When I started MyBeautyFavs back in 2016, it was all about sharing my favorite beauty products and tutorials. Over the years, my interests expanded — and so did this site.
For almost a decade, this site was my little corner of the internet dedicated entirely to makeup. I reviewed everything — drugstore finds, high-end launches, limited-edition holiday palettes. If it had pigment, I swatched it. My most-visited posts were always about the big cult brands: Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes, Huda Beauty liquid mattes, and NYX's wildly good value collections that punched way above their price point.
Some of the brands that shaped this site's early years:
The Modern Renaissance palette by Anastasia is still one of the best eyeshadow palettes ever made — I stand by that. And the Huda Beauty Rose Gold palette launched a whole era of chunky glitter looks that I absolutely lived for. Those posts are still sitting in our beauty archive if you want a trip down memory lane.
Around 2022 I started writing less about makeup and more about how I was actually spending my evenings. Honestly? A lot of streaming. I went through a massive true crime documentary phase, then got deep into competitive cooking shows. I found that my audience — a lot of them longtime readers from the beauty days — were into the same things.
Gaming came next. Mobile games at first, then I discovered online casino gaming through a friend who had been playing on offshore sites for years. She walked me through how it worked: the real money slots, the table games, the absurdly generous welcome bonuses that US-facing sites offer because they have to compete hard for players. I was skeptical at first. Then I made a $200 deposit on a whim and had a genuinely fun Friday night.
I started researching more seriously. Which sites were legitimate? Which bonuses had reasonable wagering requirements? Which ones actually paid out fast? That research eventually became what this site is now.
I've spent the better part of a year testing online casino sites the same way I used to test makeup: methodically, with real money, keeping notes. The criteria I care about are pretty straightforward — does it pay out reliably? Is the bonus actually worth claiming once you read the fine print? Does the site work on mobile without being a nightmare? Is customer support reachable when something goes wrong?
Most sites fail at least one of those. The ones that pass all four are genuinely worth your time. Ignition is where I'd send a total beginner — the poker and casino interface is clean, the deposit-match bonus is one of the most competitive I've found, and payouts via Bitcoin are fast. For slots specifically, Super Slots has the deepest library I've played on. And if you want something that feels closest to a Vegas-style sports betting and casino combo, Bovada has been around long enough to have built real trust.
I've ranked all ten of my current top picks on the main page, with full notes on bonuses, payout speed, and what each site does best. It's the same energy I brought to palette reviews — just with different stakes.