Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[dressupthedog]

I am dying to get the entire Musician Collection from Hello Waffle. I am leaning towards waiting until the sale because I am planning on getting samples and I think I should be able to get a better deal that way.

 

[BSquared]

When is this OITNB collection being released!!? Oh lord this no buy is going to go all to hell.

PS how did I miss that darling girl existed!!?! OMG HELP. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I can wait until October, I can wait until October...

 

[Bflopolska]

@@chibimorph, you are my favoritest, the bestest stalker ever! (Please do Secret Santa this year and please get me, although part of me kind of wants @@Bflopolska because I think one of her overnight orgy bags could rock my world!)

I think I'm going to be the next featured indie if there's enough of a demand for overnight orgy bags! However, the really important question is...what part of them do you think GDE would offer in partnership with an OTM?

 

[Kelly Silva]

I think I'm going to be the next featured indie if there's enough of a demand for overnight orgy bags! However, the really important question is...what part of them do you think GDE would offer in partnership with an OTM?

I'm curiousier and curiousier about these orgy bags...I might consider an orgy bag subscription.

I have the GDE OTM swatches photographed. I've been getting a ton of interruptions today trying to get blogging done, but I will post it in a bit  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> and of course also over on the GDE OTM thread.

 

[Kelly Silva]

Ok here are the GDE OTM swatches

Spoiler

Top row: Cement Heart and Hollywood Affair blush. The blush is blended out on the right side of the swatch.

Bottom row: Teal Me Lies and Homicide Hydraglaze

I really love this month, I love that there's a variety shadow, blush, and lip product. And I love that there's something from another company, and something from a new collection that hasn't released yet. If I were choosing, I would love this dynamic every month. And of course the candy was delicious.

 

[chibimorph]

When is this OITNB collection being released!!? Oh lord this no buy is going to go all to hell.

PS how did I miss that darling girl existed!!?! OMG HELP. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I can wait until October, I can wait until October...

Oh no! I posted about Darling Girl's 4 year anniversary sale less than a week ago /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  (Darling Girl doesn't have sales that often). But I guess that's a good thing for your no-buy? ^_^ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I currently have Shiro's Lavender Town in my cart (I learned that they have a special Lavender Town sticker and there's 10 left in stock). It feels strange to me to pay shipping for a single eyeshadow... so I'm struggling with what else I should add to my cart (and what should wait for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale). Decisions, decisions...

 

[MIKAGlam]

So my Shiro wishlist is up to $71 with some full size, and a lot of sample baggies. I think since I'm basically turning my rekindled indie love into a subscription like thing I will group them up into a theme kind of thing. Fandoms man, Get me everytime! If they do a Sherlock collection I am just so done with life. (I am staying away from Geek Chic and Aromaleigh because if that)

But first I would like to blame @@meaganola for all this! I was participating in the no-buy threads making my wallet happy and then a harmless Nic Cage lipgloss comment was made, I was then directed here, and then all hades broke loose! :lol: If someone asks me why I'm broke I'll tell them indie shinies happened.

I'm trying really hard to stay off other sites, but Victorian Disco is...just...so pretty

..

I am going to try and be good and only make a $10-$20 purchase each month. My first purchase will most likely be bigger because.....ummm....reasons. I just need them, ok. I am only writing this all out to make it a rule so I don't cave and buy them all now

Spoiler

I will limit my first purchase to:

Full Size:

Burdened with Glorious Purpose: Loki Nuff said

You Know Nothing: John Snow Nuff Said

Nic Cage Nibbling Petit fours in a Posh Victorian Powder Tearoom: Nic Cage nuff said (I want all of these, but I think I will only purchase one per order)

Samples:

The Earth's Mightiest heroes collection (Minus the Loki one)

The Red in My ledger lip gloss

The next purchase will be:

Full Size:

Nic Cage Raking Leaves on a Brisk October Afternoon: I know I should order this in October, but I want it in time for October just so I can wear it starting Oct. 1st and tell people what I'm wearing.

Nic Cage doing the Charleston In a Bustling Speakeasy

Sample:

Hodor

Maiden Queen

Mother of Dragons

Gift Of Mercy

I Loved a Maid

Red Wedding lip gloss

The one after that will be:

Full Size:

Nic Cage Churning Butter One Crisp Thanksgiving Morn

Samples:

Craken

Lingered In Twilight

Team Rocket

Champion

December:

Nic Cage posing for a calender with shiny bright red cars

Nic Cage getting funky with Saturday Night Fever

 

[MIKAGlam]

Oh poo, I tried to do a spoiler I don't know how to!

