My name is Kennedy, and I am the owner of Glitter Elixirs Cosmetics. I was born and raised in Texas, but recently moved to upstate New York to be with my military husband. I have 2 beautiful dogs named Ivan and Pavlov, and I couldn't be happier. I'm a little geeky, and obsessed with Internet culture, while also having a passion for everything beauty related.

During the past few years, I really embraced my passion for makeup. I did some freelance makeup artistry during highschool and fell in love. The makeup culture on Instagram always gave me fresh inspiration, and connecting with other artists made my love grow even more.

One of my favorite makeup products has always been glitter. I was and am still officially obsessed. However, one thing always struck me as odd about companies who sold glitter. The prices between sellers were astronomically different. While one company was selling 3 grams for $21, another sold the same amount for only $12. This caused me to ask a lot of questions. My main question, was why?

So I did some research. And then some more research. And I kept researching until my mind was nothing but a mush of glitter and numbers. But I finally found my answer.

Because they can.

Which turns out to be the answer to many questions about needless markups. You're paying for the brand name instead of the product.

During my quest for knowledge, I learned pretty much all there is to know about glitter. I learned that, just like most other products used in the creation of cosmetics, glitter all comes from the same few places. While there's many middlemen, there's only a handful of different manufacturers that actually make glitter. They are all making the same product. While they can provide different shapes, sizes, colors and materials, all of the companies selling glitter are selling the same product.

One of the most shocking things I learned during my research, was that the same companies who are selling 3 grams of glitter for $21, are probably paying less than $.01 per gram to the manufacturer because of the quantities they purchase in.

This is why I started this business. People need to know that these companies are all selling the same product for different prices.

While I'm a small company, and can't get nearly as much of a discount on bulk purchases as larger companies can, I will still always sell my glitters at an affordable and cheap price.