Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[ohsailor]

I don't know if this company has been mentioned before, but if you're big into fandoms and polish, they have polishes inspired by:

The Walking Dead

Star Trek TOS

Harry Potter 

The X Files

Breaking Bad

Hitchhiker's Guide

Dr. Horrible

Supernatural

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!! (of course I hate the color :I  )

American Horror Story 

Divergent

Dexter 

Orange is The New Black

Firefly

GoT

Hunger Games

Sherlock

Doctor Who

Star Wars

Big Bang Theory

Orphan Black

Cartoons like Rainbow Brite and Carebears 

And quite a few more including video games

And their Halloween Collection includes

The Exorcist 

Friday The 13th

Night of The Living Dead

Evil Dead!!

Poltergeist 

Halloween

Nightmare on Elm Street

The Shining

JUST in case you either haven't heard of this brand or haven't checked up on them lately, for a certain upcoming list /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/products

 

[BSquared]

How did I not know Hello Waffle had blushes?

 

[kaitlin1209]

Hmm I'm second guessing wanting to try Cocoa Pink now.  There are too many brands I want to try to waste money on a Meh one.  Or I could just continue throwing all the bath and body product money at Lush as per usual. 

 

[ohsailor]

And now:

Someone asked why, and she pointed them to that thread.

It's such a shame because her colors really are gorgeous. She needs to think about letting someone else handle the business side of things.

 

[ohsailor]

Hmm I'm second guessing wanting to try Cocoa Pink now.  There are too many brands I want to try to waste money on a Meh one.  Or I could just continue throwing all the bath and body product money at Lush as per usual. 

It depends on what you're into- I'm big on foodie scents and huge on vanilla/amber/apricot/tiare/sandalwood/caramel base notes so their scents are perfect for me.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I think more than a scam she just seems *extremely* disorganized.  In her reply in the IMAM thread, she said that anyone who didn't have their order yet should contact her so she could start getting an official list of what needs to be sent out and who needs refunds.  But she should have that stuff already...

Agreed. 

I'm kind of enjoying reading the thread but I'm also getting even more irritated because I see her responding to posts on there but NOT responding to my e-mail. I emailed her over the weekend and she said she'd look into my package situation. Then she responded on Monday night & apologized, she didn't know it was a holiday but she'd call the next day. Aaaaand now it's three days later and nothing. asdlfkajsdf. 

My order is only from September. I can't even imagine how people from June/July (and January!) are feeling. 

 

[ohsailor]

I'll probably throw most of mine in the trades list in a day or two, so maybe if I have one you were considering feel free to let me know! But yeah, I am 100% of the belief that people can love or hate the majority of scents for entire fragrance houses (Gourmand scents as a whole are too sweet for me, but I have an exception for Thierry Mugler - I bought Angel in Paris in the '90's, before it had come to America. It's one of those scents that I will wear forever.) just because lots of houses/perfumers are known for taking very similar approaches to building all of their scents. There is no reason to think that wouldn't hold true for indie perfumers as well.

Black Violet was the first of the different indies I've tried where I really noticed a very different approach to the different scents I sampled, and some worked out amazingly for me and some were really surprising that they didn't. I guess its lucky that these ladies are offering good sized sample vials because I would get burned bad on some of these scents! :lol:

This is what I mean- I like Thierry Mugler but Angel is one scent that actually makes me nauseous to smell, and it's the same way for my mom (who is so obsessed with scents it's ridiculous). I've only tried a couple of CP scents because I'm still waiting on my large order. List 'em in your trades and you might have a few I want to try! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[BSquared]

It's such a shame because her colors really are gorgeous. She needs to think about letting someone else handle the business side of things.

YES! This is why I'm so sad, I honestly really did want to try it, I've never read a bad review about the actual product. Like I don't want a refund, I want to try your stuff! Just #^#&$%& send it to me so I can!!! I have never worked this hard to get something I paid for in my life.

 

[Kelly Silva]

Agreed. 

I'm kind of enjoying reading the thread but I'm also getting even more irritated because I see her responding to posts on there but NOT responding to my e-mail. I emailed her over the weekend and she said she'd look into my package situation. Then she responded on Monday night & apologized, she didn't know it was a holiday but she'd call the next day. Aaaaand now it's three days later and nothing. asdlfkajsdf. 

