Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[Shalott]

I go my Black Violet order today and I am very, very impressed. The sizes of all the bottle, from the sample vials, to the testers to the full sizes are INCREDIBLY generous, especially at the price point.

My two full sizes:

Komorebi - gorgeous, musky fall scent. At first application, the musk and leaves were very strong, but now that it has dried down, I am getting the woodier scents as well as a hint of floral.

Lady Grey - The bergamot is strong in this one! When I first appllied it, it actually took me back a bit, so if bergamot isn't your thing, maybe avoid Lady Grey. On drydown I get light bergamot but also very lovely tones of sandalwood and a bit of floral. It also has a very slight hint of tea leaves.

Trial size

Ice Queen (cold sniff) - Much more floral than I expected, I must be getting the Heliotrope and Juniper. Will have to wear this for better opinion.

Steel Petals (cold sniff) - Smelled exactly like i expected it to, with violet and gunmetal. Looking forward to wearing this one.

Cathedral (cold sniff) - This was so complex, I can't even do a first impression on it. I will have to wear it and report back.

Sample size

Valley of the Temples (cold sniff) - This was complex and amazing, and I cant wait to wear it to get a better idea of the notes. I only wish I'd gotten a bigger size.

Celebration (cold sniff) - probably not to my taste, too fruity, but I will try it and see.

 

[Allison H]

@@Shalott, you've sealed the deal on Lady Grey, thanks! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Kelly Silva]

*edit* ignore me

 

[Bflopolska]

I can't find any link for VC except the one that says unsubscribe!

 

[meaganola]

I can't find any link for VC except the one that says unsubscribe!

It opens at 10am Eastern/7am Pacific tomorrow!  That's all you're going to see until then.

 

[chibimorph]

As per Femme Fatale's fb page... it looks like Femme Fatale and Shiro are working together so that Shiro will be the US distributor for Femme Fatale's cosmetics - only select shades, though (and no samples... so I'm guessing mini-jars and full-size jars) (note: there are other US distributors for Femme Fatale nail polishes). It sounds like this is still several months away - but still /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Amber McCarley]

Ive been away from MUT for only about 24 hours and....

My Haus of Gloi order from the Autumn Restock showed up yesterday!

Making my entire Autumn HoG haul look all pretty and HUGE

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Also, I got a "order is complete" email from Victorian Disco, (like many of you) and got really confused. I will admit, I laughed. If I end up somehow getting the order from mid Sept before my order from July (which STILL has not updated btw) I will laugh myself crazy. I just dont understand....but I am still riding this drama filled roller coaster because I am just too curious not too.
 

Thank you to @@chibimorph for linking me to Shiro's Derp Halloween collection!!! I had NO IDEA and was able to pick up Wetch and Spiber *and kept it a low buy as I was not expecting to buy from Shiro this paycheck!* I am hoping to pick up all of the lip products from the This is Halloween collection next paycheck as she is honoring all orders till Nov 1st and due to subs and such, my budget is shot.

I will be likely pre-ordering the Notoriously Morbid Halloween Collection tomorrow and can't wait for the VC this month!!
Also my Innocent and Twisted Alchemy sub billed so yay!

 

[dressupthedog]

I want the Notoriously Morbid Halloween collection so badly, but my stupid no buy won't let me. I do get to get the VC though, so I am super excited about that. Plus my HoG order shipped today, so I know that I will have some amazing perfume oils in my near future.

I ordered from Victorian Disco during the July sale as well. I rage cancelled my order last week. I did get a refund. I can't believe all the drama going on over shipping snafus. It's ridiculous, and I hope you ladies all get refunds or your orders ASAP.

 

[meaganola]

Gah.  The Grisly Grimoires.  I just...  Well, let's just say that this makes me very happy that I went ahead and listed a bunch of stuff on eBay last week and decided against spending all of the money made from those auctions on Shiro stuff that I will still be able to snag after my next paycheck.  I AM BROKE.  BUT I NEED MOAR COLOR.  Thanks to those auctions, I have money for the Grimoires!  I was also going to get the GCC Awesome Mix tin set, but I really think I can deal with just having samples. 

(And I've asked for a refund from VDC.  Now the wait to see if it actually happens.)

