June Has Come & Gone, But Miss Jaye Is Still Living In The Past (& Reviewing It!)
Alright, I’m about to be that bitch that gives you a review on something that is no longer available for purchase: the June Decadence Box from The Collective Cosmetics. I’ve had some super heavy projects at work and stuff going on personally as well (is it possible to be a hoarder of projects and time wasters? Asking for a friend…) so I didn’t get around to reviewing this before the month was over. Hell, I’m barely getting to this before August, but better late than never…maybe? Hopefully you’ll...
read moreDon’t Fear The Reaper: The Collective Cosmetics’ July Subscription Box
Don’t say it: I already know I’m late as fuck. It’s summer, I’ve got perpetual titty sweat, and I’m cranky. I’m always behind on my reviews, but I’m especially behind on reviewing the Collective Cosmetics’ monthly subscription boxes – after this post is done for the July box, I have to go back and write a post about the June box. It’s been a wild couple of months with work and projects, plus starting to venture back out into the world for live shows and events (Miss Jaye’s...
read moreDeclutter 2021: 5 Brand Declutter – Juvia’s Place, Milani, Beauty Bakerie, Glamlite, & Fenty
Hello again Champagne Dreamers and welcome to the 7th installment of my 2021 declutter series! For this one, I’m decluttering 5 of my favorite brands. Each of these brands has its own bin (or in the case of Juvia’s Place, multiple bins!) in my office. For some I was doing a full face of the product and I wanted them organized, or maybe I had planned on it and never got around to it (hey Milani!), or for some it just worked better to keep them all together. Whatever the reason, these brands are some of my favorites – so...
read moreHaving My (Cup)Cake & Eating It Too
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve had Glamlite on this site, and we’ve missed her! I have almost all of the food palettes; I never picked up the original Pizza palette and I decluttered a couple of the mini palettes in my 2021 Declutter series on my YouTube channel, but in general I really do love the Glamlite formula. When I saw the pinky red goodness of the Cupcake palette, I knew I needed to add it to my collection! I know that some are going to say that this palette is late to the party, and they aren’t entirely...
read moreLongtime Companion: Copacetic Cosmetics Wants To Be Your BFF
I have to say, I’m doing a pretty good job of working through my 8 brands to try in 2021 – who knew that I loved to shop so much. Yeah…never mind, don’t answer that. Copacetic was on my list and I’m excited to finally get around to trying it out with the specific palette that I called out in the video: the Companion palette, a collab with MJONES5018. I did also buy a bundle of shadows but I haven’t had a chance to swatch those shadows yet so you’ll just have to be on the lookout for a part 2! The...
read moreDeclutter 2021: Eyeshadows – Palettes & Singles
Hello Champagne Dreamers and welcome back to my 2021 Declutter series! I’m guessing that this might be the installment that a lot of you have been waiting for – in this one, we’re going to be looking at eyeshadow palettes! I’ve got a fairly big collection – even for a big ol’ drag queen! – and I’m excited to go through and see what I can do to thin out my collection…a little bit. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: I’m not known for my savage declutters, so...
read moreLethal Is Dead: Long Live The Garbage Queen!
So, like, I’m not saying that I’m one of LaToya Jackson’s psychic friends or anything, but can we just talk about the fact that I totally nailed it in my 2021 Predictions video when I said that Theresa Is Dead was going to have a collab this year?! I haven’t decided if I’m going to do a recap on my predictions now that we’ve hit the halfway point for this year, but I feel like that prediction (that indie brands would keep doing collabs with smaller, fabulous creators) was right on the money! I’ve...
read moreBilliance Or Insanity: Trixie Cosmetics & The Perpetual Release
In a world where so many cosmetics companies spend months planning for releases with large, sprawling collections, coordinated color sets, and then moving on to the next thing, Trixie Cosmetics is doing things decidedly different. They’ve had a few collections with coordinated pieces, like the Back to the Fuchsia collection that included a 3-pan blush/highlight palette, 2 glitters, and several glosses, but they aren’t afraid to do a release that’s just a few shades. They did this recently with a drop of three random...
read moreBlack & White 2021: Photo Set By Roen Photography, May 2021
I love that Miranda always does some of the photos from my shoots in black & white – they just look so stunning to me! I love the vibe, and i love the way that clack and white can take an image and give it a whole different feel. It’s glamorous, it’s classic, it’s elegant, and it’s a little bit melancholy, all of the things that run through this collection of photos! Please enjoy this final collection of images from my shoot with Miranda Roen – and I’ can’t wait to work with her...
read moreCreature Feature: Getting Spooky With The Collective Cosmetics
I’m probably shooting myself in the foot reviewing this now instead of waiting until October – I have so much trouble finding new spooky makeup for Halloween reviews! But I just couldn’t wait to talk about these fabulous monster collections from The Collective Cosmetics! Images from TheCollectiveCosmetics.com There are four collections: Fire & Brimstone (a devilish collection of reds and pinks), Frankenstein’s Monster (greens, obvi!), The Vampire – Fall Forever (a mix of bright pops of color), and The...
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