Ophelia's Apothecary

Many months ago I ordered a voucher for Ophelia's Apothecary from the now defunct Heartsy.  This was my second voucher order.  Unfortunate timing resulted in a months long backlog for OA.  They moved in the middle of the offers.  I finally received my order, which included a couple of items from a flash sale and a pro bono jar of Morrocan Red Clay & Clove facial mask.  I mentioned how much I liked it, and she threw it...

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Custom Franken Polish; Pegasus Poop ~ Glitters and Bubbles

One of my dear fellow bloggers, Amanda Solis of Glitters and Bubbles has apparently gone to lacquer heaven and is now creating custom franken polishes.  She is one of the first bloggers that I found when I started getting interested in indie products.  She does an outstanding job on swatches, so it's no surprise that people are clamoring to get a hold of her creations.  Check out Amanda's blog post.  Looks like a custom bottle...

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Tick:Tock Cosmetics - More Swatches

More swatches from Black Friday purchases.  Tick:Tock Cosmetics.  The first and second are swatched over primer.  The third is swatched with water.  I like the look of the water swatches, but it's super time consuming.  Still trying to find a happy medium.Sundial: a rich creamy yellow with gold sparkle and gold glitter  (Light Goldenrod)NEW Big Ben: A bold blue with a beautiful red shift and sparkle! (Sapphire Blue)...

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Off Topic: No breast exam for you.

No Breast Exam For YouThis issue is not about pro-life vs. pro-choice.  This is about access to healthcare regardless of income or circumstance.  As with any donation, you can earmark it for use based on your preference - your donation doesn't have to go to support things that do not align with your philosophy.*I created this with a psp tube with no restrictions and a public domain pink ribbon.  You are free to use in any manner you...

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Valentine Collections

Valentine CollectionsThe following are the current Valentine collections from various indie companies.  While I have tried and support many, I have not tried them all.   -AnneDawn Eyes CosmeticsSilk NaturalsShiroDarling GirlAltered Ego CosmeticsRag DollsOne Hand Washes The Other  Persephone Minerals (live later this week/end)Brazen CosmeticsVenomous CosmeticsTick:Tock CosmeticsMoon Rabbit CosmeticsRock A Betty Beauty ...

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Off Topic: Criminal Thinking Errors

In the past few weeks, a fairly well respected blogger (LeGothique) was revealed to be at the minimum a deceitful scam artist - who (allegedly) scammed quite a few people out of what appears to be a lot of money.  I don't intend to rehash that which has already been posted.  You can read more about the situation here and here.Right around Christmas, "Grey" as she was known, disappeared.  Took down her blog and cut off pretty much all avenues of contact, with money in hand.  I lost no money.  I didn't buy any products...

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Dawn Eyes Cosmetics Giveaway! - Closed!

We are coming up on the consumer holiday known as Valentine's Day.  Whether you are madly in love, tolerating your SO, heartbroken, or in happy solitude - these pretties will suit you just fine.Up for grabs is a deluxe set of  DEC Valentine's Collection samples and three handpicked full size shadows.  You can see the swatches for the DEC Valentine's Collection here.The three full size shadows are Frankincense & Myrrh, Peacock Teal...

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Dawn Eyes Cosmetics Valentine's Collection

Earlier this month, I picked up the DEC Valentine's Collection.  Sweetness & Light, Red Red Rose, Mi Amore, Be Mine and Candy Kisses.  These shadows aren't show stoppers for me.  Don't get me wrong, these are very nice, well pigmented shades - but none knocked my socks off. Sweetness & Light is a pinkish duochrome with some glitter.  It can fool you at first, thinking it's a baby pink with sparklies - but that magenta...

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More Dawn Eyes Goodness!

Part of my Black Friday haul included Dawn Eyes Cosmetics.  Her stuff is hard to resist.  I tried to pick colors that are out of my normal realm.  Based on Dawn's information, many of these are best sellers.Faerie Dance - A lush medium beige pearl dancing with borealis sparkle. Takes on a distinct golden undertone over primer.Silver Sparkle Mauve - Satiny light mauve pink, liberally scattered with silver stars. (FABULOUS)Tropical Seas...

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