FAQ

As of 9/6/2022 we will no longer be offering PayPal for pre-order items. PayPal will still be available to you for in-stock items and orders. This is due to PayPal's changing terms and conditions. However, we will still be offering payment for pre-orders via Afterpay, Klarna, and all other major credit cards. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact our customer support team at the email above.

NOTICE REGARDING PROP 65 (CALIFORNIA): FAUX LEATHER AND VINYL ITEMS

Customer Service Operations

• Our CS team operates every Monday-Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, excluding major holidays. 
• We are a growing business with a small but dedicated team who strive to give you the best service possible. When contacting us during normal business hours/days it may take up to 48 hrs for us to reply. It may be slightly longer if you are reaching out during any major U.S holiday or one of our peak times; holiday sales and varied special promotional times.

Shipping Operations

• Our Shipping department team operates Monday-Friday from 9am to 6pm excluding major holidays.
• Our regular processing time for shipping in-stock orders is 3-5 days, excluding weekends. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ORDERS WITH PRE-ORDER ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT LANDED YET. During sales, product launches, or promotional events, it can take 7-10 days excluding weekends to process and ship orders.
• We will email you a tracking confirmation once your label has been printed. Reminder: A printed label does not mean that your order has been shipped, but that it is being processed. Please be patient as we are a small dedicated team working for a growing company. Let us know if you still have not received your order tracking confirmation after 10 business days as there may be an issue.
• COVID-19: Once we have shipped your package, time to destination is outside of our control due to the pandemic and global shipping delays. Packages domestically have been known to take a few extra days to get to their destination, international orders have taken extra weeks to arrive. 

Boutique Operations

• Our new boutique store hours are Wednesday-Saturday 12-6 pm, Sunday: 12-5 pm. (We are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
• Our address is 2317 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA. 91506
• LOCAL PICK-UP option: you can now choose "Local Pick-up" at checkout to pick-up your order in-store. The pick-up option is available Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm-6 pm and on Sunday 12 pm-5 pm. YOU MUST BE EMAILED THAT YOUR ORDER IS READY FOR PICK-UP BEFORE YOU ARRIVE. This is for your convenience and is due to limited stock onsite as your items have to be pulled from our warehouse facility. In-store pick-ups take 3-5 days to process. However, if you made your purchase during a sale, holiday, new product launch, or promotional event your order may take 7-10 days to process. Let us know if you still have not received an email confirmation that your order is ready after 10 days and there may be an issue.
• **Policies during Covid-19** When picking up or shopping in the Boutique: Masks are mandatory and are required in the store at all times and must be appropriately worn over the nose and mouth. NO EXCEPTIONS. Hand sanitizers and backup disposable masks will also be made available. Limited persons in the store at a time will also be practiced.

Wholesale

• Wholesale is not available at this time.

Shipping & Rates

• As of now, we only offer shipping through USPS and UPS.
• USPS offers both domestic First Class and Priority as well as overseas options.
• Due to our limited operational hours, we cannot offer any Express or Overnight services at this time.
• First-class is only offered on orders under sixteen ounces. Per USPS guidelines, anything over sixteen ounces must be shipped via Priority.
• Our rates are very competitive thanks to the platform that we use. Your shipping rate is calculated by using the size and weight of the order, the shipping method, and the distance your order must travel.
• If selecting 1-2 day Priority Mail, please understand that the shipping time only begins as soon as USPS receives the package and is only valid on business days. Orders can take up to 3 to 5 business days to process before your package is delivered to the post office during our regular schedule. Please see the Shipping Operations section for more details.
• HOLIDAY SHIPPING: DOMESTIC: USPS recommends that if you would like your packages by December 25th that you must have your order ready to ship by December 15th, and choose Priority Shipping. Please find more information on USPS website.   INTERNATIONAL: USPS advises globally the shipping cut off date for Christmas ranges from November 27th - December 7th depending on your location. There could also be delays based on your countries customers office. Please find more information on USPS website. 

Lost or Stolen Packages

• Once your order has been shipped and tracking information has been provided, La Femme En Noir is not responsible for any lost or stolen packages. Once your package leaves our facility it becomes the responsibility of DHL, USPS, or UPS, please contact your shipping carrier to file a claim.

