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) (I'm not sure if my sample is the before or after.  It needed more base, I think.)

Midsummer Night: a deep burgandy/purple with loads of red glitter and a light dusting of holographic glitter.

Leap Year: a light pastel yellow with gold and green glitter.  (Lemon Chiffon)

Oh-Nine-Hundred: an army green with green and gold shimmer and green glitter. (Pea Green)

Metronome: a pure shimmery white with loads of holographic glitter.

Sexy Time: a black based blue, full of shimmer and holographic glitter.

Expiration Date: A funky, fun color, it's greyish green with some red shimmer and sparkle. (Army Green)

Clepsydra: Greek for "Water Clock", this shade is a dark greenish blue with a whole bunch of purple shimmer and sparkle.
Frozen in Time: An icy blue with lots of blue shimmer and sparkle.  (Really pretty)
Cuckoo: a medium teal with light blue and purple shimmer.
Hourglass: orange with gold shimmer and orange glitter.

To be honest, I didn't find near as much glitter as the descriptions indicate.  I found a lot of "shimmer" but not enough glitter that I would say they were "full of glitter".  Some indicate more than one color of glitter and I really couldn't find that as evident either.

After having been spoiled with Grandfather Clock and Salvador Dali, I am just that, spoiled.  Never fear, I have MORE Tick:Tock to swatch.

The teeny tiny fine print: All opinions are my own. I did not beg, borrow or steal the products that I reviewed. I purchased them with my own lunch money. Honest and semi-coherent reviews are the way to make a distinction between great companies who hand-formulate their products and those who take mica - repackage it, slap an organic/all natural tag on their products and call themselves artisans. Honesty is my policy, even if I hurt a few feelings along the way.

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Off Topic: No breast exam for you.

No Breast Exam For You

This 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 would like - I only ask that you keep it relevant to breast cancer screening.

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Valentine Collections

Valentine Collections

The following are the current Valentine collections from various indie companies.  While I have tried and support many, I have not tried them all.   -Anne

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics

Silk Naturals

Shiro

Darling Girl
Altered Ego Cosmetics
Rag Dolls
One Hand Washes The Other  
Persephone Minerals (live later this week/end)
Brazen Cosmetics
Venomous Cosmetics
Tick:Tock Cosmetics
Moon Rabbit Cosmetics
Rock A Betty Beauty  (not yet live)
Virus Insanity

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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 from her blog sales, nor did I get a chance to get an Awesome Box.  A bit of digging by some folks uncovered a past wrought with deception - a proficient crafter for money - this was not the first time that she had cultivated a  well known and generally well liked personality that turned out to be a ruse.

I realize that it's rather pointless to mention that I didn't really care for her.  I thought she was pompous and arrogant.  You can't control other people, just how you respond.  Call it that sixth sense, I guess.

It seems that when we find out that we have been hoodwinked - and the perpetrator's facade starts to unravel, the first thing that we think is that this person must be mentally ill.  It's a reasonable assumption, and in some cases that is indeed the case.  There is a theory or school of thought that incorporates what are known as "Criminal Thinking Errors" to help explain the inexplicable.

I was first introduced to this concept by my sister-in-law.  She holds a Ph.D in Education - an expert in severe behavioral disorders of adolescents.  I could never understand how a person could perpetrate a crime and not appear to have any remorse or ability to self correct.  The concept of CTE is rather interesting and seems to have quite a bit of evidence based research.

1. Closed Channel Thinking 
--Not Receptive
--Not Self Critical
--No Disclosure
a) Good at pointing out, giving feedback on faults of others
b) Lies by omission


2. Victimstance 
a) Views self as victim (the criminal will even blame social conditions)
b) Blames others


3. Views Self As A Good Person 
a) Focuses only on his/her positive attributes
b) Fails to acknowledge his/her destructive behavior
c) Builds self up at others expense


4. Lack Of Effort 
a) Unwilling to do anything he/she finds boring or disagreeable
b) "I can't" meaning "I won't"


5. Lack Of Interest In Responsible Performance 
a) Responsible living viewed as unexciting and unsatisfying
b) No sense of obligation
c) Will respond only if he/she nets an immediate payoff


6. Lack Of Time Perspective 
a) Does not use past as a learning tool
b) Expects others to act immediately on his/her/demands
c) Decisions on assumptions, not facts


7. Fear Of Fear 
a) Irrational fears (many) but refuses to admit them
b) Fundamental fear of injury or death
c) Profound fear of put down
d) When held accountable experiences "zero state" - feels worthless


8. Power Thrust 
a) Compelling need to be in control of every situation
b) Uses manipulation and deceit
c) Refuses to be dependant unless he/she can take advantage of the situation


9. Uniqueness 
a) Different and better than others
b) Expects of others that which he/she fails to meet
c) Super-Optimisim - cuts fear of failure
d)Quits at the first sign of failure

10. Ownership Attitude 
a) Perceives all things, people, objects to possess
b) No concept of ownership, rights of others
c) Sex for power and control - not intimacy


*Source:Criminal Thinking Errors

Further reading:
Criminal Thinking Tactics
Thinking Errors Defined

Is this new for you?  What do you think about the concepts?

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