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meaganola said:
@@ohsailor It's still super early here, so I'm going to have to mull this over (especially the jasmine and ylang ylang.  I know there are some in the catalog, but I'm drawing a blank at the moment!) once I wake up more, but definitely start with Snake Oil!  It's *the* classic BPAL with lots of vanilla and patchouli, and it's good for men *and* woman, *and* it will help narrow other things down, like whether red musk goes funky on you or works really well.  And for citrus, I would suggest Croquet and/or Cheshire Cat.  And Tamora for peach (I have problems with peach going weird on me, but Tamora is the one peach scent that doesn't). 
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Thank you so much @@meaganola! And no rush- just as they come to you- and if you remember some that you think I would *love* but would probably have to try to find in a BPAL trading community, don't let that stop you. Of course, I'd rather they be instantly available, but. Like I said, I really love warm notes like vanilla, bergamot, jasmine, amber, patchouli, cocoa, leather, plus fruit scents. I know I'm asking *a LOT*, but I will take all your advice to heart, and I would really like to trade you your advice on perfumes with a goody to send to you- I have so much stuff I haven't touched, including indie stuff, that I would love to send to you in exchange for your invaluable advice!

 
I'm sure it's in here somewhere, but what time is the Haus of Gloi restock? Going to try to snag a few things--hopefully it's not too nuts!

 
You ladies are so knowledgeable! I'm so glad I can come here to ask questions about indie brands, as I'd like to start supporting them. I love the fact that they often are more creative, cheaper, have super cool colors and names, are usually natural and with few ingredients, and don't test on animals!

So, thanks to some of you I have a lot of homework to do!

Right now I'm kind of looking into the following:

Life's Entropy Lip Theories - thanks to a certain someone who PMed me (thanks, Rox!)

Rouge Bunny Rouge for their illuminators and eye gloss (are they indie enough to count?)

Pumpkin and Poppy

The All Natural Face

Silk Naturals

RMS Beauty (Are they indie?)

Bliss Kiss cuticle oil from nailhq.com

Black Widow Balms- especially the grey one (iron maiden) and the blue one (amulet), which I think may be similar to Lipstick Queen's Hello Sailor.

Also... how indie is indie? I mean... does OCC count as indie or not? From what I know they aren't owned by a larger corporation, but they are pretty big and are sold at Sephora and go to all the makeup shows.... and is RMS Beauty and RBR too .... beyond indie to count? Just curious!

Also... it would be totally awesome if we could have an indie makeup lovers meet and greet where we can show each other our collections and talk and.... all that!

 
Slowly but surely catching up to this thread after not going on MUT all weekend... probably good I stayed away though. Some of these sales would have tempted me way too much.

I can safely say that Shiro will be getting more of my money this month since I love Groot and will be needing that COTM.

And I am basically dying with anticipation for the GDE/Kiss My Sass collab collection. Indie makeup + Pretty Little Liars would pretty much be my two biggest obsessions at the moment. 

Kelly Silva said:
I was poking around trying to find a current review of the fall Haus of Gloi scents, and discovered this wonderful blog that has tons of Indie perfume reviews! So if you're looking to get into Indie perfume, check out this blog: http://www.lipstickandlibraries.com/category/perfume/indie-perfume/
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Thanks for posting! Her HOG review makes me feel better about missing out on Samhain! And I will be definitely be checking out that Haunt that you mentioned.

magicalmom said:
YAY I GOT ONE!!!! Thank you @@Allison H !

And then realized Paypal had my old shipping address. PANIC.

So I went and changed it in the recurring payment field in Paypal, and sent a message through the site.  Then I went back into Paypal and changed it permanently so this shouldn't happen again.

Ah, Mondays, you get me every time.
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Linda from i+ta is super on top of the address changes. I changed the card I wanted to use for the automatic payment and Paypal sent her an alert that my account info had changed and she emailed me to make sure my address hadn't changed. Super awesome!

 
eastofthesun said:
Also... how indie is indie? I mean... does OCC count as indie or not? From what I know they aren't owned by a larger corporation, but they are pretty big and are sold at Sephora and go to all the makeup shows.... and is RMS Beauty and RBR too .... beyond indie to count? Just curious!
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I think it's all personal opinion, but I wouldn't classify OCC as Indie anymore. They used to be, but being sold in Sephora I don't think counts anymore lol I personally see Indie as something made by a one or two person team, maybe a few more depending on how big, that's handmade, and only sold through their website, be it Etsy, their own domain, or Storenvy. For instance I kind of classify Fortune Cookie Soap as Indie, as they started out making soap in their apartment, and it was just a wife and husband team, but now they have a store location, an have had to move warehouses three times in the past year to keep up with demand. They may soon be too big for me to still call them Indie. I think there's also a touch of "if most haven't heard of it, it's Indie" as in a, I don't like the word, but hipster-esque vibe. I think mostly because you kind of have to go looking for most Indies, as they're not going to be sitting there at Ulta or Sephora, or advertised in magazines, or marketed heavily. You have to seek them out, and hear about them from others "in the know".

