with the exception of a few cult items here and there, i normally find that high-end brands are pretty good about giving their fans a shot at grabbing items from seasonal or special collections before they're whisked away into the netherworld of discontinued cosmetic goodies. however, i have to say that of late, armani are proving uniquely frustrating in this respect, throwing out items for short periods of time [the only counter in montreal sometimes has stock for less than a week], or making it unclear to all whether certain products are permanent. it's frustrating, especially since, in the last year, i've really gotten to love armani, particularly their lip products and their incredible eyes to kill shadows. what's worse is that i find that armani's permanent collection is actually smallish compared to their pretige cosmetics rivals and so it's all the more annoying when beautiful things appear and disappear in short order.
one of the most egregious example…
one of the most egregious example…