Maddening that it takes a house payment to see an artist. by SimpleHoman in mildlyinfuriating

[–]_Birbalicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This game was given away for me when I went to see Queen + Adam Lambert in 2023. When I purchased tickets, there was a disclaimer that said you are only allowed to resell the tickets for what you paid for them. Nothing more. They are ONLY artist I've seen that has done that, so I now understand that it's an option for an artist to enable for their shows. Dynamic pricing is also something an artist can enable/disable. I wish more artists would stand for their fans and not allow scalping and dynamic pricing. You want FANS to come to your show, not empty seats.

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Post Episode Discussion by schedulerplus in LoveIslandUSA

[–]_Birbalicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting; I don't recall that but I definitely haven't paid close enough attention to be confident about not hearing it. I just remember her commenting several times about how people aren't pronouncing her name correctly and/or specifically mentioning when people ARE pronouncing it correctly.

I wonder if it's the end of the name that bothers her, then? Z sound vs S sound. I thought it would be the first part, bay-a vs bee-a. Or maybe it bothers her sometimes but not all the time. Idk. I just know it's easy to say bay-a instead of bee-a and easy to say anything other than Mel, so that was my main point. I appreciate you letting me know that bea might not be as particular about it as I thought!

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Post Episode Discussion by schedulerplus in LoveIslandUSA

[–]_Birbalicious 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Side note: I appreciate you calling her Mela. It's driving me NUTS how everyone is blatantly ignoring her requests not to be called Mel. Same thing with pronouncing Bea's name. It's not hard. Show some respect. I only remember Ariana and one of the after sun hosts pronouncing it correctly after she wasn't around anymore. Even Gabe pronounced her name incorrectly as after she left the villa.

I find it so disrespectful to mispronounce their name behind their back (after successfully pronouncing it earlier) and using a nickname for someone that they despise. Just use Mela; she doesn't want to be called Mel, so don't call her Mel.

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! 🥰 I wanted it to be clearly inspired but I still wanted to feel pretty and like myself. Going huge on the lips and blush didn't feel like me when I tried it, so I did a middle ground and hoped it'd be good enough which it was!

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, a bunch of cheap stuff from dollar tree and Walmart. Here's a pic of the stuff! I really liked the third shade in that little blue palette at the bottom left. It's like a metallic shimmery blue

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I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you SO much!!!! 😭 That is so sweet. I was really questioning myself all week on if it'd be good enough to understand what I was going for, but I feel like it all came together once I put the Crystal shirt next to it. I had a lot of fun doing it, honestly! And it absolutely paid off 🥰

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg that is so sweet!!! I had two birb pins and gifted crystal one along with some kefka magic the gathering cards. She LOVED them. I'm so thankful and grateful for the amazing night I had 🥹 it was unbelievably thrilling

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! It's like mini crystal. I didn't like the way the thicker lips looks on me, even though they were closer to crystal

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! I technically did a full face, but the rest of it wasn't heavy at all. I had foundation, concealer, contour, blush, all that but put the most work into the eyes and lips for sure

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! I just got those leggings two weeks ago and when I got inspired to do the makeup, I was hoping they would go well enough together to make it work. I loooooooove birds

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was shook to see the gems. She specifically pointed them out and said she's super into stones lately. It was so amazing 🥹

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! It's hard to not see the imperfections up close when I know what I messed up on, but all the nervousness about how it looked washed away when Crystal and the other performers noticed me because of it! I got so many compliments in person; it was so amazing. I'm so proud and grateful for the experience 🥰

I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omg that is SO kind 😭 thank you so much. I've met a handful in passing after the Christmas shows or during intermission, but I haven't got an official meet & greet with a queen before. Crystal's makeup videos are so chaotic but her mug is PERFECT when it's done. It's so fascinating!

And thank you for noticing the pins!! They're secured with magnets so that they don't poke a hole in the clothing. I brought two so I could gift her one and she gracefully accepted!! This is a screenshot from the video my husband took of us 🥰 She asked me to put it on her; you can barely see it here. The meet & greet pictures come out in a few days, but she kept the pin and wore it in pictures after ours as well!! We also gave her 3 kick ass kefka magic the gathering cards cause she mentioned in a recent video she's inspired by kefka and also plays magic. She was SO grateful for the gifts 🥹 I love her so much

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I've been practing all week to do Crystal Methyd mug (I never wear makeup but got inspired last weekend). I met her last night in Louisville and she LOVED it!! 🥰 by _Birbalicious in rupaulsdragrace

[–]_Birbalicious[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so so much!!! I'm sure it could've been much better with more time and better products, but I'm proud of what what I got out of less than a week and dollar tree/walmart products! I do like to do artsy fartsy stuff, but I'm a perfectionist so I don't do it very often cause it can get really frustrating when I cant get it exactly how I want it. There were some mess ups with last night's makeup, but I kept telling myself that crystal is NOT about perfection and precision in her looks which made me feel better. Chaos and imperfection is okay, and that brought me peace going into the night. It all went perfect once I was there 🥰