Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[MIKAGlam]

First impressions on Performance Colors. The samples are smaller than what I was expecting. I was thinking Shiro sample size. But at less than $1 a pop I am not surprised at the size. She also threw in 3! Free samples!!! My total was only $5 and she gave that many samples? Generous! Now I am off to swatchy swatchy!!

Eta: I. Am. In. Love!! Based off the swatches I am in love. Bad lands is the perfect ox. blood I have been looking for! She send me a blue sample for free. I have been looking for a blue lipstick forever! Ughh so excited over here. Also. Zombie Bride. It looks like a reddish purple till you swatch it and then all the green sparkles come out. Soooo pretty!! I hope the formula is amazing on the lips because I am swooning over these swatches. I just worked 16hra straight. This was a good pick me up.

 

[Shalott]

I'm sorry to keep posting about it, but I haven't played with any of my other newest goodies (I haven't been feeling loose shadows lately, does anyone else have that happen? I've really been digging some of my new palettes.) so all I have to talk about are the perfumes I've been trying.  

Anyways, I finally made it through my Cocoa Pink scents and I've put three into my trades list that just won't work for me. Please let me know if you'd like any of them, I want someone who wants them to have them! My thoughts on the scents I am keeping, in order of my favorites:

1. Ghost Train of Gettysburg: For my personal fragrance taste, this one was miles away my favorite. It was also the only scent where I could clearly make out some depth to the scent. It started out with a faintly sweet top note, but I could distinctly smell tobacco underneath, and dried down to a pleasant powdery musk that wasn't sweet at all.

2. Fear of Ghosts: How ironic that the one scent I knew and expected to be overly sweet was one I ended up liking. It flat out smelled like marshmallows, to me, but it wasn't a sickly-sweet scent, just enough that if you smelled it you went, "oh yeah, marshmallows". I'd like to use this as a layering scent with some of my very cool, clean perfumes, to warm them up and give them some sweetness.

3. Sleigh Ride: The top note of this was quite unpleasant, an unholy mix of juniper and sickly-sweet vanilla, but it dried down to a nice woody base, and I think it will layer well with other holiday scents. Otherwise, I'd probably give this one away, as well.

Anyways, these are all just my opinions based on my personal taste in fragrances. The scents I am trying to find a new home for are Masquerade Ball, White Veil and Myrtles Plantation. If you've wanted to try these, let me know!

 

[ohsailor]

So, I was totally sick all day. Gross city! But I had an EXCELLENT mail day and suddenly I feel better!

I got:

Geek Chic Cosmetics 

Aromaleigh (I ordered on Saturday at 10:50pm and got it today!)

Two I don't remember ordering from: Eccentric Cosmetics and Black Violet, but I'm EXCITE!

And savor (and since I don't see this one talked about often, I need to show how sweetly wrapped my whipped soaps are. The tag, obviously, had my name on it on the other side haha)

 

[ohsailor]

A few dawn eyes swatches!! All swatched over UD Bondage (glitter glue)

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Up top: splendor. Super sparkly SO MUCH GLITTER!

Left to right:

Party dress

Chrome #9

Chrome #10 (not photographing well, it's more a tan base with a light blue duo chrome to it)

Celestial

Always proper (also not photographing well, it's coming off tan, it's a lot more rosy colored in person

Overall I am extremely happy. Chromes are super shiny, no duds, and SAMPLES ARE FIFTY CENTS.

Sorry for phone quality, le husband is playing some zombie game online, and bad kitchen lighting. Why you dark at 6:30pm, outside!?!?

Okay, I'm placing an order. These are GORGEOUS.

 

[Shalott]

So, I was totally sick all day. Gross city! But I had an EXCELLENT mail day and suddenly I feel better!

I got:

Geek Chic Cosmetics 

Aromaleigh (I ordered on Saturday at 10:50pm and got it today!)

Two I don't remember ordering from: Eccentric Cosmetics and Black Violet, but I'm EXCITE!

And savor (and since I don't see this one talked about often, I need to show how sweetly wrapped my whipped soaps are. The tag, obviously, had my name on it on the other side haha)

Ohh, super excited to hear what you got from Black Violet - I am making my list for when the shop reopens!

 

[ohsailor]

One more post- has anyone else gotten this message when trying to order from Dawn Eyes? "PayPal cannot process this transaction because of a problem with the seller's website. Please contact the seller directly to resolve this problem."

Edit: I figured it out, but over half the items I tried to buy were sold out, and didn't tell me until I was at the final check-out page on Paypal. Disappointing. I went from a $14 total to a $7 total.

@@Shalott I will sniff them tomorrow and let you know what I think!

 

[sefkhet]

@@MIKAGlam I was just coming here to rave about Performance Colors! I've been trying to find a creamy concealer with very little luck. Hers are wonderful and I love the fact that I could sample them cheaply before I purchased. She gave me three free lip samples as well. Ginger Heart is a gorgeous mauvey pink that looks natural on my warm complexion. I was really impressed with the staying power as well. I'm trying to wear more lip products but I have a problem with my lips just eating them. This stayed on well, for a long time, and I really liked how the matte formula didn't dry my lips out.

Soooo, what I'm saying is I've found yet another indie to throw my money at.

@@ohsailor, the healing power of indies! Hope you're feeling better.

