by Beyond Beauty Basics

At least for some. Drag (Dressed, As, Girl, from Shakespearean times) where I grew up (in the rural mid-central US) consisted of the guys who dressed up for the midnight weekly show of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The first real Drag Queen I saw was at a show in San Antonio after I left home.
As I live in the NY metro area, it seems as though drag has almost gone mainstream.
One of the best Drag Queens of our era, made it big with his/her own television shows a few years back.

Lady Bunny is also a household name in the NY area for her contribution to the yearly “Wigstock” celebration.
If you’re going to do drag, my only request is that you at least try to do it right (even if it’s only on Halloween).
Please shave off the goatee, and if you don’t want to shave your legs, wear opaque tights (I hate scag drag).

If you need help with your make-up, go to a MAC store or counter (they usually have no issues with drag, transvestites, or transgender) and have them give you what they consider an optimum look for your facial features.
Buy all the correct tools you need to do the job.
Go home (and if you’re unsure of your abilities) and take off one side of your face, reproduce that side to your satisfaction and when you’re through, take off the other side and do the same.
Voila! Girl YOU BETTER WORK~!
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by Beyond Beauty Basics
Purse Gloss by Cargo and Mocktails by LORAC
Are both easy squeezable lip gloss with a non-leak valve. They both come in great colors and the Mocktails are flavored to taste like your favorite drink.
Purse Gloss $16.00 and Mocktails $18.00
Both are available at sephora.com


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by Beyond Beauty Basics
There’s a specific Make-up Artist brand (that will remain nameless), that the creator has consistently touted her belief (on a nationally televised morning news program) that everyone should use natural colors based on their own skin tones and they should use no facial or eye contouring to enhance their features…
…yet,
her line contains un-natural colors, all of the foundation colors have a yellow base (I’m very pink), and she has the tools to contour.
Please make-up your mind!
If you (as a consumer) like to look “natural” GO FOR IT. If you want to look like a drag queen, porn star, THAT’S GREAT TOO.
Try to look the best you can look every day. If that means you need to contour a little, do it. If you can get away with the natural look and you feel beautiful when you leave home, good for you.
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by Beyond Beauty Basics

Extraordinaire Hand Renewal Crème from Revive
This hand crème does it all. It contains Revive’s exclusive Epidermal Growth Factor (which guarantees the growth of new, healthy cells in the same time frame as that of a 20 year old), skin lighteners, (to fade those nasty sun spots) and alpha hydroxy (to lightly exfoliate away dead skin); plus (of course) all the moisture benefits you need, without feeling greasy.
$65.00
Available at neimanmarcus.com, bergdorfgoodman.com, and Saks Fifth Avenue
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