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MAC Archie's Girls - Online Now!

Just a heads up that MAC’s Archie’s Girls collection is online at Betty, Veronica, Archie’s Girls, Accessories!

Update @ 6:15AM PST (2/4)Nordstrom has it online now: Archie’s GirlsBettyVeronica.  Macy’s also has it up now!

Update (2/5): Bloomingdale’s and Dillard’s have launched.

 

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Brynn Avatar

Don’t see anything yet. I wonder how long it takes for them to put it on the regular site after the pro people have access. Is that why the collections are always sold out as soon as I sign on in the morning to try to buy? The pro members have scooped it all up? Just wondering..

Christine Avatar

I am a zombie at present – staying up three nights in a row is not my thing. I don’t think I ever pulled an all-nighter… ever, LOL. I tried to sleep and just wake up every hour or so to check the status on the collection, so they weren’t full all-nighters!

Mirian Avatar

I stayed up until midnight waiting for the launch and then woke up at 4 am(for totally different reasons). I’m falling asleep right now AND the collection still isn’t posted. Boooo

Christine Avatar

Because MAC has a track record for launching things as early as 2-3 days before a purported release date. My guess was they were going to stay pretty close to January 30th (because January 30th is a Wednesday, and MAC almost always launches on Thursdays officially, so it was an oddball date). For instance, Year of the Snake has an online release date of January 31st – but it was online yesterday (29th). Generally, when MAC would give a release date on a Thursday, it nearly always went online Monday evening/Tuesday prior – again, that 2-3 day early appearance.

Quinctia Avatar

If you ever decide to just give up on the MAC craziness, you’ve got at least one reader here that wouldn’t care if you didn’t cover all their LE stupidity.

…I realize I’m in the minority, probably, but you really oughtn’t be putting yourself through this. I think you should go about your life normally and, if you can’t get ahold of a collection at all, or not in a timely fashion to review it before it sells out, blog about that.

The company seems seriously mismanaged, and I don’t think you should reward their ineptitude by managing to make things work in spite of it, you know?

Alexandra Avatar

Hi,

I see the description for Archie’s Girls on the mac website, but no products. Any word on when exactly they will release it?

Thank you!

Aracely Avatar

I called the customer service and they said it is only Avaliable for pro customers today. So is the release date online for everyone else tomorrow?

Christine Avatar

MAC stated January 30th for the North America online release date, which isn’t a PRO date, that was the general date they gave to press! If there’s anything I’ve learned from stalking MAC launches for the past six years is that customer service rarely has the right answer. Not that they’re lying, just that there seems to be poor internal communication – you will hear stuff like “next week,” “tomorrow,” “today,” “9AM,” and you could get all those answers in a single day.

Ani_BEE Avatar

MAC your such a tease! Just placed and order for i item out of the year of the snake and now I’ll be placing an order for just Bright Betty. >__< (Then again I might just get 2 Bright Betty's lol)

Cassy Avatar

I hope it goes live soon both because I want to place my own order and because you need to sleep! I keep saying I’m going to stop this whole site-stalking thing each new release, but then I do it again every time.

grace Avatar

thanks Christine for the fyi!!! I’m not a pro member so that sucks, but regardless it’s exciting and would be happy with at least one betty and veronica item.. can’t wait to see your swatches!

Alexandra Avatar

Cannot believe that I am actually stalking the mac website for make-up! Well, golly gosh Archie, you red-headed cutie with your wacky love triangle. Lol! 🙂

Chynna Avatar

Christine,

Will you be posting when it is available to everyone here on your site? Or just this entry? I’m at work trying to check the site every 15 minutes lol.

t_zwiggy Avatar

On the site it currently says free standard shipping on all U.S. orders.

“Receive Free Standard Shipping with any purchase. Upgrade to 2nd Day Shipping for $5.00 or Overnight Shipping for $10.00. Standard Shipping is always complimentary on MAC Gift Cards. This offer is valid for orders shipped to U.S. addresses only. No offer code necessary.”

Candice Avatar

I already have my list of what I’m going to buy..
How much longer do we all have to wait?!? aha
Time is just going so slow waiting for this! lol

Kristen Avatar

OMG! Poor Christine! So sorry you’ve been up for 3 nights! Too bad they can’t provide a solid time! Its 11:22 EST. Though I continue to stalk the MAC site like a jungle cat, no Archie to speak of yet.

