Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[meaganola]

Yup, a glossary thread is on its way!  I'll pin that one so it's easy to find.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Good, cause it took me way too long to figure out what HoG stood for  :lol:

 

[CurlyTails]

@ Also give Kiss My Sass a try. She has several products that are dupes of Lush scents and are pretty dead-on. She usually has super fast shipping as well.

 

[Shalott]

Good, cause it took me way too long to figure out what HoG stood for  :lol:

ROFL, if I hadn't seen used in context with "Haus of Gloi" spelt out, I'd still be scratching my head! And I constantly confuse GDE and DG, whoops!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Good, cause it took me way too long to figure out what HoG stood for  :lol:

The ones that got me forever were DG, DC, and DB! 

 

[KaitlinKolors]

Yup, a glossary thread is on its way!  I'll pin that one so it's easy to find.

Haha so good. I was reading this thread quite a few pages back and kept seeing "HoG" and was like WHO IS THIS INDIE PIG?!  :lol:  A glossary will be very useful to newbies like me.

 

[chelsealynn]

Haha so good. I was reading this thread quite a few pages back and kept seeing "HoG" and was like WHO IS THIS INDIE PIG?! :lol: A glossary will be very useful to newbies like me.

So funny! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Haha so good. I was reading this thread quite a few pages back and kept seeing "HoG" and was like WHO IS THIS INDIE PIG?!  :lol:  A glossary will be very useful to newbies like me.

But what a cute indie pig, right ;D

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Thanks for all the suggestions, ladies! I have an additional question then --- do any of these indie companies also do anything like donate to local charities or support local community efforts? Not a requirement, but it would be lovely to know /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Allison H]

Thanks for all the suggestions, ladies! I have an additional question then --- do any of these indie companies also do anything like donate to local charities or support local community efforts? Not a requirement, but it would be lovely to know /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I don't know of any that do it on a regular basis, but Hello Waffle just made a donation to a local animal group (in her area of Canada) from her Kitty Kingdom collection. I believe Notoriously Morbid recently made a donation from some of her items or a collection to a medical group/research that was of interest to her. I'm sorry I'm kinda vague, I'd have to go back in this thread to specify the groups that were donated to, I'm just going by my memory, which isn't perfect! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Bflopolska]

A cute indie pig can be found at Tater Rounds Beauty, on Etsy. Not to mention some good-quality, budget-friendly makeup!

 

[Bflopolska]

Thanks for all the suggestions, ladies! I have an additional question then --- do any of these indie companies also do anything like donate to local charities or support local community efforts? Not a requirement, but it would be lovely to know /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Aromaleigh has a shadow which benefits an autism-related charity, the name of which I'm brainfarting on at the moment.

 

[Bflopolska]

Dear friends: I seek your advice.

I have a friend who likes LUSH, and I would love to get her some different indie bath/body products (mainly because I don't want to brave Tyson's after Black Friday...i tried to last year and it was Not Good lol). She says in particular she likes soaps, bath washes, and bath bombs. I've heard very high praises of Haus of Gloi... any other brands I should consider?

Not sure this counts for Indie, but Basin white has bath bombs which rival Lush's for size and fizz. Their Lemon Sugar is my favorite; there are no Lush fragrance dupes, but the quality is equal and slightly less expensive.

Queen Bee Apothecary has some excellent Lush fragrance dupes available in solid stick or oil form, as well as several different good-quality bath products. I can vouch for their version of Karma; I also have their version of the Avobath scent (called Bath Booster) in a solid stick perfume and it is virtually identical to the scent of my favorite Lush bath bombs. Queen Bee is an Etsy vendor and the full list of fragrances can be found on their "About" page.

As far as TAT, it took slightly over a week to get shipments from both.

 

[meaganola]

Dear Sephora: We are over.

Dear pretty much every indie I've ever dealt with: I love you all.

(There is a SO PISSED OFF story here that I will spare everyone from having to hear. Suffice it to say that it's an issue I would *never* have with an indie.)

 

[deactivateduser232015]

I don't know of any that do it on a regular basis, but Hello Waffle just made a donation to a local animal group (in her area of Canada) from her Kitty Kingdom collection. I believe Notoriously Morbid recently made a donation from some of her items or a collection to a medical group/research that was of interest to her. I'm sorry I'm kinda vague, I'd have to go back in this thread to specify the groups that were donated to, I'm just going by my memory, which isn't perfect! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Aromaleigh has a shadow which benefits an autism-related charity, the name of which I'm brainfarting on at the moment.

lol sorry I should've been more specific. I meant for bath/body related brands, this round

 

[Allison H]

lol sorry I should've been more specific. I meant for bath/body related brands, this round

LoL. Hmmm...I don't know of any right off hand, but I'm sure someone here will be able to help you! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[elizabethrose]

A new company launched! Dark Matter Makeup on Etsy. I just ordered a set of test tubes, the purples and golds look SO PRETTY. Want to try those blues too but priorities. I'll let you guys know what I think when I get them in!!

 

[Deareux]

A new company launched! Dark Matter Makeup on Etsy. I just ordered a set of test tubes, the purples and golds look SO PRETTY. Want to try those blues too but priorities. I'll let you guys know what I think when I get them in!!

You may or may not get the blues anyways. *hinthintwinkwink*

 

[Shalott]

@@Deareux Is that your shop? WOOOOOWWW everything looks so pretty! I will have to make an order asap, for now I've favorited it!

 

[Deareux]

@@Shalott Indeed it is! I just opened up on the first. I'm working diligently to get new colors added, but it's a slow process especially with writer's block.