Dear Sir/ Madam,
I would like to purachse from the Sephora Website, but you can only
purchase if you are in the USA. Could you please help me find a
Sephora Website that allows me (Australian) to purchase. Thank you
very much:-)

Hi selleria,

Unfortunately, there is no website from where you can order Sephora
products and have them shipped directly to Australia. That's the bad
news. The good news is you can easily sign up for a U.S. shipping
address and have the products forwarded to you. Following are three
shippers who have been recommended by Australian shoppers in regards
to Sephora products..

1)  Shop the States

"Many of the best online stores are unable to ship outside the United
States. But with Shop the States you can establish your own mailing
address in America and immediately begin shopping online from US based
stores without restrictions."
http://www.shopthestates.com

If you don't use STS much, you can use the Basic Plan. 

BASIC PLAN DETAILS:
FREE - there are no monthly payments on the basic plan. It is a no
contract, pay as you go service that charges you a fee only when we
receive a package at our office on your behalf.
1. The service charge per package received is $4.95. This is the most
economical plan if you shop infrequently or make less than three
purchases from online stores per month.
Basic Plan includes access to our low international shipping options,
buying service, optional order repacking and the email alert system.
http://www.shopthestates.com/Subscribe.html

Placed My First ShopTheStates Order...
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=586&highlight=amazon+sephora

A Special Offer for Vogue Readers
DISCOUNTED RATES
"At Shop the States we understand that sometimes there are just
certain stores that appeal more than others! Unfortunately a number of
the favorite stores of Vogue forum members including Sephora, ELuxury
and Saks Fifth Avenue are unable to process international credit cards
online.
No one should be punished for good taste, so we've put together a
discount offer for Vogue readers that will enable you to buy from your
favorite stores requiring our Buying Service at rates either HALF
PRICE or FREE."
http://www.shopthestates.com/vogue.html

2) Shop Gopher

Another alternative to Shop the States - Shopgopher
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=50762&highlight=sephora

"I used shopgopher. I would HIGHLY reccomend them. I got really fast
replies, even on the weekend. With the 10% service fee, they probably
work out a little more expensive than other places, but i though that
was worth paying for peace of mind. i asked them to open the package
from sephora, and wrap everything in bubble wrap so it wouldn't smash.
I also asked them to declare the package as US$100, and they had no
problem with that. They are also sending all the receipts in a
seperate envelope (so i don't get caught out for deceiving customs!)"
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=72500&highlight=sephora+shipping

3) MyUS

Your own U.S. mailing address. . . From anywhere in the world!
http://www.myus.com/

"You can order through Amazon using an Australia card... AS LONG AS
you have a US shipping address
I use www.myus.com as a mail forwarding service... I can buy things
from the US that can't be shipped to Australia usually, and they mail
it to me personally
Some of the girls also use www.shopgopher.com
That's the only way."
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=72500&page=2&pp=10&highlight=sephora+shipping

Just joined www.myus.com
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=48495&highlight=amazon+sephora

>>> Amazon

"Another tip is to use www.amazon.com and www.shopthestates.com to
shop for Sephora items so that you don't have to use the STS buying
service.
Amazon will accept the billing address being in another country unlike
the Sephora website itself."
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=35228&highlight=amazon+sephora

Additional Links of Interest:

Vogue Australia:
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/index.php?

If you ring Sephora head office they take international orders, just
not for skincare though.
They let me pay via Australian credit card and sent it express for $17.
It was a hassel though because I had to call the states and talk the
lady through everything and it was to much effort.
http://www.vogue.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=6980&highlight=sephora+free+shipping+code

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request *before* closing/rating my answer and I'll be
happy to reply.

Thank you,
hummer

Google Search Terms Used: 

  sephora australia

Vogue Australia Search Terms Used:

  sephora
  sephora amazon
  sephora sts
  sephora shipping
  sephora myus

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Request for Answer Clarification by selleria-ga on 12 Mar 2005 17:13 PST

Dear Hummer-ga,

Thank you very much for your help.... I think I will go with your 1st
idea.  I will let you know how I go :-)

Thank you !

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Clarification of Answer by hummer-ga on 13 Mar 2005 05:36 PST

Dear selleria,

Thank you for letting me know that you'll be giving STS a try, I think
that is the way I would go too, at least to get my feet wet. Be sure
to browse the Vogue Australia forum, it sounds as though it was made
for you.

Good luck with your order!
hummer