(And I think this will be the weekend when I break out my Snakes in the Pumpkin Patch, a BPAL Weenie from last year.  It's still a baby -- less than a year of aging -- but I feel like I should go ahead and at least test it.  I have only opened it and sniffed it in the bottle.  But it's now Weenie season!  I bought it just for this time of year, so I really should finally wear it!  I also have Moroccan Pumpkin Patch.  I'm kicking myself for not getting Alice in the Pumpkin Patch as well, but I had limited funds, so I had to leave one of them behind.)

 

[Amber McCarley]

I am way too nice....I just posted this to Victorian Disco's Facebook Page...
 

"Ok, I am writing as more of an update to you than anything. I received tracking for my July 26th order on Sept 23rd. (Order #3707) All my USPS tracking says is "Shipping Label Created" and says its still in Pre-Shipment. It has not updated whatsoever from this status. That is over 1 weeks time of non-movement (9 days now) and I find it concerning. I expect shipping to take a bit longer than some as I am on the West Coast but still...has anyone gotten their packages that were shipped on the 23rd? Many other women I know are in the exact same situation as myself, same shipment date, same "shipping label created" only message (not "order shipped") and no movement, regardless of what state they live in. If nothing else, I hope you can file a complaint with USPS, I just want my pretties!"

I will updated the response when she sends it...

 

[lovepink]

This whole Victorian Disco thing has shades of Bondi written all over it!  Where they generated labels that never updated! I am so sorry for all of you in this boat, but glad you all shared your experiences so we can be informed consumers!

Hope you all get your stuff or get refunds!

 

[mandithomas89]

Ahh so behind on this thread from all this moving/now not having internet crap, but I have no idea what's going on with my VD orders.I don't even know what time of day my mail comes over here yet.

Pretty excited about the million GDE orders I'll be placing this month and to preorder NM's Grisly Grimoire in the morning. HATE myself for missing I Am Groot and the special DG OITNB set since I figured I'd wait til the end of the month and then spent the whole last week of it caught up in the move and forgot. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Also seriously butthurt that there won't be any fall restocks for HOG. I completely missed the second release on Sunday and I was so excited for it. Fall hasn't even started here and I don't see myself being ready for Yule for a while so I'm pretty grouchy about that.

 

[Kelly Silva]

Fall hasn't even started here and I don't see myself being ready for Yule for a while so I'm pretty grouchy about that.

It sucks, but I get why. Perfume needs to be aged a few days in the least, and usually most do a month. So if we go by that and the Yule stuff releases at the beginning of November, that's about a month.

 

[Shalott]

@@Shalott, you've sealed the deal on Lady Grey, thanks! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I wore it today, to the movies and it was really, really good. Very happy with that scent.

On the other hand, I've been wearing Ice Queen for about 20 minutes now and it still smells like fabric softener on me, so that one is going up for trade if anyone else gets a Black Violet "Pick Your Poison" sample vial they don't like. Ice Queen will probably work magic on someone who like soft florals. :smilehappyyes:

 

[Lolo22]

YOU GUYS MY VICTORIAN DISCO TRACKING JUST UPDATED IN MN! I may get it today, or tomorrow for sure. Lol!!!! I'm assuming she finally shipped it after I complained a bunch but still. I'm shocked!

 

[Lolo22]

And also, last night I took a s'mores shower with the whipped soap (that stuff is neat and goes a long way!) and used the s'mores pumpkin butter and when I woke up I could still faintly smell burnt marshmallows on my hands! Today I'll try the perfume oil. I'm defintely going to double check if there's anything left in the store today and snatch it up if there is.

 

[BSquared]

YOU GUYS MY VICTORIAN DISCO TRACKING JUST UPDATED IN MN! I may get it today, or tomorrow for sure. Lol!!!! I'm assuming she finally shipped it after I complained a bunch but still. I'm shocked!

 A MIRACLE!!! Let's see if mine shows up then......

 

[Bflopolska]

YOU GUYS MY VICTORIAN DISCO TRACKING JUST UPDATED IN MN! I may get it today, or tomorrow for sure. Lol!!!! I'm assuming she finally shipped it after I complained a bunch but still. I'm shocked!

Me and my dyslexia! I first read this as FICTIONAL Disco!!!

 

[Bflopolska]

For those who have ordered from Black Violet, how are their shipping times? I made my first order with them earlier this week.

 

[Anne Questra Sutkoff]

Just signed up for the Vanishing Cabinet after missing it the last couple months and pre-ordered my Grisly Grimoires!  That all went surprisingly smoothly and now I feel like I've accomplished something today /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />