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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

Getting A (Mild) Sugar Rush From The Bombshell Cosmetica Sour Blast Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 20, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Bombshell Cosmetica is a brand I discovered through one of my newer favorite YouTubers, Nerdy Girl Makeup, around the time that they released their Candylicious palette. It was the same size and shape as the Box of Crayons palette from The Crayon Case, but seemed to get much less love on YouTube (which is a shame because it’s a pretty good palette!). But even though I really enjoyed that palette, I was skeptical when they announced three new candy-themed palettes: Sour Blast, a rainbow palette modeled after sour gummy worms; Oh Hubba...

The Low Buy Is Dead. Long Live The Low Buy.

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 17, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Well, we gave it the old college try. Low Buys and No Buys are all the rage right now, with a lot of creators on YouTube creating videos, series, and sometimes entire channels around their desire to buy less makeup and skincare. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and so I decided, with the best of intentions, to have 2019 be the year of the Low Buy. I knew a No Buy would never, ever work for me – I don’t finish enough stuff to wait until all of the products I had in a category were used up before buying more! – and I...

Redesign Series LIVE! Feat. ColourPop x Disney Villains Misunderstood Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 13, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a palette redesign, and I you saw my recent post on the ColourPop X Disney Villains Misunderstood palette, you know that I felt like it could use some serious re-tooling. Since I have a ton of ColourPop palettes, and because the pans are attached with a magnetic backing in the palette instead of with glue, I thought it might be fun to get out of PowerPoint and see if I could use the ColourPop shadows in my collection to make a better version! While I was at it, I also put together some new...

Feeling Naughty-cal: ABH’s Riviera Palette (FINALLY!) Brings Vivid Color

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 10, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

So, #UnpopularMakeupOpinion: I don’t understand the cult of popularity around Anastasia Beverly Hills. Modern Renaissance dominated the beauty world for several years, but it wouldn’t have existed if it wasn’t for Lime Crime’s original Venus palette paving the way, the same way Venus 2 paved the way for Subculture. Speaking of Subculture, it was a dry, powdery mess and the tones are kind of odd – grungey, but also just…kind of…off. The Glow Kits are pretty bomb, I will give them that, but is it...

Why Does Tarte Bring Out The Worst In All Of Us? Plus, The High Tides & Good Vibes Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 6, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Poor tarte, they just can’t catch a break! I’ve been ragging on them for years about being 50 shades of beige, and I stand behind that. Their tartelette and tarteist palettes series are nothing but a huge collection of repetitive beige, brown, and champagne shades. I bought the Rainforest of the Sea palettes 1-3 when they were daily deals on Sephora.com just so that I could see if they really were that basic, and trust me: they were. That’s tarte’s thing: they do basic neutrals and, at least according to people who...

Chasing Rainbows: Using the ColourPop BYOP Sale To Build The *Perfect Rainbow Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 3, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

*Ok, maybe not perfect; without being able to see the shades in person, I made a couple of not-so-great choices, but still pretty damn good! I’ve been buying from ColourPop for a while, but I’ve never gotten in on their “Build Your Own Palette” sale before – normally I just buy one of the low prices palettes that they have available, and if I don’t 100% love the color selection I depot and rearrange to my heart’s content. I made the Mar and Sol palettes into actual blue and orange/yellow palettes to...

Neon Dreams: ColourPop’s Festival-Ready Collection

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 1, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I love neon makeup, and I love that it seems to be a trend right now. Ruby May Cosmetics recently put out their Street Art palette and Blush Tribe recently ran a pre-order for their new Neon palette, and I’ve got my eyes on both of those little lovelies. And of course, you know that ColourPop had to get in on the action! Just before Coachella they released a collection of “Festival Ready” favorites including a 12 pan palette, all available as singles as well, that featured 4 pressed neon pigments and 8 pressed glitters. ...

They’re Not Bad, They’re Just Drawn That Way: ColourPop x Disney Villains Misunderstood Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 29, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

When I did my reviews of the Cruella, Maleficent, and Ursula collections from the recent ColourPop X Disney Villains collab, I mentioned that I had also had the Misunderstood palette from that collection. Since then, I’ve ordered more from ColourPop (a sort of natural extension of them releasing products every 15 minutes!) so I decided to dedicate this week to releases from ColourPop; look for more CP products to be reviewed on Wednesday and Friday of this week. As for now, let’s dive into the Misunderstood palette. First,...

Snuggle & Smoke Up With The OMFG Cosmetics Valentine and Kush Palettes

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 26, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

As part of my low buy (updates coming on that little situation – stay tuned!), one of my goals was to shop from more indie brands and I also couldn’t help but feeling a little bit jealous of the “mystery box” craze that was sweeping the beauty space at the end of last year and into this year. So I was super excited when an indie brand I first discovered last fall, OMFG Cosmetics, was giving us their own spin on the Mystery Box, I decided to snag one of the bigger boxes. If you want to see all the goodies that were...

Bleeding True Blue: Jeffree Star Stans Come Out Full Force For Blue Blood Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 22, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Sorry for the delay in getting this review out to you, but as with almost anything Jeffree Star, this product took forever to ship. Seriously. I’m writing this review on April 17, the day I placed my order, and I ordered the palette the day that it came out, March 29. I know, I know – he got robbed, and it was a huge launch, and this, and that, and whatever. I sort of understand, but that doesn’t make it ok. He’s always talking about all of the different warehouses he has and how he’s bringing on extra...

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