CORSET DEAL SALE!!

Corset Deal is having a 50% off sale Monday as well. <-- CLICKENZE LINK!

Now, I've written off Corset Deal, but my silent useless protest if over prices and not any other grievance. They USED to be absolutely amazing. They sold (and still do sell, mind you) PROPER corsets - steel-boned, high-quality, corsets made of durable yet beautiful fabric - at astoundingly low prices. These are NOT fashion corsets just for show. I'm talking a serious reinforced satin underbust waist cincher WITH a cute little matching skirt for FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Or a gorgeous, sturdy brocade corset with solid metal hardware for THIRTY BUCKS. Or a real leather overbust with stunning detail (and that cute matching skirt, too) for less than 100 bucks. This was the place where merchants at ren faires purchased their stock to resell for 120+$.

It seems like they were bought out, though, because several months ago their website got a major redesign and lo! suddenly their prices jumped by 4-5 times and they match every other retailer's now. What used to sell for 15-40$ now sells for the standard 80-120$. Alas. The cheapest corsets they currently have going are painfully plain solid color overbusts for 40$ on sale - but hey, at least they're still steel boned. AND it seems the bastards don't do the matching skirt anymore at all! Those amazing wholesale-esque prices simply cannot be found anymore.

BUT BUT BUT! This sale is about halfway back to the glory days prices. They do have more variety now, too, so it's worth a look if you're in the market (who isn't?!?!). Notably, their supply of "steampunk" type stuff has skyrocketed, which some people will applaud. I can't attest to the quality of their newer stuff, though, as I have refused to buy from them since they changed, but from what I can tell the stock is mostly the same; I see a lot of the same items that they used to carry. And the staples that were always there were most definitely sturdy. They still include the schematics for most of their corsets, so it looks like they're probably as serious about quality as they used to be.

Even though they don't offer legit corsets for stupidly cheap anymore, this current sale looks like better prices than you'll find most places. It's not a throwback to the glory days, but they've got some good deals going right now. If you're in the market for a corset, then you know how soul-crushingly expensive they can be, but this sale can offer you a bit of relief. Check it out!

Edit: HOLY COW! I just took a closer look at their leather selection, and even their non-sale prices are some of the best around! If you're looking for a leather corset, get over there now!!

OMG I AM ALIVE also ELF 50% OFF SALE!

I've been neglecting you, I know. I'm sorry, and I missed you too. But I have excuses!! I had to plan and then go through with a wedding and a honeymoon! Yap, I got married. It was pretty cool, and, naturally, done on the cheap. (Maaaaybe I'll do a post on it some day!) I married myself a rocket scientist... no joke! Well, actually, he'd tell you that, ahem, he's a missile scientist, and that's harder and more complicated than rocket science. He IS by far the smartest person I've ever met. He's also somehow simultaneously cute and sexy as well as funny and just the right kind of nerdy, like me.

ANYWAY I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

Thanksgiving means sales! Wait, it doesn't? Yes it does, these days anyway. Alas

E.L.F. is having a badass sale for Monday. 50% off EVERYTHING and free shipping on 30$ orders. It will be hard to get up to 30$ with their awesome sale prices but whatevs! 

The sale code is CYBER50! ENJOY!

WHAT OTHER AWESOME SALES ARE OUT THERE, CHEAPSKATES???

(and I will be posting a LOT more now that I have stuff like time again...)

CHEAP vs EXPENSIVE - Mineral Eyeshadows!

I have had Bare Minerals Mineral Eyeshadows for years now. They're pretty good! But I picked up several of e.l.f.'s mineral eyeshadows in their recent 50% off sale so that I could compare them.

What do you think? Will the CHEAP product hold up to the one that costs 5x the price??

VIDEO!!

Find out after this jump thing!

FINALLY!! HUGE ELF HAUL!

AAGH! FINALLY!

There were 49 items. Believe it or not, the total came to 63$ shipped. That's why we love e.l.f.! 

This took me forever to edit, so yall had better enjoy it!

Awesome (obviously...) video after THE JUMP!

SO. ILL.

Been ILL... so sick... since about Thursday, and I think I'd been fighting it off for about a week before that. I finally managed to get up for a bit (to go to the drugstore, honestly), and I decided to take a shower and put on some makeup to try and feel human again. Turns out it's 100% e.l.f. products (from my latest haul... that I am STILL trying to find the strength to edit - I'm sorry yall). I'm actually happy with it. Maybe I'll post the products I used some day... I can't tell if I nailed the contouring practice or if that's just the 5-10 pounds I've lost these past few days. LOL??? Probably not.

But shit, that was enough motion for one day. GOOD NIGHT.

My "makeup bag" - VIDEO

Remember how I'm really new to this whole wearing makeup thing? Well, once I started figuring out how to do it and subsequently discovered that makeup could be purchased quite cheaply, I acquired rather a lot of it. I outgrew my previous makeup bag, which was really just a travel case that, again, my mom got in a bonus pack and gave to me.

Do you want to see what I have now? It's HILARIOUS.

(Click the jump thing for a VIDEO!)

