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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

Violet Voss Delivers A Sugar Rush – But When Was This Sweet Release…Released?!

Posted by Janessa Jaye on December 9, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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...

Neon Nightmares: Ruby May Cosmetics Stumbles With Messy Neon Lights Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on November 4, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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...

The End Of An Era…But For Real This Time? Maybe?!

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

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...

Mystery Mayhem: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Slays Halloween (Finally!) With Mystery Boxes

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 28, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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...

Glam Ghoul: Lunar Beauty Launches Moon Spell Palette, But Is She A Good Witch Or A Bad Witch?

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 28, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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...

Glam Ghoul: Zombies Get Pop Treatment From Ruby May Cosmetics

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 25, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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...

Glam Ghoul: Lime Crime Gives Spooky A Wet Cherry Sheen For Halloween

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 21, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

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)...

She Got Some More Shit To Say – Norvina Pro Palettes, Swatches & Comparisons

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 18, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Alright buttercups, time to wrap this mother up! I’ve given you my thoughts on the 3 Norvina Pro palettes, and if you remember parts 1 and 2, those palettes had some struggles. The matte shades grabbed onto the primer that I was using (Crayon Case Glue Stick eye primer) and just looked patchy, inconsistent, and not worth the $60 price tag Miss Anastasia Beverly Hills is charging per palette! Now, I prefer a tacky primer base, but that can sometimes mess with matte shadows. These mattes were a different formula compared to almost...

Glam Ghoul: Horror-Themed Makeup From Hot Topic

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 16, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I’m a little disappointed that we didn’t see as much Halloween-themed makeup this year: last year’s Kylie Cosmetics collection gave me serious FOMO (though it was mostly just the outer packaging, so it’s fine that I skipped it) and I felt like I saw quite a few brands doing something to celebrate the day, but this year was just kind of a bust. Wet n Wild did their usual Halloween collection (which is mostly either face paint or just products that are vaguely dark with a green or a purple in their same packaging they...

She Done Had An Epiphany! – ABH’s Norvina Pro Palettes, Volume 3

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 14, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

So even though we just had an annoying as fuck blizzard across pretty much all of North Dakota, it’s still technically fall – and the Novina Pro Volume 3 is a perfect representation of what I would be looking for in a fall palettes: oranges, yellows and browns to capture the fall colors, crisp apple greens to brighten and provide lighter notes, and a few unexpected pops of color to give you additional variety in your looks. I generally prefer cool-toned shadows, so I really thought the Norvina Pro Volume 2 was going to be my...

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