Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[chibimorph]

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so....what is reddit?  Links to blogs or something? I don't get it. :blink:

Oh good! I'm not the only one!!! ;-). Tell us more about this . . . Reddit.

Reddit is a social media site - users (anonymous) can share links to other sites or they can make a text post. Other users upvote or downvote posts to determine if it makes it to the top of a page (more votes mean it'll be at the front, so more people will see it - so newsworthy or popular information will be more available for people to see). There are different "subreddits," or categories for different interests. So "Aww" would be where people post cute things (that make you go "aww") and "Askreddit" is where people can ask the other users of reddit random things (for example, "Doctors of Reddit: What is the dumbest or funniest thing you have ever had a patient say or do?" (this one was pretty interesting, which is why I mention it).

To make it relevant to this thread, there's a subreddit called "indiemakeupandmore" where users talk about indie makeup /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  There's also /r/makeupaddiction where people talk about makeup in general (mostly mainstream).

If you want to go to the indie makeup subreddit just google "reddit indiemakeupandmore" and it should be the first post. Reddit is pretty large and worth checking out.

 

[Meggpi]

So I bought ELF glitter primer at Target on a whim and tried it under a GDE loose shadow that's duochrome and it is super vibrant and hasn't budged a millimeter in a bunch of hours. Thought I'd share in case anyone is looking for a cheap sticky primer.

 

[kaitlin1209]

So I bought ELF glitter primer at Target on a whim and tried it under a GDE loose shadow that's duochrome and it is super vibrant and hasn't budged a millimeter in a bunch of hours. Thought I'd share in case anyone is looking for a cheap sticky primer.

I recently bought this but haven't used it yet. How thin/thick of a layer do you put on, do you put it from like lash line to brow or just lid and crease, and how long do you let it dry before applying shadow?  I'm sorry I have so many questions!  I'm still learning how to apply loose eyeshadow. 

 

[Allison H]

Has anyone ever tried SUGAR SKULL MINERALS products? I really like the Young Love Collection. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mandithomas89]

Not sure if I am allowed to comment here, I try to stay out of things that "promote" myself but when a few of you said that you ordered I did some digging for your names (instagrams and profiles). I think I found most of you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I have been a makeuptalker for a while and this community has been so great to me, I always try to give back <3

Thank you!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I definitely appreciated it and it totally made my day! I hope you stick around as well!

I'm reading it now too and thinking about making more lists. Companies, products, general lists of things I want. Lists always keep the buying finger away!

I wish that worked for me! The lists pile up and just make it easier to spend away my paycheck as soon as I get it lol.

So I bought ELF glitter primer at Target on a whim and tried it under a GDE loose shadow that's duochrome and it is super vibrant and hasn't budged a millimeter in a bunch of hours. Thought I'd share in case anyone is looking for a cheap sticky primer.

Totally going to have to try this! Thanks for posting! And I second all @@kaitlin1209's questions. I only recently started using any primer at all. 

 

[Amber McCarley]

I really wish you would post the pics.  I was about to come here and ask if anyone had any good ideas for organizing all of their indies.  I had a rather small collection and had it under control.  But since this thread started, I have had an explosion (and I am sure it is no where near being over).  I am just not sure what to do with all of these little jars and clam shells and baggies.  Would love to see pics from anyone who feels like they have some order.

I have almost exclusively been buying sample sizes (because my makeup collection is already pretty big and because I want to try just about everything and will never likely go through a full sized item) My samples, (baggie or clamshell) are always put into one of these little jars and in a 30 jar holder. I found these at Joann Fabrics and Michaels Craft store for 9.99 each.

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This is the what the storage containers look like. They keep them in the bead (jewelry) storage area.



Here are my 3 near full sample jar holders



Example of what they look like



This is my "active" makeup area right now as I am moving, It is mostly indie stuff atm. The decor is various Halloween bottles and such. lol



This is the drawer I use for "various eyeshadows" at this time...its messy and unorganized outside of "eye shadows go here!" I know that as I collect more full sized indies I will need a new system but for now this works for me

 

[lindzebra]

So I bought ELF glitter primer at Target on a whim and tried it under a GDE loose shadow that's duochrome and it is super vibrant and hasn't budged a millimeter in a bunch of hours. Thought I'd share in case anyone is looking for a cheap sticky primer.

I have been wanting to try this! I hope they have it at my Target. 

Temporary tragedy involving my GDE order: I had it sent to my parents' house because I'm in between apartments at school and currently have a weird situation with my mailbox (no mail key). I go home for a bit in a week, so I can open it then. I'm so excited! 

I know I will have to place an order in August for Golden Halo. I am a sucker for gold eyeshadow.

 

[mandithomas89]

@ This is perfect! It really doesn't seem to take up too much space at all, especially when stacked. Definitely going to pick up some of these at Michael's. Thanks!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

So my Shiro order shipped today and I just saw that my i+ta sub that was supposed to be delivered Thursday arrived in Phoenix this evening! Hopefully it will make it to my local post office before they leave to make their deliveries tomorrow morning. If that happens, hopefully my mail person is early again since I have a late meeting tomorrow night for work and won't make it home before my apartment office closes!

eta Checked my email and saw that I literally just received tracking for my Impulse order! yay!

 

[meaganola]

Ooh, my i+ta sub should be here today!  Rainbow Honey just hit Kearny this morning with a Friday expected arrival date.  We'll see how that goes.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Just rage-cancelled Ipsy.  When do the GDE subs go on sale again?   :smilehappyyes:

 

[trekkersangel]

Just rage-cancelled Ipsy.  When do the GDE subs go on sale again?   :smilehappyyes:

Friday. . . . not that I've got an alarm set or anything. . . .  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[trekkersangel]

Ooh, my i+ta sub should be here today!  Rainbow Honey just hit Kearny this morning with a Friday expected arrival date.  We'll see how that goes.

