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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

OMFG Cosmetics Brings Indie Halloween Realness

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 25, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Break out the candy corn, bitches – the high holy day of Halloween is almost here! I’ve always loved Halloween, and this was the year where I felt like a whole bunch of brands did Halloween collections, and I’m all the way here for it! I mean, everyone also put out their holiday collections in September, so it’s a clusterfuck out there, but if the end result is a recognition of fabulous Halloween-themed makeup then I’ll get over it. I love greens and purples, and so many of the collections feature those shades...

Freddy Vs. Jason: Comparing The Hot Topic Horror Palettes

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 19, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Hot Topic has been expanding their beauty offerings the last couple of years to feature a lot of big pop culture franchises; luckily, with this expansion has also come a general lift in the overall quality of their products. Sure, with inexpensive beauty products there are bound to be a few misses, but I’ve been really impressed with how on the mark they’ve been. And when I heard they were doing 8-shade palettes for two of the biggest horror franchises in the world, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street, you know a bitch...

Fragrant Jewels Brings The Sparkle With Amethyst Druzy

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 18, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

This has been a long time in the making: way back in June when I went to Days of the Dead Indianapolis, and I brought along a bath bomb given to me by my friend Angie’s mother. She’s a regular reader here at the World of Champagne (I see you Valerie!) and she has enjoyed my Lush reviews in the past, and so she decided to order me a one of the Druzy collection bath bombs from Fragrant Jewels. If you are unaware, Fragrant Jewels is a company that sells bath bombs and candles with a ring inside, and they also come with a code you...

Boss Babe On A Budget: Amazon’s Beauty Steals

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 18, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Hey there makeup mavens! You know I love to throw all of my spare cash (and then some!) at my favorite cosmetics, but just because I’m willing to pay luxury prices doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate a great bargain! And I’ve discovered a new resource for rounding out my makeup collection and getting some of my favorite tools and organizers: Amazon! In celebration of the World of Champagne becoming a part a part of the Amazon affiliate program, I decided to give you a rundown of some of the best products that I have...

Redesign Series #3: Kat Von D & Too Faced

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 17, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

It’s time to work a little more magic, helping cosmetics companies save their basic ass palettes from a life of mediocrity! For this installment, I’ll be looking at a couple of limited edition palettes that had so much potential…but just missed the mark: Kat Von D’s Divine palette and the Too Faced White Chocolate Bar palette. I own both of these palettes; the Kat Von D is pretty good and the Too Faced isn’t terrible…but they both could have been amazing! And here’s how! First up – Kat Von...

Redesign Series #2: Maybelline & Sugarpill X Trixie Mattel

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 16, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Ready for another “what could have been” post in my Redesign series? Inspired by YouTuber MakeupStruggles, in this series I’m showing you how I would redesign certain eyeshadow palettes to make them more interesting (I hope!), less boring (soooooo many bland neutrals!), and maybe even better express their intended theme! This time around I’ve going to be looking at 3 palettes that I actually own: 2 palettes from drugstore favorite Maybelline – Lemonade Craze and Soda Pop – and the Trixie Mattel Oh, Honey!...

Redesign Series #1: Natasha Denona & Lunar Beauty

Posted by Janessa Jaye on October 15, 2018 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Now, I don’t know who started it, but Makeup Struggles on YouTube has given me life with her videos of palettes that she would redesign; I was so inspired, that I started to play around with the concept myself, and before you know it I had almost a dozen new designs! Some of them are the palettes that I wish I owned, and some are just meant to be improvements on what the palette’s theme is supposed to be, but they are all an attempt to take some of the boring palettes I’ve seen and take them to the next level! In this first...

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