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@@Kelly Silva Haus of Gloi has a few different shipping options. I think that the site has a weight-based calculator because I remember that shipping on my order was something like three bucks for first class USPS. I've been buying BPAL for so long that $7.50 for USPS priority shipping (they send *everything* via priority) seems perfectly reasonable, especially given how many frimps they tend to send.

 
@@meaganola I forget if you got any of Haus of Gloi's perfume oils? Or was it all scrubs/butters etc?

Ahh nevermind I found your haul post. I think I'm going to order a few perfume oils, and some pumpkin butter samples.

 
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@@Kelly Silva, you are going to smell FANTASTIC. 

@@meaganola, how long have you been subbed to Innocent + Twisted?? Think I am going to try and scoop a sub! 

Here's my swatches from my latest GDE haul :) I got Trophy Wife, Conceited, Corrode, Peach is the New Blush, and Start a Rumor. The eyeshadows are swatched over Vee's new primer she sent me to test out, Control Freak, and nothing else, not even a drop of Foil me. Blushes are the tiniest bit, holy pigmented. UGH I love their sparkle.

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I looove Peach is the New Blush (top). Start A Rumor is great too, just HELLO sparkle town. Need a light hand with this one. 

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rachelshine said:
@@Kelly Silva, you are going to smell FANTASTIC. 

@@meaganola, how long have you been subbed to Innocent + Twisted?? Think I am going to try and scoop a sub! 

Here's my swatches from my latest GDE haul :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I got Trophy Wife, Conceited, Corrode, Peach is the New Blush, and Start a Rumor. The eyeshadows are swatched over Vee's new primer she sent me to test out, Control Freak, and nothing else, not even a drop of Foil me. Blushes are the tiniest bit, holy pigmented. UGH I love their sparkle.

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Inside

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Outdoors

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I looove Peach is the New Blush (top). Start A Rumor is great too, just HELLO sparkle town. Need a light hand with this one. 

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I got Start a Rumor the other week too, been wearing it everyday since!! It's like my dream blush!! Perfect amount of sparkle and perfect color to sparkle ratio.  I need more GDE blushes immediately, especially that peach.

Actually, ever since @@meaganola helped me pick some things out for my FGC (and then of course I picked some things for myself) I have been been wearing GDE eyeshadows every single day.  I get so excited about which one(s) I'm going to pick to wear each day :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />.  I need so many more!!

 
Two of my sample orders came today, Shiro and Aromaleigh (I was not expecting Aromaleigh today at all!) *Geek Chic will likely be tomorrow*  (I also got a Starlooks order today so thats pictured too) Swatches will be later, I just don't have the energy today to devote. But YAY! Shiro Hobbit collection plus two free samples, Aromaleigh Ancient Magick collection plus 10 ordered discontinued samples and 3 free samples.

I have realized something about myself however, I actually feel really awkward with so little product. I think from this point on if I can't (or don't want to) order two sample sets then I should stick to full sized or deluxe samples. Yay indie adventures!

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Been reading the first 4 or 5 pages of this while at work and it really is like going down a rabbit hole. So I have yet to try the cosmetics I've gotten from Rainbow Honey, but now that I've remembered them, I'd like to. I've been wanting to try Glamour Doll Eyes, but I've missed that sub twice in a row when it's gone on sale. 

So now I also want to sub to Innocent + Twisted Alchemy. I am dying to purchase some Impulse Cosmetics opaque matte lipstick samples (eyeing Electric City, Dahlia, Tango, Dementia, Bombshell, Girl Talk, and Daffodil) and the Ever In Your Favor collection on Aromaleigh is calling my name since I'm obsessed with The Hunger Games. I also haven't looked at Geek Chic or Hello Waffle yet, but I want to mainly just based on the names.

 
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Been reading the first 4 or 5 pages of this while at work and it really is like going down a rabbit hole. So I have yet to try the cosmetics I've gotten from Rainbow Honey, but now that I've remembered them, I'd like to. I've been wanting to try Glamour Doll Eyes, but I've missed that sub twice in a row when it's gone on sale. 

