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chibimorph said:
Haus of Gloi is planning on doing another restock on the 28th (with additional scents) - so hopefully there's still a chance to get the minis if you want them.
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Yay, thanks!  This time I'm going in with definite plan :smilehappyyes:    All the smores will be mine!!

eta:  By the way, I find it hilarious that the "yay" in my comment links to an adchoice for Downy Unstoppables...

 
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@@chibimorph, did you pick anything up from Fryinnae?? I got: Last Kiss (mini), Demon's Desire (full size), Pixie Epoxy (mini), All Hallows Eve (mini), and Hollywood Sorcery (mini).

Also, YAAAAAS, my HoG came in today and it's all AMAZEBALLS. Whyyyy didn't I order more?? Why didn't I get more than 1 lip balm? Whyyy does Tobac smell so incredible? Can I eat any of this??? 

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Olde Cider Haus Pumpkin Butter- Ummm YUMMM in a jar. I wish I got this in FS. Curses!! It smells so good. Like a great fall candle, but not sickeningly sweet. 

Spider Silk Sugar Scrub - I'll have to use this in the shower today, FOR SCIENCE I say, just to get a good idea of the smell. I catch a bit of it, but not so much. I wasn't too sure on this smell, and I wanted a scrub so it seemed best to order it in this. 

Tobac - I have this on now. Holy sh*t snacks. I love it. SO happy that you guys raved here bc I went in blind FS. The smokiness isn't overpowering. I smell sexy. Like a sexy, wealthy, mysterious, broad. Yes, broad. I feel like I should be in a speakeasy with red lipstick on. 

Pumpkin Eater - Another blind FS purchase but hells yes so far. From the bottle, I am in love. It's obviously completely different from Tobac, but I can't wait to get it on me and see what it does with my skin. I'm stoked to see what gets amped up. 

Cherry Licorice Lip Balm - Good god, I'm in love. I shall order at least 2 more during the restock. The balm feels amazing on. 

Persephone's Descent - This was my free sample. I'll have to again try this, but out of the bottle, I am surprised at how much I enjoy this. I usually don't like fruity that much in perfumes, but this smells really, really nice. I might get this in the hair oil! 

Overall, can it be restock date yet so I can drop another $50??!

 
@@rachelshine Not yet! The site is currently down and I'm still struggling with whether I should purchase now or wait - I want to grab some lip lustres (in addition to eye shadow, of course) but I'm currently project panning my lip products (I haven't purchased a single lip product since January). I'm also waiting to see if Shiro is going to have a Halloween lip gloss - because I feel like that should be an exception :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> . But Ominous and Demon's Desire look like they'll be so much fun to play with!

 
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@@rachelshine Not yet! The site is currently down and I'm still struggling with whether I should purchase now or wait - I want to grab some lip lustres (in addition to eye shadow, of course) but I'm currently project panning my lip products (I haven't purchased a single lip product since January). I'm also waiting to see if Shiro is going to have a Halloween lip gloss - because I feel like that should be an exception :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> . But Ominous and Demon's Desire look like they'll be so much fun to play with!
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Can you teach me self control?????  No lip products since Jan?  I had to pull over on the way to work this morning and purchase 2.  I have already placed an order for another one.  And I have been eyeing the new lip lustres.  (oh and I purchased the new Darling Girls earlier this week)

 
marigoldsue said:
Can you teach me self control?????  No lip products since Jan?  I had to pull over on the way to work this morning and purchase 2.  I have already placed an order for another one.  And I have been eyeing the new lip lustres.  (oh and I purchased the new Darling Girls earlier this week)
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Haha! It's just because I'm more cognizant of the fact that lip products are liquidy/creamy and can go bad (and it touches the lips/mouth so I keep thinking about bacterial accumulation even though I know there are preservatives and ingredients to prevent growth) - it's mainly the "ick" factor that maintains my resolve :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
I am so sad because my HoG order had a perfume oil sample of Pumpkin Queen instead of Old Cider Haus.  Now I'm going to have to make an order blindly next restock, I really hope that scent is as good as everyone says.  I would also love if these were candles or something instead of/in addition to body products!

 
mikaglam said:
At Haus of Gloi every pumpkin butter I want is out of stock for the 2oz! :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think it would be wise to just order samples and then go from there to see if I like any before commiting to a full aize pumpkin butter. Plus free shipping on the perfume oils.

ETA: I just ordered the Vice, Apothecary, Mango Sticky Rice, and Cozy Sweater perfume samples. I am so excited about Vice! If it smells like I think it does, than I am definitely buying a full size pumpkin butter! Smelly goodies come to me!

I blame you all! Such enablers! :laughing:   Also: OT, but holy poo I now see the wonders of paypal! How come it took this long to figure this uselful tool out?!
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I have the Vice Pumpkin Butter and Perfume Oil and it basically smells like heavenly s'mores and coffee. I want to eat it, I literally want to eat it. It is too much for me to wear as an every day scent, but I put it on before bed and fall asleep smelling like how I imaging Heaven smells like. :lol:

 
Ok, Im going to rave a bit on Aromaleigh for a second. (I have already loved the colors I have tried, but this experience should be shared)
So last week I was lucky enough to win a weekly give away on Facebook. My prize was 4 eyeshadows of my choice (Autism Awareness colors excluded) and I have been dying to try her Dryades collection so I picked 4 colors from there. She shipped my prize out the next day and with a very friendly email as well. This was Monday of this week. On Thursday of this week, 3 days later, my package arrived!

Not only did she give me the eyeshadows requested but she also included FOUR more samples from the Dryades collection! Out of a 10 color collection, I got 8 for 100% free. I have been beyond ecstatic over her generosity and as I expected, I LOVE these colors.

I've only tried 2 of the colors but from what I have noticed they have a very matte base with a duochrome shift. They aren't glitter bombs but they do have glitter, they don't really shimmer,  but are subtle earthy colors. I like this tons. They are "different" than what I am use too. She suggests using a cream based primer under them to get the duochrome effect vs a glitter glue/foiling epoxy, etc and I find this very very accurate. I have been putting them over NYX milk crayons and they react perfectly to this base. However, they are REALLY hard to photograph because they look like something totally (almost entirely) different in various lights. The photos on her site do the best job at capturing the 'in person" duochrome shift colors. I did my best though. These were swatched over a cream primer.

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From top to bottom (and then left to right) *I hope that's not too confusing since there is some overlap on the close ups, just comment if you aren't sure which one is which*.:
Othreis
Kraneia

Pitys

Kyllene

Dryope
Ekho
Hesperides
Daphnis
*see what I mean about looking like a 100% different color in different lighting! These are really quite unique!

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Okay, so I got paid today and I've been really good this week, considering how little self control I have. The only order I placed was a Freebie Wednesday order from GDE so I've really only spent $19 on makeup this week.

I know I want to order Darling Girl's Who Ya Gonna Call order when that comes out, but for today I was thinking about treating myself to an Alchemic Muse order. It sounds like their TAT is super fast so they seem like a perfect choice since I'm moving in a couple weeks. I'm just mildly terrified of their shipping charges. The stuff in my cart right now has amassed $25.75 in shipping charges alone. Is that for real??

Also, super tempted to place a Fyrinnae order, but am not really sure what to expect TAT-wise since they just released new stuff. Normally I wouldn't care, but since I'm moving I figure I should probably just wait a bit.

eta Also, my i+ta sub came today! Everything looks awesome and I'm super excited about it. The extras are seriously awesome as well. 

My variations were Mermaid for the Midsummer Dreams Apothecary sample and Orbital for the Scaredy Cat shadow.
 
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Kelly Silva said:
One of my favorite discovered things about Indie perfume oils is that some of them smell even more amazing mixed with another scent. Haus of Gloi Tobac and Pumpkin Eater...just trust me  ;) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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I will totally have to try this. Thanks!

I'm beginning to think I have a different scent profile than most here haha! I am rather slowly going though my Haus of Gloi scents and I really don't like Olde Cider Haus, Ghost Puffs smells lovely but almost "too sweet" for me. My favorites so far are Persephone's Descent, Pumpkin Queen, Pumpkin Eater (I have found huge love for this today, on me I smell more apple in Pumpkin Eater than I do in Olde Cider Haus....curious) and Spider Silk has really grown on me.

