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The Juice Is Loose…But Maybe A Bit Behind Schedule? Coloured Raine’s Juicy New Collection
I feel like I’m always a little out of sync with the “cool kids” when it comes to Black-Owned Makeup Brand (BOMB) Coloured Raine: while everyone seemed to be starry-eyed over the Queen of Hearts palette, I just saw yet another interpretation of the Modern Renaissance palette, which was itself a derivative of the Lime Crime Venus I. I was feeling sort of meh about the Safari Raine palette while everyone was losing their goddamn minds about the launch and every subsequent restock. And now with the Juicy Boost palette, the...
read moreGet This Party Started: Melt’s Latest Palette Expands On The She’s In Parties Stack
Melt is at it again: after expanding their Rust and Radioactive stacks into palettes, they’re doing it again with the She’s In Parties stack. The idea is simple enough: take the 4 or 5 shades from the original stack, add new shades to double the number of colors, and put it into a palette for roughly the same price as the original stack. I haven’t tried the Rust palette, but I did pick up the Radioactive stack and found that while the new shades were a little tricky, it was an interesting palette. Now with She’s In...
read moreWas Beauty Bay Able To Capture The TRUE Power Of Makeup?
It’s been a few years since NikkieTutorials ventured into the world of eyeshadow…and that last foray, the Power of Makeup palette with Too Faced Cosmetics, has been a dark cloud that no one can seem to get rid of completely. But recently, Nikkie announced that she was once again partnering with a makeup company to produce an eyeshadow palette, and assured her viewers that this time would be different: this time would be a chance for her to reveal the palette that her audience wants and deserves, brought to you by UK-based brand...
read moreUrban Decay’s Stoned Vibes: Smooth Session Or Bad Trip?!
Remember when Urban Decay used to be the edgy, cool girl that everyone wanted to fuck with? I do. Those were the days. I used to have to go to head shops and find my way through the maze of skateboards and glass cases filled with bongs to look at lipsticks shaped like shotgun shells with names like Gash and Burnout and an amazing purple blue duochrome eyeshadow called Asphyxia that is still being created with new names by every brand out there to this day. There was something outsider about Urban Decay, and they used to be the go to brand...
read moreFace Friday: Color Reveal Barbie Inspires Pop Art Popcorn Look!
Hello again Champagne Dreamers and welcome to another Face Friday inspired by Color Reveal Barbie. Did you ever imagine that this site would become a low key doll blog?! I have really been loving these Color Reveal Barbies; the quality of the dolls themselves isn’t great, but the mystery aspect of it is a lot of fun, the different themes are well thought out, and the matching accessories are just so colorful and cute! I decided to use another doll in the food series to inspire this week’s look, and I was super excited to see that...
read moreThe Return To After Dark: Miss Jaye & Lethal Cosmetics
I know, I know – I haven’t had a new episode of Janessa After Dark available for a hot minute…several hot minutes, in fact. But when Lethal Cosmetics came out with a new collection, including the After Dark palette, an early 90s neon meets pastel grunge, I knew that it was the perfect excuse to resurrect the “forgotten” project. #RealTalk: I haven’t forgotten about my podcasts, but as I’ve made the jump into YouTube, I’ve been busy learning about video editing and the workings of that...
read moreFace Friday: Pastel Fantasy Inspired By Color Reveal Barbie, Feat. Lethal Cosmetics & Midas X Smokey Glow
Another Face Friday, another excuse to try to recapture some of my childhood by playing with toys. That’s right, Champagne Dreamers: we’ve got another Face Friday look inspired by the new Color Reveal Barbies by Mattel! I am seriously in love with these; the dolls are pretty basic and they don’t have the same presence as the queens of the 80s doll line did (I’m still living for Crystal Barbie and Peaches & Cream Barbie!) but I love the mystery element and having to turn the colors that are revealed into a makeup...
read moreBOMB Blast: Trying New Products From Mented Cosmetics & Propa Beauty
When I did my “12 Black-Owned Makeup Brands That AREN’T Fenty Or Pat McGrath” video a couple of months ago, I included a list of 4 bonus brands that I hadn’t ordered from yet, but was interested in: The Lip Bar, Mented Cosmetics, Propa Beauty, and Black Radiance. Well, yet has come and gone and I have had a chance to pick up products from all four of those brands! The products from The Lip Bar were actually on their way to me when I made the video (and have been reviewed, HERE), and this review is going to cover the...
read moreFace Friday: Letting Barbie Choose My Look & Make Me Crave Tacos!
Who doesn’t love a good surprise?! I watched NikkieTutorials recent video where she talked about being robbed at gunpoint (I know, I know – we’re starting dark, but it’s going to get better!) and she wanted to do some “makeup therapy” to help manage her emotions around that. What she came up with was a really fun type of challenge: she bought a Color Reveal Barbie, and let the look of the surprise doll inspire her makeup look! (I’ll include her video at the end of this post if you want to check it...
read moreChunky Dunking: Getting Naked With The Nudes Lip Collection From Juvia’s Place
I’ve tried to make it clear before, but in case you missed it: we stan Juvia’s Place in this house. And we don’t stan anyone. When I saw that Juvia’s was putting out a full lip collection called the Nudes that included lipsticks, liners, and glosses, I was pretty excited. I have quite a few of their liquid lipsticks and the quality was pretty good, so I was interested to see how they did with more traditional tube lipsticks. I also have the two glosses from the Fumi collab, so I know that they can make a really...
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