Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

I have to say you were my first thought when I saw the theme. Are you on the waiting list? I don't think she's throwing any slots up for a free-for-all any more.

I have no idea if I'm on the waitlist, I emailed her but she never responded.

 

[ohsailor]

Bought the entire full-size Catssic and use the code for 15% off /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[crazycatlady82]

I have no idea if I'm on the waitlist, I emailed her but she never responded.

Same here, no response..

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

OMG. I got the Northman shade.  It's flipping gorgeous.  Hang on and I'll take a (bad, lamplight) pic of it to throw up on here.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE the True Blood books (not *as* big a fan of the show, but I'm just hoping the theme can be interpreted both ways and doesn't rely on the show alone).

I have my cart ready on HW... just don't quite have the $ to pull the trigger right this second.  I have to keep reminding myself it's a permanent collection!  And if I wait I can order the lippies with it and not pay shipping twice.  I can do this....

 

[Verorenee]

My femme fatale order is here!

 

[meaganola]

Heh.  I just literally laughed out loud at the special discount code in the VC.

Also, I received GCC Pumpkin King today.  The glitter is *much* more pronounced than in the swatch!  The pieces are *much* bigger than the shimmer.  This one absolutely needs glitter glue.

ETA:  I also received GCC One Eyed Jack's nail polish.  Now I can wear my NM Lost in the Lodge samples with this polish and powerload _Twin Peaks_!  (And one of the things I discovered during The Purge is that I actually own the first season on dvd.  And the full series in torrent form.  And, of course, Netflix has it streaming.  And I have not one, not two, but THREE TP tie-in books, all of which I've had for at least twenty years.  So...  Yeah, kinda looking forward to the new series!)

 

[ohsailor]

Okay I know I ask A LOT of questions but this one is seriously important- I know there are places people trade BPAL, are there any places like that for Haus of Gloi?

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Had to take it with a flash, here's my best stab at a description - Red-leaning purple with blue-leaning purple sparkle and strong silver sheen.  Total Viking color!!!

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[ohsailor]

Also. I had NO IDEA how small the sample vials are at HoG! I don't know what I was expecting, but I messed up!

 

[meaganola]

Okay I know I ask A LOT of questions but this one is seriously important- I know there are places people trade BPAL, are there any places like that for Haus of Gloi?

Really, the same places.  BPAL people are Haus of Gloi, Villainess, Arcana, Nocture Alchemy, Possets, etc. people. 

ETA:  Yeah, the samples are small, but one can last a month or more for me.  A little goes a looooong way. A lot of people take a sample, put it in a rollerball, and fill the rollerball with jojoba oil, and that lasts them for even longer.  These things are a lot more potent than alcohol-based stuff.

 

[lovepink]

So many sads in the USPS right now.  It shows my NM VC out for delivery but sadly I will not get it till tomorrow.  For whatever reason EVERY time I have a package it shows out for delivery.   I get home get all excited, can't find package get mad, then late at night (like 11pm) the tracking updates to notice left not able to deliver.

Then the next day (or several days) later it updates.

I have an Aromaleigh order coming (Hunger Games inspired shadows) and NM VD.  I got my GDE Halloweeen sets in earlier this week and had NO interest in Hello Waffle until everyone started posting pics and now I want them all!

One quick question do the HW minis have the pictures?  TIA!  (sorry the sort feature is hard to use on this site to answer my own question!)

 

[Amber McCarley]

Well. Today my long adventure with Victorian Disco came to its end. I am seriously kinda in shock that it finally arrived AND with no errors. She combined both my orders (from July and Sept) and threw in 3 extra samples. I would whine about the fact that I paid two separate shipping fees and she combined them so she *should* give me a refund but I simply don't care enough too. As its been so long, I had NO IDEA that I had ordered so much stuff. O.O Seriously...this haul was way more impressive than I thought it was. I started swatching through the jars and there are several shades I really really am impressed with and the art on the mini jars was a welcome surprise. I am still very put off by Victorian Disco as a company in general, but put me down on the list of people who say "Service sucks, but the eye shadows are lovely" because many of these really are.

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Some of those sample bags are SUPER Light! Wow.....

