Shut down and restarted

If you haven't noticed yet then let me point it out for you:
The Suki Chronicles has been shut down and instead now it is Suki Says...

This blog will remain the same as it is - mindless ramble about make up and other superficial things that keep me distracted from all that brings me woe in the real world (the plight of animals, etc. in case you really cared) however I couldn't bear to have it still named The Suki Chronicles and so the actual The Suki Chronicles is being revamped and can be found over here with the same URL.

Just a little confusing, I know but really it's just a name change and the creation of a new blog that will be The real Suki Chronicles and that will be where my heart is giddy and true to itself.

That is all (:

Closing The Suki Chronicles Down?

I'm not going to lie: my view on blogging has changed dramatically. It was a culmination of my own mistakes as well as disappointment on the part of companies that I thought were leading my blog and I in a more positive direction. In the end, yes, I think I must have gotten stuck in the whirlwind romance of thinking that if I blogged more about companies that "needed" me then it would be more interesting for my blog overall.

Wrong. Facing the facts now I couldn't give a F about companies. I think it started with being a part of a "beauty blogger community". I'm not a beauty blogger to begin with nor do I care about beauty in real life (that is, to the extent of being dedicated to using make up religiously) but I went along with it because it was genuinely something I was interested in and thought I could grow to appreciate. Wrong again. Sticking true to what you truly believe in will always overwhelm your delusional thinking in the end. The little enjoyment and interest I had for beauty in general has now diminished because I experience so much disappointment with it.

Companies don't like honest bloggers. And when they ignore you and lie to you that's when you have to question why you even bother supporting them.

To make a long story short...I'm either closing this blog down or revamping it. Honestly it might be the latter, I love this blog so much and I had a real vision for it when I first started it so it's disappointing to think I'd throw it away because of some people. This is MY baby and I have the right to rear it whichever way I wish.

I'm renewing my interest in beauty and remembering my true passion for it: it lies with the Indie companies like Darling Girl Cosmetics, Evil Shades Cosmetics, Fyrinnae, etc. No more brand companies for me that just suck in the "positive" reviews and don't appreciate honesty. So if I keep this blog I will never blog about companies unless they truly deserve recognition or brutal honesty. The beauty aspect of this blog should be about the Indie companies that work hard and value their customers.

I shouldn't be afraid to blog more about books, conservation, movies, games - EVERYTHING! I love being curious about everything and I always find myself wanting to blog about it but being so hesitant - why? Why should I restrict myself on my own blog? So if I keep this blog I will blog about everything my heart wants to scream from the rooftops. No more thinking "my readers won't like this" because truly, if you didn't like my blog you would leave (and that's okay).

At this point I'm undecided...close my blog or start anew? We'll see I guess.

Long Overdue Thoughts For Sophie

When Sophie of Ethereal Beauty said she was creating her own eye shadows with the possibility of actually selling them I got really excited because for one, Sophie is based in Australia and it's about time we had someone over here making some amazing shadows and also because Sophie has such a great eye for colors and sparkles it was only certain that what she made would be more interesting that lacking. 

This was the case when she started showing some of her creations on her blog and I'm sure a lot of her readers were getting more keen for her to actually sell these creations. When she asked if some of us wanted to sample her creations and let her know what we thought I pretty much jumped at the opportunity as soon as I could!

NYX Nude on Nude Palette Review

How many people are now turning their noses up at NYX after the whole online sale fiasco (way back when)? Well certainly not me. For one, people complain too much. For another, a lot of people spend exorbitant prices on make up regularly so why not just buy NYX products at their regular prices? And finally, you try conducting a sale for make up fanatics - I'm sure you will be unprofessional at the end of the day too considering how rude a lot of make up fanatics are because they are displeased over the outcome of a sale. Rant aside, what I want to say is I could not give a damn about "boycotting NYX". I like their products so I'm still going to talk about them.

Growl. Snarl. Hiss. Huff. Puff...just kidding, nothing like that at all. I just want to appreciate good products without having to look like a "bad person" for "supporting" a company that has "wronged" people. All companies wrong people - they take your hard earned money. Over and over and over again. Enough said.