Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[EggyBread]

The stuff I ordered from GDE and Fyrinnae shipped!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I was tempted by Savor but I am absolutely NOT allowing myself to buy anything right now, at least until my mountain of orders come in, ha.

Still consistently impressed with how quickly GDE ships, every time. Vee is a magician or something.

 

[kyxli]

If this will be your first order with Solstice Scents, don't forget you get an extra free sample.  All orders come with one free sample and you will see a drop down box at checkout where you can pick the scent you want.  But if it is your first order, make a note in the comments section that you would like your first order freebie to be _____ scent.  If you don't ask for it you only get the one sample.

I didn't know that, thanks for the info! This will be my first order, so I'll be sure to do that.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

I was tempted by Savor but I am absolutely NOT allowing myself to buy anything right now, at least until my mountain of orders come in, ha.

Still consistently impressed with how quickly GDE ships, every time. Vee is a magician or something.

I heard that! I ordered yesterday at 6pm central time and I got my shipping notification tonight at 7 pm. 

Does anyone know if you get the gift with purchase for November if we order through store envy?

 

[meaganola]

I heard that! I ordered yesterday at 6pm central time and I got my shipping notification tonight at 7 pm. 

Does anyone know if you get the gift with purchase for November if we order through store envy?

As long as it's over $10!  I forgot about this on my last round of ordering.  It was during the anniversary GWP crush, and you did *not* get the monthly GWP on those orders, but you could add it on for $3.  Now I have two Poodles:  One I got for half the usual price of a full-sized jar ordered from the standalone site and one I got for free with my Storenvy order, and I received both of them in the same package because Vee combined the orders for me.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

As long as it's over $10!  I forgot about this on my last round of ordering.  It was during the anniversary GWP crush, and you did *not* get the monthly GWP on those orders, but you could add it on for $3.  Now I have two Poodles:  One I got for half the usual price of a full-sized jar ordered from the standalone site and one I got for free with my Storenvy order, and I received both of them in the same package because Vee combined the orders for me.

Oh thank the lord. I really wanted Poodle but I think I am going to wait till a later date to order the box sets and the new collections. I had a nightmare last night that my wallet murdered me  h34r: /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  :lol:

 

[marigoldsue]

As long as it's over $10!  I forgot about this on my last round of ordering.  It was during the anniversary GWP crush, and you did *not* get the monthly GWP on those orders, but you could add it on for $3.  Now I have two Poodles:  One I got for half the usual price of a full-sized jar ordered from the standalone site and one I got for free with my Storenvy order, and I received both of them in the same package because Vee combined the orders for me.

I heard that! I ordered yesterday at 6pm central time and I got my shipping notification tonight at 7 pm. 

Does anyone know if you get the gift with purchase for November if we order through store envy?

Actually if what you ordered yesterday was one of the holiday sets it will not come with the Nov GWP per Vee's post on FB.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

Actually if what you ordered yesterday was one of the holiday sets it will not come with the Nov GWP per Vee's post on FB.

Well...dang. I guess I will just have to order $10 worth of stuff tonight so I can get that color

I don't have a Facebook so there's no real way for me to keep up with her business. She hardly ever posts on Instagram.

 

[marigoldsue]

Well...dang. I guess I will just have to order $10 worth of stuff tonight so I can get that color

I don't have a Facebook so there's no real way for me to keep up with her business. She hardly ever posts on Instagram.

If you haven't received shipping yet, pop her an email.  She would probably let you purchase it and add it to your current order.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

If you haven't received shipping yet, pop her an email.  She would probably let you purchase it and add it to your current order.

I received my shipping confirmation today. If I don't end up getting it it's no big deal.

 

[meaganola]

Actually if what you ordered yesterday was one of the holiday sets it will not come with the Nov GWP per Vee's post on FB.

Whoops, that's right.  Since I wasn't chasing those, I completely forgot about the exception with the sets!

Well...dang. I guess I will just have to order $10 worth of stuff tonight so I can get that color

I don't have a Facebook so there's no real way for me to keep up with her business. She hardly ever posts on Instagram.

I use Facebook pretty much only for information on indies.  There are quite a few indies that have Facebook-private-fan-group-only specials -- like the GDE anniversary GWP -- that they specifically ask *not* be shared in public places like Instagram, Reddit, or here.  They don't even post the specials to their own regular public Facebook pages.  I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell I would have managed to snag a sub for the Vanishing Cabinet if it hadn't been opened early that first month just for Crypt members.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

Whoops, that's right.  Since I wasn't chasing those, I completely forgot about the exception with the sets!

I use Facebook pretty much only for information on indies.  There are quite a few indies that have Facebook-private-fan-group-only specials -- like the GDE anniversary GWP -- that they specifically ask *not* be shared in public places like Instagram, Reddit, or here.  They don't even post the specials to their own regular public Facebook pages.  I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell I would have managed to snag a sub for the Vanishing Cabinet if it hadn't been opened early that first month just for Crypt members.