• We know how frustrating it is to have something happen to your order, so we’ve partnered with Route to offer added assurance that you’re supported, no matter what. We offer Route Package Protection with every order, which covers items/packages that are lost, stolen or damaged in transit. For orders under $100, the fee is $0.98. For orders over $100, the fee is 1.5%-5% of your cart total. Route Package Protection is automatically added to your order, but you can remove it before placing your order if desired (Please note: If you choose to remove Route Package Protection, you accept that La Femme En Noir is not liable for items that are lost, stolen or damaged in transit). If you have any questions or need further assistance, please email cs.lafemmeennoir@gmail.com

• If your Route protected order ends up lost, damaged, or stolen, Route’s expert support team helps ensure that your order gets replaced or refunded as preferred. Claims will be reviewed for approval within 1-2 business days from filing. Please note taxes and duties are non refundable.
• Need to file a claim with Route?  File here
• Please review Route’s full policy here.

Afterpay

• Afterpay is service that allows us to offer our customers the ability to make purchases now and pay for them in four equal payments made every 2 weeks without any interest.
• Shop now and check out as usual. At checkout, choose Afterpay as your payment method. You will be directed to the Afterpay website to register and provide payment details (Visa or MasterCard). If you've used Afterpay before, just log in to your Afterpay account, then complete your order - it's that easy!
• Afterpay is only available to select international countries at this time.
• Afterpay customers are required to make their first payment at the time of purchase. The remaining three payments are deducted automatically every 2 weeks in equal installments from your selected payment method. If you would like to make additional unscheduled payments before they are due, you may log in to Afterpay to make your payments early. Afterpay will then adjust the amount owed accordingly. You can log into your Afterpay account anytime to view your payment schedule to make a payment before the next due date. 
• If you are unable to pay an Afterpay installment when Afterpay goes to deducted the automatic payment you will be charged an $8 late payment fee by Afterpay. An additional $8 fee will be charged if the missed payment is not made within 7 days. Late fees will not exceed 25% of the total order. Please see Afterpay payment purchase agreement HERE.
• Your bag value for Afterpay must be between $35 and $1,000 to use Afterpay on La Femme En Noir purchases.
• You may use electronic gift cards from La Femme En Noir with Afterpay to pay for your purchase as long as your order is between $35 and $1,000. 
• You may not use Afterpay to purchase electronic gift cards from our website. If your purchase includes products and an electronic gift card you will need to remove the card and pay for them separately to proceed with your Afterpay purchase. 

Pre-Orders

• We offer pre-order items so our customers can reserve certain upcoming styles.
• Pre-order shipping is contingent on when the product arrives at our facility.
• Estimated arrival dates for items can be found on your pre-order's product page on our website. While we try to be as accurate as possible with our estimated arrival times, various factors may delay incoming products. Rest assured our team is dedicated to getting you your beautiful items as soon as we can.
• If delays are severe, we will contact you to see if you’d like to keep the delayed pre-order or if you’d like a refund. If you have any other questions regarding your delayed pre-order please contact our customer service team.
•  At this time we cannot split pre-orders due to our extensive pre-order storage system. If your order has in-stock and pre-ordered items, we will pull your in-stock item and hold on to your order until it is fully complete and then send it.
• FOR LOCALS ONLY -You may pick up any in-stock items in the store while you are waiting for your pre-order to arrive, please contact us to coordinate your order pick-up.

Returns & Exchanges

• While we hope that you love your merchandise, if for any reason you are unsatisfied with your purchase we will gladly accept your unworn/unwashed items excluding certain items (see list below) within 30 days of the delivery date. 
• DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS: If you’d like to initiate a return or exchange please visit our new returns/exchanges portal at: lafemmeennoir.happyreturns.com
• INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: At this time, we do not offer our return/exchanges portal for our international customers. If you need to initiate a return or exchange, please contact CS at: cs.lafemmeennoir@gmail.com and our team will assist you.
• DO NOT SHIP RETURNS OR EXCHANGES BACK TO OUR STOREFRONT.
• Returns and exchanges will be processed within 10 business days of receipt.
• Merchandise must have all tags attached and returned with all included accessories. This includes belts, pins, etc.
• Items that are soiled, worn, damaged, or laundered will not be accepted. This includes any stains, makeup, deodorant markings, snags, cigarette smoke, perfume, animal hair, etc. It is at La Femme En Noir's discretion to decide if the returned/exchanged item has been soiled. If an item is determined to be as such, it will be returned to the customer at the customer’s expense.
• EXCHANGES - Can be made for any items of equal or lesser value.
• Exchanged items will only be sent out once we receive the original item.
• We cover shipping on one exchange per order.
• Multiple exchanges for the same item are not permitted.
• At this time, due to high international shipping we only allow exchanges for our U.S. customers.
• Original shipping and handling fees are not refundable and all returned merchandise shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer.

