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meaganola said:
Yay! Purple and green! I recommend a trip to Target for some e.l.f. glitter glue for those glitter tubes. Foil Me just doesn't make it stick as densely as glue.
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I'm a HUGE sucker for Purples and Greens lol! And thank you for the tip! I actually just bought the e.l.f. glitter glue a few days ago and haven't played with it much. I was planning on comparing it to the Foil Me when I test them out in the next couple days. I really appreciate your insight since you have tons more experience than I here. <3

 
So, I just got back in town, which means I can receive mail, which means I can ORDER STUFF!!

I'm going to be good and limit myself to three orders.  I just did Haus of Gloi and Fyrinnae, but I can't decide between Shiro and GDE for my last order.  Life, so hard :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Anyway, my mailbox is gonna get fun in a couple weeks.  I have a feeling I'm going to start taking three showers a day when my Haus of Gloi order shows up, so I can try all the scrub samples I got!

 
Oh man, I was dragging my feet on what I wanted to order from the Deadly Hollywood collection and now Ms. Monroe is sold out :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Anyone know how long it takes to restock after she launches a new collection?  If anyone already ordered, please post swatches when you get them because I can't decide what shadows to get.

 
meaganola said:
Yay! Purple and green! I recommend a trip to Target for some e.l.f. glitter glue for those glitter tubes. Foil Me just doesn't make it stick as densely as glue.
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That ELF Glitter Primer is pure cheap genius!!! I had actually bought it by accident last year, thinking I was getting Mineral Primer, and it turns out I like it better (the Mineral Primer is good stuff too, to be fair!) I'm wearing my new Shiro bonbons and after nearly six hours, there is no falloiut to be had.

And BTW, the Nic Cage glosses, like classic drag and a well-crafted petit four, are lovely and enduring. So far it's worn beautifully through coffee and a dainty lunch of berries, retaining its shine even after several sips of hot truck-driver brew.

 
Kelly Silva said:
I bought the Deadly Hollywood GDE collection, to blog. It's for the good of the people! I'm sure it will be here any minute now as Vee probably already took it to the post office lol!
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LOL, I believe that! I ordered samples of the collection for now too (and the glitter tube because OMG black/red glitter? YES)

 
I had a pretty hard time with the GDE Foil Me this afternoon :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think I need more practice. I tried mixing it with glitter and gliding it on as a liner but it didn't work well. I found it much easier to apply the foil me wet to my lid as a liner and blot the glitter over the top.
How does anyone else use it?
 

 
For all of you who have some Shiro, could someone take a pic of a comparison between the mini jars and full size jars? And maybe next to a GDE jar? I'm starting to get all weird about my collection being all the same size  :lol:

 
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Kelly Silva said:
For all of you who have some Shiro, could someone take a pic of a comparison between the mini jars and full size jars? And maybe next to a GDE jar? I'm starting to get all weird about my collection being all the same size  :lol:
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A little OCD are ya?  You will have to clue some of us in to your size preferences...

;) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
marigoldsue said:
A little OCD are ya?  You will have to clue some of us in to your size preferences...

;) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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Haha well I'm already upset because my current storage doesn't fit my jars vertically, only horizontally. So I fit less in there. Once I move though I plan on getting an Ikea Alex storage, and probably some dividers for the drawers. It's more that my stuff is not at all organized right now because I have no space, but after the move I am going to color code and organize the crap out of all my makeup.

 
Kelly Silva said:
Haha well I'm already upset because my current storage doesn't fit my jars vertically, only horizontally. So I fit less in there. Once I move though I plan on getting an Ikea Alex storage, and probably some dividers for the drawers. It's more that my stuff is not at all organized right now because I have no space, but after the move I am going to color code and organize the crap out of all my makeup.
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My youngest just left for college.  And while I have had a third bedroom open for a few years that I was going to turn into my office (although last Spring I realized I needed to make it office/makeup) I hadn't done it yet.  And I have had a house guest this summer (who is STILL with me).  But now I am thinking I shift the house guest and get my space organized.  Especially since we FINALLY get an Ikea in September.  Anyone like to paint?  We could have a painting party at my house.  I could order lots of shadow and lippie samples for swatching after and make lots of yummy treats to eat

 
marigoldsue said:
My youngest just left for college.  And while I have had a third bedroom open for a few years that I was going to turn into my office (although last Spring I realized I needed to make it office/makeup) I hadn't done it yet.  And I have had a house guest this summer (who is STILL with me).  But now I am thinking I shift the house guest and get my space organized.  Especially since we FINALLY get an Ikea in September.  Anyone like to paint?  We could have a painting party at my house.  I could order lots of shadow and lippie samples for swatching after and make lots of yummy treats to eat
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Indie swatch party at @@marigoldsue's house! I'll bring homemade snacks! I am lucky enough to have an Ikea within 30 minutes, so I'm definitely planning on getting tons of storage solutions. Once I get my storage all settled, I'll post pics and would love to see everyone else's Indie storage. I need ideas for how to organize it!

 
Kelly Silva said:
Indie swatch party at @@marigoldsue's house! I'll bring homemade snacks! I am lucky enough to have an Ikea within 30 minutes, so I'm definitely planning on getting tons of storage solutions. Once I get my storage all settled, I'll post pics and would love to see everyone else's Indie storage. I need ideas for how to organize it!
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If only I lived somewhere interesting, I might be able to tempt you all to visit.  No beaches.  No mountains.  No cool historical places.  No out of the ordinary shopping.  But we do have one of the places on Anthony Bourdain's list of 13 places you should eat at before you die (and it's located inside of a working gas station).

 
I can paint and bake and shop, so count me in!

I bought a storage container for my eye shadows.

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Now to buy more to fill it up!

 
Onyxspider said:
I had a pretty hard time with the GDE Foil Me this afternoon :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think I need more practice. I tried mixing it with glitter and gliding it on as a liner but it didn't work well. I found it much easier to apply the foil me wet to my lid as a liner and blot the glitter over the top.

How does anyone else use it?
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With glitter, I use glitter glue, and I apply it with my fingertip directly to my eyelid like primer, let it dry down to the point where it starts to get tacky, and then pat whatever color I'm using -- glitter, pigment -- on top of the glue with a brush. I only use Foil Me with pigments, and I do the same thing as glitter glue: directly on my lid, dry down a bit, pat the pigment over it. I don't mix glitter with anything before applying.

(I do sometimes use glitter glue with pigments, but I never use Foil Me with glitters.)

 
Onyxspider said:
I had a pretty hard time with the GDE Foil Me this afternoon :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think I need more practice. I tried mixing it with glitter and gliding it on as a liner but it didn't work well. I found it much easier to apply the foil me wet to my lid as a liner and blot the glitter over the top.

How does anyone else use it?
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When applying glitter as a liner, I put a dab of Foil Me on the back of my hand and dip my brush in it then dip into the glitter and apply from there.  It seems to work pretty well.

 
I'm awaiting my shiro order then I'm going on a short no buy for a couple of weeks. Once September hits I will be at it again getting all the colors of the month & the GWP for September!!!!!

I hope my shiro comes soon. I want to use my Nightfury!

 

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