Tomorrow I will test The Horsemen and Tobac....at first sniff I do not think I will wear them well but who knows?

Generally I am a citrus and fruit fragrance sort of gal. I don't care much for floral scents and I like a bit of spice but not much musk. In my head I want to call them "playful or flirty" scents vs "sultry, seductive" ones or "juvenile, candy" ones I don't know if that makes sense...lol.

More than anything, I have been enjoying playing with them and reading your stories! I don't think Im going to venture too far into indie perfumes/lotions this season as I am more into Harvest/Halloween indie cosmetics, but I might for winter holidays as I also love minty scents and Im sure that will be a front runner. :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
Another really interesting thing about perfume oils:  Sometimes you get some serious magic if you apply a new layer of a scent on top of an hours-old one of the same scent!  Then you have the base notes from the old application mixing with the top notes from the fresh application rather than a mix of two different oils.  Depending on the oil, it can be *amazing*. 

Tonight/this weekend, I'm anxiously stalking the BPAL Halloweenie update.  It looks like the Miskatonic Valley is opening a tourism bureau!  Whoo!

 
Annnnd I just placed a huge Haus of Gloi order.  I just got a rewards card from Sprint for a framily plan bonus...so this happened:

1x Rose City Soft Bubbling Scrub - 2oz mini size jar
1x Troika Bubbling Scrub - 2oz Mini Size Jar 
1x Moon Dog Perfume Oil - Sample Vial 
1x Satyr Perfume Oil - Sample Vial 
1x Persephone's Descent Perfume Oil - Sample vial
1x Tobac Perfume Oil - 5ml amber glass bottle 
1x Spider Silk Perfume Oil - 5ml amber glass bottle
1x Lavender Sugar Pumpkin Butter - 2oz Mini Size Jar 
1x Elevenses Pumpkin Butter - 2oz Mini Size Jar 

Spider Silk I don't love in the vial but it smells awesome on me. Tobac is also amazing on my BF and he actually asked me to place this order.  Now I will probably get some Ghost Puffs pumpkin butter and Olde Cider Haus stuff during restock and then I will be set (lol jk.)

 
Scent is so subjective and chemistry is so important! I know without even testing a perfume that I can pretty much wear any musky/heavy/seductive type fragrance, whether men's or women's. (In my opinion) They smell the best on me and they are what I like the most, year round. I just have to be careful that I don't go too heavy handed! :laughno: I don't always like them, but I always know they will smell good on me.

Fruity scents, on the other hand, are the complete opposite! I can use fruity body wash, or even light body mists that wear off quickly, but anything from cologne on up is a no-go. Fruit scents turn sickly on me, so I avoid like the plague anything with fruit. The same, to a lesser degree, with citrus. Muskier citrus notes like bergamot or orange I love, but the super fresh lemon or lime don't work for me. It gets pretty stinky when I try those so... yeah. :lol:

Floral and Gourmand fall into an in-between category that are dependent on how much of the scent notes that I do and do not like they hold. I seriously pour over scent descriptions any time I buy a fragrance untested, because even one word can make all the difference! Luckily my body chemistry has been so stable since, probably the end of puberty or so, that I rarely get a bad one. Last time I made a mistake was when I bought on a whim NEST White Sandalwood. On paper it looked perfect, but in reality it was so bad. -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Had to return it, and I felt terrible.

Annnnd, now I've rambled on for like, ten minutes about scent in the Indie thread. :ph34r: /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  And my computer freaked and posted my half formed thoughts, so that's the reason for the edit, and I am sorry if you saw the unedited post. :lol:

 
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Placed my first Alchemic Muse order! 

I got one perfume sample trio, one soap sample set, 4 mini whipped soaps, 4 mini foaming body scrubs, and one mini body whip. All different scents! :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

My BPAL imp order was delivered today, but they put it in my apartment office so I can't get it until tomorrow. I have two GDE packages coming tomorrow as well... my OTM and my Halo collection sample jars. 

 
@, did Alchemic Muse refund the excess shipping charges? I was looking at their store last night and I thought I saw something about that. They have so much amazing looking stuff!

 

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