Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[trekkersangel]

@ I have that artist's Alice in Wonderland Down the Rabbit Hole (uh, notice anything about this thread title?  Yeah, just a little fond of Alice over here!)/Doctor mashup on a t-shirt and a postcard.  Oh, and an Art Nouveau _Labyrinth_ t-shirt.  I think I picked one or two of her things for my brother for Christmas!  I naturally can't remember what I got now, and it's all the way on the other side of my apartment right now.  Anyway.  She does cons, and here's where you can give her all of your money more directly:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/khallion

Shut up & take my money!!!

I need that Belle/doctor mash up. I love Doctor Who & because I was offered a job as parade belle before I was married, I have a soft spot for belle!

 

[chibimorph]

@ The two you posted are guest designs - and they're excellent choices! I think my taste is less sophisticated than yours... here's an example of what is in my cart right now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I also have Science (because if it's work/career related, then low-buys don't matter, right?), Emperor Palpachu, Dog of the Military, Just Panda Business, E2-T2, Fangirl, and Captain 'Murica in my cart - I'm struggling to whittle things down and debating whether I should even buy them.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

THERE'S A BELLE ONE! SHE'S MY FAVORITE PRINCESS!!!

yeeks! *starts throwing cash at the screen* WHY ISN'T THIS WORKING!? Take all my money! 

 

[trekkersangel]

@ The two you posted are guest designs - and they're excellent choices! I think my taste is less sophisticated than yours... here's an example of what is in my cart right now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I also have Science (because if it's work/career related, then low-buys don't matter, right?), Emperor Palpachu, Dog of the Military, Just Panda Business, E2-T2, Fangirl, and Captain 'Murica in my cart - I'm struggling to whittle things down and debating whether I should even buy them.

I love that we are all geeky fan girls at heart. Most people (gals) just don't get it. I love my MuT ladies!

 

[mandithomas89]

@ I think Shiro used to have actual Pokemon names for the colors - but probably changed them because of copyright worries. The full-sized jars of the Super Effective Collection have super cute pokeball stickers!

Not makeup related, but if anyone likes Pokemon (or nerdiness in general), you're going to love this t-shirt company (and there's a sale right now! prices already applied to everything): http://www.teeturtle.com/

Victorian Disco had a Color of the Month called "Who's That Pokemon!?" and, of course, I wore that color out with a Pokemon t-shirt on...

Yeah, I was wondering about that. A lot of the blog posts I found when I looked for swatches had actual Pokemon names, so I figured they must have changed them. I'm excited for the stickers on top! I had to get at least one full size of each of the pokemon, Hunger Games, and Avengers collections.

That site is dangerous. I already have several shirts in my cart. I kind of want to send it to my mom for birthday/Christmas present ideas, but I also want a couple of those shirts asap.

 

[mandithomas89]

@ The two you posted are guest designs - and they're excellent choices! I think my taste is less sophisticated than yours... here's an example of what is in my cart right now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I also have Science (because if it's work/career related, then low-buys don't matter, right?), Emperor Palpachu, Dog of the Military, Just Panda Business, E2-T2, Fangirl, and Captain 'Murica in my cart - I'm struggling to whittle things down and debating whether I should even buy them.

I've got that Captain 'Murica one in mine too! Love it.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

@ The two you posted are guest designs - and they're excellent choices! I think my taste is less sophisticated than yours... here's an example of what is in my cart right now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I also have Science (because if it's work/career related, then low-buys don't matter, right?), Emperor Palpachu, Dog of the Military, Just Panda Business, E2-T2, Fangirl, and Captain 'Murica in my cart - I'm struggling to whittle things down and debating whether I should even buy them.

Oh my kids were drooling over all the Pokemon ones!  I really did like the "Where the Wild Things Are" mashup with Ash riding Pikachu's shoulders. (And the Thor/Pika is amazing! I love it!)

I have the Big Bad Wolf in my cart, but a new shirt is DEFINITELY not on my low-buy list! Ugh the struggle is REAL.

 

[dressupthedog]

This is the worst enabling thread ever. Belle is my favorite princess, and I am a Whovian, and I am now jumping in the air and waving my money around with glee.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

We are dancing TOGETHER, though! And that makes it cool! 

 

[chibimorph]

I love that we are all geeky fan girls at heart. Most people (gals) just don't get it. I love my MuT ladies!

I was a science major and, uh, am still in school to further my science education - there are lots of geeks in my environment (and everyone's a nerd), I love it!

In other words... the rainbow honey August LE polish is Crystal, which is inspired by Sailor Moon. WHY?!!!!???!!! :scared:   (I'm supposed to be specifically on a makeup and nail-polish no-buy this month...)

 

[dressupthedog]

I was a science major and, uh, am still in school to further my science education - there are lots of geeks in my environment (and everyone's a nerd), I love it!

In other words... the rainbow honey August LE polish is Crystal, which is inspired by Sailor Moon. WHY?!!!!???!!! :scared: (I'm supposed to be specifically on a makeup and nail-polish no-buy this month...)

I just got the email from Rainbow Honey. That polish looks so gorgeous, plus Sailor Moon! I am absolutely not supposed to be buying anymore polish (and I am still waiting for the Rainbow Honey Summer Mixtape mini set to come in the mail), but sometimes it's so hard.

 

[chibimorph]

I just got the email from Rainbow Honey. That polish looks so gorgeous, plus Sailor Moon! I am absolutely not supposed to be buying anymore polish (and I am still waiting for the Rainbow Honey Summer Mixtape mini set to come in the mail), but sometimes it's so hard.

