August 2015 Favorites

Hi everyone, it's been a while! I've had a busy month, so had to take a little break from blog posts for a bit. If you saw my Facebook post, you know I'm hoping to get back into the semi-regular post groove this month. It definitely won't be as frequent as I was doing, and I have canceled some of my indie subscriptions. Not for any other reason other than I was just not as excited about a few of them, and they were the ones that are pretty easy to sign back up for. And honestly, I don't even know if I'll be able to review all of my subscriptions like I was, so just a heads up.

Now to my favorites for August! Despite not writing reviews, I did actually wear makeup and perfume quite a bit. For some reason, traveling actually makes me wear my makeup everyday because I know I'll be going out and about, and I have a bit more time in the morning to do it each day. I tried a bunch of my products I had purchased before going on a strict no-buy, and I'm already working on my September favorites list. Also, I need to majorly destash! I'm planning on getting a sell post up on the Indie Makeup And More subreddit this Sunday, so if you are there look out for that. It will be a lot of duplicates I have, tons of bath and body, eyeshadow, and perfume.

July 2015 Favorites

I'm a bit late on my July Favorites, but I had some great products this month that I just had to share! I've been slowing my roll on buying up all the things lately, got to save for some trips and other fun things coming up. And I've just been feeling unmotivated to get blog posts done. :( I'm just trying not to beat myself up too much if I don't get done what I wanted to get done, and just focus on getting done what I can. Sorry if you've been wondering what happened to the almost daily posts, but I just have other things that I need/want to do. You know, life stuff! On to the favorites!

Indies of the Week: June and July 2015 COTMs Review

This post got delayed last month because I was still waiting on some of my COTMs (Color of the Month), so I decided to just push it back until now so I could include July's COTMs as well. And I have a few extra brands to include this month, including some Darling Girl and a perfume from Alchimia Apothecary that was part of the Rusalka Menagerie from Aromaleigh.

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes July 2015 OTM Review

I saw this month's Glamour Doll Eyes OTM spoilers ahead of time, but I could not wait to receive mine. We received a pressed shadow and a nail polish this month, in addition to the normal full size shadow we always get.

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for over three years.

June 2015 Favorites

I actually had a hard time this month narrowing down my favorites as there was a lot I really liked. I think the most difficult is picking one of my indie subscriptions, as they've all been really great lately. But there were a few new brands this month with some of my favorite products, and I think a good variety!

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes June 2015 OTM Review

The Glamour Doll Eyes OTM this month was themed "Girls Night Out"! I always love my OTM subscription, because it's inexpensive, and there aren't many products, which is nice considering my collection is already pretty big. I don't need a ton of products adding to it every month. Plus, the candy is always a nice addition!

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indie Subscription: Kiss My Sass June 2015 Lip Addicts Anonymous Review

My Kiss My Sass Lip Addicts Anonymous subscription surprise arrived this month, as I never got an email with the tracking information. There was a bit of a unicorn theme, and quite a few awesome extras, including a bonus eyeshadow made by Glamour Doll Eyes exclusively for this subscription! This was a great second month of the subscription, it makes me really excited for how it will grow.

About - Kiss My Sass Cosmetics is owned by Elizabeth and based out of Pennsylvania. They make all kinds of products, from eyeshadow, to lip products, to perfume, to bath and body, to blushes and highlighters. She just recently introduced her new lip subscription, which is called Lip Addicts Anonymous.

Indie Weekends: Glamour Doll Eyes Orange Is The New... Set and Pressed Shadows Review

Have you binge watched the entire third season of Orange Is The New Black yet? I'm working on it, but in the meantime I have a review of the Glamour Doll Eyes Orange Is The New... Set and the brand new pressed shadows today! I've had the set for quite a while, but just received my pressed shadows recently. I ordered all of the pressed shadows but one, and swatched a few of them compared to their loose shadow counterpart.

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and has now ventured into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indies of the Week: May 2015 COTMs Review

I finally received one of the last May Colors of the Month I was waiting on, so I can finally do my, hopefully, monthly Colors of the Month post! Luckily, almost all of these products and shades are still available for purchase, so if you see something you like, you can still buy it!

May 2015 Favorites

It's almost the end of May, and we're almost into June! I can't believe how fast this year is flying by. But I'm back with another month's worth of my favorite products. I had to make sure I had my favorites locked down kind of early this month because I wouldn't be home to take photos of anything in the last week here. But I managed it, and had a good variety of products this month. Well sort of, but there were just so many good perfumes/lip products/blushes this month!

