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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

Chasing Rainbows: Using the ColourPop BYOP Sale To Build The *Perfect Rainbow Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on May 3, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

*Ok, maybe not perfect; without being able to see the shades in person, I made a couple of not-so-great choices, but still pretty damn good! I’ve been buying from ColourPop for a while, but I’ve never gotten in on their “Build Your Own Palette” sale before – normally I just buy one of the low prices palettes that they have available, and if I don’t 100% love the color selection I depot and rearrange to my heart’s content. I made the Mar and Sol palettes into actual blue and orange/yellow palettes to...

Neon Dreams: ColourPop’s Festival-Ready Collection

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

I love neon makeup, and I love that it seems to be a trend right now. Ruby May Cosmetics recently put out their Street Art palette and Blush Tribe recently ran a pre-order for their new Neon palette, and I’ve got my eyes on both of those little lovelies. And of course, you know that ColourPop had to get in on the action! Just before Coachella they released a collection of “Festival Ready” favorites including a 12 pan palette, all available as singles as well, that featured 4 pressed neon pigments and 8 pressed glitters. ...

They’re Not Bad, They’re Just Drawn That Way: ColourPop x Disney Villains Misunderstood Palette

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 29, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

When I did my reviews of the Cruella, Maleficent, and Ursula collections from the recent ColourPop X Disney Villains collab, I mentioned that I had also had the Misunderstood palette from that collection. Since then, I’ve ordered more from ColourPop (a sort of natural extension of them releasing products every 15 minutes!) so I decided to dedicate this week to releases from ColourPop; look for more CP products to be reviewed on Wednesday and Friday of this week. As for now, let’s dive into the Misunderstood palette. First,...

Snuggle & Smoke Up With The OMFG Cosmetics Valentine and Kush Palettes

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 26, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

As part of my low buy (updates coming on that little situation – stay tuned!), one of my goals was to shop from more indie brands and I also couldn’t help but feeling a little bit jealous of the “mystery box” craze that was sweeping the beauty space at the end of last year and into this year. So I was super excited when an indie brand I first discovered last fall, OMFG Cosmetics, was giving us their own spin on the Mystery Box, I decided to snag one of the bigger boxes. If you want to see all the goodies that were...

Bleeding True Blue: Jeffree Star Stans Come Out Full Force For Blue Blood Palette

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

Sorry for the delay in getting this review out to you, but as with almost anything Jeffree Star, this product took forever to ship. Seriously. I’m writing this review on April 17, the day I placed my order, and I ordered the palette the day that it came out, March 29. I know, I know – he got robbed, and it was a huge launch, and this, and that, and whatever. I sort of understand, but that doesn’t make it ok. He’s always talking about all of the different warehouses he has and how he’s bringing on extra...

ColourPop’s Disney Villains Collection: Ursula

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 19, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Alright princesses, time to get this last little bit of evil out of our systems: we’re here for the final review in my mini-series on the ColourPop Disney Villains collab. And this time I’m looking at my all time favorite villain, Disney or otherwise: the sassy, curvaceous, Divine-inspired sorceress from under the sea, Ursula! I absolutely love this character, so it was a no-brainer that I was going to buy this collection, but does the makeup live up to its namesake? I love her style and her look, and the way she slunk around...

ColourPop’s Disney Villains Collection: Maleficent

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 17, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

Well, we’re back for round 2 of the Disney Villain collections from ColourPop, and this time we’ve got the villain who is the least comedic – I remember seeing this movie in the theatre as a kid and being scared shitless by the one and only Maleficent! I’ll confess that I didn’t see the live action version with Angelina Jolie, but I’m glad that this wicked woman is getting some much needed attention and character development. I’ve always loved the look of the character, with her over the top makeup...

ColourPop’s Disney Villains Collection: Cruella

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

This post is going to be the first, but certainly not the last, review of ColourPop products coming up in the next couple of weeks. I went a little crazy; low buy be damned. I decided to start it off with reviews of the kits from the Disney Villains collection, and the first up is none other than canine-couture enthusiast, Crulle DeVil. I like this collection because I generally enjoy this very classic, elegant look – a red lip and a little bit of gold shimmer or glitter. That used to be the holiday collection that every damn brand...

Going, Going…Gone! 3 Beauty Brands That Did The Disappearing Act

Posted by Janessa Jaye on April 5, 2019 in LifeStyle | 0 comments

I had been thinking about doing a version of this post for a while with two beauty brands that sort of fell off the map, but I never got around to it. I decided to revisit the idea this past weekend when I discovered that yet another beauty brand seemed to be dropping off the face of the planet, without any notice. The site is still currently live (as I’m writing this), but Tyra Beauty definitely seems to be on the way out and I couldn’t find any official announcements or confirmations. Just a site full of products that are all...

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...

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