Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[mandithomas89]

Thanks guys for all the help with HOG (trying Spider Silk, Elevenses and Lavendar Sugar now!) and the hydraglazes. I was already eyeing Homicide but now I'm debating between that one and Sailor's Delight. And @@Lolo22, I definitely want to hear your thoughts on that CP sampler when you get it. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Has anyone on here gotten a shipping refund from CP?

Latest "update" from Victorian Disco for y'all

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(Omg using MUT on mobile is haaaard)

Seriously!! I know everyone always says that but I never really tried to post pics from my phone on here until the other day and it took AGES!!

 

[meaganola]

In positive news, I am at a beach house with an ocean view and its hard to actually be mad about anything when the Oregon coast is so overcast and lovely. haha.

My coworkers make fun of my love of seeing the fog rolling in over the river.  We work in the KOIN tower, and our side of the building overlooks the Hawthorne Bridge and the Willamette River.  And, of course, Mt. Hood.  We have a *gorgeous* view on clear days, like something out of a movie.  Anyway.  The fog.  In the autumn and winter, it gets so thick that you can't see the end of the block!  And forget about seeing the river.  It's like _The Mist_!  Lovelovelove*love* it.  I would especially love a shadow based on that movie.  Every time I see the fog roll in, I try to figure out what it should be.  Maybe...  pale gray with lavender and blue sparkles?

 

[Tamarin]

so I know there was some discussion about this earlier, but what about posting a "facts only" thread on IMAM for VDC orders?  as in, ppl will only comment on when the order was placed and whether they have received it, or whether they asked for a refund.  Example:

randomuser 1 point 1 hour ago

Date of order: Aug 10

order received: y/n (pick one)

tracking number issued: (add date here)

tracking number reissued: (if applicable)

refund requested: y/n and date of request

refund received: y/n, and the date it was received if applicable

I know it's really tricky posting on IMAM with these sorts of complaints because they could literally cause a company to go out of business, but this may be a way to get a better idea of what's going on with VDC TAT, refunds, who actually got their orders so far (I know a few people have and they posted about it). Any discussion with another user about their experience would be limited to PMs.  I would start the thread myself but I haven't ordered from VDC so it doesn't make sense for me to do so.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

@@Tamarin I'd be very curious to see all of that information, especially seeing how many people have actually received their orders. I thought about posting something the other day but I've never actually made a post (just comments) & didn't want to start a ruckus with my first one. 

My tracking doesn't work, obviously, but she says she mailed it with a large group on Wednesday. If it's coming from Florida, I SHOULD get it tomorrow. Tuesday at the very latest. I think if it doesn't come by then, I'm just going to ask for a refund. She said she'd look into it but I'm not sure I trust that & I actually placed a kind of large order. I can definitely use that $$ elsewhere. 

 

[nlbm]

Every time I see the fog roll in, I try to figure out what it should be.  Maybe...  pale gray with lavender and blue sparkles?

I'd buy that in a second.

 

[BSquared]

Haus of gloi order made it to my state after its vacation in Texas! Should be here tomorrow woohoo!

 

[ohsailor]

Ooh, it looks like Darling Girl's next GWP is going to be We're All Infected, in honor of tonight's season premiere of _The Walking Dead_!  And it's a lovely shimmery fevered pink.  Although my first impulse is to get a Halloween-oriented collection because it's October, I'm thinking I'll pick up petits of the Only One Can Win collection since this order probably won't get here until November.

She's doing that AND Walkers?? Nice!

Also, at this point some of you need to talk to VD straight and tell her that she is breaking all sorts of consumer protection rules (http://www.business.ftc.gov/documents/bus02-business-guide-mail-and-telephone-order-merchandise-rule) and if she continues, she can find herself in very hot water. I'm sorry, but reading all the ways she is lying to you all and spinning you in circles is starting to make me sick. She should have stopped taking orders long ago. It's very obvious she is essentially stealing your money to make orders for makeup for herself and will only actually send anything out if you get very serious with her. I'm super forgiving and understanding, but I have no tolerance for thieves and those who rip off hard-working, trusting people. She is the only company I had heard of before joining this thread, and it's because her reputation has always been that VD is a mess, but it seems like the company has taken a nosedive for the worst. I don't buy any of her excuses and again think she needs to be reminded that she's breaking some serious laws.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Why didn't I pay more attention when you guys were discussing the Espionage Cosmetics Kickstarter thing?! I need those glittery tentacle wraps in my life & apparently they're an exclusive for the campaign. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[meaganola]

She's doing that AND Walkers?? Nice!

Yup!  We're All Infected is the GWP, and Walkers is in the COTM section, although it's a "Special Edition" instead of specifically for October!  It doesn't say when it's coming down, though.  It hits almost all of my MUST INSTABUY buttons:  Purple-brown, duochrome, inspired by a fandom I follow, and limited edition.  The only thing it's missing is glitter!  Oh, wait, I take that back.  It has royal blue sparkle, which in fact means glitter!

