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Propa Beauty Brings The Heat & Helps Everyone Out There Find Their Perfect Red!
I did a review a while back about Propa Beauty and their nude lipsticks. They were a new Black-Owned Makeup Brand (BOMB) on the scene, and they were blowing up in the micro-influencer community that I follow on YouTube. I bought three of the shades, and I mentioned in that review that I would be interested in trying more from the brand if they did more with color – I’m not much of a nude lipstick kinda gal! Well, Propa Beauty was all about making me put my money where my mouth is, because they came out with a stunning collection...
read moreColourPop Attempts To Correct Past Criticism By Joining The Make It Black Project
ColourPop has been criticized in the past for its lack of diversity in the influencers that it works with as well as in the range of shades offered in their products. Now, for a brand that pushes out as much product as they do, it’s not realistic to expect every product they make to fit every skin tone out there, but it’s also realistic to expect that some of those products would be targeted toward consumers with deeper skintones. This hasn’t always been the case, but ColourPop is trying to turn that around with their...
read moreDeclutter 2021: Downgrading The DSL – Lipsticks, Glosses, & Lip Products
Alright Champagne Dreamers, we took a little break from the declutter series (mainly because I, uh, well, I hadn’t actually DONE the other half of the declutter yet!) but now we’re back with the final four installments! We’re kicking off the second half with one of my favorite “soothe shopping” purchases: lip products! There is just something comforting about picking up a new lipstick…and it looks like I’ve done plenty of comforting! Don’t forget to head over to my YouTube channel to see what...
read moreAll The Green Makeup: Dipping My Toes In The Clionadh Multichromes With My Favorite Color!
Clionadh Cosmetics is one of the 8 brands that I put on my “must try” list for 21, but it was also the one that I had the most trepidation about. Not only are their shipping times legendarily long, but their multichrome shadow collections are also notoriously expensive: a single shade can cost you as much as $25 for a single pan! But I had put it on the list, and I was determined to follow through. My spring bonus came in at work, so I decided to poke around their site and see if there was anything in stock that caught my eye. ...
read moreLiving That Malibu Dream Life: Barbie X ColourPop Collection
Clearly I would not be the big queer monster that I am if it were not for the utter glam and fabulousness of Barbie, especially the iconic Barbies that came out during my childhood like Peaches ‘N Cream Barbie and Crystal Barbie. There have been a lot of Barbie collections to come out in the last couple of years, but the recent collab between Barbie and ColourPop, to me, is the most accurate and best represents the sort of color and aesthetic that I associate with the most famous fashion doll in the world. ColourPop is starting to inch...
read moreAll That Glitters: Trying Out Lemonhead LA’s Full Range Of Glitter Highlights
I’ve been in love with Lemonhead LA glitter gels for a while now, but I saw that they recently added a new multichrome glitter highlight shade. The highlight shades from the brand are different in that they have a clear base and the glitters are more of a white/clear glitter with iridescent flash, so they can be more easily used in place of a traditional highlighter. They have 6 shades in their highlight formula and when I went to check out the newest shade, I saw that they had a bundle deal to get all 6 and, well, who am I to turn...
read moreThank You For Being A Friend Palette Serves Golden Girl Nostalgia With Pretty Pastels
I absolutely love the Golden Girls, and I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off a Pride Month full of reviews of things I love better than with a look at Peachy Queen’s Thank You For Being A Friend palette! It’s a perfect nostalgia piece that recalls heartfelt chats on the lanai and a midnight gossip sessions over a fresh cheesecake! Peachy Queen is known for their clearly-inspired-but-not-necessarily-licensed eyeshadow palettes, and I’ve liked most of what I’ve tried from the brand (though I’m still...
read moreFace Friday: Stumbling Into Pride With This Half-Assed Look, Feat. Huda Beauty
Y’all, I know I’ve missed the last couple of weeks for Face Friday, but I figured since this was the first Friday of Pride month, I had to do something, right? Maybe I should have kept practicing! It’s not terrible, but there were some problems with this look. Like lesbians in couples counseling after date three, let’s talk it out… I had some new Huda Beauty products I wanted to play with, so I decided to do this purple and turquoise pastel look – with lots of glitter added! I used three Huda palettes...
read moreMenagerie Cosmetics Teams Up With Annette’s Makeup Corner To Give You Some Serenity
Are you ready for the latest collab palette between an indie brand and a small but fabulous beauty influencer? Luckily, unlike the It’s Freakin Bats palette, you won’t have to wait 7 months – the Serenity palette by Annette’s Makeup Corner x Menagerie Cosmetics is here! To say that this palette was a no-brainer for me is an understatement: Annette is known for creating wild and colorful looks which translate perfectly to my over-the-top drag aesthetic, and Menagerie Cosmetics is reliably good quality and performance...
read moreCalifornia Dreamin’ (That Ulta’s Shipping Dept Gets Their Sh@# Together!)
Let’s be real: I’m never going to be your go to gal for drugstore makeup. There are some more affordable brands that are staples in my collection, and a bitch loves a coupon, but I don’t spend a lot of time in the drugstore aisles. I like “fancy” makeup and I am just more likely to be haunting the halls of Sephora than my local CVS. Having said that, sometimes I do like to see what’s new and fun at the drugstore, and I like to give some more affordable options for my readers who maybe don’t want to...
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