Sunni Avatar

Christine you are a soldier!! Thanks for keeping us updated, I have been up all night too! I hope they end this horrible wait, because we need our beauty sleep! =)

Ni Avatar

This is crazy mac still hasn’t posted this collection yet. I would have been up all night waiting for this since i love Archie comics since i was little but Paramore tickets just went on sale so i had to make a tuff choice. A small part of me hopes it doesn’t go online in till tomorrow when i get paid (No offense to the beauty junkies who stayed up all night).

Aleeyatk Avatar

Mac always drives me nuts with these limited edition collections. I just got into makeup a couple years ago. If you told me in 2010 that in the future I would be up all night stalking Mac website for limited edition lipstick I would of yelled at you and called you stupid lol. Oh my what have I become! 🙂

t_zwiggy Avatar

So sick and tired of waiting. Literally. I’m seriously about to fall asleep, and it doesn’t help much that I’ve had to take strong pain killers today that’s making me super drowsy. I really wish I liked coffee right now, the amount of caffeine you can get from drinking tea is so limited.

Also, it’s kinda annoying knowing that the only products you’re interested in are the ones that everyone else also wants, lol. I’m so worried about stuff selling out in 2-3 mins.

t_zwiggy Avatar

Seems like a lot of people want the pearlmatte powders! I’m not so sure about the brush set. I know some people want it because it’s cute and all, but at the same time, there’s always the lack of quality on the SE brushes.

Maggie Avatar

Christine I’ve been checking morning on the MAC website and nothing yet! Many MUA on instagram have been posting that it will only be available to them today and we would all have to wait until Feb.7th. Maybe you could give us some feed back so we won’t be waiting all day,please

leesiha Avatar

wuttttttttttttttttttttttt! really??? that is disappointing 🙁 I just hope the wait is worth it.
What is really weird is the Year of the snake collection was release yesterday around 12pm so is weird that Archie is still out 🙁 pity

Brynn Avatar

So glad there are other beauty crazies out there like me.. lol I am at work now.. have been up since midnight stalking.. and nothing. Come on MAC!

Gianna Avatar

My friend called MAC’s customer service line and was told it was going to become aval around 6pm. I am still going to check as often as I can just in case…the wait is driving me NUTS! 🙁

Becca Avatar

Asked a MAC Live Chat Rep if the collection would be released today, he answered “This collection is being worked on as we speak. Check back in a couple hours for your chance to purchase this exciting new collection.”

I’m assuming that means later today.

Tana Avatar

I’m getting so frustrated waiting… I’m really starting to think that maybe they won’t put it online until tomorrow and today is just for pros.

Kasia Avatar

I just talking to an online representative who told me that they were trying to straighten out the kinks and will have it up in the next ‘couple hours’. But who knows, really 😐

Alexandra Aimee Avatar

I just spoke to a MAC rep through their website who told me it WILL be up today! She said they are working on it right now, and to keep on refreshing.

Kate Avatar

Ladies (and gents)… it’s only makeup. I’m excited for a couple of the products too, but some of the comments here are downright ridiculous. MAC is working as hard as they can to get the collection up. I’m working from 3-8 tonight at a job where I don’t have computer access. If I miss out on it, oh well. It’s MAKEUP, not the end of the world.

18thCenturyFox Avatar

Well bless it. I live in a sad little Burg that gets made fun of in Muppet Movies (deservedly), but we do have a Macy’s MAC counter that will let me come in and pick out all my stuff ahead of time. I’m too old to battle it out online, the Specktra crowd zealousness exhausts me and I’m just going to go in person. Too much pressure surrounding make up launches completely defeats the purpose for me. I realized this when I didn’t care a fig for the Marilyn collection and have since forgotten it even launched. Make up shall remain a pleasurable activity for me!

L Avatar

I can only get MAC products online because of where I live. So I have to do battle, lol. ^^’ If I don’t get anything, I think my bank account may be thankful though.

Angelina Avatar

I think since this collection will be sold everywhere (Macy’s, Nordstrom, etc.) I will more than likely wait for Christine’s swatches. Normally I buy stuff I don’t end up liking when it’s online or in free standing stores only. I don’t have a actual store by me just a counter in Macy’s so I buy blindly online lol! Can’t wait to see swatches!

Does anyone else think Veronica’s blush PM looks similar to Sunday Afternoon PM?

