Faberlic delivery is where a good discount can quietly disappear. Not because shipping is unreasonable, but because people order the way they order from a local shop — small baskets, often — and pay a shipping charge each time.

The company ships to more than forty countries, and what is available to you depends entirely on your address. So rather than listing options that may not exist where you live, here is what determines the answer.

What your options depend on

Where the parcel is coming from. Some markets are served from local stock, others are supplied cross-border. This is the single largest factor in both cost and time, and it is not something an article can tell you — the checkout step will, once your address is entered.

Parcel weight and volume. Cosmetics are liquid-heavy. A basket of shower gels ships very differently from a basket of lipsticks.

Delivery type. Broadly: collection from a pickup location, courier to your address, or postal delivery. Which of these appear varies by country. Pickup is typically cheapest where it exists; courier costs more and saves time; post reaches places the other two do not, more slowly.

The exact names, prices and timeframes are in the account itself on faberlic.com. They differ by market and are revised, so treat any figure you read elsewhere — including from consultants in other countries — as describing someone else's situation.

Planning an order so shipping makes sense

  • Order less often, in larger baskets. The most boring advice and the most effective one.
  • Check whether a free-shipping threshold applies. Adding one item you were going to buy anyway often costs less than the shipping you avoid.
  • Order with other people. One address, one shipment, several people splitting it. This works particularly well outside the markets with the densest logistics.
  • Avoid the last day of a catalogue period if timing matters. The catalogue rotates roughly every three weeks and the changeover is the busiest moment.

On timeframes

Build in a buffer. Cross-border parcels pass through customs processes that no seller controls, and a delivery estimate is an estimate. If something is a gift with a date attached, order two weeks early rather than two days.

If a parcel is late

Check the order status in your account, then the carrier using the tracking number, then Faberlic support with your order number and date. In that order — most delays resolve at step two.

For the rest of the practical side of being a consultant, see the business section.