Also my NM Vanishing Cabinet came today too and OMG /DEAD. So perfect. Totally in Love! Next month is True Blood???! I feel like I am in heaven. NM knows exactally how to excite me. *happy dance*

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I don't think I am waiting on much now outside from Femme Fatalle Halloween Collection, NM Halloween Collection (and a second order for their CUTE bag) and a MASSIVE haul from Glamour Doll Eyes.

I love that you all are Super Excited over the HW release. Your excitement is just so wonderful to read. I am not a cat person so I don't have the same "OMG NEED" that many of you do but the artwork IS super cute. I think eventually I will need the Edgar Alan Purr shade though...lol.

Time to go de-pot my Victorian Disco sample bags into jars....<3

 

[lovepink]

Is the bag for the NM VC only on the full size sub?  Or is this not one of the subs that has a regular and mini?  So many subs, so many indies I can't keep them all straight!  TIA!

 

[mooreeeg]

I have no idea if I'm on the waitlist, I emailed her but she never responded.

If you click "contact us" on their website & ask to be added, she will add you. She responded to my request that way very quickly.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Is the bag for the NM VC only on the full size sub?  Or is this not one of the subs that has a regular and mini?  So many subs, so many indies I can't keep them all straight!  TIA!

I think it's just one size! The Innocent + Twisted Alchemy one has mini and full size /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[tacehtpuekam]

One quick question do the HW minis have the pictures?  TIA!  (sorry the sort feature is hard to use on this site to answer my own question!)

Just the full size! Minis have the regular Hello Waffle logo. 

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Aaaaaaand I just ordered the whole Catssic Literature collection. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[lovepink]

Thank you much!  I was thinking I was getting it+a and NM VC confused but wanted to double check!

I think it's just one size! The Innocent + Twisted Alchemy one has mini and full size /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Just the full size! Minis have the regular Hello Waffle logo. 

Thank you!  Now I have some decisions to make!  Shiro Halloween, NM Grisly Grimoires (had some last I checked) or Hello Waffle?  Why do I not make all the monies?!!!

 

[meaganola]

One quick question do the HW minis have the pictures?  TIA!  (sorry the sort feature is hard to use on this site to answer my own question!)

Nope.  None of their minis have artwork.

Is the bag for the NM VC only on the full size sub?  Or is this not one of the subs that has a regular and mini?  So many subs, so many indies I can't keep them all straight!  TIA!

There's only one size.  The shadows are minis, but you get four of them, plus a lip product** (and usually also an extra or two that varies from month to month) as well a sneak peek sample for the next month.  It's ten bucks plus shipping, which I believe works out to about $13. 

(I think it's also hard as hell to get in now.  I was lucky enough to get in at the very beginning of the sub because I happened to check out the Customer Crypt and notice that it was opened a few minutes early, and I have precisely zero plans to cancel.  Ever.  I think it's now entirely based on a waiting list because the first few months have seen such high demand that the website went *boom* when the slots open, and I don't think there are many people who are willing to give up their slot for anything.  The first month, there were fifty slots, and now there are a hundred, if I recall correctly, but it is my understanding they can't add any more slots for more people.  They just can't *make* any more of these sets.)

**  The month before it became an actual sub, you could pick nail polish or lip gloss, and international people automatically received the gloss because they can't send nail polish internationally.  That was only the second month of the VC (the first was based on _The Craft_ -- *still* kicking myself for missing that one -- and the second one was _Firefly_), and it was the month that the website broke in such a spectacular manner due to demand that it was decided that it just needed to be a sub.  Now that it's officially a sub, we've received lip gloss, tinted lip balm, and now a non-tinted lip balm, and my guess is that it will continue to not have a polish due to internationals, although I would not be surprised to see a blush or highlighter.

 

[meaganola]

Thank you!  Now I have some decisions to make!  Shiro Halloween, NM Grisly Grimoires (had some last I checked) or Hello Waffle?  Why do I not make all the monies?!!!

Uh...  Not to add to your dilemma or anything, but i+ta is releasing her _Saw_ collection tomorrow.  Pictures of a few of the shades are here (UGH, REVERSE BEAR TRAP, I CAN'T EVEN):

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.913904181971689.1073741836.255058434522937&type=1

The Hello Waffle collection is permanent.