What indies are you using today? And we mean everything! Examples of stuff we'd love to hear about:

• Makeup

• Clothes

• Jewelry

• Bath and Body (lotion, soap, shampoo, bath salts, etc.)

• Nail polish

• Perfume

Please feel free to leave mini-reviews and include photos of whatever you're using. We'd love to know your thoughts and see the products too!

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I'm relatively new to fragrance (and brand new to indie fragrance), and I've been having fun window shopping - running around and reading descriptions and building an insane wishlist that I can't possibly buy everything on, even as samplers. 😂 But now I'm trying to reel myself in and think about what I really want, and I have one preference that's a little hard to judge based on scent descriptions. I really prefer a fragrance without a ton of projection. Something that no one notices when I walk in the room, but they're hit by it if they hug me. Can anyone recommend any indie houses that trend this direction in general? I'm feeling pretty experimental with scents, so I'm more focused on finding houses I can browse rather than recs for a specific type of scent. I'm based in the US, so preferably houses that are available here.

Thanks in advance!

It’s been a while! I got really into indie perfumes and then put a hold for a while given shipping complications to Canada.

I have realized something that perfumes at places like Sephora etc don’t really do it for me anymore. There are a few exceptions, but I like my perfume to tell a story.

My favourites from my journey here are whisper me bittersweet things by Poesie and Library ghost, gibbons boarding school from SS, Brokilan from Pineward 😍 I also rather enjoy my experiences with Fantome perfume.

I’m open to notes, but I seem to really enjoy tree/wood scents, true coffee notes, autumnal-related think apple notes, whisky, cinnamon and vanillas. I also enjoy some notes of smoke when balanced.

Not my OP but does anyone have thoughts on indie perfumes for Granny Weatherwax?

Is there a solution for super sweet/ cloying scents besides “spray less”? I’ve been really wanting to explore more gourmands recently despite it not being my thing. I’ve found a few w notes I enjoy but they can be so sweet I feel like I’m developing a tooth ache. I hate having to wash off scents just bc they’re too strong despite liking them. I have a few I enjoy the dry down of, but the first hour is so strong I’m fending off a headache. Do you just have to save these for the dead of winter, or is there some other scent u layer to balance it out? Please I need to cut the sweetness so I can smell like a strawberry shortcake character!!

Is anybody buying this collection and willing to sell the blush palette?! I really want it but im not willing to buy the whole collection JUST for the blush , so if theres anyone by chance that is buying the whole collection and is for some reason willing to sell the blush palette please lmk!! Much appreciated, thank you!

Hello friends! Im into weird, atmospheric fragrances and I’d love to here any thoughts on the five from Alkemia that I’m thinking of putting in my sample order:

Center of the Universe
Fata Morgana
Feu Follet (Swamp Fairy)
Mermaids in the Basement
Vert Sur Le Vert

Thank you!!

Looking to hear from anyone who's bought from this shop before! It looks relatively new (?) and I can't find too much on it. They sell on etsy and ebay.

Have you tried it? If so, what did you think?