Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[yousoldtheworld]

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.

I've considered the dividers, I have the same issue with lids, and I don't have nearly as many as you!

I've thought about dividing them by color with a box for reds, blues, etc but I think that'd get too frustrating when ti came to some of the "kind of blue kind of green" type shades. But my biggest frustration in the morning is trying to find a certain color (especially since with the GDE jars it can be kind of hard to see what is inside at first glance, and I don't quite have all the color names memorized).

As much as I love the colors and shimmers of the indies, they do make easy, accessible storage a challenge!

 

[dressupthedog]

I'm currently using one large and one small bead organizer. I like the idea of it, but frequently the jars don't fit like I want them to. Right now I am organizing mine by collection within the bead organizer. I am very collection oriented, and this helps me find specific shadows. I put shadows from general/permanent/nonspecific collections with other similar colors from the same company. I plan my looks at night. I pull out the colors I will need and put them in a small makeup bag with the rest of the makeup I am using that day/week. It keeps my mornings much saner. I have to leave just after 6 am.

 

[Deareux]

I organize mine in large bead organizers. They have 24 jars in a flat container and the jars are about the same size as a 10 gram jar. I organize them by color and within color by finish.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I'm currently using one large and one small bead organizer. I like the idea of it, but frequently the jars don't fit like I want them to. Right now I am organizing mine by collection within the bead organizer. I am very collection oriented, and this helps me find specific shadows. I put shadows from general/permanent/nonspecific collections with other similar colors from the same company. I plan my looks at night. I pull out the colors I will need and put them in a small makeup bag with the rest of the makeup I am using that day/week. It keeps my mornings much saner. I have to leave just after 6 am.

I need to get some bead organizers...I am also collection oriented, and I am WAY more likely to purchase a collection than I am to pick out individual shades, and I like my collections to be together. I haven't had to worry much about sorting by brand, because I have been all about the GDE up until now, but now that I am branching out and trying other brands, I'm going to have to think about that I like the idea of collections, then similar shades by company.  Thanks!

 

[biancardi]

for those who love doctor who (like me!), there is an etsy store that has doctor who nailpolishes

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EllisonsOrganics?section_id=15915452&ref=shopsection_leftnav_4

I don't know if anyone has mentioned ellisons organics here, but thought I would put that out there.

they also have a tardis soap

https://www.etsy.com/listing/171166427/organic-tardis-soap-for-the-tub-time?ref=shop_home_active_6

 

[KaitlinKolors]

I am screwed when it comes to indie/loose shadows/pigment storage.

 





My GDE take up so much room! 5 of the 9 drawers in one of my Alex units is just loose shadow that is stacked on top of itself. Its so hard for me to even use my Geek Chic stuff at the moment because I have to keep it in the bottom all cluttered up :[

 

[kyxli]

I don't have a massive amount of indies right now, so all of mine fit into two Birchboxes. The jars I bought for depotting some of my samples fit really nicely into a Birchbox - I can get 10 jars in a row, and 4 rows, so 40 jars fit snugly.

I have lots of new samples coming in from Black Friday orders, though, and I'm either going to depot those or press them, and I might need to find more space soon.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I don't have a massive amount of indies right now, so all of mine fit into two Birchboxes. The jars I bought for depotting some of my samples fit really nicely into a Birchbox - I can get 10 jars in a row, and 4 rows, so 40 jars fit snugly.

I have lots of new samples coming in from Black Friday orders, though, and I'm either going to depot those or press them, and I might need to find more space soon.

Where did you get your pots? I usually order sample jars/minis of shadows, but since some companies only offer full size or baggies, I am finding myself needing some pots to dump the baggies into.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Where did you get your pots? I usually order sample jars/minis of shadows, but since some companies only offer full size or baggies, I am finding myself needing some pots to dump the baggies into.

Yes I definitely need some. I don't trust myself with baggies at all.

