New Orleans Swamp Witch

Who I am:

VAMPIRES, SWAMP WITCHES & MAKEUP

New Orleans Native, Rachel Clinesmith aka SWAMP WITCH /Swampophile Actually Autistic & ADHD

Makeup has been a special interest of mine since I was 13.

I'm Rachel, C.E.O. & Founder of Vampyre Cosmetics LLC. Our cosmetics went live on DollsKill.com and HotTopic.com in 2022 and have been selling out very quickly! Our products are also sold in over 120 independent stores around the world. We are proudly women owned, disabled owned and LGBT+ owned. Our products are vegan, cruelty free and talc free. They are also super long lasting as they were specifically formulated for stage and screen. We have licensed collections with Emily the Strange & Vincent Price and our Winchester Mystery House, Amy Brown Fairies, SILENT HILL (by Konami) & Alice Cooper! licensed collections will launch in 2023!

A little blurb about how we "do" cosmetics:

We strive to be a “beauty disruptor”, renouncing social constructs of beauty and replacing them with individual ones.

We believe no one should have to choose between unique, inspired packaging and high quality, ethical cosmetics, so we are committed to being all in one.

We believe gender is a construct and has no place in our business. We refuse to gender our products because they are for everyone.

We want to help those who use our products to feel empowered enough to show up in their skin however they wish.

We also believe vegan, cruelty and talc free should be the baseline for cosmetics, not something to brag about.

We believe beauty is in everyone. We simply provide tools as an option for the expression of it.

Our “mini-manifesto” is found on the backs of all new palettes and boxes:

Makeup is Magickal.

Steeped in academia and dark lore, we create products for the people mainstream brands leave behind.

We believe you should be able to express yourself as you wish.

Vampyre Cosmetics gives you the tools to define your aesthetic and begin your makeup adventure.

Links:

Brand Deck:

https://www.vampyrecosmetics.com/pages/brand-deck

Digital Sell Sheet:

https://www.vampyrecosmetics.com/pages/digital-sell-sheet

My husband created Mythosis Manufacturing LLC in 2021 to produce the tentacle brushes I designed in 2018. Since then he's created products for a number of celebrities.

Current Projects & What I'm doing now:

Founder & C.E.O: Vampyre Cosmetics

I recently moved back to New Orleans after living in Los Angeles for 7 years and because of my love of New Orleans and its History, I am giving tours in the French Quarter, Doing Seances & Hosting Ghost Hunts out of Bloody Mary's Tours, Haunted Museum & Voodoo Shop.

SWAMP MAGIC NOLA FEST coming to New Orleans June 2023!

Stay tuned!

Vampyre Magazine Issue 12

Welcome to our issue honoring the legacy and memory of late author, Anne Rice. This issue features a cover image from AMC+ Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire. Also included is an interview with Lily Anderson, Author of BIG BAD, a newly released novel put out by Disney with a twist on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe. Featured Musician interviews with Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost), Ryan Shuck (Adema, Julien K, Orgy) & Tarja Turunen (Nightwish) There's also ane Anne Rice New Orleans Guide. Cover by AMC+

Vampyre Magazine Issue 13

New Orleans, LA FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - Vampyre Magazine announces its lucky 13th issue featuring exclusive interviews with Cover Model: Kristin Bauer. Kristin plays Pam on HBO’S TRUE BLOOD and Hosts HBO’s Official Truest Blood Podcast. Makeup legend, and co-owner of Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan. Shane’s work can be seen on such films as Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Adam, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 and Vol 3, as well as The Shape of Water. In addition, he worked for Stan Winston on such movies as Terminator 1 and 2, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Jurassic Park, and so many other iconic movies. However, the film we’re discussing in this issue is Neil Jordan’s 1994 classic, Interview With The Vampire. Of course, Shane isn’t the only interview in this monster of an issue. Rose Sinister also talks about the development and release of her newly released vampire novel The Crimson Debt. Rose tackles literary territory in the vampire genre that no one else has managed to. The Featured Musician of the issue is the band Vampires Everywhere. We also get to take a deep dive into the creative minds of Neil D’Monte & Alex Lugo, the creators of Clan of The Vein Comics & Hellbilly Clothing.

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