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Down the Indie Rabbit Hole
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I am up super late waiting for some painkillers to kick in, so what do I do? Check the Indie thread of course!/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Don't know what's going on in the thread but I got several orders while I was away and I can't wait to play with my Shiro goodies and my i+ta sub! Just waiting on my NM VC and Grimoire, I think.
I also got my Cocoa Pink order and I am surprisingly... underwhelmed. Maybe the fragrances are just too nuanced for me, but five out of the six samples I ordered smell alike, but none were that close on description. The sixth one smells like something else I already owned, LOL, and ALL of them seem to be much, much sweeter than I anticipated. -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
I have only worn Masquerade Ball on my skin so far and it wasn't a stinker, but not what I expected. Cold sniffs lie, though, so I won't pass a final verdict until I get to try them all on. :smilehappyyes:
I agree. Though my stuff was pretty much all some kind of cake or baked good so everything probably has vanilla in it lol. I don't really know how to say it, without sounding bad (and I honestly dont mean it that way) but I felt like everything smelled kind of cheap? Like stuff you would find in the holiday section of any old store. It's hard to explain. Like, the HoG stuff all smells really "special" and mentally takes me to a place where that smell would be, where this stuff doesn't do that for me. Really subjective, I know, but I was just kind of meh about everything. My dog was really excited about the marshmallow perfume though haha.
Probably having the items "sealed" with Scotch tape contributed to the cheap feeling. But yeah, as soon as I opened the oils to smell them, that was my thought too. I did pick out one scent though that I am rely like. I think it was Something Wicked, very fruity and girly, I got the argan hair stuff with that scent. Used it this morning and my hair is soft, but it will take more of the day for me to get a feel for how well this keeps my hair feeling healthy and not dried out.
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Aww sorry cocoa pink isn't working out for people /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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I've got NM and Shiro Halloween sets coming to me and NM VC. And I'm obsessively waiting for the GDE Halloween launch!
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I really wanted to try their products but have mostly been interested in the "woody" scents they offer, maybe I'll order a few and see if they all smell like vanilla. The ones I like aren't supposed to have that note, so if they arrive and they do smell that way, we'll know somethings up.Aww sorry cocoa pink isn't working out for people
%*&(^%^$ USPS. My GDE order with the Halloween sets and with my Wed freebie order from last week was supposed to be delivered yesterday. I live in a KS side suburb of Kansas City, which is the far west side of Missouri. My order under need up at a post office in a suburb of St Louis, which is the far east side of Missouri. It was in Kansas City yesterday and instead of getting transferred to my local post office they sent it across the state. GRRRRRRR.
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So, about Geek Chic cosmetics, are any of the shadows they make true to picture? I'm really interested in multiple collections but when looking at swatches, the colors seem really off.
I think there was a post about this in IMAM the other day. The girl said she swatched them wet and they ended up closer to the website swatches. When she emailed the brand owner, they said that they swatched over Pixie Epoxy and Glitter Glue. Here's the thread - http://www.reddit.com/r/Indiemakeupandmore/comments/2j1eo1/guys_ive_cracked_the_geek_chic_swatch_code_i/
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Heh, I have Pixie Epoxy and GDE's Foil Me. Honestly, I can't really tell the difference lol. Some may find PE a bit easier to apply with the doe foot applicator but Foil Me really makes the shadows soo pretty. I have zero input on the Glitter Glue though, no help there
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elizabethrose
Elizabeth
SO I need spiritual guidance friends.
HOG sent me *two* full size perfumes that I was supposed to get in minis. Pumpkin Eater and Olde Cidre Haus. What do I do.
HOG sent me *two* full size perfumes that I was supposed to get in minis. Pumpkin Eater and Olde Cidre Haus. What do I do.
Kelly Silva
Evolution of a Foodie
I swatched a few GCC collections over primer, and about half looked different from their swatches. Some were better looking, some were worse. But, I will say if you ever have to deal with customer service it's great. I had some issues with some samples I ordered, and I was sent full size replacements immediately.
Kelly Silva
Evolution of a Foodie
Keep them and smell like pumpkins and cider all year long? They probably ran out of samples or something and just sent you those to save time.
I would let them know, only because I believe if I failed to let them know karma would bite me in the butt. Knowing HoG they'll just say something like, "Oops our fault!", and let you keep it free of any additional charge.
elizabethrose
Elizabeth
Okay! That's kind of what I thought but I wasn't sure. I wanted to clear my conscious but I also didn't want to bug them if they were just entirely too busy.
My I+T sub cam today. The "extra" lip gloss looks like something that will be more than a little out of my comfort zone. Can someone post a swatch when they get theirs? I think mine is going to end up on my trade list, so I don't want to open it to swatch it. But I would like to see if it is as dam as it appears in the jar before I make a decision.
Kelly Silva
Evolution of a Foodie
I posted a swatch earlier in the thread, it was under a spoiler. It applied terribly, it didn't look bad as a color, but definitely out of some people's comfort zone. My biggest problem was the formula itself, it would take quite a bit of fiddling to get it to look right.
elizabethrose
Elizabeth
I emailed them - so we'll see what happens! They're lovely but I certainly don't need full sizes! Along with my custom perfume!
(But if I'm gonna be real honest, if it was a full size horseman I would feel less guilty. Or cozy sweater.)
(But if I'm gonna be real honest, if it was a full size horseman I would feel less guilty. Or cozy sweater.)
meaganola
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Typically, they can't legally resell perfume, so a lot of companies will tell you to keep it. I did receive an entire duplicate BPAL order once that I did have to send back in order to get my correct order, but it was about five hundred bucks (it was a decanting circle order, and I had placed two separate orders, so I received two shipments of Order A and no Order B ),so that was understandable.
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