. In fact most sites have set menus at the top so you can directly go to sections that you may be interested in.
For example, we have our la girl range easily accessible under the la girl menu item This of course takes you straight to the section where you can find all the la girl nz products. If you were looking
for something more specific for example, you can also easily search for that. Say you were looking for the la girl pro concealer nz, you can just type that in the search bar and it would come up straight away. You can also look for a particular item
across multiple brands with ease. Say you were looking for foundation, you could just type in foundation makeup or
simply foundation to get a list of all foundation makeup across several retailers. We have a dedicated page for our foundation makeup here, which will list all the foundation products that we have on sale from all the brands, which are currently LA Girl (of course), Moisture Mist , L'Oreal, The Balm , NYX professional makeup , Maybelline & Collection , to name a few makeup brands.
4) You can shop in your PJs...if you want
Yes you can, or in the nude or in your favourite dress. It does not matter what you wear or what you look like, online
shopping is not here to judge you. We certainly would not suggest you try the above at a shopping mall though, you could
risk getting arrested! The point is that you can shop when you want and in whatever state you are and you don't have to
think about making any impression on anyone or being judged by anyone. You also don't have to deal with any rude shop
staff either, one of the things that really puts me off going into shops.
5) Window shop from your couch
That's what we all love doing, we love looking for things online all the time. Well that's exactly what you can do with
makeup online, you can shop around, see what every retailer has, compare prices and select what you want. All this from
the convenience of..you couch!
6) Shop from anywhere in New Zealand
There are a lot of us Kiwis that live in rural and remote settings because that is what we love about NZ, the space! But
living away from the big cities can sometimes mean it's difficult to get the things you need easily. Sometimes, the
nearest shopping centre could be a long drive away. The other thing is that the choice can be very limited in such
situations..there may just be one or two shops with limited products. This is where online shopping really shines as we
can deliver anything you need in terms of makeup and beauty products, to any part of nz! You could well be sitting in
your lounge on your farm deep in the South Island but you will still have access to the same top makeup and beauty
brands that models in New York, London, HongKong & Dubai use. And all this is easily delivered to your doorstep with the click on your computer or smartphone