Violet Voss Delivers A Sugar Rush – But When Was This Sweet Release…Released?!
Don’t get me wrong, I love me a deal. And finding the Violet Voss Sugar Crystals palette in the Sephora sale section for $25 (regular price, $42.00) off was definitely a deal! I like Violet Voss – I don’t know that we’re in love yet, but we’re definitely in like! – and I am crazy for brights and rainbow palettes, so this was a definite find! But how did this little number escape my cosmetic obsession until it was already marked for the clearance bin? I knew I had to do a little digging. I searched for...
read moreHouse of Champagne Designs Reveals New Items Perfect For Holiday Shopping!
Miss Jaye has been crafting up a storm, getting ready for those holiday shopping needs, and has she got some amazing pieces to share with you! We’re still busy photographing and getting pricing information worked out, but Miss Jaye did post an album of chakra-inspired pieces in the Enchantments Collection, including a special bundle deal that will be available until sold or until Small Business Saturday. Here are four standalone pieces that went up for sale in the most recent gallery: $30 $30 $30 $25 Now, let’s talk about the...
read moreNeon Nightmares: Ruby May Cosmetics Stumbles With Messy Neon Lights Palette
So I’ve generally been jiving with the vibe from Ruby May Cosmetics: the Hashtag palette collection were a little fussy, but fun color stories and great shimmers, and the Pop Zombie palette was an improvement on the previous palettes with a super fun and bright selection of shades. I also have their Purple Kush palette that I haven’t written about but am planning to include in an upcoming video project. When I went to buy the Pop Zombie palette, they were actually having a special where if you spent $30 or more, you got the Pop...
read moreThe End Of An Era…But For Real This Time? Maybe?!
Ok, so recently I brought you a review of the new Venus Immortalis palette from Lime Crime; not only was it a gorgeously on trend color story and worthy of the Venus collection that was, at a certain time, a trend-setting series of palettes, but it was meant to be the final palette under the Venus name for the brand. It had a few little hiccups, but was generally pretty good and I loved the color story. I felt like it was a fitting tribute to the collection, especially with the unexpected 180 degree shift from the Venus Vivid palette that...
read moreWe Are The Weirdos, Mister
Is it any wonder that queer folks love Halloween? Of course it isn’t everyone. Just like any other group, queer people have all kinds of likes and dislikes, family traditions and personal quirks that make them a unique and complex group of people. But for a lot of queer people, Halloween is the “gay high holy day,” a day to celebrate the spooky, the different, the weird. It’s a day to celebrate being a weirdo, and like Fairuza Balk says in The Craft: “We are the weirdos, mister.” When I was a kid, I was...
read moreMystery Mayhem: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Slays Halloween (Finally!) With Mystery Boxes
I can’t think of a makeup brand or brand owner who would be more suited to Halloween, so I’m actually low key surprised that Jeffree Star Cosmetics hasn’t done any sort of Halloween collection before now. When I heard that his Halloween specials were going to be Mystery Boxes, I was a little leery; after all, we all know that mystery boxes are usually a way for brands to clear out excess stock on items to recoup some investment and keep products from aging out, and I already have so many Jeffree Star products that I figured...
read moreGlam Ghoul: Lunar Beauty Launches Moon Spell Palette, But Is She A Good Witch Or A Bad Witch?
I’ve never been a huge fan of MannyMUA; the first time I tried to watch one of his videos he said, “If you don’t like me…(blah blah blah)…don’t fucking watch!” and I was like, “Done and done!” He keeps getting wrapped up in stupid drama that gets filtered to me through the various beauty YouTubers I do watch (some of whom seem to think they are low key drama channels themselves!) but I don’t really keep up with what he’s doing. When he first launched the Life’s a Drag...
read moreMiss Jaye’s 2020 Calendar Pre-Order Is Now Closed!
Update: The pre-order has now closed and calendars are on their way to Miss Jaye! If you would still like one, be sure to reach out to Miss Jaye directly on Facebook – but hurry, as there are only a couple left of each style! It’s that time of year again, friends: time to start thinking about the inevitable passage of time, and get yourself hooked up with a fabulous Janessa Jaye Champagne calendar to get you through all of the days in 2020! Like last year, there are three designs to choose from, and may we say that these are some...
read moreGlam Ghoul: Zombies Get Pop Treatment From Ruby May Cosmetics
So my last encounter with Ruby May Cosmetics was a little rocky: broken shadows, finicky formulas, and mattes with suspended glitter – so much drama! But in my search for Halloween makeup, I remembered that the brand had put out a 9-pan aplette in August or September called Pop Zombie that would be perfect for this series! I decided to give it a shot and hope that there had been improvements in the formula since I reviewed the Hashtag palettes (and if you missed that review, you can find it HERE). Ruby May has pretty decent prices to...
read moreGlam Ghoul: Lime Crime Gives Spooky A Wet Cherry Sheen For Halloween
I’m doing what I can to have some Halloween-themed makeup content this year, but y’all – it’s been tough! Luckily Lime Crime decided to drop a bundle of new, limited edition Wet Cherry gloss shades to celebrate my favorite holiday! L to R: Monster Cherry, Poison Cherry, Spooky Cherry, Cherry Potion They all have the same sweet cherry candy scent of the regular Wet Cherry line (I know it’s divisive, but I was kinda hoping that they would give them a candy corn scent, or maybe something else appropriately festive)...
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