What items are returnable?

• Items in original condition unworn and unwashed with original tags still attached.
• Incorrect shipped items 
• Damaged or flawed items

What items are non-refundable/returnable?

• All make-up
• Lingerie items
• Mystery bags
• Items of a gift or promotional nature
• FINAL SALE items
• Items not purchased from our online store or boutique
• Gift Cards
• Items that appear to be worn or is damaged with stains, makeup, deodorant markings, snags, cigarette smoke, perfume, animal or human hair, etc

Are there any charges for return?

• There is no restocking fee for a return.
• Original shipping charges are non-refundable.
• You are responsible for the cost of return shipping charges unless item is incorrect or damaged.
• If an item or element is missing it can be denied as a return and or deducted from your refund.

Refunds

• Please allow 4-7 business days for the refund to reflect on your credit card account, your refund may be reflected on your next statement.
• PayPal refunds should appear within 24 hours.
• Refunds can only be refunded to the original method of purchase only. We can only offer store credit if you no longer have access to that form of payment.

Store Credit

• You can now request store credit instead of a refund when you set up a return with us. Simply let CS know, and they will add it to your account.
• Here's how to use your store credit on your next purchase:

1. Log Into your shopping profile on our website by clicking the 'person' icon above the currency toggle on the top left of the Home Page. Note: make sure you're using the same login information (ie: email) that you used for the initial purchase you got store credit from.
2. Go on a shopping spree!
3. During check out you will see a pop-up showing your store credit. Simply type in the credit amount you want to use and it will be deducted and used on your purchase.

Wrong or Damaged Items

• If you receive a wrong or damaged item, please contact us immediately so we may resolve your issue for you asap. 

Sold Outs

• Sometimes our inventory system gets over loaded with orders an an item oversells. In this case, we will contact you as soon as possible and notify you.
• You can replace the item with anything of your choosing. If the item costs more than the original purchase you will be charged accordingly.
• If you used PayPal you may be contacted to pay the difference directly as our editing system can not directly charge you on PayPal. 

Cancellation Policy

• We currently only allow cancellations under the following circumstances:

1. The shipping label for your order has not been printed and we can catch it before it goes into processing. This EXCLUDES any pre-orders that are not single item orders.
2. Your item/items are oversold and now are out-of-stock.
3. Pre-orders that are severely delayed beyond our estimated arrival dates posted.

• Once your order has been placed and processed, it is impossible for us to catch it and cancel it for you due to the volume of orders we get daily. We do not allow cancellations for multi-item pre-orders due to our extensive pre-order storage system. You must wait to receive your order and then, if applicable, you may send it back for an exchange or refund (shipping charges are non-refundable). 

Order Edits

• DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS: We do allow edits to orders once they have been placed. However, due to different variables in our order processing, we reserve the right to decline an edit at any time. If you'd like to make an edit to your order, please contact us through the 'Contact Us' tab on our website and our CS team will do everything possible to accommodate your request.
• INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: We only allow simple edits for international orders. As with domestic customers, we still reserve the right to decline an edit at any time due to different variables in our order processing. If your order requires complicated changes or multiple item changes, customer service will cancel your order and you will be required to re-order your items with the changes that you need. This is done to limit human error and to make sure that shipping costs, weights, etc, are as accurate as possible since the time and fees on international orders are considerably more than for domestic.

Final Sale

• All items marked as "Final Sale" at the time of purchase are final sale meaning they are non-returnable, you can not refund. The only exchanges we allow is for size changes if we have other sizes in stock. No exceptions.

Sales / Promotions

• No raincheck on sales, which means we can not apply sale prices to previous orders, nor do we allow customers to cancel orders that have already been placed to apply the discounts.
• You can not stack discount codes or codes from rewards and points with a sale discount code.

Rewards / Points

• You can not stack rewards or points, only one code can be used per order. No stacking allowed both in-store and online.

Washing/Care Instructions

• There is a tab/label on every item that specifies washing and care instructions, please follow them accordingly. 

Fit and Size Guidance 

• We suggest that every customer get a tape measure and measure their Bust, Waist and Hips, so that they know their measurements in inches. Each item has its own distinctive size chart.
• Please see the below image on where to measure. If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us directly by clicking the 'CONTACT US' tab or emailing us at cs.lafemmeennoir@gmail.com.