Discover Detroit With BOMB Face FX By Phoebe Scott
Once upon a time, I went on a work trip to Detroit and it was…an adventure. First of all, I ended up going during the annual auto show. Now, I’m from North Dakota. When you say “auto show,” I think of a bunch of old white dudes with their classic cars parked in some big convention center, kicking the tires and talking about how to make America great again. I kind of forgot that Detroit is where they make, like, ALL OF THE CARS so an auto show there is probably a bigger deal. I was there for 4 weeks, and while there...
read morePromising ‘Til Death With The Collective Cosmetics’ February Decadence Box
Alright Champagne Dreamers – it’s time for another check in on my latest subscription box adventure: The Collective Cosmetics. I moved up my subscription to earlier in the month, but I didn’t think of it until the 9th, and with the postal service still struggling with the effects of Mean Miss Rona and pretty blatant mismanagement from its Trumpster Fire appointee Postmaster General, I didn’t get a chance to review this until after the time to order a box is past. The customer service has been great so far, and...
read moreA Decade Of Color: SugarPill’s Anniversary Collection Is Here To Remind Us What They Do Best
Let’s take it back to a simpler time: back when Queen of Blending was doing makeup tutorials on her bedroom floor and showing you the latest Lip Tars from OCC, there was a brand that reigned supreme when it came to bold, colorful eyeshadows. That brand was SugarPill. To celebrate 10 years of color, they put out an anniversary collection at the end of last year, and I decided to snap up a few things and see how they stacked up against the SugarPill products in my memory. I also got the Halloween capsule palette, so I’ll throw...
read moreBuilding Beauty From The Ground Up: Melt’s Blueprint Palette Is Their Latest Stack Conversion
So, one the one hand I’m excited to be doing this review of the newest palette release: Blueprint. It’s the latest one of their stacks to be converted into a palette, and I have been eyeing this color story for a while so I’m glad that I held off. One the other hand, it means that I have to keep waiting and hoping that the amazing Babygirl stack will someday get it’s own palette release. This palette is a little bit different in that it doesn’t contain any new colors. The other palettes that have released have...
read moreFace Friday: Becoming A (Wanda)Vision In Red, Feat. Jeffree Star Cosmetics & Trixie Cosmetics!
Full disclosure: this was the look that I planned to post last Friday as a red Valentines Day look, but I just never got motivated; I had other projects I was working on that needed attention, and I took a long weekend and decided to relax. But I was still interested in doing a mostly monochromatic red look, so I decided to link it to the new Disney+ series WandaVision – is anyone else obsessed with this show?! I’m absolutely loving it! Scarlet Witch is one of my favorite X-men/Avengers characters from the comics, and I’m...
read moreIndie Brand Leaves Me Dazzled & Completely At The Mercy Of The Queen Of Stone!
So, I love the color green, I love the Medusa myths, and I love makeup. Who knew that a casual scroll through Instagram would connect me to a brand that would give me all three: Dazzle Me Dead Cosmetics. I’m sometimes a little wary of the random brands that show up in my IG feed. You never know which ones are legit brands with good products that the algorithm is correctly placing in your path, and which ones are scammy bootleggers with ground up chalk trying to get their hands on your hard-earned coins. But when I happened across the...
read moreLonging For The Weekend: BH Cosmetics Brings It For The Face
Clearly I’ve been on a BH Cosmetics kick lately. They have been putting out a lot of products, and with a few exceptions (I”m looking at YOU, Halloween collection!) they’ve been pretty solid releases. In fact, I predicted in a recent video that BH Cosmetics is poised to become the new NYX Cosmetics. Let’s hope they keep it up… Recently, I reviewed the Weekend Vibes eye palettes from BH Cosmetics: Blueberry Muffin, Avocado Toast, and Mimosa. While I was putting that together, I realized that there were three...
read moreThere’s A Ferocious New Brand On The Scene, And The Future Looks Dark!
It’s funny how sometimes things all just come together at once. Not too long ago, I was scrolling through my IG Newsfeed and I saw that Audra from @audra_at_home was showing off some new products that she had gotten and a gorgeous eye look. I clicked into the description and saw that she was talking about a new indie brand, Ferocious Beauty. A little later that same day, my friend Chris messaged me on Facebook to say that his friend had started a makeup brand and that I might want to check it out. I opened her Facebook profile, and...
read moreMiss Jaye Joins The Collective: Trying A Different Subscription Box In 2021!
I love a subscription box. I’ve done some horror-related boxes, some of the nerdy ones, and for a while I did both Birchbox and Ipsy. I do love trying new things, and I love the surprise element. Even when the items are revealed early or you get to pick from a selection, there is something fun and different about receiving a curated collection of products that someone else put together for you. I did Deck of Scarlet for over a year. It was fun, and I like the products that I received, but ultimately it wasn’t for me. ...
read moreFace Friday: Love Stinks…But This Pastel Unicorn Fantasy Doesn’t, Feat. Give Me Glow Cosmetics!
Hello Champagne Dreamers! As we continue that slow, steady slide towards the horror that is Valentine’s Day, I’m here to remind you that “Love Stinks” – and I hosted a special fundraiser cabaret to prove it! That’s right, my loves: the Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre is streaming a fundraiser cabaret that is viewable with a donation from February 6-14, and it features some fabulous performances, all hosted by yours truly. If you’d like to see this look in action, you can view the cabaret...
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