Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[trekkersangel]

I'm trying for a slot today! I hope I get one. I've only tried 1 NM product before & I loved it. . Wish me luck. 1 hour & counting!

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

Yeah, my biggest worry was that people will stop posting in this main board, and it feels like a little family in here and I don't want to lose it. 

In good news, I got a slot for VC!! 11 days after I added my name to the list! YAY!!! Anyone else?

I got one too! I am so very excited! I seriously have fallen in love with all of Notoriously Morbid.

 

[meaganola]

Fifteen minutes, gang! Get ready to sign up or check out the theme, whichever applies in your particular situation!

 

[meaganola]

A small housekeeping note that I don't think actually makes any real difference to the indie section *at all*, but I did want to point it out since I did make this change:  All sub threads are now spoiler threads, per the thread titles.  It's easier to be consistent and either do all or none, and since most sub threads throughout the rest of the forum are spoiler threads, I've carried that over here.  This means that spoiler tags are *not* necessary.  If you're making an image-intensive post, it would be nice to have spoilers in there just in terms of scrolling past quoted posts, but it is not mandatory. 

(This post was *totally* just FYI, just in case anyone noticed and wondering what was going on.  There you go.)

ETA:  Forgot a REALLY IMPORTANT thing!  We now have a dedicated indie section in the Review area!

https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/page/reviews/post/indie/

It's currently empty, but that just means it's ready for everyone to have fun writing reviews!  If you want to review a brand that isn't already set up, there's an option to request that it be added.

 

[ohsailor]

I so want  Peter Pan and Wizard of Oz collections!

 

[Lolo22]

A small housekeeping note that I don't think actually makes any real difference to the indie section *at all*, but I did want to point it out since I did make this change: All sub threads are now spoiler threads, per the thread titles. It's easier to be consistent and either do all or none, and since most sub threads throughout the rest of the forum are spoiler threads, I've carried that over here. This means that spoiler tags are *not* necessary. If you're making an image-intensive post, it would be nice to have spoilers in there just in terms of scrolling past quoted posts, but it is not mandatory.

(This post was *totally* just FYI, just in case anyone noticed and wondering what was going on. There you go.)

ETA: Forgot a REALLY IMPORTANT thing! We now have a dedicated indie section in the Review area!

https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/page/reviews/post/indie/

It's currently empty, but that just means it's ready for everyone to have fun writing reviews! If you want to review a brand that isn't already set up, there's an option to request that it be added.

I take it someone was being silly when they spelled purfume and hare? lol

 

[meaganola]

I take it someone was being silly when they spelled purfume and hare? lol

I had nothing to do with it, but, hey, Rabbit Hole, March Hare -- there is actually a bit of a theme there!

 

[Kelly Silva]

@@meaganola @@Director I just noticed when you go up to the top of the navigation bar under Forums, our Indie section isn't listed under Makeup & Cosmetics in the menu.

 

[meaganola]

@@Kelly Silva  It's my understanding that there is some reorganization/restructuring going on, and that part of things isn't quite done, but it's coming.

 

[kawaiimeows]

@@Kelly Silva  It's my understanding that there is some reorganization/restructuring going on, and that part of things isn't quite done, but it's coming.

Yup, pretty sure Director said the navigation bar is a work in progress. It'll probably just be done once all the new subforums and such have been added.

 

[Kelly Silva]

@@Kelly Silva  It's my understanding that there is some reorganization/restructuring going on, and that part of things isn't quite done, but it's coming.

Yup, pretty sure Director said the navigation bar is a work in progress. It'll probably just be done once all the new subforums and such have been added.

Yay awesome, I'm always wishing for an easy wait to get to all the indie threads. I'll just have to bookmark it for now.

 

[Geek]

Hello!  I'll be updating those menus real soon!  Sorry about that...

@@meaganola @@Director I just noticed when you go up to the top of the navigation bar under Forums, our Indie section isn't listed under Makeup & Cosmetics in the menu.

