Memorial Day Weekend, David Bowie, & TATs

Hello Tick:Tock Fans!

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend! I got to enjoy the weekend in my hometown with my dad and sister! And I also dyed my hair and got it trimmed a bit. Nothing crazy. I also spoil my sister a bit...I got her this sweet t-shirt. :-)

My little sister was in a happiness overload when I surprised her with this shirt from Hot Topic. She's 10 years old and her favorite celebrity is David Bowie. I feel like I've done something right as an older sister. :-)

So, exiting news: turn-around-times are still pretty great this week! This weekend was a bit off on actual days due to the holiday, as the post office was closed Monday and I went out of town on Friday evening. We had one order placed over the long weekend, so I had excess time to pack it up to be shipped out today. There was also one order placed on Friday, just in time for me to pack and ship it that same day! 

If you had ordered from us in the past and experienced an excessively long TAT, rest assured that your future order will not take nearly as much time. Our TATs have been improved immensely thanks to the new Tick:Tock Room! It used to take us at least a couple hours to fill an order. Now, it takes about 10-15 minutes to fill an order!

What are some improvements you would like to see us make? 

Comment below to share your thoughts!

SUMMERTIME Clearance Sale!

Hola Ladies,

So, life is pretty much excatly as awesome as I had anticipated with school being over, being moved into the new place, and the shop being back up for business! It's been so exciting to have everything all nice and organized so that our turn around times are super quick!

In regards to turn around times, I'm happy to say that we are currently operating with a TAT of just pretty much one day. If the orders are placed before 4-5pm from Monday-Friday, I can get them packed and shipped that very day. Weekends vary, but I tend to keep those days "off" so that I have time to spend with my family who live an hour and a half away. 

I do also keep TAT info updated on the Facebook page. I'll usually say something like "get your order in by 4pm Indiana time today to have it shipped today!"

Our current sale going on in the store is on our Clearance colors! All of our Clearance eye shadows are Buy-2-Get-1-Free when you use the code "SUMMERTIME" from now until August 15 at 12am.

What Tick:Tock Clearance Eye Shadows are you hoping to snatch up before they're gone? 

Leave us a comment!

Moving x2, Graduation, and Tick:Tock.

Dearest Darlings,

As the title suggests, a great deal of changes are going on at Tick:Tock Cosmetics. For starters, let's talk about moving.

First, in case you didn't know, we moved our production from Elizabeth's home to my home. This was a big change, and we did our best to make the transition as smooth as possible. Getting caught up on the orders during that time was tricky, but eventually we got it.

Now, in case you noticed, I wrote a "x2" by the word "Moving." That's because we are now going through an even BIGGER move. Instead of moving just a few blocks away, my husband and I are moving to a new city, which is about an hour and 30-45 minutes from where we currently live. What does that have to do with Tick:Tock? Well, currently, Tick:Tock is completely created in special corner of our tiny bedroom. Where we are moving to, I am going to have an entire ROOM just for Tick:Tock production! This alone would be great news...

I haven't told you the other awesome thing! I'M GRADUATING IN 3 WEEKS!!! This means that I will no longer have classes, which have been a huge set back with consistent production. Without classes, that means that I will have more free time. That means that turn-around times will be more like what they should be; meaning a day or two for processing, and shipped out every couple days. Instead of this packing when I can, or shipping when I have a chance after class.

So for Tick:Tock, the changes happening in the next month are only the beginning for the awesome that is about to be unveiled. I've got big plans for the summer, and for the rest of the year for that matter.

The plan as of right now is for the store to reopen by Mid-May. That gives me a couple weeks after graduation to get things in order in our new home, as well as organize everything in the new Tick:Tock production center. <3 I love the sound of that. Tick:Tock Production Center.

And this is just the beginning of the NEW Tick:Tock Cosmetics. <3 Get excited. <3

2000 Likes Giveaway!

That's right!! It's time to announce some info about out 2000 likes giveaway! Here are the details!

When is it? Starting on February 16th and ending on March 31st

Who can enter? Everyone (including internationals) can enter this contest!