 

[marigoldsue]

One more post- has anyone else gotten this message when trying to order from Dawn Eyes? "PayPal cannot process this transaction because of a problem with the seller's website. Please contact the seller directly to resolve this problem."

Edit: I figured it out, but over half the items I tried to buy were sold out, and didn't tell me until I was at the final check-out page on Paypal. Disappointing. I went from a $14 total to a $7 total.

@@Shalott I will sniff them tomorrow and let you know what I think!

I have read that others have had issues with things showing as sold out on the final check out page and they have emailed Dawn and they were able to purchase.  You might send her a message.  She is very responsive.  I had her make a custom color for me in honor of my daughter and found her very easy to work with.

 

[biancardi]

paypal has changed their settings - I had the same error with a totally different website and it took him a few minutes to fix it.

 

[chibimorph]

I just started watching Attack on Titan (with a friend who felt like we had become asocial because of classes and studying). We have only watched the first two episodes because the plan is to watch two episodes a week... but I want to binge-watch it because it's SO GOOD. I feel like my ability to comprehend certain indie lines will be greatly expanded - AFK Cosmetics and Siren Song Cosmetics, I'm looking at you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[MIKAGlam]

I'm sorry to keep posting about it, but I haven't played with any of my other newest goodies (I haven't been feeling loose shadows lately, does anyone else have that happen? I've really been digging some of my new palettes.) so all I have to talk about are the perfumes I've been trying.

I had to put away my loose powders for a bit for some of my palettes. I'm sure that'll change when my 3 orders from NM will arrive. I'll have to play with those. But my Lorac Mint Edition palette and my UD Pulp Fiction palette is getting love from me as of now. I get overwhelmed sometimes by all my loose powders. I never know which ones to use.

 

[CurlyTails]

My GDE Halloween order from Wednesday (!) arrived yesterday!  So. Many. SPARKLES!  Shots of Cyanide is especially gorgeous.

 

[chibimorph]

There's a Hello Waffle Giveaway for the Catssic Literature collection on her facebook page! (you have to like her facebook page to enter)

(I don't think we're supposed to link to facebook, but just go to the Hello Waffle facebook page and click the Giveaway tab)

 

[tulosai]

There's a Hello Waffle Giveaway for the Catssic Literature collection on her facebook page! (you have to like her facebook page to enter)

(I don't think we're supposed to link to facebook, but just go to the Hello Waffle facebook page and click the Giveaway tab)

OMG ty!!! No chance I will win but entering never hurts /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

I had to put away my loose powders for a bit for some of my palettes. I'm sure that'll change when my 3 orders from NM will arrive. I'll have to play with those. But my Lorac Mint Edition palette and my UD Pulp Fiction palette is getting love from me as of now. I get overwhelmed sometimes by all my loose powders. I never know which ones to use.

I find it easier to pick two or three (so one eye look) over the weekend when I have time to think things over and then just wear that combination all week.  It's hard to pick those two things, but it sure does save time during the week!

 

[Kelly Silva]

I finally found an indie perfume my boyfriend likes on me! Black Violet Affogato, which I had the feeling he would like since good espresso and ice cream are about two of his favorite things together. It smells so lovely, so I'm glad I finally found one. Normally, he just gets upset at the scents I wear, as if they're an assault on his senses lol

 

[CurlyTails]

I finally found an indie perfume my boyfriend likes on me! Black Violet Affogato, which I had the feeling he would like since good espresso and ice cream are about two of his favorite things together. It smells so lovely, so I'm glad I finally found one. Normally, he just gets upset at the scents I wear, as if they're an assault on his senses lol

Mmmm that sounds good!

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Haus of Gloi restocked some Autumn perfume oils & hair oils!

I wish I would have known about this, because I'd totally buy Ghost Puffs in both (and a few Candy Bowl scents) buuuut I just spent all my money on Christmas presents for other lovely people. Rats!

 

[ohsailor]

Thank you guys! I will message her and see if I can get some of those colors that said they were sold out- over half of them said it and they are sooooo pretty. Plus I wanted to pick up a few I think my SS will like!

@Shalott. So, my thoughts on the Black Violet scents I got:

Affogato- This one doesn't work for me, but only because the coffee/coffee bean note is too strong. I'll probably put this up to trade, or hope my SS will like it (based on other scents, I actually think she might, and she could always use it to trade if she didn't)

Lady Grey- At first I didn't like this one, too floral? But the dry down is really nice. I wish the tea note was stronger, but I'll give it another chance.

Sugar Clouds-  This is the one I purchased in full-size, and I'm glad I did. More complex than sugar cookies or something like that, but still gourmand. But I'm *BIG* on gourmand and if I remember correctly you're not, so my opinion might be the opposite of yours!!

Overall I would definitely give them a try, when I ordered it was a shot in the dark, but they clearly know what they're doing and are talented at it!

 

[ohsailor]

Haus of Gloi restocked some Autumn perfume oils & hair oils!

I wish I would have known about this, because I'd totally buy Ghost Puffs in both (and a few Candy Bowl scents) buuuut I just spent all my money on Christmas presents for other lovely people. Rats!

@ do you want me to pick up Ghost Puffs in perfume for you (It's sold out in hair oil I'm afraid). If you do PM your address and I'll have it sent to your house!!