Rest in Peace Talia :(

The online fashion and beauty communities lost a leader and a friend this week.

CoverGirl Talia Joy Castellano, whom you likely know as Taliajoy18 on YouTube, was a beauty vlogger, a makeup artist and guru, and an active YouTuber with millions of views and hundreds of thousands of subscribers. She didn't just teach women and girls how to put on makeup, and put it on well; she showed us how to improve our self-esteem with cosmetics, to feel good about ourselves, and to make the best of seemingly hopeless situations. So many of us got to know her through watching her sweet, funny, and damn good how-tos and tutorials, and we're all feeling the loss.

I just want to say a little something about this sweet soul and sister in beauty-blogging in case any of you were not fortunate enough to have watched her. If you're reading a beauty blog, then you've surely heard of her, especially since her passing. But if you did not have the good fortune to follow her while she was still with us...

More after the jump.

SPECIAL DELIVERY! ~:O

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! :'( I have a HUMONGOUS BOX OF MAKEUP here, but I have to leave the house for hours. I can't even open it yet!

But you know what this means! HAUL POST INCOMING! I'll do everything in my power to get it posted before the weekend's up.

Still doesn't give a shit about makeup. Now actively ignoring it.

Look at the size of that box! I'm sooo excited. There is a very LARGE number of items in there, and I paid a very SMALL number of dollars for it. I'll post links to all the items and even the prices.

Alas! I have to run. I'll see you brokeass babes and cheap chicks as soon as possible!

Product Review: Makeup Remover - VIDEO!

After I clowned up my face in my eyeshadow trick video, I went ahead and kept on filming. This time I show you the cheapest makeup remover I've found to date. I even compare it to some expensive stuff! I'm gettin' purdy good at this bloggin' thing, if I do say so m'self!

Jump schmump...

UPDATE: Eyeshadow trick!

Soooooooooo I got a little accidentally drunk last night, and since I was annoying the hell out of my poor boyfriend with my loud, obnoxious drunken antics, I decided to leave him alone to go hide out in the bathroom and make a drunk makeup video! That video is coming, I promise, but that's not what this post is about. (sorry!) 

In the meantime, I went to slePASSED OUT in my makeup last night. Remember how I said the Jumbo Stick keeps your shadow on and looking like new literally until you wash it off? Here's proof! 

Pics and details after that weird jump-thing!

TRICK: Super-Powered Eyeshadow VIDEO!

VIDEO POSTED! 

Here's a video on my awesome eyeshadow trick where I take 2 cheapass (2 and 3 dollar) products and combine them into one FIVE DOLLAR SUPERPRODUCT that's bolder, better, and longer lasting than anything else out there, no matter how expensive!

AFTER THE JUMP!

OH I am SLOW!

Oh, my babes, my brokeass babes! I miss yall! And, of course, my chic cheap chicks! It's been a WEEK since I posted! But, in my defense, I've been busy... working for you!

Crappy, no-content update inside! After the jump!

Should I...?

All my millions of devoted fans, brokeass babes, and cheap chicks, I pose unto you a question:

Should I do a daily/often-enough post on what I'm wearing? Would any of the bajillionties of you be interested in seeing my outfits? Some of them are pretty chic, if I do say so myself...

Leave me a comment!

CHEAP mineral eyeshadows, CHEAP trendy clothes!

Hello hello all my brokeass babes and cheap chicks! I have gifts for you!

I know it totally seems like all I ever talk about is e.l.f. makeup (cmon, though, they're SO cheap!), buuuuuuuut here's another post. I got a REALLY GREAT sale promo email from them that I have to share.

50% off all e.l.f mineral makeup for 2 days! 

And just so it's not all e.l.f. all the time, lemme link you to my absolute favorite ebay shop in the history of ebay so that you babes, too, can get in on some of that cheap, cheap chicness!

Sale code and links after the jump...

REVIEW: e.l.f. Essential nail polishes

I finally got my (fantastically cheap, of course) tripod, so now I can make videos!

I recently bought five of e.l.f.'s Essential nail polishes because they are sooo cheap, and who doesn't love cute new nail polish colors?! So far, I am quite pleased with them. My omg yay very first video is a quick review of these!

Video after the jump! (Don't you hate how I make you click through? So mean!)

e.l.f. H.A.U.L.!! Pics and prices inside! YAY!

The moment you've all been waiting for!

Whoooooo! HOLY COW that took aaaaages to put together! So much picture taking and editing and uploading oh my! But it was worth it, for you, my brokeass babes and cheap chicks. I love alla yall. <3

I got my latest haul from e.l.f. in the mail the other day, and I'm so excited to share it with you!

Everything after the jump because I don't want to cramp up the homepage! And because I love saying "after the jump"; it makes me feel like a real blogger!

The mail came! And I created pretty things!

Whew! I've been quiet the last few days! Yall probably thought I forgot about you, right? I didn't, I promise. I've been busy with work, chopping up trees, shopping, and making jewelry. That's right, shopping! Remember that sweet, sweet e.l.f. sale on makeup brushes? Well they came, along with the rest of the awesome stuff I picked up.

Oh, and yes, in fact I did just say I MADE JEWELRY! Pictures after the jump!