Alexandra Aimee Avatar

I must say I agree with 18thCenturyFox. This particular launch is rapidly becoming no fun. I was SUPER excited because I’ve basically wanted to look like Veronica since I was 7 years old, so this collection really felt personal to me, AND MAC really nailed the colors… At least in the tube! They seem grown up and wearable, but they do for sure bring to mind the comic books. Who can’t remember that near black/purple lipstick Veronica wore? But, it’s really quickly becoming more of a pain then a delightful trip down nostalgia road. And, the worst part is it’s giving me time to rationalize… Everyone was disappointed by the Marilyn collection… I luckily didn’t but, but how would I have felt if I went through all this and then got that collection? Not good. At midnight when I checked before bed I was positive I would drop at least a days salary on this sweet bit of nostalgia, but I’ve since changed my tune. Maybe I should thank MAC for making this all so unpleasant, really! Haha!

18thCenturyFox Avatar

Can you order out of state from a MAC Macy’s counter? Because no one ever goes to MY Mac counter and so then you would be able to get what you want, pain free. Btw I have always wanted to look like Veronica as well!

Ruca Avatar

I agree: total killjoy! Friends and I have spent sleepless nights stalking the site since Sunday, much like Christine. I had to call one and wake her from a dead slumber, and another friend had texted me at 3:48 am PST while I was dead to the world, too. I figured they would launch around 7 am as they have in the past, so I was aiming for an early start at 6 am.

I did place my order when I got up, before 7 am PST, but they did not release the Pearlmattes. It’s always something, isn’t it? If they’re letting Pros in most of today but going public today at 6 pm EST, I do hope they finally add those Pearlmattes into the merchandise on sale! I’m already annoyed enough by everything–paying shipping twice only adds to the frustration.

Funny how I wanted this collection so much, but the course of this week has made me loathe the name “Archie” as I yearn for this all to be over with, so I can SLEEP.

Merry Avatar

I just got off the phone with mac, they said from what they know by midnight tonight. They said check 3 hours before 12 for time zones. So between 9pm-12am

t_zwiggy Avatar

Hell no! I can’t stay awake that long! That’s 6am here! And I’m already struggling so much that I’m slapping my face over and over.

Ruca Avatar

As Christine said: calling CS can yield 20 different answers, all in one day. Reading this thread from start to finish only proves her point. The only think I know for sure is that Pros got it all around 3:30 am PST, but we didn’t get the Pearlmattes. That, and everyone else is supposed to get this all tonight! If I had to guess, I’d say 10pm PST, but it could be earlier, between 3pm to 9pm. OH! That, and this is ridiculously frustrating!!

NeenaJ Avatar

It’s my personal view that the reason MAC did not make this collection available in advance to more beauty bloggers is because they didn’t want negative reviews ahead of what promises to be one of their biggest collections of the year. This leads me to question the quality of the products in the launch. I can already see from the very few swatches out there that there are issues with pigmentation, texture and chalkiness. While I have my eye on 1 or 2 items, I won’t cry or lose sleep over it if they don’t make it into my stash. (And, I’m a lifelong Archie comic lover.)

furandlace Avatar

Yep, exactly! I think it is a well calculated move on MAC’s part to not allow too many early reviews of their launches. So people are put even more in the position of ‘buy it now or else…’. However, Karen from MBB did receive a lot of the products a while back and already has her review and swatches up. So they did send early to some.

Regardless it doesn’t affect me. I have zero interest in checking this collection out online or in person. I haven’t even gone over to look at it. I’ve been over MAC for almost 4 years now.

Jay Avatar

Hey Tasha, are you a pro? Is that how you were able to purchase? I’m so confused right now. Someone help. Are the pros the only ones allowed to purchase today?

Julia Thomas Avatar

Where do you live? I’m in California and the site still isn’t updated. Man this is so frustrating. Like a lot of people, I have to go to work soon & fear I wont get any of the collection because it will sell out. =(

Ashlee Avatar

I just got a text from MAC saying Archie’s Girls is here! Shop now!
But I clicked the link they sent and I can only get a downloadable wallpaper lol!
Did anybody else get a text?

Stephanie Avatar

So friggin annoyed! Called mac and the guy said not until 8 am tomorrow! But that it might be up by 3 pm pst, 6est……this is so ridiculous, mac get ur crap together!