Oh, and Bitten is up, too, in the Momentary Marvels section!  Gah!  WANT THEM ALL!  I actually need to order at least one more thing, though.  Decisions are *hard*!

 

[meaganola]

Why didn't I pay more attention when you guys were discussing the Espionage Cosmetics Kickstarter thing?! I need those glittery tentacle wraps in my life & apparently they're an exclusive for the campaign. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

It's even sadder:  The blue glittery wraps were actually for the *first* Kickstarter a year or so ago.  The regular tentacle wraps still have glitter in them, though, or at least the ones I bought somewhere I can't recall (probably a comic book store) had some in it.  The backer exclusives this time around are glittery Baker Street (with glow-in-the-dark smiley face) and Lunar Phase (I think the moons are glow-in-the-dark), and I'm getting four of each.

And, yow, a perfume oil (BPAL Moroccan Pumpkin Patch) I was hoping to get $25 for on eBay just sold for $41.  I can't believe the other one (BPAL Snakes in the Pumpkin Patch) didn't get more bids on it, though!  That's the one I was *sure* would easily go past $40, and it didn't even hit $33.  Oh, well.  Too late now.  At least the buyer paid within literally a minute of winning the auction.

 

[Allison H]

For anyone interested...

 

[ohsailor]

Why didn't I pay more attention when you guys were discussing the Espionage Cosmetics Kickstarter thing?! I need those glittery tentacle wraps in my life & apparently they're an exclusive for the campaign. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Haha, I am soooo grateful to @@meaganola for telling me about it! 

Also, what is the usual TAT for Darling Girl? I want to make another order or so. P.S. @@meaganola About to start the season premiere right now!

 

[TooMuchElectric]

I ordered from Darling Girl three and a half weeks ago and haven't heard a peep. TAT is listed as 20-22 business days.

 

[meaganola]

Yeah, Darling Girl's TAT blew up after the Who Ya Gonna Call and OITNB releases hit.  Per Facebook, on Friday the 10th:

Shipping update: We have finished up orders from 09/14/14 and will have orders from the 15th completed on Monday. Things should start moving along a little quicker now that the release day surge has been worked through.

But even when I ordered outside of a release (the first Momentary Marvel, a semi-loose shadow, and the I Smiled Once COTM, just kind of randomly in the middle of the month with no big collections being released), it took three weeks to get my order.  I think three weeks is the baseline with DG, and it goes up from there.

 

[Amber McCarley]

For anyone interested...

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Yes!!! I am excited!!

/scream...really VDC? All Sept orders are shipped now? Not that I ever got a tracking for my Second order (from Sept) or anything from you....never ever ever again. I'm still waiting on my JULY order...let alone Sept....

so not happy. very not happy.

 

[meaganola]

I saw a post from her somewhere in the IMAM thread where she said she cried over losing customers and having to refund people.  Uh, no sympathy from over here, chickie.  She would do a *huge* service to herself and her company if she shut everything down for at least a few months and completely regrouped.  She is the wrong person for this business model. 

 

[Allison H]

I saw a post from her somewhere in the IMAM thread where she said she cried over losing customers and having to refund people. Uh, no sympathy from over here, chickie. She would do a *huge* service to herself and her company if she shut everything down for at least a few months and completely regrouped. She is the wrong person for this business model.

Yep, I agree 100%!

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

I ordered from Darling Girl yesterday, because I wanted the Walkers special edition and she said she would switch out the current GWP (last weeks-Poseidons Wrath) for the We're All Infected gwp. I also ordered shadows from the Black collection.

Guys, I've really gone head first into the Indie brands. Can't wait to get all of my goodies in the mail.

 

[BSquared]

Yes!!! I am excited!!

/scream...really VDC? All Sept orders are shipped now? Not that I ever got a tracking for my Second order (from Sept) or anything from you....never ever ever again. I'm still waiting on my JULY order...let alone Sept....

so not happy. very not happy.

EXACTLY. September orders shipped....but not July apparently! Email #5 going out this morning. Tirrrred of this.

 

[Lolo22]

I have several Hydraglazes, and aside from Homicide, they're all just kind of a tint, not super intense color. Homicide is probably the boldest shade I've tried from the line. I think I have all of them (including the ones from the Valentine's Day and spring collections) except two at this point. I keep buying them because I love the texture even though they're more of a wash of color than anything remotely resembling full-coverage! They're not sticky at all, and I especially love them over a stain: Apply a stain for color and Hydraglaze for not-dryness. If you're a fuchsia/hot pink person, I would recommend Sailor's Delight. It's a lot closer to those colors than the site product photos would suggest (the on-lip photo is more like it).

Homicide is really pigmented on me. I think it's hard for me to get a feel for the colors because the models lips are super light and mine are naturally more dark pink/mauvey. I think you're right though, that I would like Sailors Delight. That's going on my to buy list next.
In other news I am so sad there's no mail today /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> CP, HoG and GDE (custom glitter!) are all coming tomorrow.