A Midsummer Night's Dream (Summer 2014 Secret Santa) Discussion

[chelsealady]

SO EXCITED FOR MORE REVEALS!

I think I'm going to mail mine out on Friday. That'll give me a week to work on my somewhat crafty project & pay day is Friday, just in case it ends up being more expensive than I planned to mail. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I did medium flat rate box. So it saves a little there.

 

[JC327]

Finally caught up with this thread! i love all the ladies on this thread so much. Life has been really crazy the past month and coming here really relaxes me.  I went on vacation in May to Greece and Turkey then got sick the day I came back from vacation. Also last week my aunt passed away. It was kind of a weird feeling because I didnt really know her. Fast foward to this week getting ready to go home to NYC and Orlando.

FGM: I will be back from vacation on the 6th if you mail my gift early the nice people at the military post office will look after it.

FGC: I decided to mail your gift early from the states. Looking foward to picking up my favorite cookies from NYC to add to your gift.

Sorry for the long post but I was wondering since my FGC seems pretty easy going if I should send her some of my personal favorites? Im thinking German drugstore favorites or  there are a few Essence World Cup collections and I believe Catrice may have a mermaid themed collection. Things around here sell out super fast so hopefully I will find what im looking for.

 

[puppymomofthree]

Finally caught up with this thread! i love all the ladies on this thread so much. Life has been really crazy the past month and coming here really relaxes me.  I went on vacation in May to Greece and Turkey then got sick the day I came back from vacation. Also last week my aunt passed away. It was kind of a weird feeling because I didnt really know her. Fast foward to this week getting ready to go home to NYC and Orlando.

FGM: I will be back from vacation on the 6th if you mail my gift early the nice people at the military post office will look after it.

FGC: I decided to mail your gift early from the states. Looking foward to picking up my favorite cookies from NYC to add to your gift.

Sorry for the long post but I was wondering since my FGC seems pretty easy going if I should send her some of my personal favorites? Im thinking German drugstore favorites or  there are a few Essence World Cup collections and I believe Catrice may have a mermaid themed collection. Things around here sell out super fast so hopefully I will find what im looking for.

Sounds great!  Go for it!  I am sure she will adore it!

 

[Lolo22]

Finally caught up with this thread! i love all the ladies on this thread so much. Life has been really crazy the past month and coming here really relaxes me. I went on vacation in May to Greece and Turkey then got sick the day I came back from vacation. Also last week my aunt passed away. It was kind of a weird feeling because I didnt really know her. Fast foward to this week getting ready to go home to NYC and Orlando.

FGM: I will be back from vacation on the 6th if you mail my gift early the nice people at the military post office will look after it.

FGC: I decided to mail your gift early from the states. Looking foward to picking up my favorite cookies from NYC to add to your gift.

Sorry for the long post but I was wondering since my FGC seems pretty easy going if I should send her some of my personal favorites? Im thinking German drugstore favorites or there are a few Essence World Cup collections and I believe Catrice may have a mermaid themed collection. Things around here sell out super fast so hopefully I will find what im looking for.

Cookies, Germans and mermaids? What's not to love??! Sorry to hear you've had a rough month, I hope things turn around once you're back!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[gemstone]

AAH I have been so busy this month, I feel really bad for my FGM because I haven't been posting as much as I used to.  Between the mobile website making it difficult to post at work, to life stuff speeding up now that the weather is good again, I haven't been here as much.

BUT I have focused the little time I have to collect goodies to spoil my godchild  :laughno:   

 

[heath67013]

Finally caught up with this thread! i love all the ladies on this thread so much. Life has been really crazy the past month and coming here really relaxes me.  I went on vacation in May to Greece and Turkey then got sick the day I came back from vacation. Also last week my aunt passed away. It was kind of a weird feeling because I didnt really know her. Fast foward to this week getting ready to go home to NYC and Orlando.

FGM: I will be back from vacation on the 6th if you mail my gift early the nice people at the military post office will look after it.

FGC: I decided to mail your gift early from the states. Looking foward to picking up my favorite cookies from NYC to add to your gift.

Sorry for the long post but I was wondering since my FGC seems pretty easy going if I should send her some of my personal favorites? Im thinking German drugstore favorites or  there are a few Essence World Cup collections and I believe Catrice may have a mermaid themed collection. Things around here sell out super fast so hopefully I will find what im looking for.

The mermaid collection sounds cool! I think you should definitely send some of your favorites. I think that's what makes these swaps so awesome. I love learning what other people like. Not to mention a different collection would probably send any of the ladies over the moon.

 

[heath67013]

AAH I have been so busy this month, I feel really bad for my FGM because I haven't been posting as much as I used to.  Between the mobile website making it difficult to post at work, to life stuff speeding up now that the weather is good again, I haven't been here as much.