What do you win? One lucky grand prize winner will receive a Full Size Infinity Eye Shadow Base in Milky Way, a Full Size of Prime of the Times 3-in-1 Primer, a full size jar of each of the top selling colors; Sexy Time, Grandfather Clock, High Noon, and Age of Dragons, and finally, a coupon for 20% off your next order!

How do you enter? You MUST like our Facebook Page, follow us on Twitter, and Answer the question! You can also send the tweet multiple times for more entries into the contest!

Simple follow the instructions below to enter! Thanks for entering!

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Black Friday/Cyber Monday Preview!

That time of year is fast approaching! And we've been gearing up the shop to prepare for the busy holiday season! Both Elizabeth and myself have "real jobs" in the retail world (she's at Walgreens, I'm at Carson's) and are going to be quite busy working there during the holidays. But, we also have some exciting things in store for Tick:Tock! Including a Black Friday-Cyber Monday SUPER SALE!

As you can see, the sale runs from MIDNIGHT on Nov. 23 (Black Friday) and runs through MIDNIGHT on Nov. 27 (Cyber Monday.) There are 3 ways to save, so whether you are buying some treats for yourself or stocking up to give away as gifts, you can still save big this year! :-)

Get $10 off on all orders of $30 or more by using the code '10off30' at checkout! 

Get $20 off on all orders of $50 or more by using the code '20off50' at checkout!

Get $40 off on all orders of $100 or more by using the code '40off100' at checkout!

We've also added a sampler set to the mix!

Our  sample set is a special for the holidays! Get 10 samples for only $8! Our samples sets come in 5 different options to meet everyone's color preferences!

You can choose from one of the following:

• Sunny Days Collection—A random assortment of reds, pink, orange, and yellow shades!
• Starry Night Collection—A random assortment of blue, purple, and green shades!
• Everyday Lovely Collection—A random assortment of light naturals, medium naturals, dark naturals, black, and white shades to create beautiful, everyday looks!
• Night Owl Collection—A random assortment of white, grey, purples, deep blues, and black shades, perfect for creating looks for a night on the town.
• Over the Rainbow Collection—An assortment of pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple shades! Great option if you want to see a little bit of the entire rainbow of colors we offer! 

If you aren't sure which colors are in which sets, you can check out the tabs along the top of the storenvy page and see what's in each category!

There are also some new colors on their way to the store soon...Our "holiday" collection is actually an "End of the World as We Know It" Collection, since on 12.21.2012 the Mayan Calendar will come to an end...

Whether you think it's happening or not, we've got a collection of colors that is inspired around this little end of the world theme!

Four Horsemen: A white based eyeshadow with flashes of blue, green, red, and pink.

Judgement Day: A metallic silver with flashes of red.

Doomsday Clock: A muddy, greenish yellow with green sparkles.

Seven Minutes to Midnight: It's a blue...and it's a purple...so Burple is the best way to describe this color. :).

Mayan Calendar: A deep, metallic gold.

What are you most excited about for Black Friday? <3

PRIMETIME--Our Triple Threat Primer!

Hello Lovelies!

I am VERY excited to officially announce a sneak peak of a brand new product that we will be releasing in the next couple of months!

Drum roll..........

Shortest drum roll. Ever. But still awesome!

Yeah. We are REALLY excited about this product, and I hope that you are excited as well!

So far, this is my first legit (as in, I took photos) review/testing of PRIMETIME. We've lovingly nicknamed it the Triple Threat Primer because it can be used as an eye shadow primer, a lip primer, and/or a face primer. I'll be legit testing it further in the next week or two. So expect some more posts!

For today, I'm going to show you the results I experienced. I will add that the results I am going to show you are pretty much the same results that I have seen the many other times I have tested PRIMETIME. 

Now...on to my results.

How to use PRIMETIME 3-in-1 Primer:

First of all, you will NOT use much of this product per application. In fact, I would recommend using a tiny, tiny, itsy, bitsy dot of this stuff. About this big.

I'm not kidding. 

