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Oh no. CocoaPink is going to be so, so dangerous.

Question: What was that nail polish site that I asked why the polishes were so expensive and then asked if it was normal to want to buy $815 worth of polish at once? I think it began with a D- I forgot to bookmark it :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Femme Fatale

 
Little Sparrow is reopening on Monday.  Who knew October would be so dangerous on the budget?
Yeah, I'm thinking next year will have my main makeup budgeting focus go towards this.  Black Phoenix Trading Post just sent out their Halloween update information this morning.  It's super dangerous.  Atmosphere sprays (including a special Four Pumpkins of the Apocalypse collection), hair gloss, candles, and bath oil (I use it instead of lotion).  If I had any money left, my bank account would be cringing.  Instead, it's just shrugging and filing its nails.  There's nothing to do.  Not even buy anything.

 
Yeah, I'm thinking next year will have my main makeup budgeting focus go towards this. Black Phoenix Trading Post just sent out their Halloween update information this morning. It's super dangerous. Atmosphere sprays (including a special Four Pumpkins of the Apocalypse collection), hair gloss, candles, and bath oil (I use it instead of lotion). If I had any money left, my bank account would be cringing. Instead, it's just shrugging and filing its nails. There's nothing to do. Not even buy anything.
Little Sparrow is reopening on Monday. Who knew October would be so dangerous on the budget?
Shame on you both for being enablers! Two more companies for me to look into! :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

My husband did just spend a nice sum on golf items, and told me to spend some money on myself... I love you ladies! :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
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Shame on you both for being enablers! Two more companies for me to look into! :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

My husband did just spend a nice sum on golf items, and told me to spend some money on myself... I love you ladies! :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Hey, atmosphere sprays (they double as a room *and* linen spray) and candles are for the whole house!  It's for *both* of you!  Warning:  There's also usually a second update at the Post with a themed collection involving Post-exclusive perfume oils.  It typically consists of three or four groupings each containing coordinating perfume oil, bath oil, and hair gloss.  And by "coordinating," I mean "each set consists of three distinct scents, so you're looking at between nine and twelve separate scents, but each grouping works together to produce one cohesive round of glory."  Here is last year's collection if you want to see what I mean.  Proceed with caution.

(If you're kicking yourself for missing Ghost Puffs, I recommend Boo hair gloss.  I haven't smelled Ghost Puffs, but Boo is one of a very small number of vanilla scents that I can actually *smell*, and I was hoping that Ted would roll out this particular product in it this year.  He did it, and I didn't even have to mention it to him!)

 
Here is the very special indie package I just received yesterday! I can't wait to play with them all this week!

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Yay for Random Acts of Indie Kindness!!

And...I hope your son is ok.
He's on the road to recovery for sure. He's been asthmatic since birth so when he gets sick it almost immediately attacks his respiratory system. A normal cold virus will take him twice as long to recover from without doctors intervention via prescriptions and such. We got concerned as there is a bad virus going around putting asthmatic kids into the hospital and since his symptoms tripled within 6 hours, including labored breathing even with the inhaler...we figured it best to go in sooner.

After the medications and nebulizer treatment yesterday he is doing better today and he has always been in good spirits because hes a hyperactive 5 year old who was far more upset about missing school (and other events this weekend) than being able to breathe. >.<

 
My Notoriously Morbid order came in with my supernatural (and a few other random) shadows! I wasn't expecting them until Monday, so it was a nice surprise.  I just want to note that I was ridiculously excited because I ordered a sample baggie of Your Total is $6.66, which is beautiful.  Then it was also included as one of my free samples! Insert purple dancing elephant emoticon here.  My 'eye of the tiger' eyeshadow is labeled 'evil of the tiger' LOL.  I thought that was hilarious.  I had to double take at the label when I first saw it and then was like let me check the site...I think it's eye of the tiger.  I don't know why but I found this  really funny.

I'm going to place an order for a coffin kisser or two. I'm kicking myself for not ordering some with the order I just received.

 
Help me. Help me. I just made a $20 GCC order and I'm about to make a $50 order from them as well (I hate how they trick me into buying large sizes because of their amazingly cute packaging). I also spent $40 at Darling Girl, $22 at Notoriously Morbid and $20 at The Hungry Asian (has anyone tried this? Indie nail polish- supporting a business owned by a WOC is just a bonus!) Plus, I'm about to drop WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH at CocoaPink (I'm still just on the Bs!!) and I want so much nail polish from Femme Fatale I don't know what to do). I also made a Shiro order last week and one or two smaller orders I'm forgetting...

Oh, also another $61 Shiro order I'm about to go ahead with.

#makeupaddictissues 

 
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Help me. Help me. I just made a $20 GCC order and I'm about to make a $50 order from them as well (I hate how they trick me into buying large sizes because of their amazingly cute packaging). I also spent $40 at Darling Girl, $22 at Notoriously Morbid and $20 at The Hungry Asian (has anyone tried this? Indie nail polish- supporting a business owned by a WOC is just a bonus!) Plus, I'm about to drop WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH at CocoaPink (I'm still just on the Bs!!) and I want so much nail polish from Femme Fatale I don't know what to do). I also made a Shiro order last week and one or two smaller orders I'm forgetting...

#makeupaddictissues 
One of us! One of us! :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

This thread is seriously worse than the enablers thread and the holiday thread combined.

I feel you on the CocoaPink problem.. I've been trying to narrow down my 'scent list' for days and I'm still at like 25 or something. And I haven't even decided what products to buy yet!

 
I have a polish from the Hungry Asian! She wraps everything so freakishly adorably that I felt guilty unwrapping it. I haven't actually worn it yet, though, because it's the Strawberry polish, and that's a June shade for me, and I got it in August. Super quick TAT, though. I was shocked at how fast it got to me.

 
Help me. Help me. I just made a $20 GCC order and I'm about to make a $50 order from them as well (I hate how they trick me into buying large sizes because of their amazingly cute packaging). I also spent $40 at Darling Girl, $22 at Notoriously Morbid and $20 at The Hungry Asian (has anyone tried this? Indie nail polish- supporting a business owned by a WOC is just a bonus!) Plus, I'm about to drop WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH at CocoaPink (I'm still just on the Bs!!) and I want so much nail polish from Femme Fatale I don't know what to do). I also made a Shiro order last week and one or two smaller orders I'm forgetting...

#makeupaddictissues 
Honestly, I would wait on the second GCC order. See how you like the products and service you receive first before deciding on making another order. I didn't think my shades I picked looked close enough to the website swatches, however the customer service was great when I had a few order mistakes. But, I will say they were some alarming mistakes, and more than one of them. Other indies I have not had a single mistake.

 
I wish there was such a thing as indie secret Santa. *cough*
Ah, me too but we couldn't make it work for this year. Maybe next year!

BUT that's why I'm hoping lots of ladies from this thread participate..because I'll be beyond psyched if I get to buy indies for someone!!

 
I wish there was such a thing as indie secret Santa. *cough*

Ah, me too but we couldn't make it work for this year. Maybe next year!

BUT that's why I'm hoping lots of ladies from this thread participate..because I'll be beyond psyched if I get to buy indies for someone!!
I am going to be putting indies on my wish list this year.  I have barely started down the rabbit hole and have not tried a lot of brands (GDE, NM and Shiro is all) and would love to have someone who is more experienced select some things for me from any where House of Gloi, Sugar & Spite, insert indie here, I just get so overwhelmed looking at everything I don't know where to start!

 

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