Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[Kelly Silva]

I'm feeling bereft of indie perfumes (I'm really not) so I placed an order for some sample vials from Alkemia. I wanted to order from Darling Clandestine as well, but she seems to be low in stock and I think I need to get my hands on Galilee, so I am going to hold off on that for the time being.

Seriously though, more shops need to update with Winter scents! I am so over Fall, I am ready to move on! :lol:

I may have ordered a few things, including a full size Selas blind. Solely for the 25% off Shark Friday coupon. Ugh

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I have this same issue!! I didn't think I'd like it, I threw in a mini pumpkin butter on my last order....and I LOVE IT, and now it's gone /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I usually don't like pumpkin that much! But I'll just have to use this one sparingly & remember to order a bunch next year if they have it again! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

ETA: This scent would have been a good hair oil! 

E(again)TA: I should really order a scented hair oil. I love the hair oils I have, but they just kinda smell like..hair product. I want to smell like food!

 

[Shalott]

I may have ordered a few things, including a full size Selas blind. Solely for the 25% off Shark Friday coupon. Ugh

Well. Well, well, well. That's what I get for skimming Facebook. Okay then. *off to order* :lol:

 

[meaganola]

I usually don't like pumpkin that much! But I'll just have to use this one sparingly & remember to order a bunch next year if they have it again! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

ETA: This scent would have been a good hair oil! 

E(again)TA: I should really order a scented hair oil. I love the hair oils I have, but they just kinda smell like..hair product. I want to smell like food!

I was given a decant of a limited edition hair gloss (oil) that Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab made for Dragon*Con.  It's called Golden Peaches & Bergamot, but it also has white jasmine and patchouli.  I smell like a hippie fruit salad!  I think I need more of this, but I'm not sure it's obtainable given the event-exclusive limited edition nature of this particular item.  Maybe if I whine at Puddin' enough, he will "find" a bottle for me.

 

[dressupthedog]

I had a weird experience with a perfume oil from Sugar and Spite today. I've had this problem with mainstream perfumes before, but not to the same extreme.

Sometimes I will wear a perfume pretty regularly for awhile and it will smell fantastic on my skin, and then all of a sudden it will smell a little off on my skin but fine in the bottle, so I will put it away for a few weeks or a month. After I put it on after it's been in storage, it will smell good on me again.

For the last several days, I have been wearing Sugar and Spite Grimoire and Diabolique together. On my skin, it smelled like honey and gingerbread and cloves in a cozy, slightly Dusty library for the first several days. Today, I smelled like old ham with too many cloves in a musty, dank library. And I couldn't get it to wash off of my skin until I took a shower after work.

Has anyone else experienced indie perfumes smelling so different on the skin on different days? Am I just crazy?

On a more fun note, I am dying for Catssic Literature. I NEED a full size of JK Meowling, and a mini of Purride and Purrejudice and oh, maybe the rest of them. This collection is so perfect for me. I am on a no buy right now, so I am trying to remind myself that it is permanent and I can hold out. I can't wait to see what all of you get though.

 

[ohsailor]

CATSSIC COMES OUT FRIDAY RIGHT?? WHAT TIME?? *HEAVY BREATHING*

Also, I'm loving Cinderella's Carriage, Cozy Blanket, Apricot Eyelet, Marshmallow Pumpkin, and Feat of Pumpkins. I don't usually go *this* foody, but it really gets me into the Halloween mood /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

I can't wait to get all my HoG other than the ones I had personally made /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

Has anyone else experienced indie perfumes smelling so different on the skin on different days? Am I just crazy?

Yup.  There are threads that have been running for literally years on indie perfume forums dedicated to this exact thing.  Your body chemistry can change dramatically over the course of your monthly cycle.  There are certain scents that I can only handle during shark week, ovulation, the times in between, or certain times of the year.  Eating certain foods, taking meds, having a baby, or going through menopause can also mess with things.  I've even heard of people having surgery for non-hormone things (like a bypass) and ending up with this happening.  It's not unusual to see people who have to sell off their entire collection because they just had life change that resulted in an upheaval in their body chemistry, and now all of their favorites smell horrific.