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes May 2015 OTM Review

May's Glamour Doll Eyes OTM has always been a bit extra special, because it's Vanessa's birthday month! She likes to spoil us for her birthday, how awesome is that? I couldn't wait to get mine after seeing the spoilers, especially all the great looking extras we got!

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indies of the Week: Glamour Doll Eyes + Shiro Cosmetics April 2015 COTMs Review

It occurred to me that doing a review of the indie Colors of the Month that I usually get each month, might be a good addition to Indies of the Week. I have the Glamour Doll Eyes April gift with purchase shadow, along with the Shiro Cosmetics color of the month, which happens to be a lip gloss this month! Here is 13 Shades of Cray, and Nic Cage Dyeing Eggs on a Sunny Green Spring Morning!

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Shiro Cosmetics is an indie makeup company based out of Oregon, that focuses on geeky themed collections inspired by some of our favorite fandoms, including Pokemon, Game of Thrones, Avengers, and others. They offer sample bags, mini jars, and full size jars, and every month they have a color of the month that is voted on by their Facebook page fans.

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes April 2015 OTM Review

I couldn't wait for this month's Glamour Doll Eyes OTM because it's my birthday month, and because the theme was Crazy Cat Lady! I loved the look of the blush because I've been so into trying new blushes lately. And how can you resist a cat theme?

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indie Subscription: Aromaleigh April 2015 Ephemera Review

Eep this post is a bit late! I was having some computer troubles and taking forever to do my look, but it's finally here! There was a small incident where the Aromaleigh Ephemera had to be switched over to a new subscription platform because the original system was giving errors. Everyone had to resubscribe who had been previously, and I was so close to not resubscribing. As much as I loved this subscription, the products were going to be available for purchase two months after they came in the box, and I wasn't sure it was worth it. But I changed my mind and resubscribed and I'm so glad I did! This month was amazing, and I just loved all the colors.

About - Aromaleigh opened back in 1998, and was one of the first indie cosmetic companies to be started. Kristen is the owner, and is based in South Carolina. They offer a few fandom related collections, including Hannibal, Sherlock, and the Hunger Games, but most of their collections are historically and mythologically inspired. The monthly Ephemera subscription began January 2015.

March 2015 Favorites

Finally, my late March Favorites post! I've been putting this off too long, and I still haven't done my video, but I'll attach it here when it's done. I've been just picking about 9 of my favorite things each month, usually at least one indie subscription, and I try to pick a variety of kinds of products. What do you guys think about having categories each month? Like favorite bath and body product, favorite eyeshadow, favorite perfume, etc? Let me know in the comments, and maybe I'll add categories for April! I feel like I barely wore makeup in March, but I still managed to have some eye and lip favorites!

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes March 2015 OTM Review

I am always excited to receive my Glamour Doll Eyes OTM every month, but this month was extra special because I was the face on the info card! Plus, I love the show the theme is based on, Pretty Little Liars.

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indie Weekends: Glamour Doll Eyes Anti V-Day Collection Review

I ordered quite a few things from the Glamour Doll Eyes Anti V-Day Collection, and I couldn't wait to swatch them all! I purchased both cream shadows and liners, two shadows, and received some depotted samples of the blush and highlighter from a friend! I might eventually get the other shadows I'm missing just to complete the collection, but for one day, what I got was plenty.

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

Indie Subscription: Glamour Doll Eyes February 2015 OTM Review

I finally got a chance to open and swatch my February Glamour Doll Eyes OTM subscription, and the theme this month was "Any Excuse For Chocolate"! I love the lacy bag everything came in this month, so cute!

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.

January 2015 Favorites

I finally got to my January Favorites post! It was delayed a little because I wanted to film it as a YouTube video, which I've linked below, but then I went back and forth about whether or not to do a blog post too. I came to the conclusion that I should for anyone who doesn't like videos, and prefers a blog post format. Plus, you can get the close up photos for the products, and better formatted links for everything!

Indie Weekends: Glamour Doll Eyes Liars Keep Secrets Collection Review

I had to get the Glamour Doll Eyes Liars Keep Secrets Collection, because it's inspired by the tv show Pretty Little Liars. It's one of my guilty pleasure shows, so bad that it's good. The collection is in collaboration with Kiss My Sass Cosmetics, which I hope to get their part of the collection, but this review will just be for the portion from Glamour Doll Eyes. The collection consists of 4 eyeshadows, 1 blush, and 1 eyeliner.

About - Glamour Doll Eyes is an indie cosmetics company specializing in eyeshadow, blush, lip glazes, gel eyeliner, and will be soon venturing into pressed shadows. Vanessa, the owner, is based in Nevada, and has been doing a monthly subscription for three years.