So now I also want to sub to Innocent + Twisted Alchemy. I am dying to purchase some Impulse Cosmetics opaque matte lipstick samples (eyeing Electric City, Dahlia, Tango, Dementia, Bombshell, Girl Talk, and Daffodil) and the Ever In Your Favor collection on Aromaleigh is calling my name since I'm obsessed with The Hunger Games. I also haven't looked at Geek Chic or Hello Waffle yet, but I want to mainly just based on the names.
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I have the Ever in Your Favor collection! I'm still making a box for it, but I'm planning on swatching them this week.

@ I know some people buy samples first, and only if they use up the sample do they buy a full-size. The amount may seem small, but once you have a lot then it really takes a while to use up an eyeshadow.

 
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@ I know some people buy samples first, and only if they use up the sample do they buy a full-size. The amount may seem small, but once you have a lot then it really takes a while to use up an eyeshadow.
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Yeah I'm thinking if I get more samples, I'll get some tiny jars wholesale to put them in. I'm more into being able to get lots of smaller sample sizes, than a few large full size products.

 
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I've been following this thread for a while, as I'm fairly new to indie makeup and perfume. Do you all have any recommendations on who has sample products available?

 
I just started putting the sample bags into seed bead storage jars (I bought mine at Joanns Craft store but I saw them at Michaels too. 30 little jars in a container), and I retract my statement. There really is a lot more than I thought in those bags AND these jars are perfect brush sized for me to work with. IMG_12451.JPG

 
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I've been following this thread for a while, as I'm fairly new to indie makeup and perfume. Do you all have any recommendations on who has sample products available?
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They pretty much all do, but I have yet to find any that give them away. You have to buy samples. A lot of the indies are very generous with surprise bonus samples sent out in addition to what you've ordered!

 
I'm fine with purchasing, just want to know where I can get the best bang for my buck! I pretty much have to sample, no matter what company--my husband is so allergic that my makeup can break him out with very little contact!

 
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Ugh, I love Narcosa. I'm hoping for an oil restock before I run out of my sample.
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I just received my first Haus of Gloi order.  I did order the Nercosa oil based on your description.  My first sniff of the bottle, I was like hmmmm...why did I order this one?  But I just put it on and it smells totally different on me.

I also ordered 2 each of a certain fragrance/product (not saying what as one each was for my summer swap buddy).  But instead I received 4 with the same label.  However two of them look identical and the other two look different.  I am not sure how to tell what is what.

 
Mehhhh I need impulse to refund my order so I can place another one!!! Can't decide who I wanna try though, leaning towards innocent and twisted, although l REALLY do not need eyeshadow.

Any other good indie lippy companies??

 
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Mehhhh I need impulse to refund my order so I can place another one!!! Can't decide who I wanna try though, leaning towards innocent and twisted, although l REALLY do not need eyeshadow.

Any other good indie lippy companies??
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Shiro has some beautiful glosses and tinted lip balms. And by tinted, I mean they're pretty vivid. Definitely eyeing pretty much all of their lip gloss samples.

 
marigoldsue said:
I just received my first Haus of Gloi order.  I did order the Nercosa oil based on your description.  My first sniff of the bottle, I was like hmmmm...why did I order this one?  But I just put it on and it smells totally different on me.

I also ordered 2 each of a certain fragrance/product (not saying what as one each was for my summer swap buddy).  But instead I received 4 with the same label.  However two of them look identical and the other two look different.  I am not sure how to tell what is what.
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That's weird!  Were they at least all the same scent?  Bubbling scrub looks like sugar blended into Crisco.  Emulsifying scrub looks like sugar and oil mixed together.  I'm not sure how to tell the different between body butters and emulsions, though, aside from looking at the ingredient list.

 
bsquared said:
Mehhhh I need impulse to refund my order so I can place another one!!! Can't decide who I wanna try though, leaning towards innocent and twisted, although l REALLY do not need eyeshadow.

Any other good indie lippy companies??
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Are you looking for normal colors or crazy colors?

For crazy colors, My Beauty Addiction is known for their lip products.

For more normal colors... the Fyrinnae lip lustres are popular (the eyeshadows are really good, too), but Fyrinnae sometimes randomly closes their site without warning in order to catch up on orders (they're one of the larger, more established indie companies - and interestingly, everyone who works at Fyrinnae is male, I think).

Shiro has very good glosses (and you can order "custom" glosses using lip-safe eyeshadows in her line or you can ask for specific shades) and lip balms. The lip jellies by Little Sparrow (as well as their other lip products) have also been well-reviewed, but they're currently working on their new site so things are currently unavailable for purchase.

 

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