BUT I have focused the little time I have to collect goodies to spoil my godchild  :laughno:   

Your FGM should understand. I haven't been on as much as I'd like. Extra time is at such a premium right now for a lot of people!

 

[angienharry]

I've been busy and behind on the thread hut did I miss a reveal??? Is it in this thread or a separate one? Not the best day today and a reveal would help. A lot!!

 

[meaganola]

I've been busy and behind on the thread hut did I miss a reveal??? Is it in this thread or a separate one? Not the best day today and a reveal would help. A lot!!

No new reveal yet! The thread is over here:

https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/132483-a-midsummer-nights-dream-2014-the-reveal-thread/

 

[angienharry]

No new reveal yet! The thread is over here:

https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/132483-a-midsummer-nights-dream-2014-the-reveal-thread/

Great thanks!

 

[lovepink]

Finally caught up with this thread! i love all the ladies on this thread so much. Life has been really crazy the past month and coming here really relaxes me.  I went on vacation in May to Greece and Turkey then got sick the day I came back from vacation. Also last week my aunt passed away. It was kind of a weird feeling because I didnt really know her. Fast foward to this week getting ready to go home to NYC and Orlando.

FGM: I will be back from vacation on the 6th if you mail my gift early the nice people at the military post office will look after it.

FGC: I decided to mail your gift early from the states. Looking foward to picking up my favorite cookies from NYC to add to your gift.

Sorry for the long post but I was wondering since my FGC seems pretty easy going if I should send her some of my personal favorites? Im thinking German drugstore favorites or  there are a few Essence World Cup collections and I believe Catrice may have a mermaid themed collection. Things around here sell out super fast so hopefully I will find what im looking for.

Aww sorry to hear you were sick and about your aunt.  I bet Turkey and Greece were amazing!

I think you should get your FGC personal favorites!  I would love to have German drugstore or just makeup from Germany and having the Essence World Cup or Catrice mermaid collections would be awesome!  Since your FGC is easy going go for it!  I think she will realize it came from the heart and love what you send.

Safe travels back to the US!  Enjoy catching up with family and eating all your favorite goodies!

 

[tulosai]

So I already posted about this on the Indie Polish thread but I am so disgusted I am also ranting here.

I am super disappointed with Glitter Guilty.  I feel that as a sub it has gone downhill and I would sincerely advise against subbing. Finally this month she sent me a color I like but all the giltter is literally clumped on one side of the bottle as if glued there.  Shaking it for literally 20 minutes helped almost not at all.  It is not possible to get any glitter onto my nail.

Then, as her 'extra' which is usually very yummy local candy or chocolate, she decided to send a nail file.  It is maybe 3 inches and functions as a business card, with GLITTER  GUILTY printed in giant letters on one side and her email address and website printed on the other.  She probably got these in bulk for pennies each.  and it's not super high quality.  WHERE IS MY YUMMY CHOCOLATE?????

I am unsubbing.  I am just trying to decide whether to tell her why.

 

[tulosai]

magicalmom, on 08 Jun 2014 - 06:47 AM, said: @tulosai please tell me there is some kind of HR department you can report that to! No one deserves to have anything thrown at them! And I know the job market sucks, but start looking for something else - anything else - where you won't be abused at work. Big hugs in the meantime because it sounds like you're going through a rough patch.

Unfortunately the guy who threw things at me essentially is our HR department.  I work in a super small office (less than 10 people) and the 'policy' is that if we have an issue with someone, we either try to address it with them or if that isn't possible or doesn't work, we go to this guy.  There is no policy when we have an issue with this guy.  My other boss who is sort of equally in charge along with him did tell him he can't do it again and I do believe he took her seriously, but it was a really scary and honestly traumatizing experience.

Sorry to keep moaning on.  I hope I'll have happy news soon!

 

[puppymomofthree]

So I already posted about this on the Indie Polish thread but I am so disgusted I am also ranting here.

I am super disappointed with Glitter Guilty.  I feel that as a sub it has gone downhill and I would sincerely advise against subbing. Finally this month she sent me a color I like but all the giltter is literally clumped on one side of the bottle as if glued there.  Shaking it for literally 20 minutes helped almost not at all.  It is not possible to get any glitter onto my nail.

Then, as her 'extra' which is usually very yummy local candy or chocolate, she decided to send a nail file.  It is maybe 3 inches and functions as a business card, with GLITTER  GUILTY printed in giant letters on one side and her email address and website printed on the other.  She probably got these in bulk for pennies each.  and it's not super high quality.  WHERE IS MY YUMMY CHOCOLATE?????

I am unsubbing.  I am just trying to decide whether to tell her why.