Yup, pretty sure Director said the navigation bar is a work in progress. It'll probably just be done once all the new subforums and such have been added.

@@Kelly Silva  It's my understanding that there is some reorganization/restructuring going on, and that part of things isn't quite done, but it's coming.

 

[Shalott]

I placed an order with EsotericAesthetic and it came today and holy love - I picked up four of the holiday shades and they are so, so pretty. I really wanted something that was seasonally themed, and these fit the bill just right. I got Tannenbaum, Holly King, Yule Goat and Gnosis - I have a swatch picture but my phone died so I can't upload it. I will post it as soon as I can! I also included swatches of the samples she sent, which totally make me want to order more. Everything is so sparkly and like butter!

 

[meaganola]

I placed an order with EsotericAesthetic and it came today and holy love - I picked up four of the holiday shades and they are so, so pretty. I really wanted something that was seasonally themed, and these fit the bill just right. I got Tannenbaum, Holly King, Yule Goat and Gnosis - I have a swatch picture but my phone died so I can't upload it. I will post it as soon as I can! I also included swatches of the samples she sent, which totally make me want to order more. Everything is so sparkly and like butter!

I *totally* want to patronize a company that makes a shade named Yule Goat.

 

[Shalott]

I *totally* want to patronize a company that makes a shade named Yule Goat.

It is pretty too. I expected a golden-brown with sparkle based off web images, but it is actually a very nice gold with just a hint of tan that will be awesome for some Holiday looks! :smilehappyyes:

Edit: Here are the (terrible) swatches! My camera picked up none of the glitter, but you can see how shiny they are when the light hits them!

These are awful swatches, taken at night, in my bathroom. The four vertical from wrist to finger are Tannenbaum (sparkly olive green, very festive), Holly King (true green with gold glitter), Yule Goat (Gold with tan shift and gold glitter) and Gnosis (Muted purple with gold sparkle - VERY pretty if you like purple shadows).

My samples are horizontal. Going bottom to top I got Hod (you can barely see it, but it is an orange/pink with light sparkle) and Kether (Looked pink in the baggie but was a true champagne on me, with lots of champagne sparkle). Gnosis and Kether were the two the swatched best and seemed easiest to work with. Regardless, I really like the formula, especially because I had little fallout - I imagine you could wear these shadows sheer with no primer and get a nice, everyday look from them. Tannenbaum is also going to be a fave, I can tell.

Again I apologize for terrible swatches and that I have to use imgur. Photobuck had a hair up it's butt.

 

[Geek]

@@Kelly Silva @@kawaiimeows @@meaganola

Indie has now been added to the TOP menu along with inside the mega menu as well.   If it keeps is popularity strength, well keep it there long term.... 



@@Lolo22

RE: The spelling, LOL fixed now...

 

[kaitlin1209]

I'm so mad I missed out on the most recent Target beauty boxes, not because I was particularly excited for a box but because they are PERFECT for storing indie jars and samples in. I have two and they look so nice but I'm pretty sure after Christmas I will run out of room!

 

[dressupthedog]

I ran out of indie shadow storage space yesterday after my GDE order arrived. I have the NM December VC and Murder of Crows set on the way in the near future. I will have to figure out something relatively soon. I'm revisiting my entire approach to my organizational strategy.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I'm still trying to decide on the best way to store my indie shadows. Right now, I have them in some of those little plastic drawers, and it works okay, but I'd like to find a way that makes it easier to keep them organized...not that fun to dig through 70 something little jars to find a shade, and I only have many more to come. 

 

[meaganola]

I'm going to have to try to make dividers and sort my jars into Birchboxes/Sample Society boxes/etc.  They're currently mostly in bead/embroidery floss organizers, but I'm not sure I really like that, plus I have SO MANY JARS that I've exceeded my current number of organizers.  And the jars jiggle around in the organizers, which leaves me with loose lids and a lot more spilled pigment that I really like.  Maybe I can cut up file folders and make little trays to go into the boxes.