Tana Avatar

I don’t understand what’s going on with Mac. They had the same problem with Year of the snake too. I got email to shop now then there was nothing on their website. But they fixed it. It’s nothing like this collection though. Why are people saying it’s onine when its not? So strange.

Indelibrella Avatar

Just ordered, but I had to use the individual links highlighted in Christine’s blog post:

“Just a heads up that MAC’s Archie’s Girls collection is online at Betty, Veronica, Archie’s Girls, Accessories!”

Hope this helps someone else! 🙂

stalkthepostman Avatar

Just placed my order and I’m not a PRO member – use the links Christine has provided. The collection is not under the “new collections” heading yet, and changing ‘Betty’ to ‘Veronica’ in the URL didn’t work for me either. I had to use the links above to get into the products. It’s 3:37 p.m. MST here 🙂

Maribel Avatar

Sooooo happy! Just made my purchase! I bought:
1 Ronnie Red lipstick
1 Daddy’s girl Lipstick
3 Betty Bright 😀 (I’ve seen swatches and someone wearing it. Look stunning! IMO)
1 Face powder in flatter me!

SO excited! I guess that means nap time for me after stalking the website all night and day!
🙂
Good luck girls!
FYI- I had to use Christine’s link!

Beckie Avatar

I was getting everything into my cart and my computer froze and had to run to turn on another computer… but I got my order through… crossing my fingers for my order confirmation email!

Becca Avatar

I just ordered all my Archie items! Super excited!! When I went back, it now is showing a New Nicki Minaj Viva Glam 2 available for purchase. Is this the new lipstick that is suppose to be launching in feb??

HANNHUNG Avatar

Just got the Flatter Me face powder (the only thing I HAVE to have from this collection). It’s 3:22pm on the west coast and no problems purchasing online. Hope you get what you want girls!

Kiki1988 Avatar

Thanks for this! I’m in the Netherlands and the collection hits our stores in March, but I was really excited about the pink Betty lipstick and the brush collection so I ordered them and had them shipped to my rents in the states, hihi! But I’m waiting for the swatches for the other stuff, like the Veronica face powder and the lipglosses — can wait till March for those, but those brushes had to be MINE!

Sam Avatar

Agreed! All I really cared about was the brushes and the tote! I love the accesory collector’s items that comes with cute collections like these!

Amy J Avatar

I got the Flatter Me PearlMatte from the Betty Collection and the Veronica’s lipstick in Daddy’s Girl–I could have been worse BUT i wanted to be sure to love the products –good luck to all

nawal Avatar

Thank you Christine !
you have been really helpful trough all of this, I finally got everything I wanted from a MAC collection! the only time I every did that was the Hey, Sailor ! collection. I wasn’t able to snatch anything from the Marilyn one even though it was disappointing (Only wanted one lipstick)
I got Betty’s blush (cream soda), Betty bright and Don’t kiss and tell. From Veronica I got makk madness and Daddy’s little girl 🙂 Can’t wait to hear/see your reviews, I feel like the eyeshadows would be duds!

Sam Avatar

GOT EVERYTHING I WANTED AND THEN SOME!!! I was waiting for it to go live while I watched yt videos lol. I was refreshing from time to time using Christine’s link & around 4:20 CT it was just eyes and face.So I got the Betty Lucky in Love Pigment, both palettes and the Flatter Me Pearlmatte Powder. Waited a few minutes refreshed again and got the Tote, Brush set, Veronica’s Opulash and Veronica Feelin’ So Good Lip glass. I’m not too keen on lipsticks or even lipglass for that matter because of the stickiness (I usually stick to cremesheen glasses) so I just got one lip product. I would’ve got Betty’s 2 coral lip products but I feel I have similar lippies already. Goodluck everyone!

Kristen H. Avatar

Yay! That reminded me of waiting for a guy to call after having a really good date! The anticipation was crazy! I definitely bought way more than I’d originally planned…whoops!

Thanks for all your work on this, Christine! I hope you you get to sleep in tomorrow and get a massage. 🙂

Hanna Avatar

I hope Betty Bright turns out to be nice, I ordered two because I’ve been looking for peach/coral shad lipsticks for awhile and some of the swatches looked pretty. If they don’t work out on my super pigmented lips I hope I can find someone who will enjoy them. I can’t wait for your swatches Christine, you always do the best in depth review of Mac products.

Jackeline Avatar

On my cel the money is in US dollars and on my laptop in CA dollars. Why? The links of Temptalia is same.

