IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I recently purchased some Indio products from sale site Brands Exclusive . I often quickly delete emails from the sale sites that I've signed up to, only because I get too tempted, but I thought I'd check it out for the skincare. I've never heard of Indio Skincare before, and a quick look at the site revealing that the company is Australian was a definite pro for me. I purchased Vitamin A serum, Vitamin C serum (musts for my anti-aging skincare routine) and Multi-V serum. These serums are 15ml in size. For this order I payed $68.95 for the Vitamin A serum with the Vitamin C serum free, and the Multi-V serum $54.95. Postage was $10.50, which is a bit steep for local shipping, but at a total of $134.40 for active products, I thought that I was getting them for a good price. Taken from the site: Vitamin C Serum is described as "A 12% Vitamin C featuring the potent Japanese Nikkol VCIP Vitamin C ester. It has outstanding transdermal absorption and anti-ox...

Yep, this purchase is Heartsy's fault, yet again ;) I've wanted to increase the amount of mattes in my mineral eye shadow collection, and noticed that Pure Fusion had quite a few mattes in their etsy store. So, with another Heartsy voucher bought, I ordered some eye shadows. Ingredients of products are listed on the site, the shadows were posted shrink-wrapped, which I like. Matte Chocolate is a versatile neutral colour. Matte French Cafe is a light neutral shade. I found it hard to capture it dry, so swatched it wet. Penelope is similar to matte chocolate, but has shimmer. Hestia is a very usable gold, leaning neutral. Matte Lilac is just that..applying wet makes it more vibrant. Matte Deep Moss is a dark olive green. I found that these shadows were easy to work with, and adhered well. I am considering ordering in future. I would like to purchase a collection (or 2), Pure Fusion showcases collections of various "looks...

Heartsy tempted me once again, with an offer from Brazen Cosmetics . I had not heard of this etsy seller before, but am so glad I discovered such wonderful products. For a mere $12, I was entitled to a $35 voucher. I normally don't go for mineral makeup vouchers, as I have more than enough eye shadows, however, after a little googling of reviews, this sale I could not miss. Service was great, I received a shipping notice quickly after placing my order. The shadow sample and glitter pot were freebies, always a nice touch :) Lipglaze in Breathless is a pale pink with shimmer. It has a subtle minty fragrance, and gives a slight tingle on the lips. Not heavy or tacky, in fact this gloss feels similar to a lip balm. Nice and subtle on its own, would also add shine and shimmer to lipstick. Very pretty. Contained in a tube, which I much prefer than a pot. Simple to apply with the doe-foot wand. Perfect colour to pair with a smokey eye, or a touch of pink to compliment a natural look. ...

After years of research and established since 2007, creator  Meredith Smith now boasts a huge range of scented goodies available from her website , etsy store and her recently opened bricks-and-mortar shop (wouldn't I love the opportunity to go there!!) More info on Meredith can be found here . I must credit my love of Sweet Anthem perfumes to Heartsy. I was so impressed with the perfume oils and perfume sprays which I'd ordered, that when there was a pre-order offered of her fall collection, I jumped at the chance to order the sample set of 7 perfumes at the price of US$28, including postage. The samples are not your typical vial samples, but little bottles with screw-on cap. I get quite a few uses out of each sample. I realise I am late in reviewing the fall set, however, I can largely thank customs for holding up my parcel of scented goods. I don't like to comment too much on actual postage time, as most of my parcels arrive from the US, I have to not only take ...

Etsy store, Latherati is closing down. Sadly, I've only just found this store, as I'm happy with the quality of the perfume oils that I have received.  All products sold, which include perfumes, soaps, lip balms and creams are book inspired. I'm not a huge reader of literary books, tho from reviews that I have read, this seller is pretty spot on with matching  scents with characters. What I've found with the perfumes that I currently have is that, on me, they soften quite quickly and seem to linger. Lovely soft fragrances...I am planning to purchase more, I'm a sucker for a sale!! The perfumes that I currently own, and are still listed in the store are: Sinister - Fall pumpkins, black licorice, carnival cotton candy and a hint of spearmint. All the notes are easily detected, nothing really stands out to me, the notes just blend together so well. Celebration- A party of sparkling champagne, creamy orange and a hint of juicy strawberries. This is such a...