 

[meaganola]

I want mini jars like the ones Notoriously Morbid and Shiro use for their minis!  I like the ones that Darling Girl uses for their petits, too, but it's nice to have clear tops *and* bottoms.  I've thought about getting clamshells, too, since I don't mind using them, and I can fit something like eight of them in the same space as three jars.

 

[KaitlinKolors]

@kawaiimeows @yousoldtheworld TKB trading sells jars for VERY cheap jars in all different sizes. They are my go-to company for makeup supplies. The jars are excellent quality as well. Not those cheap ones you get at the dollar store!

 

[Kelly Silva]

Qosmetix is cheaper than TKB Trading. They have a $25 limit, but their jars are way cheaper per unit.

 

[meaganola]

Qosmetix is cheaper than TKB Trading. They have a $25 limit, but their jars are way cheaper per unit.

Do they allow *anyone* to buy now, or do they require some sort of reseller's license?  I remember trying to buy something from them (probably 1ml rollerballs) several years ago and not being able to due to them requiring something like that.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I want mini jars like the ones Notoriously Morbid and Shiro use for their minis!  I like the ones that Darling Girl uses for their petits, too, but it's nice to have clear tops *and* bottoms.  I've thought about getting clamshells, too, since I don't mind using them, and I can fit something like eight of them in the same space as three jars.

I actually like clamshells...sometimes I don't get a lid of a screw on jar screwed on correctly and waste some pretties when it spills a little. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[kawaiimeows]

I actually like clamshells...sometimes I don't get a lid of a screw on jar screwed on correctly and waste some pretties when it spills a little. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I like clamshells for things like lip products but they scare me for powdery things. I'm just really clumsy with my hands (i've broken like 3 glasses and 2 coffee mugs in the last 3 months).

Oh and a lamp, I broke my glass antique lamp while vacuuming. I need to not own anything glass anymore obviously.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I like clamshells for things like lip products but they scare me for powdery things. I'm just really clumsy with my hands (i've broken like 3 glasses and 2 coffee mugs in the last 3 months).

Yeah, I'm clumsy with absolutely everything...but I'm usually okay with clamshells unless they're too full. Well, at least I don't have more accidents with them than I do other jars. That said, I dumped a full GDE jar (Phyrra) down the front of me. I was able to salvage about half of it by carefully shaking it off of me into the jar, but MAN that was a mess!

 

[Kelly Silva]

Do they allow *anyone* to buy now, or do they require some sort of reseller's license?  I remember trying to buy something from them (probably 1ml rollerballs) several years ago and not being able to due to them requiring something like that.

Yep I bought 150 some jars just a month or so ago.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Yeah, I'm clumsy with absolutely everything...but I'm usually okay with clamshells unless they're too full. Well, at least I don't have more accidents with them than I do other jars. That said, I dumped a full GDE jar (Phyrra) down the front of me. I was able to salvage about half of it by carefully shaking it off of me into the jar, but MAN that was a mess!

Just the thought of that gives me anxiety hahahaa.

Thankfully my only real cosmetic accident ever was dropping a nail polish and it shattering everywhere. It was one of those diamond dust polishes too so me and my bathroom floor were sparkly for a while. I'm surprised it hasn't happened again because I drop nail polish A LOT.

 

[meaganola]

I dropped a full jar of that mint green from the GDE Spring Break set while I was putting the lid back on after taking a picture of the whole collection.  I'm not sure I had even swatched it yet.  That thing hit something like five different things on the way to the floor next to the toilet.  Shadow *everywhere*.  It's *still* on the floor!  I can't get it off!  It didn't stain, but it's like the powder is so fine that there's just no way to remove it from all of the little crevices in the linoleum.

 

[ohsailor]

for those who love doctor who (like me!), there is an etsy store that has doctor who nailpolishes

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EllisonsOrganics?section_id=15915452&ref=shopsection_leftnav_4

I don't know if anyone has mentioned ellisons organics here, but thought I would put that out there.

they also have a tardis soap

https://www.etsy.com/listing/171166427/organic-tardis-soap-for-the-tub-time?ref=shop_home_active_6

I LOVE that soap!