My order is only from September. I can't even imagine how people from June/July (and January!) are feeling. 

I think in this case you have the right to be a little annoying. Just send another email.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I think in this case you have the right to be a little annoying. Just send another email.

I sent one yesterday. I think if I don't hear back tonight, I'm just going to email and ask for a refund. I don't want to have to hound her for my stuff 

 

[marigoldsue]

A little bit ashamed to admit that I just got a shipping notification for an order I had placed and reading the name of the company, I had absolutely no recollection of what I had ordered or even waht kind of products they carried.  May be time to dial it back a bit.

That being said, has anyone tried Antimony Blue before?  I seem to have some fragrances headed my way /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[trekkersangel]

Thanks for the lists of lip indie companies.  I'm having a hay day making up a wish list for Christmas with some of those fun colors.

You guys are the best at recommendations. . .  

 

[ohsailor]

This whole Victorian Disco thing is just crazy. I mean, I knew there were some pretty big issues going on since there are so many of us having problems with orders/not receiving orders. But now that I'm looking at this other thread and seeing ALL THE PEOPLE who haven't gotten orders in almost three months, I'm kind of blown away!

This is looking like a Bondi situation to me!

Can someone explain what Bondi is/what happened? I know all about the Lime Crime fiasco, but I've never heard of Bondi... thanks!

 

[Bflopolska]

@, I'd also like to introduce you to For Goodness Grape (www.forgoodnessgrape.com). Lisa makes some of the best lip balms in the history of EVER, with a mind-boggling selection of flavors, and has beautiful lip colors and Perfume Stix. I just received a package of Lemon Sorbet lip balm, Stormy Nights perfume, and lip tints in Bitten (kickass red!), Gilded Ruby and Plumcot. It runs 5 to 7 days between ordering and shipping as a rule, but once she ships the packages tend to move fast.

 

[Kelly Silva]

Can someone explain what Bondi is/what happened? I know all about the Lime Crime fiasco, but I've never heard of Bondi... thanks!

Long story short people's money was taken and no product was received. It was a giant scam. You can google for more info, there are threads on MUT explaining in more detail.

In VD news, she is still trying to tell me USPS is "being slow". I just filed an FTC complaint and emailed her back telling her I was doing so, and I want my order to be physically taken to the post office.

 

[Bflopolska]

Bondi was a company that opened a nail polish sub, similar to Julep. The train wreck came on a similar track to the one VDC is riding, with unfulfilled orders, promises of seasonal colors that were never stocked, refunds that after several months may still not have been given, and a lot of blame being laid upon others.

 

[ohsailor]

One more thing: A tip for what I do with my indie blushes...

I sprinkle the TINIEST BIT into my hourglass powder and swirl it around (make sure it's a tiny bit!!) and it sort of becomes like the Hourglass blushes, with not too much pigmentation, and it doesn't mess up my Hourglass Ambient powders at all (i just swoosh around a little bit more if there's any extra pink on my powder). 

 

[ohsailor]

Long story short people's money was taken and no product was received. It was a giant scam. You can google for more info, there are threads on MUT explaining in more detail.

In VD news, she is still trying to tell me USPS is "being slow". I just filed an FTC complaint and emailed her back telling her I was doing so, and I want my order to be physically taken to the post office.

You should ABSOLUTELY do this. I try to be a good person, soft-hearted, but there comes a point you can't let someone step on you anymore (saying this just so her next email doesn't make you feel bad- she seems to be great at apologizing when she wants to be).

 

[Kelly Silva]

You should ABSOLUTELY do this. I try to be a good person, soft-hearted, but there comes a point you can't let someone step on you anymore (saying this just so her next email doesn't make you feel bad- she seems to be great at apologizing when she wants to be).

Oh I've stopped being nice, and she tries to make me feel guilty about it. I'm like why don't you just spend your energy taking my order to the post office? I really have no sympathy.

 

[Tamarin]

I feel like VDC should consider doing what Detrivore did with Shiro and finding a distributor so she only has to focus on making more stock and not fulfilling and mailing orders.