 
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I don't know why Impulse chose to do those colors when fall is almost here, they seem more wintery/spring colors to me. I am eyeing Pandora, and I may go for a full size just to see how I like them in that size. I want a dark berry/wine colored Indie lippie!

 
eastofthesun said:
You ladies are so knowledgeable! I'm so glad I can come here to ask questions about indie brands, as I'd like to start supporting them. I love the fact that they often are more creative, cheaper, have super cool colors and names, are usually natural and with few ingredients, and don't test on animals!

So, thanks to some of you I have a lot of homework to do!

Right now I'm kind of looking into the following:

Life's Entropy Lip Theories - thanks to a certain someone who PMed me (thanks, Rox!)

Rouge Bunny Rouge for their illuminators and eye gloss (are they indie enough to count?)

Pumpkin and Poppy

The All Natural Face

Silk Naturals

RMS Beauty (Are they indie?)

Bliss Kiss cuticle oil from nailhq.com

Black Widow Balms- especially the grey one (iron maiden) and the blue one (amulet), which I think may be similar to Lipstick Queen's Hello Sailor.

Also... how indie is indie? I mean... does OCC count as indie or not? From what I know they aren't owned by a larger corporation, but they are pretty big and are sold at Sephora and go to all the makeup shows.... and is RMS Beauty and RBR too .... beyond indie to count? Just curious!

Also... it would be totally awesome if we could have an indie makeup lovers meet and greet where we can show each other our collections and talk and.... all that!
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Ha ha, I was just having this discussion the other day! I think "indies" such as RBR, MUG, Melt, OCC, Sugarpill, Lime Crime, et cetera don't really count as indies any more, because even though they don't have a larger corporation backing them, they are still produced in large quantities and sold to an ever-widening audience. So I definitely wouldn't classify them as an indie brand but rather as a small or self-sustaining brand? I think, if that makes sense?

 
Shalott said:
I actually really wanted Clever and Feisty until I realized they are just Metaluxe versions of Storque and Ever After. <_< I think she's feeling the pressure to expand even more and is not making the wisest of product decisions...
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I just noticed the "Please Read" on the Impulse home page, and it says

The address you enter @ check-out & your Paypal address MUST be the SAME. If they are not, your order will not be confirmed within our store's database & your transaction will be refunded.
Additionally, when paying with a credit/debit card, please do not use Paypal.

...So you don't want us to have Paypal protection for an order we want to pay for with a debit or cc? I do not want to order a single thing from there anymore.

 
Is there a thread for "niche" brands? Brands that aren't "indie" but also aren't mega big... I'm thinking Paul & Joe, OCC, Ardency Inn, Clic, Tonymoly, Japonesque, Modelco, Eddie Funkhouser, and all those brands we get in sample boxes haha... I'd love to learn more about brands like this that aren't neceaarily indie but aren't all over Sephora, either!

 
Kelly Silva said:
I just noticed the "Please Read" on the Impulse home page, and it says

The address you enter @ check-out & your Paypal address MUST be the SAME. If they are not, your order will not be confirmed within our store's database & your transaction will be refunded.
Additionally, when paying with a credit/debit card, please do not use Paypal.

...So you don't want us to have Paypal protection for an order we want to pay for with a debit or cc? I do not want to order a single thing from there anymore.
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I think it's because Paypal charges so much to go through them when you're using your CC or debit anyway, which you should be protected under anyway, you know? It really cuts into costs and I can see how that could be a struggle for an indie company. I still understand why some would feel uncomfortable, though.

 
ohsailor said:
I think it's because Paypal charges so much to go through them when you're using your CC or debit anyway, which you should be protected under anyway, you know? It really cuts into costs and I can see how that could be a struggle for an indie company. I still understand why some would feel uncomfortable, though.
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Pretty much. Paypal charges sellers a TON of fees, and the majority of them don't pass those fees along to the consumer. I've purchased from sellers who make me pay their Paypal fees (and I did it, because I damn well wanted the product they were selling) but for a small business it can really eat away at the profit margin.

 
meaganola said:
*cough* I may have backed the Espionage Kicksterter at the $60 level because Starbuck -- and then immediately changed it to the limited-to-fifty-people $250 level that will have at least $400 worth of mystery goodies. So... Guess there will be a lot of Espionage showing up in Secret Santa 2015?
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Did they change the levels again?  I see Boomer, no Starbuck.  I'm a Number 6 girl myself :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  I'm throwing in  $15 because that's all I have righ now.

 

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