That is seriously all you need. It might even be enough for both eyes, honestly. Heck, this might even be too much. Using your fingers is the best way to apply this product, and you simply rub it onto your eyes or lips. For your face, you might use a bit more, but I would really advise that a little bit goes a LONG way. :-)

Results?

First of all, let me start off by saying that creasing is really not a huge problem for me most of the time. I have a dry combination skin type, so I don't have a lot of oil to cause creasing to occur. That being said, I put this stuff to a pretty tough test today. I put my makeup on at 8 AM today. Here's the comparison.

This is Once Upon a Time over Infinity Eye Shadow Base with AND without the PRIMETIME 3-in-1 Primer.

Pretty much identical. Looking good. Ready to take on a hot day of classes! Whoot!

Now, just to let you know what types of trials I put this stuff through, I parked my car as far away from my classes as possible...meaning that I made myself walk around all day from class to class, around campus to put up some flier for our fall play auditions, and then a hot car ride where I did not roll the windows down OR turn the air on for the entire 10 minutes it takes me to get home from school. So I was a very sweaty, oily lady. 

It's hard to see, but you can tell that there has been some creasing on the eye without primer. Here's a closer picture of the without primer photo...

It's a little bit blurry, but you get the idea. Here's the eye with primer just for comparison.

I can't see any creasing on the eye with PRIMETIME. 

Now, just to put that into perspective...that is 10 hours of hold. Using a TINY amount of product. Also, keep in mind that if you have oily skin, your hold may not be as long, but it will be much longer than without primer. 

Other Important Info!

So, you are probably asking....WHEN CAN I GET THIS?!?!

Well. We are looking to have this product available mid-September. A specific date has not yet be set, but be sure to become a fan of our Facebook page to stay up-to-date on the release date!

A full size tube of PRIMETIME 3-in-1 Primer will come in a tube (similar to our old squeeze lip gloss tubes) and will cost $15, and will probably last you quite a while, as it contains 10 mL (or approximately 6 grams/2 teaspoons of primer.)

Full Size...this is probably enough primer on the tip to cover your entire face 5 times. Maybe 10. 

A sample size of PRIMETIME 3-in-1 Primer will come in a clamshell and will cost $5, and will also last a REALLY long time, and contains about 1 mL of product.

Cute little clamshell! More than enough to try it out and see how it works for you! I've had mine for about a month and I still have a TON left. 

And that's all for now! Stay tuned this weekend for a new post using PRIMETIME as a lip primer! <3

Hugs,

Tiffany

Inverted Cat Eye Tutorial--Sneak Peak of PRIME TIME!

I realize I have been very bad, my dear friends. I have not done a new post in many, many days. :-(

BUT! To try to make up for that, I'm going to post a little tutorial on how to do an inverted cat eye look using mostly Tick:Tock Cosmetics, but also a few other products!

So...this step is optional, but I'm working on testing out a new product we have coming out! It's called Prime Time Eye Shadow Primer! YAY!!! PRIMER!!! Lol. Anyways, you can use a primer before you do the next step. Here's my eye with just the primer on...it's absolutely colorless. :-)

Primer! You can't really even tell since it has no color. 

 Next, it's time for Infinity Eye Shadow Base in Milky Way!

Infinity Eye Shadow Base in Milky Way!

 Then, take a liquid eye liner that dries fairly quickly. I used L'oreal Lineur Intense in Black Mica. I really felt like I needed to have a more fine, precise line that when I use a brush and IESB Black Hole.

First line...

 Next, you make the top part, which acts as a barrier to create the white cut-out top line. I tried to make it go above where I really thought it might go, since I really wanted the white "liner" to pop.

Second line!

 Then, I took Midlife Crisis and patted it in an upside down U shape on my orbital bone, and used I'll Sleep When I'm Dead as my lid and crease colors. Then I blended the two. Be very careful of fall out into the white area. I then took Metronome and carefully patted it into the white area for the "liner."

My lighting is terrible.....sorry kiddos.

Here's a better picture from outside that I took. :-)

Hope you all enjoyed this tutorial! <3