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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

March Low Buy Update: Somestimes Things Just Fall Apart

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

Alright, so let’s get really real for a second: March is where this whole low buy thing went haywire. I cheated. Like a lot. I mean, seriously, a LOT. But it’s like the hero’s journey: you can’t truly appreciate the eventual rise of the hero if they don’t fall first, and fall hard. And this month, I fell hard. I decided that if I was going to break the rules, I was going to break them hard and laugh at the carnage. And let’s face it – once I started, it felt so good that I didn’t even want...

Find Your Inner Goddess With Lime Crime’s Venus Palette Collection

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

Everyone deserves to find their inner goddess, and Lime Crime is trying to help you with that with their Venus palette family. The Venus 1 and 2 have been darlings of the indie makeup scene for a long time, but lately Lime Crime has been adding to the collection with a new variation on the original as well as two larger size palettes, the XL 1 and 2, and three mini palettes released for holiday 2018. I’ve got a separate review of the XS palettes available in the LifeStyle section archives, but I wanted to show off and talk through all...

February Low Buy Update: The Struggle Is Real

Posted by Janessa Jaye on March 2, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Two months in to this whole “low buy year” thing, and I’m still having trouble adjusting. This was the month where I really tested some of my original rules, made a new one that might feel a little bit like cheating (even to me!), and actually made an effort to follow through on diverting some of my beauty budget to indie brands. So let’s start with my new rule, as this is the one that makes me feel a little bit like I might be cheating on the intent of my low buy…but it also highlights one of the holes in my low...

Ace Beaute’ Paradise Collection, Part Two: Rainbows & Grunge

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

Didja miss me? Here I am again with the second half of the review of the Ace Beaute’ Paradise collection palettes. In the last review, we checked in with the Blossom Passion and Paradise Fallen palettes; this time we’ve got two new 12-pan lovelies, the Slice of Paradise and Classical Paradise palettes. The Slice of Paradise is a rainbow palette, and boy does it really embrace this! It’s got some lovely, saturated colors and it traces the ROYGBIV through a gorgeous collection of colors. I’m glad that Ace Beaute...

ColourPop Bonanza – So Much Of That New New!

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

Well, newish… While I was in Phoenix over the holidays, there were a lot of makeup deliveries happening up here on the tundra and my bestie/unofficial and unpaid assistant Angela was gathering them all together. Most of the reviews that have been popping up on the site this month and last are from that shopping spree, and this one is no different. I placed a rather large order with ColourPop and I was tempted to break it up into a bunch of smaller reviews of specific collections…but I realized that even publishing two reviews a...

Ace Beaute’ Paradise Collection, Part One: Pink & Purple Passion

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

The hype done got me, y’all. One too many YouTube videos, and I found myself ordering the Ace Beaute Paradise bundle (with without paying $10 extra for a bardboard box, because I at least have some tiny shred of self-respect left) with four 12-pan palettes. I decided to really get the bang for my bucks and break the review into two parts. And since we just finished up with that saccharine sweet holiday, Valentine’s Day, I decided to start with the pinks, red, and purples! Because it’s pink and pretty – and because...

JStar’s Northern Lights Definitely Has An Aurora (Borealis) Vibe

Posted by Janessa Jaye on February 15, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Jeffree Star Cosmetics has been pumping out products like never before, and 2019 promises to continue that trend with more palettes, concealers, foundations, and undoubtedly some shade extensions to the existing product lines. 2018 saw the release of two new highlighter formulas, a liquid formula aptly titled Liquid Frost and a new pressed formula called Supreme frost. For the holidays, JStar decided to return once again to the realm of highlighter palettes with the new formula and gave us this: The Northern Lights Supreme Frost Pro palette...

Pretty Rich? Actually, Pretty Basic PLUS Bonus Review!

Posted by Janessa Jaye on February 11, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I’ve stopped trying to figure out exactly what is going on at Too Faced Headquarters these days. In this case, it’s not like they aren’t doing the kind of thing that other brands are doing: take a single product that is doing really well and build a collection around it. Kat Von D did it with her popular lipstick shade Lolita, launching a palette, a liquid eyeliner, and a Glimmer Veil lip topper. And as someone who gives Too Faced more than a little flack when their products aren’t that great, I will give credit...

Slush Fund: Summer Vibes From September Rose Cosmetics

Posted by Janessa Jaye on February 8, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

One of my goals for 2019, in addition to lowering my overall makeup spending and consumption, is to branch out and try out some indie brands from the UK and Europe. I keep seeing amazing looks and tempting palettes from our European neighbors, but I just haven’t taken the plunge – until now. I first saw the Slush palette from September Rose Cosmetics when I was watching some videos from YouTube’s nisipisa, who I found as a recommendation from both Spooky Lips & Fat Hips and Georgia Harris. The minute she opened that...

Redesign Series #6: Jeffree Star & Lime Crime

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

In my recent review of the Jeffree Star Alien palette, I ranked the 5 palettes from my most to least favorite, and the Thirsty palette hit the bottom of the list – not because it’s a bad palette per se, but because the row of pressed glitters just left me feeling a little bit blah. I had also been seeing a lot of criticism of the Lime Crime Venus XL 2 and how it wasn’t bright or vivid enough to match the packaging. Put these two things together, and I decided it was time to do another palette redesign entry! This series,...

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