Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[sefkhet]

Also my aromaleigh order came today. I was surprised because tracking never updated. I ordered the Brilliant Deductions collection and she threw in 4 free samples. I love indies who include little hand written thank you notes. It makes me happy to support these companies.

I got Brilliant Deductions too (the 50% off deal was too good to pass up). Aren't they gorgeous?

 

[chibimorph]

I got Brilliant Deductions too (the 50% off deal was too good to pass up). Aren't they gorgeous?

Also my aromaleigh order came today. I was surprised because tracking never updated. I ordered the Brilliant Deductions collection and she threw in 4 free samples. I love indies who include little hand written thank you notes. It makes me happy to support these companies.

I had Experimental Drug on my eyelids today - such a pretty duochrome! The Brilliant Deductions collection is awesome. Now I just need to finish out Okeanides and get the full Diavoli and Dryades sets /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Shalott]

They haven't yet, but hopefully they do!

My OTM and my GDE Freebie Wednesday order both came today!! Everything looks perfect and I'm so excited to play with it. I got sample jars of the Halo collection and it came with a little booklet. For my freebies, I got a pressed shadow of Bruised! and samples of Buried Alive and Murder Street from the Halloween collection. Pretty awesome.

Also, got my BPAL order today. 11 imps total! The free samples I got with that order were Velvet and Paris.

I think Alchemic Muse will definitely refund your shipping. She's always refund mine. When did you order? IIRC, both times the shipping got refunded the same or one day after I got theshipping notification.

I don't know how ETSY works, but I think it is odd that it can't adjust the shipping at the time of purchase! Mine has never been a huge difference (.75 cents) so I almost feel bad about it! :blush:

Hmm... should I get body butters from Haus of Gloi, Alchemic Muse, or Solstice Scents? Decisions, decisions... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

All of them. :lol:

 

[JC327]

Ok, Im going to rave a bit on Aromaleigh for a second. (I have already loved the colors I have tried, but this experience should be shared)

So last week I was lucky enough to win a weekly give away on Facebook. My prize was 4 eyeshadows of my choice (Autism Awareness colors excluded) and I have been dying to try her Dryades collection so I picked 4 colors from there. She shipped my prize out the next day and with a very friendly email as well. This was Monday of this week. On Thursday of this week, 3 days later, my package arrived!

Not only did she give me the eyeshadows requested but she also included FOUR more samples from the Dryades collection! Out of a 10 color collection, I got 8 for 100% free. I have been beyond ecstatic over her generosity and as I expected, I LOVE these colors.

I've only tried 2 of the colors but from what I have noticed they have a very matte base with a duochrome shift. They aren't glitter bombs but they do have glitter, they don't really shimmer,  but are subtle earthy colors. I like this tons. They are "different" than what I am use too. She suggests using a cream based primer under them to get the duochrome effect vs a glitter glue/foiling epoxy, etc and I find this very very accurate. I have been putting them over NYX milk crayons and they react perfectly to this base. However, they are REALLY hard to photograph because they look like something totally (almost entirely) different in various lights. The photos on her site do the best job at capturing the 'in person" duochrome shift colors. I did my best though. These were swatched over a cream primer.

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From top to bottom (and then left to right) *I hope that's not too confusing since there is some overlap on the close ups, just comment if you aren't sure which one is which*.:

Othreis

Kraneia

Pitys

Kyllene

Dryope

Ekho

Hesperides

Daphnis

*see what I mean about looking like a 100% different color in different lighting! These are really quite unique!

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Congrats! The colors are beautiful.

 

[marigoldsue]

I'm pouting a little.  I have had a horrible week.  And I thought my GDE OTM and PSMH would both be here today and figured with all of the orders I have out, maybe something else would be too.  But the mailbox was a big fat wasteland today.  I needed the pick me up.  Looking at shipping, I did miscalculate on the shipping timing.  It should be here Monday.  I guess it was just wishful thinking.  But the PSMH was in one suburb by me on Thursday, it went to another suburb on Friday and to my Post Office early this morning.  But I still don't have it.

And on top of that, the man friend is being a butt head, and I am already having to listen to him snore tonight.  But on the bright side, a week from right now I will be in Los Cabos, drink in hand, listening to the waves crashing from my balcony, enjoying the peace that comes with no one near me being a butt head  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Allison H]

It's so wonderful to come home from vacation and find packages waiting for you. I can't wait to try out GDE's OTM, and I'm taking a bath drinking wine trying out my first Haus of Gloi order. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It all smells amazing. I hope I can purchase more with their next Autumn stocking.

