Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[Shalott]

@@marigoldsue You can have my Celebration mini if you want it - it is too fruity for me!

 

[rachelshine]

Random aside, HoG Olde Cide Haus smells so good. I really didn't know what I'd think of it, but I love slathering the body butter all up on me. 

 

[marigoldsue]

Aromaleigh got back to me, they have enough to make some jars of Talisman! Anyone who wants one (or 2, or 3...) PM me with your count! She's going to make and batch a put it up on the Clearance site for us! I told her to wait until I get an official count, as a batch is 10 jars.

Wait a minute, she is going to make a new batch for us AND let us have it at the clearance price???  That is what I call AMAZING customer service.

 

[biancardi]

I got my Haus of Gloi order! I am in love with Elevenses. Old Cider Haus is my favorite of the fall scents that I ordered. I'm not sure about Pumpkin Patch or Pumpkin Eater yet. I need to smell them on my skin. My free sample was Ghost Puffs, which I was super excited to find. It smells exactly like home made rice krispy treats to me.

isn't that the best?  I hope they never discontinue it!   I love ol cider haus as well - has anyone gotten the corn cakes yet?

 

[Kelly Silva]

Wait a minute, she is going to make a new batch for us AND let us have it at the clearance price???  That is what I call AMAZING customer service.

Right!? I guess that's easiest for them to do, but still really generous.

 

[CurlyTails]

I received a GDE order I made a couple of days ago, and the October GWP is gorgeous!

 

[dressupthedog]

I really want to place a Cocoa Pink order, but I'm having a hard time narrowing down the scents I want to try. Has anyone tried any of these? Any thoughts or opinions?

Autumn Hay Ride

Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch

Cozy Blanket

Pumpkin Chai Tea

Winchester House Kitchen

Bonfire Pumpkins

Fear of Spiders (Arachnophobia)

Fear of Witches (Wiccaphobia)

Genevieve

Ghost Train of Gettysburg

Harvest Moon

Mexican Hot Cocoa

Myrtles Plantation

Stanley Hotel

Tres Leches Cake

Venetian Hotel

Winter Breakfast

Witches Delight

There are waaaay too many choices.

On another note, I have been wearing HoG Pumpkin Patch for the last few hours, and it has really grown on me. I didn't like it much initially. After dry down, it smells like crisp leaves and slightly sweet pumpkin with a touch of dirt to me. I will be wearing it frequently this fall.

 

[dressupthedog]

isn't that the best? I hope they never discontinue it! I love ol cider haus as well - has anyone gotten the corn cakes yet?

It is! I am getting a full size and probably a scrub and some pumpkin butter in Elevenses as soon as I am ready to order from HoG again.

 

[rachelshine]

Shit, I probably shouldn't look at Cocoa Pink....*opens a tab*

 

[Lolo22]

@@Kelly Silva - ooooo super jelly of your blood orange marshmallow!  I wanted to get that but was iffy on it.  I'll just wait and see what you think of it because ...no more body product orders for me..... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

@@booperz welcome!!

 

[meaganola]

i+ta, you guys.  Oof.  This is one of the most gorgeous OH HAI AUTUMN collections I have ever encountered.  Swatches in the spoiler!  (I didn't take pictures of the jars/samples, though.

Spoiler

Hmph.  The colors are all washed out in the photo.  This is as good as I could get.  Anyway.

The top color is the blush, Augur.  It looks like kind of pale vaguely pink dirt in the jar and then turns out to be a wee bit darker WITH A SHEEN when you apply it.  Alas, the sheen doesn't show up in photos, at least not for me.

Then we have Cruor, a matte dark burgundy.  I'm not a matte fan, but this is perfect for October.  Next to it, that's Thaumaturage.  Dark peacock with SO MUCH SPARKLE.

Next row:  Empty Sorrow.  Dusty violet with pink sparkle?  I don't know how to describe it.  I know this would have been a color my green-eyed mom would have *loved*, so it's fitting I received it today, on what would have been her sixty-fourth birthday (now let's see if I can get through listening to "When I'm Sixty-Four" without crying) (verdict:  yes, mainly because Oscar climbed up on my chest only for the duration of that song, and there is NO WAY I can cry with him pulling that crap.  He must have *known* I was going to tear up and wanted to make me feel better).  The last shadow is Hallowing Voice.  MOAR SPARKLES.  Medium frosty pink?  Sure.  Let's call it that.

