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Hey there Champagne Dreamers!

If you were a fan of the Makeup Forum on the previous version of the World of Champagne, you are going to LOVE LifeStyle by Janessa! Not only will we be posting great beauty and skincare related content here, we’re also in the process of building out a sister website, LifeStyleByJanessa.com, that will feature makeup articles and reviews, videos, tutorials, giveaways, and more! And we’re also going to include an online shopping experience for my hand-crafted jewelry line, Fit For A Queen Designs!

Look for the new site to launch soon, and enjoy all new makeup content down below!

XOXO, Miss Jaye

Raising The Bar: Trying Out New Lip Products From BOMB The Lip Bar

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 29, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Ugh, do you ever have one of those experiences where you try out a new brand, and then you kick yourself that you didn’t try them out earlier? That’s how I’m feeling about The Lip Bar right now. I’ve known about them for a while, and I’ve even seen some of their products at Target, easily accessible to my impulse-purchase-prone little fingers. I’m not sure why I’ve never tried them out, but it just never seemed to be the right time. As there has been more discussion of black-owned makeup brands...

Another Year, Another Accusation: Celebrating Pride With Morphe, The Sequel

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 29, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

It’s that time of year, y’all, where rainbows start showing up everywhere and suddenly everyone remembers that the queers exist, long enough to try and sell them some shit. This year, Pride has a slightly different tone because of all the protests around police brutality that are, frankly, long overdue. There are so many young queers today who don’t even know what Stonewall is, let alone the way that it shaped the trajectory of gay rights, queer politics, all leading up to their ability to put on booty shorts and dance on a...

Face Friday: A Full Face Of Black Owned Makeup Brands – With No Fenty Or Pat McGrath!

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 26, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Hello Champagne Dreamers! Welcome to the final Face Friday of Pride month, and this one is going to be a lot of fun: I’m using a whole face of a collection of amazing black-owned makeup brands. As much as possible, I’ve tried to stay away from the “big 3” that I used for the other June Face Fridays (Juvia’s Place, Beauty Bakerie, and Uoma Beauty) but I did need to pull a few minor things in – but I definitely didn’t have any Fenty or Pat McGrath! Want to know why that’s a big deal? Check out...

Me, Myself, & M-M-M-Makeup: Reaching Across The Pond To Get My Hands On A British Beauty Collab

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 22, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I have so many rainbow palettes. Sometimes I think about my collection and I’m a little bit overwhelmed by how many gorgeous rainbow palettes I have. Does that stop my from buying more? Hell no. I decided to pick up the Me, Myself, & MMMMitchell palette for a few reasons: It’s from Beauty Bay, a British beauty retailer that is similar to an Ulta – they carry a bunch of other brands and also have their own store brand. Except unlike Ulta, I keep hearing that their store brand is bomb as fuck! MakeMeUpMissa, a Scottish...

Bloom Where You’re Planted: Nabla Brings Pastel Perfection With Soul Blooming Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 22, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I’ve been wanting to buy and try the Soul Blooming palette for a long time; in fact, at one point I thought I had. When I was first learning Instagram (when it comes to technology, I’m basically your Nana), I got pulled in to one of those sketchy makeup brands that no one has ever heard of that soon disappear, only to return a month later under a different name. They were selling this pastel palette with pinks, peaches, and purples, and they were using a promo image of a pink rose on fire: The palette itself looked a little bit...

Face Friday: Getting Electric Glam With A New BOMB On The Scene, Feat. Uoma Beauty

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 19, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I’m so excited for the third entry in my Pride series of Face Friday posts featuring Black-Owned Makeup Brands (BOMBs) because it features a “new kid on the block” that is making such a splash and has some really wonderful products: Uoma Beauty! Now, if you’ve been reading my Face Friday posts for a while, you will recognize that name: ever since I discovered their Say What?! foundation, I have been absolutely obsessed! When they had their recent first anniversary sale, I snatched up two backups to make sure that...

BOMB Beauties: JD Glow’s Galaxy & Metallon Shadows Bring The Business

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 15, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

The Year of Single Eyeshadows marches on, and today I’ve got something pretty fantastic for you. In the wake of protests over police brutality and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others, important conversations that are long overdue are finally starting to happen in more substantial ways. This conversation about inclusion is also spreading beyond just the sphere of social justice and into all areas of life, including the beauty space. As part of that effort, I had already decided that the four Face...

Smokey Glow X Midas Cosmetics Brings On Trend Color – But Is It Ahhh-Mazing?!

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 15, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

With the rise of interest in indie makeup brands as well as some really interesting content coming from smaller creators in the YouTube beauty space, it was only a matter of time before someone decided to capitalize on that anti-makeup-establishment energy and create a collab. That collab came about 4 months ago when indie brand Midas Cosmetics teamed up with commentary YouTuber Smokey Glow on an eyeshadow palette, highlighters, and glosses, and the products have been in high demand since their launch. The palette is an 18-pan collection of...

Face Friday: Not So Easy Bake – A Fussy Floral Look Using BOMB Beauty Bakerie!

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 12, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Hello there, Champagne Dreamers, and welcome back to my Pride series of Face Friday looks featuring black-owned makeup brands (BOMBs). This week and featuring Beauty Bakerie, and let’s set something out on the table from the jump: this look was a struggle. I like the way that it turned out at the end, but there were definitely some steps along the way that just didn’t come together according to plan. Having said that, just because something doesn’t work for me, doesn’t mean that it won’t work for you. And by...

Jeffree Star Knows How To Make A Story In The Beauty Community…But Is Cremated Worth The Hype?

Posted by Janessa Jaye on June 9, 2020 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

2020 is really doing it to us, y’all. Remember when Cremated was announced and it was a new “controversy” for a hot second? We were in the middle of Miss Rona’s World Tour (which isn’t over, btw – wear your goddamn masks and wash your goddamn hands!) and some people thought that releasing a palette and collection themed around death was not appropriate for the world events. Some people thought that a death theme was never appropriate. And some people just hate everything that Jeffree Star does,...

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