BACK TO MAC

Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know (if you didn't already,) that MAC has a great recycling program. If you bring in 6 items in their primary packaging to a MAC counter, store or you can even return them online if you are located in Canada or The USA, they will reward you with either a lipstick, lipgloss or an eyeshadow of you choice. If you go to a MAC counter such as at Macy's or The Bay, you can get a lipstick. If you go to one of their free standing store, you can either get: a lipstick, a lipgloss or an eyeshadow.

What You Can and Can't Back To Mac:
The eyeshadow you get aka your freebie, cannot be the single pan, it has to be in it's black packaging.
The lipstick cannot be a Viva Glam lipstick because proceeds from the sales of those items go straight to charity. You cannot Back To Mac lip liners or eye pencils because they are made up of wood. It is to my understanding that the items MAC receives back from its consumers, the empties are melted down somewhere. You can bring in makeup wipes because the top is plastic and it's primary packaging.

Also, I have a holiday collection by MAC called The Nicely Nude Lip Gloss Set, which includes four lip glosses, and I have to finish all of them or BACK TO MAC them all at once for them to count as 1 unit out of 6 that I am returning. You can return Limited Edition products that qualify for BACK TO MAC but you can't redeem for a LE item. Even if there is still some product left inside, you can still BACK TO MAC your products as long as it fits the criteria.

Make sure to look for this symbol which can help you out in debating if you can or can't bring it back!

If you are NOT sure what you can or cannot bring in, check on the web site as it will tell specifics. (It is MAC Canada so if you live in The USA or anywhere else, make sure to change your country/preferences on the web site.) Also, a rule of thumb when returning items is to make sure they are made up of: plastic, glass or metal because MAC will recycle those things on your behalf and those are things that shouldn't be simply thrown in the trash. Sometimes the employees will put an X through the label to let you and other employees know that this is the freebie you received and you can't Back To Mac that particular item - That has never happened to me though!

I plan on going to my local MAC store in the next few days so I will be sure to keep you posted on what I pick out! I've done it once before in the past and managed to pick out an eyeshadow from a freestanding store! I believe the limit per person per day is 24 items that they can bring back which equals 4 free items.

Update: I went to MAC today and for anyone wondering if the metal pan has to be inside the black plastic container, I've never had a issue with redeeming my freebie with depotted shadows and blushes. As you can tell from the above photo, ONLY ONE of the black containers had a metal pan inside of it. They usually just check to see if you have 6 empty containers that  fit the criteria of being able to BACK TO MAC them.

I was looking at the different lipsticks and decided last minute to get a new one that I had never heard of. It swatched beautifully and it was a darker nude. It is a matte finish lipstick called Mehr.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS BY NO MEANS SPONSORED AND ALL OPINIONS ARE MY VERY OWN.