 

[Lolo22]

Got my GDE OTM today too & I love it. Have you guys tried the "Never Be Royals" yet? I thought it would be a silvery blue on me, but it has a pretty cool orange tint in certain lighting. Duochrome awesomeness. I was NOT expecting orange when I opened that jar & saw blue.

I'm finding that body chemistry works with makeup just as much as with perfumes. I have the most bizarre body chemistry. Red lipsticks are never ever red on me. . . they always go pink. And then I have a hard time with certain eye shadows as well. Purples have always turned pink on me too which is really bizarre. I think that's why I love GDE Burlesque so much. . . it actually stays purple on me. Boardwalk is one of my favorite colors, but it's as fuchsia as fuchsia can be NOT glittery purple like it appears in it's jar. Greens always turn blue so I'm still searching for an ultimate GREEN eye pigment (olive) that doesn't go teal blue. It's so bizarre how that works. SO, maybe your "Never Be Royals" really is a silvery blue, but for me, it's a pretty orange. I'm special. ;-) ha ha ha.

Yes, I'm wearing it now! It actually looks silvery gold on me. Not blue at all. I love it, and I defintely feel more sparkley with the glitter fix under it!
Also got my Wednesday order too! I do not know how she's getting these packages here so fast. Vegas to edge-of-suburbia-almost-rural MN in 3 days. So far I've only tried Corrupt and it's amazing. Greige with lime green sparkles here's all my goodies:



She even sent 2 upcoming Halloween shades as samples!

 

[Allison H]

Just an FYI for those loving Alchemic Muse

 

[chibimorph]

Just an FYI for those loving Alchemic Muse

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I was just browsing the site and putting together a wishlist (even though I have enough body lotion in my apartment to last me a year...) Based on the yummy scent descriptions, I'm a little worried that I'll try to cannibalize myself if I slather some of those body whips on, though...

 

[kyxli]

Got my GDE OTM today too & I love it.  Have you guys tried the "Never Be Royals" yet?  I thought it would be a silvery blue on me, but it has a pretty cool orange tint in certain lighting.  Duochrome awesomeness.  I was NOT expecting orange when I opened that jar & saw blue.  

I'm finding that body chemistry works with makeup just as much as with perfumes.  I have the most bizarre body chemistry.  Red lipsticks are never ever red on me. . . they always go pink.  And then I have a hard time with certain eye shadows as well.  Purples have always turned pink on me too which is really bizarre.  I think that's why I love GDE Burlesque so much. . . it actually stays purple on me.  Boardwalk is one of my favorite colors, but it's as fuchsia as fuchsia can be NOT glittery purple like it appears in it's jar.  Greens always turn blue so I'm still searching for an ultimate GREEN eye pigment (olive) that doesn't go teal blue.    It's so bizarre how that works.  SO, maybe your "Never Be Royals" really is a silvery blue, but for me, it's a pretty orange.    I'm special.  ;-)  ha ha ha.

I've had purples turn pink on me, too! It makes me sad because purple is my favorite color, and some of them don't stay true to color on my eyes.

 

[meaganola]

I have a big problem with blue eyeliner pencils.  Most of them *love* to turn green on me.  Green isn't a bad color on me, but if I'm wearing blue eyeliner, I want *blue* eyeliner.

(And, shh, someone told me how to access bbc.co.uk in the US, so I'll be packing up snacks in the lunchbox from @@Deareux, breaking out my Notoriously Morbid The Doctor set from @, and having a catchup day tomorrow!  I have to watch the season thus far before next weekend because comic con, so I might as well do it tomorrow and alternate episodes with podcast recaps.  I'll clean during the podcasts, and then I won't feel guilty about spending big chunks of the day sitting on my butt watching _Doctor Who_!)

 

[Shalott]

That's really interesting! I don't have that problem with makeup, most colors stay very true on my skin. The only exception are lipsticks, because my lips are quite naturally pigmented, so lipsticks will usually take on a ruddy tone. That can be pretty bad when I am wearing light colors, so I usually let my foundation and powder hang out on my lips.

