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@ Glad I was able to make sense! I will say though, that if it were the Black Velvet Velevtine you wanted, go for it - that is one of their items that I can't think of a single dupe for! :lol:

@@CurlyTails @@chibimorph Thank you so much, ladies! I've purchased from Coastal Scents before, and I knew about their refill pans, but I did not know they had jars as well! I will be tacking those on to my next purchase!

 
YOU GUYS. I think I just fell down the rabbit hole, then dug my own hole underneath the rabbit hole. Got my Impulse Cosmetics order, and they're so gorgeous, and I'm getting frustrated because no photograph is capturing it properly! "Winnie" is the most wonderful thing ever... duochrome that's almost identical to my skin tone from one angle, with an angelic icy blue gleam from another angle. I die. I have to go to sleep now because I work tonight... stupid patients, why can't you take care of yourselves? Clearly I have more important things to do, like figure out how to photograph these effectively.

ETA: I may have lied. I just had to slap a few of them on my face before going to bed, and I have revised my "most wonderful thing" statement... it's "The Huntsman."

ETA2: I can't speak to the Lime Crime lip products, but I am desperately in love with my Orchidaceous liquid liner. Gorgeous vibrant color, beautiful matte finish, stays put through my 12-hour shifts. I will definitely buy more colors once Summerswap is over.

 
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Oooo that green looks pretty!

Doromouse from hello waffle was super glittery! I put it on this morning and had to take it off because that was wayyyy too disco ball for the insurance office, even on a Friday ;)
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I decided to quickly swatch Dormouse after seeing this.

Left-Right: swatched over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, primer (theBalm Put A Lid On It), and bare skin

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I also swatched Gryphon (which I have on my eyes today) (it looks so different over a glitter glue!)

Left-Right: over Pixie Epoxy, primer, and bare skin

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Shiro Cosmetics The Earth's Mightiest Avengers collection!  In direct sunlight, over UD Primer Potion.  Photos cannot possibly capture all of their glory!

Top to bottom, left to right:

* Red in My Ledger lip gloss, regular application on the left and sheered out on the right

* A Push in the Right Direction, Burdened with Glorious Purpose, Cognitive Recalibration

* Enormous Green Rage Monster, Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist, Glowstick of Destiny

* He Loves His Hammer, I Understood that Reference, Something Sweet as Pain

* That Man Is Playing Galaga, Up All Night to Get Loki

Not pictured:  Always Angry finishing powder.  I just didn't see any point in swatching it, so I didn't, but it does tone down my red a bit, so I'm glad I picked it up!

A few comments:  Shiro lip gloss isn't really lip gloss.  It's more like liquid lipstick, except slick like benefit ultra plush glosses.  They look a but terrifying in the tube (this one looks almost black), but they sheer out wonderfully.  I'm now working on collecting them all.  Even the red one I have (Nic Cage Posing for a Calendar with Shiny Bright Red Cars) doesn't make me roll my eyes at *more* red lip color.  (My next order is going to have to include Nic Cage Getting Funky with that Saturday Night Fever!  I just know it's going to get very, *very* dangerous once I inevitably get hooked on the custom glosses.  I think I need Cognitive Recalibration in gloss form!)

Up All Night to Get Loki is not part of this collection.  It was a CotM that was part of the one-last-time CotM sale in June, and it happened to be going on when this collection went live, so I had to grab it because *duh*. 

A glue is going to be a better choice than just a primer for I Understood That Reference and That Man Is Playing Galaga since they have a whole lot of glitter, not just the shimmer and sheen that the rest of the collection has.

 
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@@meaganola I received shipping info for my Shiro order yesterday, and I'm so excited to play with the Avengers collection! Every time I see pics I feel so glad that I didn't decide to wait until the next sale to pick it up. I didn't get the gloss because it looked really brown in the swatches I've seen and I'm just not sure I'd wear it often enough. I'm on a low-buy so I also resisted getting Plausible Walrus in gloss form... but it seems that everyone loves Shiro's gloss formula so I feel that once I finish my current glosses I must pick one up! Do you have any opinions on the different flavors?

 
@chibimorph  Honestly, I barely notice the flavors in the ones I have!  The scent is strong in the tube, but it's pretty much not there once on.

I'm also trying out a lip glaze from Kiss My Sass today.  Their Spellbound shade (pinky-purple with gold sparkles, with Birthday Cake -- chocolate cake with buttercream frosting -- flavor, although I can only smell it, not taste it) was included in the July GDE OTM, so I decided to give it a shot.  I received a sample of it in an i+ta sub bag, but I tested it once and didn't bother wearing it again because it was a peachy color (it may have even been Juicy Peach) that just didn't work on me.  This one is much more my speed!

 
Aaaah! So many swatches and hauls! Yay!

Since I can't order anything right now, I got a little desperate and have been experimenting with making my own lipstick! With crayons! Haha.

A bunch have been duds, but I got a pretty decent blue one that I'm planning to use as the base forumla for the others. Going to try to make lavender and turquoise ones next. I'll post up pics when I can.

 
@@meaganola Did you get the Shiro lip gloss samples or full size? I'm wondering how the clamshell packaging looks for the samples if you happen to know. Like is there a sticker with the name and stuff presentable enough for Summerswap?

 
pokeballssohard said:
@@chibimorph You are some kind of indie flash-sale guru.
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Haha! I follow the indiemakeupandmore subreddit, which is where I get most of my sale info from :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Occasionally I'll stumble upon sale info when I'm randomly checking up on different brands.

In other words, I need to find new hobbies or something else to occupy my time with :blush:

 
meaganola said:
My first indie love: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. I thought I couldn't wear fragrance until I found them. It turned out that I just can't wear synthetic alcohol-based stuff.
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I heart BPAL so much. I also love that the scents 'mature' a little if you own them for a long time. It's not going bad, it's just... taking on nuances.

 
Kelly Silva said:
@@meaganola Did you get the Shiro lip gloss samples or full size? I'm wondering how the clamshell packaging looks for the samples if you happen to know. Like is there a sticker with the name and stuff presentable enough for Summerswap?
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I got the full-sized, so I don't know for sure, but they did send clamshells of the tinted lip balms out in an innocent+twisted alchemy sub bag a few months ago (the May installment), and they had round labels like pigment jars have with the brand and shade info on the bottom.  (And I'm *still* using that sample even with heavy use, and I thought I would rip through it in a few weeks with light use!)

gingerneko said:
I heart BPAL so much. I also love that the scents 'mature' a little if you own them for a long time. It's not going bad, it's just... taking on nuances.
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You know you're a BPAL addict when you have a designated aging drawer *and* box.  And one of them is full.

 
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pokeballssohard said:
Aaaah! So many swatches and hauls! Yay!

Since I can't order anything right now, I got a little desperate and have been experimenting with making my own lipstick! With crayons! Haha.

A bunch have been duds, but I got a pretty decent blue one that I'm planning to use as the base forumla for the others. Going to try to make lavender and turquoise ones next. I'll post up pics when I can.
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I have a lot of cosplayer friends who do this - I've never tried it myself, simply because I don't have the time! :sdrop: I am looking forward to seeing the results!

 
Speaking of indie fragrances, has anyone tried For Strange Women? I've been dying to get a few of their solids, because I love nothing more in the world than a solid perfume, but if anyone has any experience with them, I'd love to hear it!

 
I caved and took advantage of the GDE flash B2G2 sale this weekend. Code is FLASHSAT through today on their Storenvy site. Grabbed 8 full sized jars for $24! Can't wait!

 

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