When I read the part in the description that says "sure to complement your existing manicure no matter which Sailor Senshi your nails are repping!" my immediate response was: JUPITER! My nails are currently repping Sailor Jupiter!

But yes, it's hard - there's another indie nail polish brand that's also giving me struggles.

Spoiler

Cult Nails has 40% off regular priced lacquers with code THEBIG40 and there's some nicely priced clearance polishes, too; free shipping on US orders over $20

 

[meaganola]

In other words... the rainbow honey August LE polish is Crystal, which is inspired by Sailor Moon. WHY?!!!!???!!! :scared:   (I'm supposed to be specifically on a makeup and nail-polish no-buy this month...)

Y'know, I was just looking at the RH LE page trying to figure out whether to get Crystal and Pink Lemonade, and I noticed that the COTMs going back to April are still available!  You probably stand a good chance of being able to get it next month.  Or in November.

(I think I *am* going to get Crystal and Pink Lemonade since the latter is a summer LE that was out of stock for a while.  I'm going to pass on Special World, though, because it's a little too the-'80s-threw-up-on-my-nail for me.  Not a fan of the '80s over here.  Also not a fan of pink/coral/orange/pretty much any other traditional color nail polish.  I have a few bottles of it from various sources, though, and I think I might be able to handle it if it's under a whole lot of glitter.  I've been wearing RH Work It Out under Neon Blossom and Papillon for most of the week!)

 

[mandithomas89]

I was a science major and, uh, am still in school to further my science education - there are lots of geeks in my environment (and everyone's a nerd), I love it!

In other words... the rainbow honey August LE polish is Crystal, which is inspired by Sailor Moon. WHY?!!!!???!!! :scared:   (I'm supposed to be specifically on a makeup and nail-polish no-buy this month...)

Just got home and saw that Rainbow Honey email. I kind of planned for this though. My first two mini mystery bags I got free with purchases when they had the Ipsy code and then I switched to the sub so I wouldn't spend as much. But as soon as I saw there was another 20% off code that was good until August, I canceled and figured I'd just make another big purchase. I really wish the mini robots set would come back in stock or the summer of 199X.

In other news, Guardians of the Galaxy was amazing. Now I need one of these indies to make a collection for that! And also I'm toying with the idea of being Gamora for halloween which will require A LOT of makeup...

 

[Kelly Silva]

Does anyone know where to get the same 5 gram jars that GDE uses? I ordered some somewhere and they included sifters but are way larger than the tiny GDE jars. I want to get some for my sample baggies. TKBTrading? I just like how small the GDE jars are.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

I caved on the Bad Wolf shirt.  In my defense, it's not makeup.  *slinks away in shame*  :blush:

 

[chibimorph]

Aromaleigh - Ever In Your Favor Swatches and swatches of Ukasima, Coatlicue, Neurodivergent, #lovenotfear, and Amelie (6 large pics, so under spoiler)

Top-Bottom: primer (theBalm - Put A Lid On It), bare skin, Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Spoiler

L-R: Act of Defiance, During the Dark Days, Everlasting Credit, Initial Bloodbath, Poisonous Nightlock, Rabid. Feral. Mad



Random Reaping, Silver Parachute, Treaty of Treason, Tribute Token, Bragging Rights, Clipped Tones & Odd Vowels



Manners & Etiquette, Oddly Ostentatious, Panem et Circenses, Petulant Affluence, Plastic Fantastic, Theatrical Melodrama



Vapid Voyeurism, Wasteful Decadence; Autism Awareness Shades - Neurodivergent, #lovenotfear



The two Autism Awareness shades are amazing! I'm glad I picked them up in full-sizes - in fact, I like Neurodivergent so much I'm posting an individual swatch of it to better show the duochrome:



Serpens Collection - Ukasima, Coatlicue; Pure Eyes Lustre - Amelie

Overall thoughts: I think the Ever In Your Favor collection is a "the color you see is the color you get" kind of collection; what the shade looks like in the jar is what it looks like in the swatch (but with lots and lots of glitter). The two Autism Awareness shades stand out with glitter glue but are very neutral with just primer (Neurodivergent is an awesome duochrome). The last shade I swatched (Amelie) has what looks like a satin finish rather than just being glittery.

Random thoughts: I want Shiro's Lavender Town blend... the struggles, they are real.

 

[trekkersangel]

Where do you get this . . . glitter glue?  I got Neurodivergent too, but it looks way neutral.  I want it to pop like that.

 

[meaganola]

So... My first Darling Girl order happened! Blushing Rose semi-loose, Houdini (her first Momentary Marvel), and I Smiled Once. I have no need for any of these. I have all of the GIMME.

 

[chibimorph]

Where do you get this . . . glitter glue?  I got Neurodivergent too, but it looks way neutral.  I want it to pop like that.

I use Pixie Epoxy by Fyrinnae: http://fyrinnae.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=412 (note: Fyrinnae is really popular and the website can be difficult sometimes; if they're catching up on orders they'll randomly close the site without warning; Fyrinnae products are amazing, though)

Another popular glitter glue option is by Darling Girl Cosmetics: http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_13/Glitter-Glue.htm (currently sold out)

There's a bit of a learning curve when using glitter glues, though. I recommend checking this blog post (from October 2011) by Portrait of Mai for a comparison/review: http://www.portraitofmai.com/2011/10/darling-girl-glitter-glue-vs-fyrinnae.html