And you could really use yummy candy now!!!!   :angry:  Not cool!

 

[lovepink]

So I already posted about this on the Indie Polish thread but I am so disgusted I am also ranting here.

I am super disappointed with Glitter Guilty.  I feel that as a sub it has gone downhill and I would sincerely advise against subbing. Finally this month she sent me a color I like but all the giltter is literally clumped on one side of the bottle as if glued there.  Shaking it for literally 20 minutes helped almost not at all.  It is not possible to get any glitter onto my nail.

Then, as her 'extra' which is usually very yummy local candy or chocolate, she decided to send a nail file.  It is maybe 3 inches and functions as a business card, with GLITTER  GUILTY printed in giant letters on one side and her email address and website printed on the other.  She probably got these in bulk for pennies each.  and it's not super high quality.  WHERE IS MY YUMMY CHOCOLATE?????

I am unsubbing.  I am just trying to decide whether to tell her why.

I would tell her.  If you were a long time subsriber and can explain how you feel the sub is no longer worth the money/comparable to how it used to be, I assume as a business owner she would appreciate it.  I hope that she does not go Bondi or Red Carpet box on you though.  It may also make you feel better to process your feelings too.

And ugh the HR guy is the one throwing things?  That is terrible.  I hope karma gets him.

And I forgot to post earlier I got the last gift for my FGC!  I ordered it yesterday and it will be here Wednesday already!  I can now wrap everything and have it packed and ready to go!  Only 28 days till I can mail it!

 

[chelsealynn]

So I already posted about this on the Indie Polish thread but I am so disgusted I am also ranting here.

I am super disappointed with Glitter Guilty.  I feel that as a sub it has gone downhill and I would sincerely advise against subbing. Finally this month she sent me a color I like but all the giltter is literally clumped on one side of the bottle as if glued there.  Shaking it for literally 20 minutes helped almost not at all.  It is not possible to get any glitter onto my nail.

Then, as her 'extra' which is usually very yummy local candy or chocolate, she decided to send a nail file.  It is maybe 3 inches and functions as a business card, with GLITTER  GUILTY printed in giant letters on one side and her email address and website printed on the other.  She probably got these in bulk for pennies each.  and it's not super high quality.  WHERE IS MY YUMMY CHOCOLATE?????

I am unsubbing.  I am just trying to decide whether to tell her why.

Oh no.  That sounds terrible.  I used to subscribe to Glitter Guilty as well but I cancelled a few months ago.  The chocolate or candy was always such a nice little treat.

 

[tulosai]

I would tell her.  If you were a long time subsriber and can explain how you feel the sub is no longer worth the money/comparable to how it used to be, I assume as a business owner she would appreciate it.  I hope that she does not go Bondi or Red Carpet box on you though.  

Yeah, I mean her sub is $16 and for that I got one full size polish, one mini, and a tiny nail file.  Given that for $15 I can get 2 full size polishes and a mini from Black Sheep and that for $20 I can get 3 polishes and some small extras from Julep, I do not think it is worth the money now, perhaps even if she wowed me every time.  Before she used to customize the polishes but those days are long gone, which I do understand, but if she is not offering anything special honestly she does need to slash her prices to be competitive, at least for me (again, if she was truly wowing me I might feel different but she isn't).  Also the indie market is SUPER competitive now. I can get what she's selling elsewhere.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

OH my gosh.  That is horrendous.  In that case, (and of course, I'm speaking for me, you do what YOU feel comfortable with) I would be having a convo with my boss (the one that told him to knock it off) about how I do not feel safe working in that office.  It's their job to make sure you have a safe workplace, and she needs to at LEAST inform whoever is above her - since it's a small office, I assume that would be the company owner - of this HR guy's shenanigans.  I hate it when people get away with horrible behavior because they work in a small office where there's no "set" rules for awful behavior.

 

[chelsealady]

OH my gosh. That is horrendous. In that case, (and of course, I'm speaking for me, you do what YOU feel comfortable with) I would be having a convo with my boss (the one that told him to knock it off) about how I do not feel safe working in that office. It's their job to make sure you have a safe workplace, and she needs to at LEAST inform whoever is above her - since it's a small office, I assume that would be the company owner - of this HR guy's shenanigans. I hate it when people get away with horrible behavior because they work in a small office where there's no "set" rules for awful behavior.

Or if there are two sets of rules. Person A can do this but person B can't. No, you have to be consistent in your rules.

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

I'm popped from today's interview!

I hate the question "where do you want to be in 5 years?" Even though I know it will be asked. Where do I wanna be in 5 years? 1. Alive 2. In a perfect world, not at work because I won the lotto.

BUT this time I actually answered "in 5 years, I want your job". And they loved it.