Seeing as how I cannot control my indie (really, all makeup in general) addiction, it is probably for the best that I don't see secret deals and whatnot haha

 

[ohsailor]

I'm thinking I'll just get a few of the GDE holiday colors:  He's an Angry Elf (because I have adored Peter Dinklage since _Living in Oblivion_, and I've been almost obsessed with him ever since that head tilt and hand wave that conveys his relationship to the deceased in the original _Death at a Funeral_.  DO NOT SEE THE REMAKE.  Yes, he's in the remake, too, but it's *horrible*), Simply Meant to Be (because I seem to be going through a taupe-with-sparkles phase), and Blend.Blend.Blend (because it looks like one of those colors where it looks *dramatically* different once you start working with it).  And maybe Isolated (because that's how I feel during the holidays).  And I might just pass these completely by.  Still debating.

The original Death at a Funeral is amazing. Have you seen The Station Agent? Bobby Cannavale is one of my favorite underrated actors, and he and Peter have such a wonderful bromance in that film.

 

[crazycatlady82]

Ugh. I have concluded that anything with amber in it is not for me. I finally used a sample of rapunzel by midsummers dream that I received in my I+a sub and maaaan I have a headache. Here's hoping the 2 scents I ordered from bpal go ok...

 

[meaganola]

Ugh. I have concluded that anything with amber in it is not for me. I finally used a sample of rapunzel by midsummers dream that I received in my I+a sub and maaaan I have a headache. Here's hoping the 2 scents I ordered from bpal go ok...

Which BPALs did you order?  Amber pretty much always turns straight to baby powder on me, but every once in a while, I find a BPAL amber that is okay.  Of course, I can't think of any of them at the moment.  Also, sometimes it's the specific kind or color of [insert note here] that causes problems for me.  Like musk or sandalwood.  White = STABBITY PAIN.  Red = *love*.

 

[crazycatlady82]

Which BPALs did you order? Amber pretty much always turns straight to baby powder on me, but every once in a while, I find a BPAL amber that is okay. Of course, I can't think of any of them at the moment. Also, sometimes it's the specific kind or color of [insert note here] that causes problems for me. Like musk or sandalwood. White = STABBITY PAIN. Red = *love*.

I ordered Snow White and strawberry something...I rechecked the description and neither say amber, but we will see.

I could deal with baby powder but amber tends to go musky and cloying on me. It's weird, I'm not normally scent sensitive...

 

[meaganola]

I ordered Snow White and strawberry something...I rechecked the description and neither say amber, but we will see.

I could deal with baby powder but amber tends to go musky and cloying on me. It's weird, I'm not normally scent sensitive...

Okay, you're safe from amber with those.  Snow White is not amber.  At all.  If I recall correctly, most people get a faintly coconut-almond-white floral thing (but not in a foodie way) out of it.  It reacts *very* poorly with my body chemistry (plastic almonds!  Be jealous!), *and* it's a very white scent, which means BOTTLED PAIN, so I don't wear it, but it is one of the Lab's most popular Yules.  And Strawberry Sufganiyot is going to be all foodie, all the time.  Sufganiyot is basically a doughnut, so this one will be strawberry jelly doughnut. 

And in unrelated news, I just pulled my Christmas shadows together to rotate through this month, and, wow, I have a lot more than I realized!  Three NM discontinued Dark Christmas Dream shadows (I'm planning on picking the rest up next year), last year's GDE Cyber Monday GWP bag (Naughty List, Staching Through the Snow, and Snow Day.  I also have the blush, still sealed up!), the December GDE OTM (Christmas Calories Don't Count and Mistletoe Makeout), and the Daily Lovelies Harry Potter collection (because Harry Potter is a Christmas series to me).  And that's just the shadows I currently have!  That's not counting whatever seasonal magic my subs will be bringing!  I have a box for Halloween stuff already set up for next year so I don't have to hunt everything down.  I think I might have to start a Christmas box, too.

 

[kawaiimeows]

I've placed my first indie makeup order ever, so now I feel like i can join in and post hahahah  :hehe:

@ enabled me into placing a life's entropy order - so I got 4 lip theory samples and 3 eye shadow samples.

honestly i've been wanting to branch out forever so i need to start reading up in here some more!

 

[meaganola]

Whoo!  Welcome to the sparkly side, @@kawaiimeows!  One of us!  One of us! 

 

[kawaiimeows]

I may or may not have creeped on some elfter wishlists and started liking facebook pages of indie brands that are new to me, if I don't do that I'll just totally forget about them so I use facebook as my online window shopping of sorts hahah.