Read on for all the details!

In-shop-tion: We need to go CHEAPER!

There are things and things. Clothes and clothes, shops and shops. And there are prices and prices!

I love Jen's Pirate Booty (NWS link! Careful, some of her models are Not Work Safe!). Her stuff is pretty and light and airy and very comfortable - mainly beachwear or things that look like it - which makes for great clothes in the hot Texas summers.

But holy crap is that stuff expensive! Some of it is much too revealing, too, and many of the 'artsy' modeling photos leave way too much of some things (and very little of others) to the imagination! Surprises are really not what you want at those prices. 

BUT! Look what I happened to come across today! I got this following Mall-Goth-a-Go-Go(because she's just so damn fab)'s SALE link through to a brand/shop I'd never heard of. Just look at this crazy comparison:

Read on for all the details!

MAKEUP BRUSHES!

Today, we're gonna talk about MAKEUP BRUSHES.

The best way to get the most out of any makeup is having and maintaining a GREAT set of BRUSHES! I think they're the most important thing in your makeup bag. Your brush will pick up, hold, and transfer more product, more evenly, than a sponge applicator or your fingertips, so you'll get more onto your skin and lose less out of the pot or compact. Brushes are better at precision lines, even application, and often boldness of color than just about anything else on offer. And since you can easily wash them, they're surprisingly versatile - you could use the same brush for eyeshadow, blush, and foundation powder if you really needed to!

If you're still using any of those crappy, antiquated sponge applicators for foundation or eyeshadow, get up right now, go throw them all away, and come back to me. Actually, wait! COME BACK! First, replace them with a great set of brushes, then throw that crap away! I'll wait...

There are endless options for fantastic deals out there, and you don't always get what you pay for. You can get top quality brushes for shamefully low prices if you skip the overpriced brand decal and look at the brush itself. Here, lemme show you some fantastic and fantastically cheap brushes and how to use and take good care of them, so you'll have a long and happy life looking beautiful together!

Read on for all the details!

BRUSH SALE!

e.l.f. is having a CRAZY sale on their fantastic Studio brush set. A full set of brushes for the price of one!

ELEVEN BRUSHES plus a carrying pouch for THREE DOLLARS, YALL.

 > > > > GO GET THEM NOW! < < < < 

The sale is on until 06/24, so through the weekend.

In celebration, I will post about the importance of and how to care for makeup brushes tonight!

Cheap makeup is cheap - WASH YER FACE YALL

All you brokeass babes and cheap chicks absolutely rocking cheap makeup want to be able to keep doing so, right? Then there is one hugely important thing you need to do, and do CORRECTLY!

The main thing that allows you to get away with using cheap makeup is taking good care of your skin. I'm sure that, unless you have some amazing genetics, you've seen and felt the effects of nasty cheapo makeup on your face. Pimples in droves, discolored patches, oiliness, and... well, I could go on but I won't gross you out.

A lot of people think that if they have sensitive, oily, acne-prone, or otherwise less than perfect skin, then they cannot wear cheap makeup and have to spring for more expensive, "better" stuff. But that's not true!

Anyone can totally get away with wearing cheap makeup, even cheap, off-brand liquid foundation and all-over powder, as long as you take proper care of your skin. When you know how to properly use them, there are only a few products that you absolutely need:

• makeup remover
• daily cleanser
• full regimen set
• cotton pads
• clean towels

As you probably know, for every fancy schmancy designer product there is, there's an equivalent (or even an identical, re-branded but made in the same factory and all) version that costs way less. There's always a better deal out there. And if you're here, that's what you're looking for, right?! Right.

Now I have very oily and pimply skin. That may lead you to believe that I'm actually not taking the best care of my skin, but I disagree! Well, okay I should probably be more religious with my full regimen, but whatever... I'm 33 years old, and I've had really horrible acne all my life up to now. These days, I just have a bit of acne sometimes - acne that's quite easily covered cosmetically - and my skin has never looked better, more even and clear, or softer. And mind you, my skin is nicer now that I've gone from no makeup ever to actually wearing cheap stuff regularly! If you have dry or combination skin, or if you happen to have perfect skin (and I totally hate you for that :P), then my specific products might not work for you. YMMV and all that. Do keep reading, though, because the basics and how to use them are all the same.

Read on for all the details!

And introducing...

I'll start this off my just telling you about myself and how I ended up here.


Oh, just a note... I know there are 0 followers and all, but I'm just going to start out and keep going as though there are bajillionties of you and I'm like superfamous and shit. Don't judge me; I'm doing this for you!

Hello, my name is Jrex, and I am cheap. 

There, that's off my chest.

Read on for all the details!

Here goes...!

Hello Brokeass Babes and Cheap Chicks!

I'm Jrex, and I am REALLY new to not only this blogging thing, but to this whole being feminine thing, too. One thing I am most definitely NOT new to, thank you Mom, is being CHEAP! I'm still learning and exploring this girly world, so I had an idea to share my experiences as I go and maybe, hopefully, help out some other brokeass babes or cheap chicks searching for a style.

Read on for all the details!