Can I just say that I'd absolutely LOVE to just sit on your doorstep for one week & see all the pretties that you get.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />   You're the one that got me started on this indie bandwagon & I'm in love with it all. . . obsessed is more like it.  

 

[kaitlin1209]

Just rage-cancelled Ipsy.  When do the GDE subs go on sale again?   :smilehappyyes:

I can't for the life of me quit Ipsy for real.  It's awful. Over the last two years I have quit three times but I always am so weak and end up subbing like a week after I quit. Somehow I always bypass the wait list by subscribing to youtube channels or something. 

I need to quit for real and get more into the indie makeup world....so much better and less bland. Bland is the best word I can think of for Ipsy. 

 

[marigoldsue]

I have almost exclusively been buying sample sizes (because my makeup collection is already pretty big and because I want to try just about everything and will never likely go through a full sized item) My samples, (baggie or clamshell) are always put into one of these little jars and in a 30 jar holder. I found these at Joann Fabrics and Michaels Craft store for 9.99 each.

Spoiler

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This is the what the storage containers look like. They keep them in the bead (jewelry) storage area.

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Here are my 3 near full sample jar holders

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Example of what they look like

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This is my "active" makeup area right now as I am moving, It is mostly indie stuff atm. The decor is various Halloween bottles and such. lol

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This is the drawer I use for "various eyeshadows" at this time...its messy and unorganized outside of "eye shadows go here!" I know that as I collect more full sized indies I will need a new system but for now this works for me

LOVE these.  I really like that you can see all of the colors.  I may have to put all of my indies in here.  I don't know my colors well enough by name yet, so some of the jars (like GDE) are kind of hard for me to see the color quickly and easily.  And like you I have been ordering lots of sample sizes so that I can try more colors.  When I find ones I love they go on the order full size list.

 

[marigoldsue]

Okay, Juicy Mango! It's listed as orange, but it has a fantastic strong pink sheen. For a brown, I love Morocco, but it does have a shimmer. Bearded Lady is a nice brown, too, and although it has silver sparkle, I don't think it really shows. I also love Shamrock and Mackinac. They're shimmery mint greens. I wear them just on my lids with brown in the crease and brown liner. It might be worth dipping into oranges -- Light Speed and Jailhouse Jumpsuit in particular -- since you're already comfortable with peach, copper, and bronze.

Okay, you hit it out of the park with the Juicy Mango suggestion.  I put it on my lids this morning over foil me, and oh my goodness....that pink sheen is FABULOUS.  I had kind of forgotten to expect it.  Can't tell you how much I love it.  I keep looking at my eyes in the mirror today :wub:

 

[chibimorph]

My indie rainbow.... I have them out on the table to remind myself why I'm on a no-buy and to see if I have similar colors to things on my wishlist :blush:   But looking at the pics, all I can think is "... it doesn't actually look that bad in the pictures." A lot of these are samples that I put into jars - I like that it takes up more space so I get the impact of how much I have. This is 172 eyeshadows...

Lids on:



Lids off (on my dining table; the lids are in the picture too):

 

[meaganola]

I can't for the life of me quit Ipsy for real. It's awful. Over the last two years I have quit three times but I always am so weak and end up subbing like a week after I quit. Somehow I always bypass the wait list by subscribing to youtube channels or something.

I need to quit for real and get more into the indie makeup world....so much better and less bland. Bland is the best word I can think of for Ipsy.

The best way I've found to walk away from ipsy if you're adventurous with color (which I am): Replace it with an indie sub. It's hard to get excited for ipsy when you know you're going to get bonkers COLOR soon. Indie subs are moving from one-shade-and-that's-it and into a neat little collections of things, frequently including items from other companies.

(I think one of the biggest reasons I ended it with ipsy is because they go super safe with *everything*. Indies pretty much *have* to stay away from the same thing over and over.)

 

[Lolo22]

My indie rainbow.... I have them out on the table to remind myself why I'm on a no-buy and to see if I have similar colors to things on my wishlist :blush:   But looking at the pics, all I can think is "... it doesn't actually look that bad in the pictures." A lot of these are samples that I put into jars - I like that it takes up more space so I get the impact of how much I have. This is 172 eyeshadows...

Lids on:

Indie Rainbow 1.JPG

Lids off (on my dining table; the lids are in the picture too):

Indie Rainbow 2.JPG

OMG I want to take this pic and just circling what I want haha

 

[Lolo22]

I can't for the life of me quit Ipsy for real.  It's awful. Over the last two years I have quit three times but I always am so weak and end up subbing like a week after I quit. Somehow I always bypass the wait list by subscribing to youtube channels or something. 

I need to quit for real and get more into the indie makeup world....so much better and less bland. Bland is the best word I can think of for Ipsy. 

After like 3 months in a row where weeks later my ipsy bag was still inside the envelope untouched I finally got the courage!  Definitely not looking back, especially when I see this months bags.

Going to try my hardest to get a GDE sub Friday!! Something always happens but maybe I'll dart to the bathroom to order so I cannot get pulled away to something else /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Bflopolska]

The best way I've found to walk away from ipsy if you're adventurous with color (which I am): Replace it with an indie sub. It's hard to get excited for ipsy when you know you're going to get bonkers COLOR soon. Indie subs are moving from one-shade-and-that's-it and into a neat little collections of things, frequently including items from other companies.

(I think one of the biggest reasons I ended it with ipsy is because they go super safe with *everything*. Indies pretty much *have* to stay away from the same thing over and over.)

Has anyone drawn up a master list not only of indie companies, but one including who does subs, who offers sample packages, approximate shipping times, etc.? Because I think I'm going to need one.