Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[Amber McCarley]

I feel bad for those with VDC issues *STILL* my nightmare ended with my order in my hands but I haven't been excited to swatch more than about 5 of them...I'm just not excited to grab for them when I have so many other options from companies I respect and love.

 

[Lolo22]

Mail triplets!!! Plus haus of Gloi!! Omg everything is so amazing. I need all their lip balms now too. This is seriously my favorite company ever, ever. Got a sample of wintervile too so I know I can see what all the fuss is about- yum!! Sweet potato and fancy bread everything. So so yummy I can't get over it.

 

[meaganola]

Quadruplets!  I am stunned at how quickly the Visage box got here!  I'll have to swatch and take pictures of everything after I change the litter box. 

(As a side note, I took a comparative literature class in college about fairy tales.  We had to write a paper about a fairy tale, compare two versions of the same story, or write a story of our own.  I picked comparing Disney's version of _Beauty & the Beast_ to this particular version of the story because I happened to have a tape -- this was 1994, before dvds -- of the Disney movie.  I watched it just over three and a half times, and I got a 3.6 out of 4 on the paper despite the fact that it was basically stream of consciousness rambling.)

 

[Kelly Silva]

Speaking of Disney, are there any indie Disney collections or shades? Eyeshadow only?

 

[CurlyTails]

I think I would like a collection based on fairy tales generally as well as something Disney inspired!

 

[meaganola]

Disney will C&D you in a nanosecond.  Some companies have explicitly stated they will not do a Disney collection as a direct result of that.  I'm kind of shocked that the Avengers/Guardians of the Galaxy stuff has not been slapped down yet, but maybe part of the deal with Marvel is that they won't touch fan art (and I would argue that this is a version of fan art) based on Marvel properties, although Shiro did take the Avengers label art (but not the shadows themselves) off the site for fear of a lawsuit.

ETA:  Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab does have a few licensed lines based on Disney stuff.  Labyrinth, Fraggle Rock, and Dark Crystal, to be precise.  Jareth in particular is *thud*.  It is the rare lots-of-white-notes scent I can actually wear, although I sold my bottle ages ago due to the number of other bottles I have.

 

[sefkhet]

Guys, I got one of the indie advent calendars that Dena from AFK Cosmetics put together for IMAM! I'm so excited. She pulled together 11 different brands for this and I can't wait to play with everything.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Guys, I got one of the indie advent calendars that Dena from AFK Cosmetics put together for IMAM! I'm so excited. She pulled together 11 different brands for this and I can't wait to play with everything.

Me too! Pumped! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  

 

[Allison H]

Join me in the group with a great mail day, Hello Waffle's Visage and GDE's OTM! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Congrats on snagging one of the advent calendars @@sefkhet, those things were gone fast!!

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

So black violet is supposed to open tonight at 10 ET, I've never even been on their site, here's to hoping the site doesn't crash....

 

[Shalott]

So black violet is supposed to open tonight at 10 ET, I've never even been on their site, here's to hoping the site doesn't crash....

They are having a Black Friday-type sale event soon, so I imagine most customers are waiting for that? I know I am! OMG I can't wait to get my hands on a full size Valley of the Temples! :wub:

 

[meaganola]

Aww, I just went to order something from Daily Lovelies, and Maggy had her baby, so they're shut down until next year!

ETA:  In unrelated news, I received shipping from Darling Girl!  The bad news:  I had been thinking about ordering some for Secret Santa, and this order was placed October 12th.  Uh.  This TAT is not going to work here.

 

[kyxli]

Guys, I got one of the indie advent calendars that Dena from AFK Cosmetics put together for IMAM! I'm so excited. She pulled together 11 different brands for this and I can't wait to play with everything.

I got one, too! I can't wait to try all the brands.

 

[ohsailor]

Okay, I need to start keeping up with the IMAM thread. I wanted that advent calendar so bad /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[MIKAGlam]

What's the TAT like for hello waffle? I'm too lazy to go and look /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[KatieS131]

What's the TAT like for hello waffle? I'm too lazy to go and look /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I think I got my order in about a week (which is really quick because I'm not near Canada and they had a lot of orders during that time!) It definitely was not more than 10 days for me about 2 weeks ago,  although it could be different now. 

 

[meaganola]

I tried the Tundra Lip Theory in the Hello Waffle Visage box last night all on its own, and DID NOT LIKE, but then I tried it this morning with a couple of the eye shadows (just slapped on to see what they looked like), and I have to say that I really do like how they work together after all!  I'm looking forward to doing a whole face with this stuff now!  Since today is a federal holiday, I'm just staying home in my yoga pants and Watchmen t-shirt, so I'm not bothering with any more makeup than this, but I can already tell that this is going to be a fun sub!

ETA:  Eee!  Christine is expanding the Painted Flowers collection when the whole thing comes back in March!  I know what my splurge is going to be that month!

 

[Shalott]

Just an fyi, I contact Debaucherous Bath over the weekend, no big thing, just a quick "hey I'm curious about where in the process you are, can I get a heads up' type of message through Etsy. No response. So Yesterday I sent a bit more strongly worded message basically "I see others have had issues, and I don't want to have issues because that will reflect poorly in my review" sort of message and today I had a reply waiting for me! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The gist was they are very busy and any orders place before last Friday should be going out by this Friday - I think. It was a bit convoluted but that was what I pulled from the convo. So, we shall see!

 

[Lolo22]

Just an fyi, I contact Debaucherous Bath over the weekend, no big thing, just a quick "hey I'm curious about where in the process you are, can I get a heads up' type of message through Etsy. No response. So Yesterday I sent a bit more strongly worded message basically "I see others have had issues, and I don't want to have issues because that will reflect poorly in my review" sort of message and today I had a reply waiting for me! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The gist was they are very busy and any orders place before last Friday should be going out by this Friday - I think. It was a bit convoluted but that was what I pulled from the convo. So, we shall see!

I just got shipping for my Debaucherous order from 10/24. Was yours before that?

 

[Lolo22]

I cannot recommend the HoG lip balms enough.  I'll be ordering backups and more flavors for sure.  The scent is nice and strong (which is rare) and it feels great on.  Vanilla Chai needs to be shared with the world!