 

[meaganola]

@mikaglam  Fixed it for you!  And now you know why I {a} directed the discussion away from the low/low-buy thread and {b} named this thread what I did!

 

[MIKAGlam]

@@meaganola Thank you! I'm like a crow, I will follow the shinies. Indies claimed yet another victim.

 

[Amber McCarley]

*making wish lists, making wish lists*
My Birthday is in October....that automatically justifies all Halloween/Autumn collections, right? lol

 

[mandithomas89]

*making wish lists, making wish lists*

My Birthday is in October....that automatically justifies all Halloween/Autumn collections, right? lol

*October birthday high five!!*

It completely justifies it. At least that's what I'll be telling myself. When's yours? I'm October 3rd!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

eta Oh and I placed a GDE order this morning and got a shipping notice a few hours later! @@glamourdolleyes is super fast! I'm getting a pressed shadow and I cannot wait.

 

[chibimorph]

So... I just ordered The Lavender Town Blend and Nightfury from Shiro. The other things I want are going to have to wait until November/December (Cyber Monday and my birth month /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

 

[Amber McCarley]

*October birthday high five!!*

It completely justifies it. At least that's what I'll be telling myself. When's yours? I'm October 3rd!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

eta Oh and I placed a GDE order this morning and got a shipping notice a few hours later! @@glamourdolleyes is super fast! I'm getting a pressed shadow and I cannot wait.

October 16th! <3 <3 Yay fellow Libra!

 

[Kelly Silva]

Haus of Gloi mini Summer collection review time!

Beguiled - Lemony raspberries! I've always loved that combination.

Komodo - My favorite of the bunch I picked out, fruity in a complex warm way.

Sanctum - The scent of honeydew, I don't really smell the other notes out of the bottle.

Zazz - It smells like a grapefruit mimosa, with the bubbly-ness of champagne.

Pumpkin Eater - This was my free sample, and I love it. I've never been a fan of pumpkin in food, but I tend to like the scents. This one smells like pumpkin, spices, and cream.

Honeysuckle Lemon Curd - I really like this scent, so fresh and lemony without smelling like cleaning products which lemon can do. The honeysuckle keeps it balanced and mellow.

Driftwood - This one is also really nice, a very beachy woodsy scent. 

The Brier Path - Smells like berries at first then you can smell the forest.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Oh my goodness all of those scents sound incredible! Might be time for my first Haus of Gloi order...

 

[Kelly Silva]

Oh my goodness all of those scents sound incredible! Might be time for my first Haus of Gloi order...

All of the scents under the Summer tab on their website will be gone come August 24th and will be replaced with the Fall scents. So if you want the Summer stuff, get it now!

 

[sstich79]

Oh my goodness all of those scents sound incredible! Might be time for my first Haus of Gloi order...

I am desperately in love with the Honeysuckle Lemon Curd... first ordered the sample size, then ordered the full size pretty much the second I tried it.

 

[Bflopolska]

I was just wondering if it was normal for a credit card payment (not Paypal) to take a few days with GDE? While I was reassured my order earlier this week was charged, it has not been reflected in my bank account. I want Vee to get her money, she has earned it many times over in her quality of service alone!

ETA: Yahoo! girl's been PAID! I told Vee in an email yesterday that a few years ago I had ordered some lipsticks from an Etsy vendor, and owing to a big fat typing glitch some poor guy in Baltimore ended up getting charged for it--it took weeks to sort it out and get the poor dud his money back, and get my account properly debited. Now I'm paranoid as all get-out about making sure someone's got their cash!

 

[Bflopolska]

Ok here are the GDE OTM swatches

Spoiler

August Glamour Doll Eyes OTM9.jpg

Top row: Cement Heart and Hollywood Affair blush. The blush is blended out on the right side of the swatch.

Bottom row: Teal Me Lies and Homicide Hydraglaze

August Glamour Doll Eyes OTM2.jpg

I really love this month, I love that there's a variety shadow, blush, and lip product. And I love that there's something from another company, and something from a new collection that hasn't released yet. If I were choosing, I would love this dynamic every month. And of course the candy was delicious.

If I don't get a full size of that lip color, I am going to regret it for a very long time to come!

I can see why people are going batpucky for the OTM's, if this is a typical shipment. A full face worth of shiny surprises! And that partnership thing with another company, I like it. You're secure in your own talents and business model if you can include the competition.