March Low Buy Update: Somestimes Things Just Fall Apart
Alright, so let’s get really real for a second: March is where this whole low buy thing went haywire. I cheated. Like a lot. I mean, seriously, a LOT. But it’s like the hero’s journey: you can’t truly appreciate the eventual rise of the hero if they don’t fall first, and fall hard. And this month, I fell hard. I decided that if I was going to break the rules, I was going to break them hard and laugh at the carnage. And let’s face it – once I started, it felt so good that I didn’t even want...
read moreMiss Jaye Hosts CAMP – A Delightfully Queer Performance Experience!
Ready for some butch realness? Miss Jaye is going CAMP-ing! Now, before you try to spot a pair of rhinestoned crocs for our delightful diva, we just mean that she’s going to be hosting a fabulous new queer performance event called CAMP! Held at the Faith Journey Event Center in Fargo on Friday, March 29, this delightfully queer UNconversion Camp is everything you need to get in touch with your community and let your pride shine through! Featuring performances by Allota Shots from the Gay 90s, Lady K, Nic Fitz, BJ Armani, Azalia Selena...
read moreFind Your Inner Goddess With Lime Crime’s Venus Palette Collection
Everyone deserves to find their inner goddess, and Lime Crime is trying to help you with that with their Venus palette family. The Venus 1 and 2 have been darlings of the indie makeup scene for a long time, but lately Lime Crime has been adding to the collection with a new variation on the original as well as two larger size palettes, the XL 1 and 2, and three mini palettes released for holiday 2018. I’ve got a separate review of the XS palettes available in the LifeStyle section archives, but I wanted to show off and talk through all...
read moreFebruary Low Buy Update: The Struggle Is Real
Two months in to this whole “low buy year” thing, and I’m still having trouble adjusting. This was the month where I really tested some of my original rules, made a new one that might feel a little bit like cheating (even to me!), and actually made an effort to follow through on diverting some of my beauty budget to indie brands. So let’s start with my new rule, as this is the one that makes me feel a little bit like I might be cheating on the intent of my low buy…but it also highlights one of the holes in my low...
read moreThe Neighbor: Photo Set By Dirt Candy Productions, Atlanta, January 2019
In January, Miss Jaye made her way down to Atlanta for another Days of the Dead convention, and she decided to make the trip a little interesting: indie horror queen Brooklyn Ewing and the whole Dirt Candy Productions crew camped out in her room for the weekend! But it wasn’t all pillow fights and gossiping about boys (especially since most of the boys were there in the room with them!); they also got down to business and shot some fun images that we’ll be releasing in a few different galleries. This first collection we’re...
read moreMiss Jaye & The Dakota Divas Head Back To Bismarck For Spring Break!
Want to get lei’d?! Miss Jaye and her crew of fabulous performers will once again be invading the Capital City for another amazing show on Saturday, March 16 and we’re channeling the sunny getaways of Daytona Beach, Cabo San Luca, and other warm weather destinations for “Spring Break!” This is the party to help chase away your cold weather woes, so mark your calendars and plan to attend! Produced in association between Champagne Dreams Productions and Dakota OutRight, the show will feature local and regional favorites...
read moreAce Beaute’ Paradise Collection, Part Two: Rainbows & Grunge
Didja miss me? Here I am again with the second half of the review of the Ace Beaute’ Paradise collection palettes. In the last review, we checked in with the Blossom Passion and Paradise Fallen palettes; this time we’ve got two new 12-pan lovelies, the Slice of Paradise and Classical Paradise palettes. The Slice of Paradise is a rainbow palette, and boy does it really embrace this! It’s got some lovely, saturated colors and it traces the ROYGBIV through a gorgeous collection of colors. I’m glad that Ace Beaute...
read moreColourPop Bonanza – So Much Of That New New!
Well, newish… While I was in Phoenix over the holidays, there were a lot of makeup deliveries happening up here on the tundra and my bestie/unofficial and unpaid assistant Angela was gathering them all together. Most of the reviews that have been popping up on the site this month and last are from that shopping spree, and this one is no different. I placed a rather large order with ColourPop and I was tempted to break it up into a bunch of smaller reviews of specific collections…but I realized that even publishing two reviews a...
read moreDowntown Diva: Photo Set By Miranda Roen, Roen Photography, 2015
Here is the second gallery of images from my Fargo photo session with photographer extraordinaire, Miranda Roen. That short wig was a pain in the ass to try and use for shows (it always looked a hot mess!) but damn if it didn’t make for some really fierce photos! This gallery includes some gorgeous images taken in downtown Fargo near the Fargo Theater and other historic downtown buildings. The curly wig was purchased on Ebay and was created by RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 contestant Penny Traition – it was featured in a...
read moreAce Beaute’ Paradise Collection, Part One: Pink & Purple Passion
The hype done got me, y’all. One too many YouTube videos, and I found myself ordering the Ace Beaute Paradise bundle (with without paying $10 extra for a bardboard box, because I at least have some tiny shred of self-respect left) with four 12-pan palettes. I decided to really get the bang for my bucks and break the review into two parts. And since we just finished up with that saccharine sweet holiday, Valentine’s Day, I decided to start with the pinks, red, and purples! Because it’s pink and pretty – and because...
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