EU Customers: Last Day to Order 🖤
🇪🇺 A quick but important update for our EU customers
Tomorrow, Monday 10th August, will be the final day to place an EU order before we temporarily pause shipping to Europe.
From 12th August, new EU rules under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) begin to apply. In very simple terms, these rules change the responsibilities businesses have for the packaging they send into EU countries, including new requirements around packaging compliance, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), registration and representation in each EU Country.
For a small independent UK business selling directly across multiple EU countries, there is quite a lot to untangle and I don't want to continue accepting orders until I'm completely confident that we're doing everything correctly.
So we're pressing pause. Not saying goodbye. 🖤
What's particularly frustrating is that we were already very close to signing with an EU fulfilment centre, which would have made ordering from VE within Europe much easier. Unfortunately, these changes have halted that process too while we establish exactly what needs to be in place going forward.
I would much rather temporarily stop, do the work properly and find a sustainable solution than rush into something and potentially cause problems for either VE or our customers.
EU orders will remain open until the end of Monday 10th August.
After that, EU shipping will be temporarily switched off while I work through the new requirements.If there's something you've been eyeing up, now is the time to grab it. 🖤
And please don't panic, I fully intend for VE to return to the EU.
You've supported this strange little independent business through Brexit, customs changes, tax changes and more paperwork than I ever imagined existed when I decided to create makeup for a living.
We'll figure this one out too.
Thank you so much for your patience and for continuing to support VE.
We'll be back, Europe. 🇪🇺🖤
Lynsey
VE Cosmetics
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REQUIEM HAS RISEN
Some love stories do not end.
They linger in empty rooms, cling to old letters and return in the quiet moments when the world has gone still.
Requiem is a dark, romantic fragrance created for love that refuses to fade.
Black truffle and dark plum open the scent with a rich, intoxicating darkness. At its heart, black rose entwines with earthy patchouli, before settling into a lingering veil of oud and warm vanilla. Its Mournful. Decadent and Hauntingly beautiful.
A scent for love that outlives the body.
After a long journey behind the scenes, Requiem is finally complete, fully approved and ready to leave our apothecary.
RRP £42
Offer launch £36
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☀️ Hot Weather & Your Cosmetics
The recent heatwave has been wonderful for sunshine lovers... but not always for cosmetics!
If your parcel arrives a little warmer than usual, don't worry. Products like lipsticks and creamy pencils may soften temporarily during transit, but a little cooling time is usually all they need.
We've put together a quick guide with our favourite tips for looking after your makeup during hot weather, including the easiest way to sharpen a softened lip liner.
As always, if you ever have any questions, we're only an email away.
Stay Hydrated!🖤
Lynsey
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The Solstice edit is here 🌙
The Solstice offering has begun ✨
For a limited time, you can get 25% off selected VE Cosmetics palettes with code SOLSTICE at checkout.
Whether you’re drawn to smoky eyes, grounded neutrals, jewel tones, violet resistance, metallic decay, multichrome magic, or full theatrical colour chaos there’s a ritual waiting for you.
SOLSTICE
Use code: SOLSTICE
Get 25% off selected products while stocks last
Ends 11:59pm Monday 22 June 2026
Offer Ends 11:59pm Monday 22 June 2026
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Spectral Blush
Spectral Blush
A muted cool toned lilac with soft mauve undertones, designed to create a diffused flush that feels romantic, spectral, and quietly otherworldly.
This velvety shade brings cool lavender tones to the skin without pulling pink or warm, making it perfect for those of you searching for cooler blush tones.
- Muted lilac with cool mauve undertones
- Soft focus matte finish with a blurred effect
- Creates a cool, ethereal flush without warmth
- Buildable pigment: from delicate haze to statement colour
- Beautiful alongside greys, mauves, silver tones, and monochrome makeup
Sweep lightly across the cheeks for a soft lavender haze, or build gradually for a more editorial cool toned flush.
Ingredients: TALC, MICA, SILICA, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POLYISOBUTENE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, TRIDECYL TRIMELLITATE, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, PHENOXYETHANOL, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CI 77891, CI 77007, CI 77499.
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LAUNCH OFFER
20% off Spectral Blush with code Spectral20
Valid for 48 hours
Why not pair it with a mathcing highlighter or lipstick?
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Perfectly curated shades for the ultimate smokey eye.
Spellbound is our most versatile eyeshadow palette, every shade chosen to work together, so you can go from subtle to dramatic in minutes. No guesswork, just spellbinding looks.
Ready to add it to your collection?
Right now you can grab it for £20 no codes needed.
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✨Occultum Lux✨
Hidden light. Shifting colour. Little fragments of magic for your ritual.
Our bundle offers are now live, so if you’ve been eyeing up the shimmer, sparkle and spectral things in the crypt, this is your sign.
✨ Add any 4 Spectral Flux shades and get 20% off
✨ Add the full set of Celestial Dust or Arcane Shards and get 20% off
✨ Add any 15 items from the full range and get 25% off
Build your own ritual, stock up on favourites, or summon the full glow.
Fully vegan. Cruelty-free.
Alternative beauty for the beautifullly different.
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SPF Serum is £9 — no code needed
Less than 48 hours left… 🖤
The sun has returned, and our SPF Serum is still just £9 but only until the end of the month.
No code. No complicated ritual. The discount is already waiting for you.
Add it to your daily skincare spell before it returns to full price next month.
Vegan. Cruelty-free. Lightweight protection for brighter days and darker souls.
Still not wearing SPF every day?
We’ve written a blog on why SPF matters ...
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