Kelly Silva
Evolution of a Foodie
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It makes me feel all excited like I need to try again! :lol: The thrill of the chase, or something.
I ended up making another purchase from Alchemic Muse, because I was comparing her Body Whips to the HoG Pumpkin Butter, and I actually prefer the feel and consistency of the Body Whips. So I went online and then didn't order a single Body Whip, LOL. I ended up with a full size perfume oil of Loukoum (OMG this is so good - even for me who doesn't normally like citrus scents) and Wicked, which was in the Autumn scents but I hadn't see before. The notes reminded me of Diptyque's L'Ombre Dans L'Eau which I love, so I went all in.
Also picked up a mini cream soap which I am eager to try! I chose the scent Ostara which seemed like a good one for cleaning the body, but here's hoping I don't like it too much. I am in a perfume spiral, and it is out of control!
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meaganola
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Oh! That reminds me: That _Saw_ collection is *not* for the sub! It's going to be a regular LE collection! And chock full o' duochromes.
(Also, the October sub is a trial slot. It's not going to be something that will get you a slot with an ongoing sub. She's not doing new ongoing subs this month.)
(Also, the October sub is a trial slot. It's not going to be something that will get you a slot with an ongoing sub. She's not doing new ongoing subs this month.)
I bit the I+TA bait and got me a sub! Part of me is full of shiny happy, and a small but noisy part feels very guilty because my Louie just got canned yesterday (a friendly fire, so to speak--his company got into some really nasty hot water, finance-wise. It was no problem on Louie's part; anyone there less than 2 years got the boot.) So at least I have this to look forward to, in addition to a Black Violet order and another with Star Crushed, both placed before Louie told me he got sacked. Edie from Star Crushed was kind enough to send me a coupon code for 50% off orders from her new site--I wonder if she knew I had gotten a little steamed over the last order? Still, five weeks is nothing to what you who ordered from Victorian Disco are dealing with!
Wicked smells lovely (I've not tried the perfume you're comparing it to, so I can't speak of the comparison), however on me Wicked didn't last long...two hours tops. I still love it though! Hopefully it'll stick with you longer!It makes me feel all excited like I need to try again! :lol: The thrill of the chase, or something.
I ended up making another purchase from Alchemic Muse, because I was comparing her Body Whips to the HoG Pumpkin Butter, and I actually prefer the feel and consistency of the Body Whips. So I went online and then didn't order a single Body Whip, LOL. I ended up with a full size perfume oil of Loukoum (OMG this is so good - even for me who doesn't normally like citrus scents) and Wicked, which was in the Autumn scents but I hadn't see before. The notes reminded me of Diptyque's L'Ombre Dans L'Eau which I love, so I went all in.
Also picked up a mini cream soap which I am eager to try! I chose the scent Ostara which seemed like a good one for cleaning the body, but here's hoping I don't like it too much. I am in a perfume spiral, and it is out of control!
Oh, and also I think her cream soaps are wonderful! I love to use them to clean myself, and to also shave my legs. I was lucky enough to score some of HoG's cream soaps to compare the two brands.
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What's the trick to getting perfume oils to last longer? I think the only thing I have tried that lasted longer than an hour or two was HoG Narcosa, which just made me smell like an aging hippie. Everything I like is fading fast, especially Darling Clandestine but also other HoG, and SS.
Haha, I love the description of smelling like an aging hippie! I'm not sure what the secret is to having them last longer...I've not had much experience, so I'm interested to see what others say on the subject. Body chemistry? Ingredients? I've had a few HoG scents last at least five or six hours on me (Tobac, and Pumpkin Queen), and some Alchemic Muse scents last for six or more hours on me (Bonfire, Vanilla Oak, and Wanderlust).
Layering helps, especially if you have drier skin. A wash or scrub, a good, rich cream or a body oil in a matching scent, all help your skin hold on to a scent longer. And it may just be your chemistry, too. A lot of herbier, grassier scents tend to fade very fast on me, whereas darker spices and chypres really hang on.
Kelly Silva
Evolution of a Foodie
It's mostly body chemistry. I can have a scent last about 4 hours on me, but sometimes it will eat up certain scents. As my testing goes on though, I've found BPAL lasts the longest on me, if you want to go down that rabbit hole.
meaganola
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It also depends on the specific notes. Resiny things and base notes (and resins tend to double as base notes) are going to last the longest. I've also noticed that notes with darker color descriptions -- black musk, red sandalwood -- tend to last longer, too.
(And then there's the possibility that there may be notes that aren't disappearing at all. You just can't smell them. I can't smell most vanillas, for example. Other people can smell it on me, but I can't.)
(And then there's the possibility that there may be notes that aren't disappearing at all. You just can't smell them. I can't smell most vanillas, for example. Other people can smell it on me, but I can't.)
BPAL is just way too overwhelming for me. Scent descriptions might as well be written in arabic for me. Reading them means pretty much nothing to me. I have no idea what notes I like, let alone what notes mixed with others I will like. When I order I am almost picking a number out of a hat and saying oh let's try this one. The BPAL hat is just way too big for me to even contemplate at this point.
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I want to start ordering indie stuff but I just don't know where to start. Notoriously Morbid looks like a good option, please give me some other options ladies because I am just so overwhelmed. Especially considering I don't wear much eyeshadow and that seems to be the focus here...
HELP!
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meaganola
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@ What do you currently wear? For lips, Shiro Cosmetics tinted lip balms and Cages Through the Ages lipgloss! The latter will look terrifyingly dark/bright, but they sheer out wonderfully.
Kelly Silva
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Haha I totally get it, when I ordered I just stuck with some fan favorites (Dorian and Snake Oil), and then got a few from a collection that meant something to me (RPG Series).
Lip products - Performance Colors, Life's Entropy, Limnit Lipsticks, Kiss My Sass
Bath and body - Haus of Gloi (closed ATM), Solstice Scents, Black Violet, Sugar and Spite, Sixteen92 (they just introduced lotion and shower gel)
Perfume - Haus of Gloi, Solstice Scents, Black Violet, Darling Clandestine, Sixteen92
Other - Pumpkin and Poppy (amazing contour and bronzer shades)
There are tons of companies, what I did was go through all the ones I could find from recommendations here to the indiemakeupandmore subreddit, and bookmarked them. Then you can always check them out from time to time to see if there's anything in particular you're looking for.
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I actually love tinted balms and gloss, and I wear tons of eyeliner and blush. It's not that I don't want any eyeshadow, I just very rarely reach for it. When it comes to eyeshadow the colors I like are usually greys,silvers, and mauve or taupe colors. I like both matte and shimmer/glitter too.
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Limnit Lipsticks and Etherealle, both on Etsy, offer gorgeous lip colors. Beauty Bar Baby, also on Etsy, has a good balanced variety of shadows, blushes, bronzers and lip colors--I especially like the blushes which are also lip safe, and the TAT is spectacular. Sugar Skull Minerals has great service and while her line is mostly eyes, she does have some pretty blushes and I understand she is branching out into lip color soon. And there is Glamour Doll Eyes, which also carries a wide array of blushes and some great lip gloss, and their TAT is also spectacular. For perfume, I am a huge fan of Alkemia (Etsy again) and BPAL. I have only ordered once from Haus of Gloi, but I can tell you their service is excellent (they made a minor mistake on the order and were very quick about correcting it during a time when their shop was closed to catch up on a large volume of orders.)
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