The dark at the bottom is the Spectrum Cosmetics lip gloss sample (in a 3g jar, so there's a ton of gloss in there!), Dementia ("Dark Purple Gloss with sparkle," although it's kind of brown to my eye).  I'm not sure whether everyone received the same color, but that's what I received.  On the left, it's a regular application, and on the right, it's sheered out.  I'm not sure how I feel about this particular color, but I received another Spectrum Cosmetics gloss sample in a different color in another i+ta bag, and the formula is the same.  If I was a gloss person, I would probably work on collecting everything from this line.

The samples I received were the aforementioned Dementia gloss, Hello Waffle blush in Regina, Eccentric Cosmetics Magic of Metals ("dark brown undertone with blue sheen and gold sparks"), and Esoteric Aesthetic in Aset ("medium royal blue, with a sparkle of violet, copper, and silver").  Everything but the gloss was a baggie sample.  I didn't swatch the baggie samples, mainly because I might be rehoming them, but I might give the Hello Waffle blush a try now that I know it's a blush and now a shadow.  It looks terrifyingly dark in swatch photos, but I tend to put loose blush on *under* bb cream, and that tones it *way* down, so it might be wearable that way.

Basically, this is just a great little autumnal collection.  Between the colors and the shimmer levels, this just screams "fall tapestry" to me.  This is a phenomenal set to send out right before closing the sub down for the year, and the timing for these specific colors is perfect (I think my favorite is Thaumaturage.  It's *mesmerizing*).  They're not particularly Halloweeny, but once November rolls around, they're going to be *fantastic*. 

ETA:  Whoops, forgot to mention that those shadow swatches are over theBalm Put a Lid on It.  I couldn't find my UDPP with doe foot applicator I typically use for these swatches. 

 

[Kelly Silva]

i+ta, you guys.  Oof.  This is one of the most gorgeous OH HAI AUTUMN collections I have ever encountered.  Swatches in the spoiler!  (I didn't take pictures of the jars/samples, though.

Spoiler

Hmph.  The colors are all washed out in the photo.  This is as good as I could get.  Anyway.

The top color is the blush, Augur.  It looks like kind of pale vaguely pink dirt in the jar and then turns out to be a wee bit darker WITH A SHEEN when you apply it.  Alas, the sheen doesn't show up in photos, at least not for me.

Then we have Cruor, a matte dark burgundy.  I'm not a matte fan, but this is perfect for October.  Next to it, that's Thaumaturage.  Dark peacock with SO MUCH SPARKLE.

Next row:  Empty Sorrow.  Dusty violet with pink sparkle?  I don't know how to describe it.  I know this would have been a color my green-eyed mom would have *loved*, so it's fitting I received it today, on what would have been her sixty-fourth birthday (now let's see if I can get through listening to "When I'm Sixty-Four" without crying) (verdict:  yes, mainly because Oscar climbed up on my chest only for the duration of that song, and there is NO WAY I can cry with him pulling that crap.  He must have *known* I was going to tear up and wanted to make me feel better).  The last shadow is Hallowing Voice.  MOAR SPARKLES.  Medium frosty pink?  Sure.  Let's call it that.

The dark at the bottom is the Spectrum Cosmetics lip gloss sample (in a 3g jar, so there's a ton of gloss in there!), Dementia ("Dark Purple Gloss with sparkle," although it's kind of brown to my eye).  I'm not sure whether everyone received the same color, but that's what I received.  On the left, it's a regular application, and on the right, it's sheered out.  I'm not sure how I feel about this particular color, but I received another Spectrum Cosmetics gloss sample in a different color in another i+ta bag, and the formula is the same.  If I was a gloss person, I would probably work on collecting everything from this line.

The samples I received were the aforementioned Dementia gloss, Hello Waffle blush in Regina, Eccentric Cosmetics Magic of Metals ("dark brown undertone with blue sheen and gold sparks"), and Esoteric Aesthetic in Aset ("medium royal blue, with a sparkle of violet, copper, and silver").  Everything but the gloss was a baggie sample.  I didn't swatch the baggie samples, mainly because I might be rehoming them, but I might give the Hello Waffle blush a try now that I know it's a blush and now a shadow.  It looks terrifyingly dark in swatch photos, but I tend to put loose blush on *under* bb cream, and that tones it *way* down, so it might be wearable that way.

Basically, this is just a great little autumnal collection.  Between the colors and the shimmer levels, this just screams "fall tapestry" to me.  This is a phenomenal set to send out right before closing the sub down for the year, and the timing for these specific colors is perfect (I think my favorite is Thaumaturage.  It's *mesmerizing*).  They're not particularly Halloweeny, but once November rolls around, they're going to be *fantastic*. 

I'll never understand how you always manage to get your subscriptions before pretty much everyone else, but I love it all! I can't wait to get mine  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[BSquared]

i+ta, you guys. Oof. This is one of the most gorgeous OH HAI AUTUMN collections I have ever encountered. Swatches in the spoiler! (I didn't take pictures of the jars/samples, though.

Spoiler

Hmph. The colors are all washed out in the photo. This is as good as I could get. Anyway.

The top color is the blush, Augur. It looks like kind of pale vaguely pink dirt in the jar and then turns out to be a wee bit darker WITH A SHEEN when you apply it. Alas, the sheen doesn't show up in photos, at least not for me.

Then we have Cruor, a matte dark burgundy. I'm not a matte fan, but this is perfect for October. Next to it, that's Thaumaturage. Dark peacock with SO MUCH SPARKLE.

Next row: Empty Sorrow. Dusty violet with pink sparkle? I don't know how to describe it. I know this would have been a color my green-eyed mom would have *loved*, so it's fitting I received it today, on what would have been her sixty-fourth birthday (now let's see if I can get through listening to "When I'm Sixty-Four" without crying) (verdict: yes, mainly because Oscar climbed up on my chest only for the duration of that song, and there is NO WAY I can cry with him pulling that crap. He must have *known* I was going to tear up and wanted to make me feel better). The last shadow is Hallowing Voice. MOAR SPARKLES. Medium frosty pink? Sure. Let's call it that.

The dark at the bottom is the Spectrum Cosmetics lip gloss sample (in a 3g jar, so there's a ton of gloss in there!), Dementia ("Dark Purple Gloss with sparkle," although it's kind of brown to my eye). I'm not sure whether everyone received the same color, but that's what I received. On the left, it's a regular application, and on the right, it's sheered out. I'm not sure how I feel about this particular color, but I received another Spectrum Cosmetics gloss sample in a different color in another i+ta bag, and the formula is the same. If I was a gloss person, I would probably work on collecting everything from this line.

The samples I received were the aforementioned Dementia gloss, Hello Waffle blush in Regina, Eccentric Cosmetics Magic of Metals ("dark brown undertone with blue sheen and gold sparks"), and Esoteric Aesthetic in Aset ("medium royal blue, with a sparkle of violet, copper, and silver"). Everything but the gloss was a baggie sample. I didn't swatch the baggie samples, mainly because I might be rehoming them, but I might give the Hello Waffle blush a try now that I know it's a blush and now a shadow. It looks terrifyingly dark in swatch photos, but I tend to put loose blush on *under* bb cream, and that tones it *way* down, so it might be wearable that way.

Basically, this is just a great little autumnal collection. Between the colors and the shimmer levels, this just screams "fall tapestry" to me. This is a phenomenal set to send out right before closing the sub down for the year, and the timing for these specific colors is perfect (I think my favorite is Thaumaturage. It's *mesmerizing*). They're not particularly Halloweeny, but once November rolls around, they're going to be *fantastic*.

Oooo love that blush. That kind of dusty rose pink is my jam right now. "Fall appropriate" for my Barbie pink loving self

 

[Amber McCarley]

i+ta, you guys.  Oof.  This is one of the most gorgeous OH HAI AUTUMN collections I have ever encountered.  Swatches in the spoiler!  (I didn't take pictures of the jars/samples, though.

Spoiler

Hmph.  The colors are all washed out in the photo.  This is as good as I could get.  Anyway.

The top color is the blush, Augur.  It looks like kind of pale vaguely pink dirt in the jar and then turns out to be a wee bit darker WITH A SHEEN when you apply it.  Alas, the sheen doesn't show up in photos, at least not for me.

Then we have Cruor, a matte dark burgundy.  I'm not a matte fan, but this is perfect for October.  Next to it, that's Thaumaturage.  Dark peacock with SO MUCH SPARKLE.

Next row:  Empty Sorrow.  Dusty violet with pink sparkle?  I don't know how to describe it.  I know this would have been a color my green-eyed mom would have *loved*, so it's fitting I received it today, on what would have been her sixty-fourth birthday (now let's see if I can get through listening to "When I'm Sixty-Four" without crying) (verdict:  yes, mainly because Oscar climbed up on my chest only for the duration of that song, and there is NO WAY I can cry with him pulling that crap.  He must have *known* I was going to tear up and wanted to make me feel better).  The last shadow is Hallowing Voice.  MOAR SPARKLES.  Medium frosty pink?  Sure.  Let's call it that.

The dark at the bottom is the Spectrum Cosmetics lip gloss sample (in a 3g jar, so there's a ton of gloss in there!), Dementia ("Dark Purple Gloss with sparkle," although it's kind of brown to my eye).  I'm not sure whether everyone received the same color, but that's what I received.  On the left, it's a regular application, and on the right, it's sheered out.  I'm not sure how I feel about this particular color, but I received another Spectrum Cosmetics gloss sample in a different color in another i+ta bag, and the formula is the same.  If I was a gloss person, I would probably work on collecting everything from this line.

The samples I received were the aforementioned Dementia gloss, Hello Waffle blush in Regina, Eccentric Cosmetics Magic of Metals ("dark brown undertone with blue sheen and gold sparks"), and Esoteric Aesthetic in Aset ("medium royal blue, with a sparkle of violet, copper, and silver").  Everything but the gloss was a baggie sample.  I didn't swatch the baggie samples, mainly because I might be rehoming them, but I might give the Hello Waffle blush a try now that I know it's a blush and now a shadow.  It looks terrifyingly dark in swatch photos, but I tend to put loose blush on *under* bb cream, and that tones it *way* down, so it might be wearable that way.

Basically, this is just a great little autumnal collection.  Between the colors and the shimmer levels, this just screams "fall tapestry" to me.  This is a phenomenal set to send out right before closing the sub down for the year, and the timing for these specific colors is perfect (I think my favorite is Thaumaturage.  It's *mesmerizing*).  They're not particularly Halloweeny, but once November rolls around, they're going to be *fantastic*. 

GAH! SO EXCITED! Also I really hope I get that color of gloss, I totally love it!

Add me to the list of people who love HoG Elevensies too...it is just SO perfect and if I ever hear them talk about discontinuing it, I will but 5 lol.

also @@booperz, Hi, and Welcome!

All you guys and your Cocoa Pink...I will resist that call, for now....lol

Random Indie question, has anyone ordered from Korpse Kosmetics? Good, bad, unknown? I have a soft spot for horror-esque companies and I found them on Instagram of all places, but they are new to me!

 

[Allison H]

@, I'm getting a few of those scents in my CP order, so if you're not rushing to place an order I can let you know what I think of them (if you haven't heard from anyone else beforehand).

@@meaganola I can't wait to receive my i+ta subscription, I love those colors! I'm not sure of the gloss, but you never know until you try!

 

[meaganola]

I'll never understand how you always manage to get your subscriptions before pretty much everyone else, but I love it all! I can't wait to get mine  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I've been accused of having a dark deal with the undergods of the postal service.  I've sent stuff -- just regular first class bubbleopes -- to Tennessee and Florida, and they have arrived overnight. This happened even before I moved to Portland and was still living in the Seattle area.

OTOH, this only holds true with indies.  Birchbox, Sample Society, and pretty much every other big sub box takes *ages* to get to me.

 

[Kelly Silva]

Thanks everyone for PMing me, we've got 10 jars of Talisman accounted for! I have messaged her, and hopefully will hear back from them tomorrow. I'll PM you all when they go up on the Clearance site.

 

[dressupthedog]

@, I'm getting a few of those scents in my CP order, so if you're not rushing to place an order I can let you know what I think of them (if you haven't heard from anyone else beforehand).

@@meaganola I can't wait to receive my i+ta subscription, I love those colors! I'm not sure of the gloss, but you never know until you try!

I'm definitely not in a rush, and I would love to hear what you think after you receive your order.

 

[rachelshine]

Whhhy is C.P. shipping so much *cry* I don't wannna pay almost $7 for a $7.50 jar of body butter *pouty face*.

 

[Allison H]

Whhhy is C.P. shipping so much *cry* I don't wannna pay almost $7 for a $7.50 jar of body butter *pouty face*.

Was that for the two day priority or just regular shipping? I only ask, because my order defaulted to two day priority and I changed it during my checkout.