For the past few years, I have been using this insanely bright pink eyeshadow from Hot Topic. The one little jar has lasted me pretty much forever, but as you know, all good things must come to an end.

I was getting down to scraping the last of it from the edges of the jar, when I realized I needed some more. And of course, when I went to Hot Topic, it had been so long ago that I got the first jar, that they had stopped making it. Woe is me, right?

So I went on the hunt for some new makeup. My criteria?  Affordable, long-lasting, and BRIGHT, BRIGHT, BRIGHT.

I'm too broke to afford MAC, and the knock off brands were just as expensive (and not as good quality), so I turned my search online.

That's when I discovered The She Space. (http://theshespace.com/home.html)

They have pretty much every color and shade of eye pigments that you could ever imagine. I spent hours just looking at the website going, "Wow, I didn't even know that color existed!"

And the best part? A jar only costs $4.50. Even better? You can order a sample size for 50 CENTS.

At that price, of course I went insane and ordered a ton of samples.
The colors I got included:

Lucifer's Chariot (pictured above)
Fire and Brimstone (bright orange w/hints of pink)
Halos and Horns (Red!)
Take The Cake (bright magenta)
Elves Rule (shimmery lime green)
Looked and Leaped (olive green w/gold shimmer)
Far Too Fabulous (metallic blue)
Twisted Psychic (bright purple)
Root of Evil (blackened purple w/pink sparkle)
Shards of Glass (black and silver)

Let me tell you, I am SO glad I found this site. I put Lucifer's Chariot on as soon as I got the package out of the mail. It has been on since 10AM, and it's now half past midnight. The makeup has not creased or run AT ALL. Not only that, the color is intense, and AMAZING! I can't wait to test the others out, and then go back to the site for some full-sizes of my favorites.

Anyway, just had to share cause I'm so excited about it. Give them a look, they've got lipgloss and foundations too, but the eye pigments are definitely the most exciting!

Okay. Regularly I am the kind of person who can get anything they want and never pay full price. The thriftiest kind of thrift shopper, the one that enters the store and heads straight for the clearance rack, and has an envelope full of coupons in hand for everything else.

And then I stumbled upon Villianess. (http://www.villainess.net/)

I have always had trouble finding perfume that I actually like, but the way they described their products just sucked me in. For once, a line of fragrance that wasn't based off "a young girl's daydream" or "the sparkle of diamonds" or something equally as ridiculous. These are for women that can appreciate wit, dark humor, and the occasional triumph of evil over good. My kind of people.

I decided that finding a perfume that I could appreciate was an acceptable reason to, for once, shell out $15 for a tiny 5mL bottle. My pick of the day was the fragrance "Antihero", which the website described as "Well-worn sweaty leather, the acrid smoke of cigarettes, and a soft side of honey and vanilla".

Today, my bottle came in the mail. I was excited to find that the company had included a free sample of their body scrub as well ("grundy" scented!). Of course, as soon as I had the tiny glass bottle out of the bubble wrap, I had to put it on.

At first the smell was OVERWHELMING. I instantly understood why the directions on the website had called for applying only one drop at a time. That is definitely all that is needed. But after coughing and gagging from the overdose, the smell settled in and was now giving off a sweet, smokey scent that I know I'll be suckered into re-ordering once this bottle is empty.

Not too sugary or flowery, and just evil enough to suit my needs, I would definitely recommend Villianess perfumes to those of us over here on the dark side. The next on my list to try are "Blood" and their signature scent "Villianess". I'll let you know how it goes.