Sorry my English is terrible =(

Nicki Avatar

Thank you so much Christine! The only way I was able to get a chance at the Marilyn collection and this, was because of your quick updates! You are the BEST beauty blogger!<3

kathi Avatar

It was nice to be able to order limited edition items from MAC without them being sold out in the first hour! I’m glad I didn’t wait too long-since one never knows when things will start selling out with MAC- LE.

MMTBeauty Avatar

I’m a Pro member and I purchased the Archie collection around 9:30 PST this morning. I was so surprised that nothing was sold out at that time.

Stephanie Avatar

Soooo happy, went IMMEDIATELY when I saw the link and got everything I wanted 🙂
Ronnie red
Bright betty
Daddys little girl
Girl next door
Both pearl blushes
Caramel sundae

Gunna wait til thursday to see the blushes but yea prolly gonna get those too 😀

Leslie-Marie Avatar

I did too…got two of the Girl Next Door lipsticks and Mall Madness lipglass! I felt like I was in a race with myself to check out fast enough, lol! Now I got an email saying they already shipped with the rest of my order….yay MAC!!

Rei Avatar

OMG! I can’t even begin to tell you how much of a Archie comic book fan I was when I was a kid!!! I’m so excited MAC released this collection! I bought waaay too much! Lol.

18thCenturyFox Avatar

I also wanted to throw this tidbit out there, although the most popular lipsticks are already sold out- with MAC, as with Sephora, it’s rarely forever. I just got Firm Form and Strong Woman from the Strength collection, Après Chic and Nocturnal Instincts from Taste Temptations . These had all been sold out at various times, but then they reanimate and you can collect them all 😉 So don’t completely despair if you had your heart set on something that is now “sold out”, as they often have nine lives.

Brenda Avatar

4 of the 6 lipsticks and the peachy blush are sold out in Canada (online) and guess what – already up on Ebay. “Free market” isn’t always a good thing, IMO.

Bunny Avatar

Out of what I wanted I was only able to get the Ronnie Red lipstick. Boo. Better than nothing, though. I hope I’ll have a chance at more come counter time.
Thank you for the heads up. It’s greatly appreciated. You’re awesome.

SHea Avatar

thought you had to have a MAC Pro membership but All the lippies was sold out but Ronnie Red and Strawberry Malt lipglass with Veronica…well worth the wait..i’ll wait til it hits Dillards to get the blushes and Betty’s lippies!!

bridget Avatar

hi christine is it possible for you to update this post when the collection becomes available on nordstrom? i missed out on betty bright 🙁 thanks for all the effort xx

18thCenturyFox Avatar

I’m giving up on Specktra. No one needs four of one lipstick from online. I’m not looking to get anything online but I find it suspicious and nauseatingly selfish for people to buy four of one color. Like grossly overconsumptive. Again, I’m not bitter over missing out on anything I just think- what’s wrong with taking one of something or at most one back up? I’m very conscious of not taking more then my share of something.

lingin Avatar

If MAC screwed up by the way they released this collection online they made up for it by the fast shipping. Received an email this morning that it was being shipped. Good work!

I usually buy only one or two things from collections just for the packaging. So I guess that makes me a sucker 😉

mine Avatar

OFF topic,Christina I have only One eyeshadow brush mac239.I want to add one for blending and one for crease and outer v which ones would you recomend? 217 or 224 and 219 is good for crease and outer v or should I get some other? Please advice. Thanks

Ana Avatar

AHHHH! I just ordered Daddy’s Little Girl l/s. This was the ONLY product I wanted from this collection and I had missed out on it when it was online at MAC, but now I bought it and I am super excited!!!

stacey Avatar

Went to Nordstrom’s website for Betty…the two lipstick swatches do not match the lipcolors. Oh Oh Oh is pink and the Girl Next Door is Brown.

Cat Avatar

On the Macy’s website why is there not a Veronica section? Is it because it’s sold out? I checked early this morning and didn’t see it either…

Sarah Avatar

OMG! These thing are flying off the self! Only a couple hours after your post and already 3 more shades are sold out. Daddy’s Little Girl is all that is left of Veronica’s Lipstick collection. I got 2 of them :). Not all I need is a Ronnie Red and Betty Bright and I’m set!

Yolanda Avatar

Please let me know if the Archie’s girls brush kit becomes available again. It was available yesterday, 3/4/13 and I missed it 🙁

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