But I wonder if it is actually the skin oils and the chemical make-up of them that makes the shadow change, or if it just how your undertones work with the colors. Very fascinating! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[TooMuchElectric]

I got Brilliant Deductions too (the 50% off deal was too good to pass up). Aren't they gorgeous?

What?! Crap. I totally thought that sale was this upcoming Monday and was planning to buy that set. 

 

[Kelly Silva]

I've been eyeing Solstice Scents forever, finally caved and got the Autumn perfume sample collection today. She does a pick your own perfume sample at checkout and she was doing a special where if you were a new customer and you said so in the notes at checkout, you could pick a second sample. So, 10 samples for $20? Not bad! I can't wait to get them. I wanted to try the whipped soap, but the checkout was doing a weird shipping thing and it was like $5 more on shipping just that jar than I was willing to spend. I'll have to try it another time. I do want to get a whipped soap and body ganache cream sometime to try. Just to see how I like those.

 

[mandithomas89]

I've been eyeing Solstice Scents forever, finally caved and got the Autumn perfume sample collection today. She does a pick your own perfume sample at checkout and she was doing a special where if you were a new customer and you said so in the notes at checkout, you could pick a second sample. So, 10 samples for $20? Not bad! I can't wait to get them. I wanted to try the whipped soap, but the checkout was doing a weird shipping thing and it was like $5 more on shipping just that jar than I was willing to spend. I'll have to try it another time. I do want to get a whipped soap and body ganache cream sometime to try. Just to see how I like those.

Do you know if that pick a second sample thing is still going on?

 

[Kelly Silva]

Do you know if that pick a second sample thing is still going on?

Yep, here is their website referencing it: http://www.solsticescents.com/SOLSTICE-SCENTS--PROMOTIONS_ep_51-1.html

The only problem I encountered with it was if you pay with Paypal, if you've already selected your first sample and then comment in the notes box, when you come back to the site after logging in to Paypal, your selection and notes are gone. So just be sure to do that after doing Paypal stuff.

 

[mandithomas89]

Yep, here is their website referencing it: http://www.solsticescents.com/SOLSTICE-SCENTS--PROMOTIONS_ep_51-1.html

The only problem I encountered with it was if you pay with Paypal, if you've already selected your first sample and then comment in the notes box, when you come back to the site after logging in to Paypal, your selection and notes are gone. So just be sure to do that after doing Paypal stuff.

Thanks!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I am officially drowning in indie fragrance samples but I can't stop buying new ones.

 

[JC327]

I'm pouting a little.  I have had a horrible week.  And I thought my GDE OTM and PSMH would both be here today and figured with all of the orders I have out, maybe something else would be too.  But the mailbox was a big fat wasteland today.  I needed the pick me up.  Looking at shipping, I did miscalculate on the shipping timing.  It should be here Monday.  I guess it was just wishful thinking.  But the PSMH was in one suburb by me on Thursday, it went to another suburb on Friday and to my Post Office early this morning.  But I still don't have it.

And on top of that, the man friend is being a butt head, and I am already having to listen to him snore tonight.  But on the bright side, a week from right now I will be in Los Cabos, drink in hand, listening to the waves crashing from my balcony, enjoying the peace that comes with no one near me being a butt head  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Hope next week is much better for you!

 

[sefkhet]

What?! Crap. I totally thought that sale was this upcoming Monday and was planning to buy that set. 

Nope, it was last Monday. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I know this is cold comfort but it looks like it cycles through as the Monday deal every few months, so it should come up again (but not nearly soon enough!).

 

[biancardi]

I've been eyeing Solstice Scents forever, finally caved and got the Autumn perfume sample collection today. She does a pick your own perfume sample at checkout and she was doing a special where if you were a new customer and you said so in the notes at checkout, you could pick a second sample. So, 10 samples for $20? Not bad! I can't wait to get them. I wanted to try the whipped soap, but the checkout was doing a weird shipping thing and it was like $5 more on shipping just that jar than I was willing to spend. I'll have to try it another time. I do want to get a whipped soap and body ganache cream sometime to try. Just to see how I like those.

I got the autumn sample collection as well - I did put in the 2nd free scent in the notes but as you stated, paypal wiped it out.  I sent an email ; hopefully they will honor it because they state in their FAQ's it won't be honored retroactively.  It isn't my fault that the information got cleared out by their website /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />