Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[meaganola]

Ahhh my NM order is perfect. Even the candy is amazing.

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Warheads. I freaking love Warheads. And I didn't know they made them in Smarties form either.

Wait, WHAT?  I need these in my life!  I'm not big on American Smarties, but I *love* the SweeTarts that come in those itty bitty rolls.

 

[meaganola]

Indie fragrance subscription:  Sweet Anthem.

http://www.sweetanthemperfumes.com/collections/membership

They're eau de parfums, not oils, but I think they might be all-natural scents, so if you have issues with the synthetics in most mainstream fragrance, they might work.  Sweet Anthem also has an actual storefront!  I'm thinking that I might make a day of it when the Espionage Kickstarter rewards open house happens since Tacoma and Seattle aren't extraordinarily far from each other.  The traffic will suck rancid donkey balls, sure, but it's doable.

ANYWAY.  I'm trying to decide whether to take the plunge.  It's going to close REALLY SOON since there are only 100 slots available, but I'm not sure I can really spare $40 right now given all of the other LE things I want to get at the moment.  I'm pretty danged faithful to BPAL, after all, and I have *dozens* of bottles that I rarely if ever wear.  I'm slowly working on getting the unwanted ones posted to eBay, but it's slow going, and not everything sells so I'm still left with bunches of oils that just sit there.

 

[Allison H]

Indie fragrance subscription: Sweet Anthem.

http://www.sweetanthemperfumes.com/collections/membership

They're eau de parfums, not oils, but I think they might be all-natural scents, so if you have issues with the synthetics in most mainstream fragrance, they might work. Sweet Anthem also has an actual storefront! I'm thinking that I might make a day of it when the Espionage Kickstarter rewards open house happens since Tacoma and Seattle aren't extraordinarily far from each other. The traffic will suck rancid donkey balls, sure, but it's doable.

ANYWAY. I'm trying to decide whether to take the plunge. It's going to close REALLY SOON since there are only 100 slots available, but I'm not sure I can really spare $40 right now given all of the other LE things I want to get at the moment. I'm pretty danged faithful to BPAL, after all, and I have *dozens* of bottles that I rarely if ever wear. I'm slowly working on getting the unwanted ones posted to eBay, but it's slow going, and not everything sells so I'm still left with bunches of oils that just sit there.

I really like the idea of this, the only problem is that I typically don't like spring or summer scents, they're usually too floral and fruity for my taste. $4o isn't terrible for a year though...decisions, decisions...

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Excellent mail day! Haus of Gloi, Notoriously Morbid, Hello Waffle, & Glamour Doll Eyes (OTM and Halloween Collection!) Plus a Birchbox & Memebox.

 

[chibimorph]

There's also a $5 off $20 deal at Sweet Anthem Perfumes with code "longweekendsale" - it seems to apply to the subscription boxes but you have to make sure that they don't charge you shipping.

 

[Lolo22]

Excellent mail day! Haus of Gloi, Notoriously Morbid, Hello Waffle, & Glamour Doll Eyes (OTM and Halloween Collection!) Plus a Birchbox & Memebox.

Otm spoiler!! Please please???

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Otm spoiler!! Please please???

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[meaganola]

Here are their 2014 spring and summer scents:

Spring Episodes

Official release date: February 6

• Lolita – Honey-limbed, sparkling river nymph. Resinous tonka bean, sweet cherry blossom, a bushel of aldehydes, musky sea spray.
• Poppy – Per fumum. The caliginous, circuitous haze of resurrection. Opium, Turkish musk, red flowers, cocoa, clove bud.

Summer Episodes
Official release date: May 8

• Walden – On Walden Pond, a field of water betrays the spirits in the air. Lush aquatic musk, vintage florals, coruscating grapefruit.
• Cooper – Cherry tobacco, Northwest woods, and a strong, black cup of coffee.

So they're not all sweet florals!  Ooh, and themes planned for 2015 include constellations and fairy tales!  Still going back and forth on this one, though.  I still have Halloweenie eyeshadow that needs to be purchased!

 

[meaganola]

There's also a $5 off $20 deal at Sweet Anthem Perfumes with code "longweekendsale" - it seems to apply to the subscription boxes but you have to make sure that they don't charge you shipping.

If you try to use the code on the sub, it *will* charge you shipping, so the sub becomes *more* expensive.  I just tried it. 

 

[chibimorph]

If you try to use the code on the sub, it *will* charge you shipping, so the sub becomes *more* expensive.  I just tried it. 

Someone on IMAM contacted their CS about it, so we'll see if that gets resolved (because shipping is supposed to already be included in the price of the sub) or if they didn't intend to have the code apply to the sub.

The code still applies to regular orders, though /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Swatches. 

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These aren't over primer or anything. The glitter is going to be AMAZING over some glitter fix!

ETA: Aaaaand it posted upside down. What the heck.

 

[Allison H]

Swatches.

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These aren't over primer or anything. The glitter is going to be AMAZING over some glitter fix!

ETA: Aaaaand it posted upside down. What the heck.

I love the glitter! So pretty! My OTM is out for delivery today, and my UD Full Frontal Set! Yay!

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I love the glitter! So pretty! My OTM is out for delivery today, and my UD Full Frontal Set! Yay!

AHHH that's such a good mail day! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I've never had such a hard time deciding what eye shadow to wear in my life. Forty-two new ones (!!) and I want to wear all of them right now! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Anne Questra Sutkoff]

I've never had such a hard time deciding what eye shadow to wear in my life. Forty-two new ones (!!) and I want to wear all of them right now! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Agreed, I can never decide which fantastic color to wear now.  When I sorted my shadows recently I discovered I have 20 shades that I consider purple, not counting sample baggies!

ETA : And my GDE order from Wednesday is here!  None of them are purple though.  How does she ship so fast?  Awesomesauce.

 

[mandithomas89]

Another thing to note about the Sweet Anthem sub, every season you get a $10 off $20 coupon to use! I'm seriously thinking about this one. I still need to place my Shiro halloween order though. I was all set to get the mini set thinking that's all I need for the eyeshadow an it'd come with full size lip products and then it was like "No stickers duh" so now I have to get the full size.

 

[meaganola]

A sad thing about Shiro's stickers:  If you get them wet, the ink changes.  So if you keep them in your bathroom around your sink, you might as well not have them and instead ask her for the image files so you can have them to look at whenever you want or even print out your own.

 

[trekkersangel]

Wait!!! Who has the peppermint hot cocoa smells? I need that in everything!!!! Perfume, lotion, everything!!!!! Ugh! This stinking no buy!!!

Will they have those smells around Christmastime? That is my favorite Christmas smell EVER!!!!

 

[Allison H]

Wait!!! Who has the peppermint hot cocoa smells? I need that in everything!!!! Perfume, lotion, everything!!!!! Ugh! This stinking no buy!!!

Will they have those smells around Christmastime? That is my favorite Christmas smell EVER!!!!

The peppermint hot cocoa is with CocoaPink, and she offers the scent in every item she sells (which are quite a few items). It'll be around for Christmas, she just added her fall/winter scents. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ohsailor]

I was thinking how, if I made indie cosmetics, I would do a Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies collections (and if you're a Hannibal fan, be sure to catch those shows! All by Bryan Fuller. Wonderfalls is a masterpiece!)

I just got my Shiro and Fandom Cosmetics orders eee