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chibimorph said:
Darling Girl Cosmetics has the Watercolor Paint Pots

Performance Colors has cream eyeshadows in tubes

Silk Naturals also has cream eyeshadows (called Chromatic Cream Eye Color)

I've never used any of these and haven't read any thorough reviews on them, so I can't comment on quality. I think the Darling Girl Paint Pots and Performance colors have received some good reviews, though. Pumpkin and Poppy also makes cream eyeshadows sometimes but her stock/inventory is very inconsistent (I think there's only one cream eyeshadow in her store right now). I don't know if any of these brands have the color you're looking for, though.

Maybe you can also use a foiling medium to turn loose powder shadows into something with cream-consistency?
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Okay, teach me how to foil please.  And which of the foil mediums do you find the easiest to work with?

 
marigoldsue said:
Okay, teach me how to foil please.  And which of the foil mediums do you find the easiest to work with?
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Sorry, I've never done it myself. I just recently bought the Darling Girl Superstar Serum to turn powders into liners, but I have no idea if that consistency will also work for cream eyeshadow.

I've read of people mixing shadows with primer to turn loose shadows into a cream; I've also read about people mixing shadows with a binder like glycerin or the TKB binder. It seems that people also use coconut oil, jojoba oil, or even mineral oil (I'm not sure how that works, though).

EDIT: To be honest, I'm not even sure if indie cosmetics are a good option for cream eyeshadow... the ingredients tend to be simpler and it seems that indie cream eyeshadows don't perform as well as mainstream ones. I'd imagine the indie products will probably dry out faster, too. For mixing them yourself, it might be better to mix very small amounts at a time or even right before you plan on using it.

 
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Sorry if this is annoying, but now I'm hunting for golds. Anyone have any they love? A nice silvery gold as opposed to a more yellow one. Either sparkley or more metallic.

 
Caught up on all 20 pages yay! My wishlist has been growing all week since I started reading through this thread and I made my first purchases today! I got an i+ta sub. It was showing as sold out but she was super helpful on facebook and helped me set up the deluxe sample sub anyway. 

Aaaaaand I definitely just made a Victorian Disco purchase because 50% off is too good to pass up. I got mini jars with sifters of Lollerskatez, Ay Sexy Lady, Not My Daughter You B*tch!, It's Levio-SAH, Hermione Snogged Krum, Why Does It Have to Be Dragons?, Snape Was Innocent, Slugs, and Malfoy's Bloody Nose.

I'll probably order the full sample size collection of the Ever in Your Favor collection from Aromaleigh in the next couple days while it's on sale. I'm also tempted to get a few of the Starbrights since they're literally a dollar. Has anyone tried those? 

Next on my wishlist that I'm dying to purchase (probably after pay day next week) is House of Gloi (already made up a cart), the Witchcraft and Wizardry set from GCC, and I'm still really wanting to try some opaque matte lipsticks from Impulse, although it sounds like the samples are kind of hard to work with.

 
Oh, wow.  Shyra was awake yesterday afternoon post-surgery and posted photos of her old heart and her new heart in the GDE fan group on Facebook.  Her old heart looks...  Let's just say that I agree with her assessment that she can't understand why she has lived this long with it.  She is clearly meant to live.  So happy for this complete stranger that I only know about due to sparkly sparkly eyeshadow!

ETA:  I love looking at my emailed Like notifications and knowing just from the username that it's probably one of my indie chicks!  :grouphug:

 
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Shalott said:
So I actually went to the site, filled up my cart and during checkout cancelled instead of submitted my PayPal order... I think that is a sign my spending needs to be reined in. But I want all the things! :scared:
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Haha, yeah - I'm on a makeup no-buy and I'm trying to use up the lip products I have right now. I empathize with your pain :scared:

 
The Fyrinnae site wasn't working for me yesterday, so I talked myself out of wanting everything, but now it's working! And *everything* is available in sample jars and tubes? Uh oh. I have other brands with smaller catalogs to tackle first, so I'll just put Fyrinnae on my 2015 schedule.

 
meaganola said:
The Fyrinnae site wasn't working for me yesterday, so I talked myself out of wanting everything, but now it's working! And *everything* is available in sample jars and tubes? Uh oh. I have other brands with smaller catalogs to tackle first, so I'll just put Fyrinnae on my 2015 schedule.
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Are you systematically working your way through the different indie brands? That sounds awesome! I've been wanting to make a Meow Cosmetics order for a while (especially since I suspect that their anniversary sale is coming up in August), but I already own too many foundations and eyeshadows that I can't justify it - so I've been telling myself that I have to wait until 2015 to order from Meow.

 
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Okay, first, y'all are a bunch of enablers, and that is all I have got to say to that! :)

Now, this week is set to be a catastrophe in that it is a double paycheck week in Dom Polska, and nothing going out but the mortgage and an office visit to our friendly neighborhood vet, meaning I will have a pile left over with which to accompany you down this fabled rabbit hole. So, in a word I need some recommendations! I am not very familiar with the indie companies (aside from Madison Street Beauty--I am testing wilder waters here) and need some ideas. I am looking for eyes, face and lips and want to start by purchasing a few sample packs--I just don't know from whom! Who is my best bet at the moment as far as good shipping times and best value?

 
Glamour Doll Eyes is my favorite, especially due to shipping times. Most indies have a week or two TAT. GDE is, like, a day or two (maybe three if it's a weekend) from order to tracking. And samples (eyes, blush, highlighter. No samples for lips) ship for free. I would recommend one of the collections or special edition collections for a first order because those have discounted prices.

 
Must.resist.ordering.

I feel like I need to enact a no-buy on myself. I only have but 1 face to play with and so many untried pretties already. Why must all the indies have lovely sales, such pretty colors, and nice people running them that make me wanna throw my money at them?!

 
rachelshine said:
Must.resist.ordering.

I feel like I need to enact a no-buy on myself. I only have but 1 face to play with and so many untried pretties already. Why must all the indies have lovely sales, such pretty colors, and nice people running them that make me wanna throw my money at them?!
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I had to enact the dreaded no buy. But I got a bunch of orders in before it started, and it helps that I have a ton of stuff arriving throughout the month to hold me over. And my Haus of Gloi order is out for delivery, squee!!!!  :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

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