ETA:  I forgot I had a completely different reason for coming into this thread!  Scaredy Cat.  Has anyone ordered from them and had the PO do something like this:

Date & Time
Status of Item
Location
October 21, 2014 , 12:26 pm

Delivered

OLATHE, KS 66062 

Your item was delivered at 12:26 pm on October 21, 2014 in OLATHE, KS 66062.
October 21, 2014 , 9:34 am

Arrived at Post Office

OLATHE, KS 66062 

October 21, 2014 , 1:59 am

Departed USPS Origin Facility

KANSAS CITY, KS 66106 

October 17, 2014 , 5:54 am

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

KANSAS CITY, KS 66106 

October 17, 2014 , 4:39 am

Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility

OLATHE, KS 66062 

October 16, 2014 , 2:49 am

Shipping Label Created

OLATHE, KS 66062 

It should have been delivered either to someone (the person who actually placed the order) in Kirkland, WA, or me in Portland, OR.  The person who placed the order sent a message to SC about it yesterday when she saw that it was *not* delivered to either one of us, but she hasn't heard back, and I'm a bit worried I'm not going to have this in time to send back out to someone in time for Halloween.  I could have easily understood if it had gone to Kirkland, but back to Olathe?  Ugh.  Not sure I'm interested in ordering from them directly now.

 

[Shalott]

@@meaganola is totally right. My high school best friend had a baby recently and she actually knew she was pregnant (well, she knew something was up) because every. perfume. she owned smelled completely rank. She thought she was having a thyroid problem, but nope! A baby!

 

[ohsailor]

Also putting this out there: If you like pressed shadows, try Colour Pop!! The shadows are SOOOO silky and pigmented and you get a lot for just $5 a piece. Go check them out! Meow is to die for!

 

[ohsailor]

I thought some of y'all would find this adorable /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

https://www.etsy.com/listing/203339151/sale-halloween-limited-addition-wood?ref=related-5

 

[kaitlin1209]

Also putting this out there: If you like pressed shadows, try Colour Pop!! The shadows are SOOOO silky and pigmented and you get a lot for just $5 a piece. Go check them out! Meow is to die for!

Yes yes yes I also seriously love Colourpop!  I have six of them and they are pretty awesome. 

ETA: Forgot to mention the reason I came to post; in an order I got last week from Haus of Gloi, they had a perfume vial sample in there for me called Fancy Bread which I'm guessing will be part of the Yule collection.  It smelled like banana nut bread to me but I only opened to smell, I didn't put it on. 

 

[meaganola]

Ooh, it looks like my VC should be waiting for me when I get home!

 

[marigoldsue]

Yes yes yes I also seriously love Colourpop!  I have six of them and they are pretty awesome. 

ETA: Forgot to mention the reason I came to post; in an order I got last week from Haus of Gloi, they had a perfume vial sample in there for me called Fancy Bread which I'm guessing will be part of the Yule collection.  It smelled like banana nut bread to me but I only opened to smell, I didn't put it on. 

Oh, I love banana nut bread.....

 

[BSquared]

Oh, I love banana nut bread.....

ME too!! WANT!

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Guys. This month's VC is amazing.

Spoiler

Quick pictures-- First, look at this adorable bag! ALL the sparkles. So excited to try a Cofifn Kisser! LOOK AT THAT GLITTER.

ETA: There's also candy, of course. But I ate it already. And the labels on the jar are different than usual. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[sefkhet]

Ahh, that's gorgeous! Can't wait to get mine!

 

[meaganola]

Oh. My. Ack! Is it time to go home yet?

 

[Verorenee]

I'm getting a giant package from Femme Fatale today (my honey has to pick them up at the post office). I can't wait to get home and play!

 

[MIKAGlam]

Ack! I'm going out of town for a night but my VC will be waiting for me as I get home! Super excited!!!

 

[MIKAGlam]

On a more fun note, I am dying for Catssic Literature. I NEED a full size of JK Meowling, and a mini of Purride and Purrejudice and oh, maybe the rest of them. This collection is so perfect for me. I am on a no buy right now, so I am trying to remind myself that it is permanent and I can hold out. I can't wait to see what all of you get though.

I am a little disappointed that you didn't seize the opportunity to say "purrfect" instead. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />