Spartan Daily Vol. 154, March 11, 2020

Opinion

Sports

A&E

Black voters should not vote for Joe Biden

Esports club founder talks expansion of gaming community

Makeup takes fans back to anime’s favorite heroine

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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Judge rejects restraining order against A.S. president

By Chelsea Nguyen Fleige & Vicente Vera EXECUTIVE EDITOR & SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR

A Santa Clara County Family Court judge rejected a petitioner’s request for a restraining order against San Jose State Associated Students President Branden Parent Tuesday, after a seven-hour hearing.

Judge James E. Towery described the case as “one of credibility,” in which Parent and the petitioner both took the witness stand.

“On balance, the court finds the credibility of the respondent to be greater than the credibility of the petitioner,” Towery said.

“There were some matters where the testimony was just hard for me to believe.”

The petitioner, who had asked to be identified as a selfdescribed survivor when she spoke to the Spartan Daily in October 2019, is a current SJSU student not actively enrolled in classes who

c ur rent ly resides in Los Angeles.

Parent filed a defamation PARENT lawsuit on Oct. 8, 2019 against the self-described survivor and another codefendent, Nuria Villanueva, a current SJSU student, which is still ongoing.

Towery’s decision to deny the restraining order came more than six months after the petitioner initially went to SJSU’s Title IX office, where both she and Parent were issued a mutual No Contact Order.

The Title IX office is still pursuing an investigation into the harassment allegations.

The self-described survivor said in previous hearings that Parent violated the agreement just a day after signing the mutual No Contact Order – a claim Parent denied previously and again on Tuesday.

She filed for an initial HEARING | Page 2

IN BRIEF • Court trial found insufficient evidence to grant restraining order against Parent • Petitioner alleged previously undisclosed third count of physical abuse • Judge said some of petitioner’s testimony was “hard to believe” • Separate SJSU Title IX investigation into petitioner’s allegations still ongoing

COVID-19

Campus resident population

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About 4,170 people live on SJSU’s campus, according to University Housing Services. An SJSU health professional suggested dorm residents practice physical social distancing as people closer to each other and that can potentially increase the risk of transmission.

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Washburn Hall houses approximately 250 freshmen

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Campus Village A houses approximately 200 juniors, seniors, graduate students, staff and faculty members

Joe West Hall

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houses approximately 650 freshmen

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Campus Village B

Campus Village 2 houses approximately 950 freshmen

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Campus Village C houses approximately 570 freshmen

houses approximately 1,550 sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students

SOURCES: 2019-2020 UNIVERSITY HOUSING SERVICES; INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA

Coronavirus raises concerns in dorms

By Gia Pham STAFF WRITER

With thousands of students living in densely populated on-campus housing, San Jose State’s recent suspension of classes to slow the spread of new coronavirus has many concerned about possibly getting infected.

“I’ve been staying cooped up in my room, just not going into public places like the mall or something,” digital media art sophomore Zachary Lum said.

Lum lives in an apartment in Campus Village Building B with six other people.

Dr. Barbara Fu, health professional and internal medicine specialist, stated in an email to the Spartan Daily that students living in dorms and apartments should

I’ve been staying cooped up in my room, just not going into public places like the mall or something.

Zachary Lum digital media art sophomore

practice physical social distancing as people closer to each other can potentially increase the risk of transmission.

“Consider arranging beds so that they are at least 3 to 6 feet apart,” Fu stated.

Other students are worried about the common surfaces they need to

touch to get to their living areas.

“Like elevators, I feel kind of scared just because, like, we’re always touching the same things,” said biochemistry freshman Cindy Au, who lives in Campus Village Building 2.

Fu also advised that students should consider using dining areas or bathroom facilities at non-peak times if possible, and not using common rooms.

Some students are still using the SRAC but are taking extra sanitary precautions.

“I sanitize using the wipes. I’m probably not going to go [to the SRAC] as often as I used to. But, yeah, I mean, definitely being cautious,” Lum said.

“I used to go to the mall a lot with my friends, but we decided not to go because . . . there’s a lot of people there.”

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COVID-19

Faculty union criticizes online transition

By Christian Trujano NEWS EDITOR

California Faculty Association President Charles Toombs sent out a mass email to faculty members Tuesday, stating that they should not be penalized if they cannot make the transition from in-person teaching to online.

The association is a labor union that represents lecturers, professors and staff at all California State Universities.

“CFA emphasizes that not all courses can accommodate virtual or online treatment

due to subject matter and pedagogical needs,” Toombs stated in the email. “Many courses take weeks, if not months, to plan and translate to online platforms.”

San Jose State is making this transition this week and the university is preparing faculty members to move to fully online to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

As of Tuesday, there are no confirmed cases at any of the 23 CSU campuses, according to Toombs’ email.

SJSU joined San Francisco State, San Diego State and California State University, East Bay in transitioning

CFA emphasizes that not all courses can accommodate virtual or online treatment due to subject matter and Charles Toombs pedagogical needs.

California Faculty Association President

from in-person classes to online.

Toombs addressed concerns over potential hardships students may face if forced to take courses online.

“Administrations should also consider the needs of students, who may lack access to the internet or face other obstacles to completing their coursework remotely,” Toombs stated in the email.

For highly interactive courses such as dance and music, the email said that university administrations need to provide more guidance for faculty members to make the transition.

“It is going to be incredibly difficult for dance because a dance education relies completely on in-studio dance practice,” Heather Cooper, associate director of the school of music and dance, said.

She said despite the department’s agreement with SJSU President Mary Papazian’s decision to move in-person classes online until

spring break, it will be hard to make the transition given the physical nature of dance.

“Not having studio practice time is going to really negatively impact their [the students’] education,” Cooper said.

She said that the department will meet Wednesday to plan out how professors will use online methods of teaching and public events for dance performances until spring break.

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NEWS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

COVID-19

City Council preps for pandemic

By Austin Turner SENIOR STAFF WRITER

San Jose City staff recommended that the city extend a local state of emergency until April 9, in response to new coronavirus transmissions, Tuesday.

City Manager David Sykes said that the city should ratify the existence of a local emergency in response to the pandemic in a memorandum.

According to the memorandum, ratifying a local emergency “allows the city to exercise extraordinary police powers, such as evacuation; immunity for emergency actions; authorization of issuance

of orders and regulations; activation of pre-established emergency provisions; and is a prerequisite for requesting state or federal assistance.”

As of press time, the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department reported 45 confirmed cases and one death in the county.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said that the city is taking action to prevent further spread of coronavirus by canceling events with an attendance of 1,000 or more people and “modifying programming for senior residents” and “communicating social distancing strategies.”

Liccardo also suggested

We are, in fact, seeing the impact here in San Jose with potential cases of exposure within our organization.

Sam Liccardo San Jose mayor

that COVID-19 has reached city hall.

“We are, in fact, seeing the impact here in San Jose with potential cases of exposure within our organization,” Liccardo said during the council meeting Tuesday.

“We are working with the support and guidance of

[Santa Clara County Health Officer] Dr. Sara Cody and county public health to take the necessary measures to prevent further spread of the virus.”

Councilmember Raul Peralez told the Spartan Daily that San Jose’s Pandemic Response team is in Stage

IV of their alert level. Stage IV means there is a high risk to the local population and an outbreak is imminent, according to the team.

“We’re already running and we’re sort of prepared for, you know, the worst,” Peralez said. “But at the moment, you know, we’re going day by day just like everybody else.”

Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness warned the community that the city foresees an uptick in reported cases in the coming days as more people get tested.

“We should expect these cases to continue to increase in the days and weeks as testing expands and the virus continues to spread,”

he said. “That spread could be expediential, and we should expect to see a potential rapid increase in the number of cases.”

Harkness added that the county is preparing for the virus to impact the health care system as more citizens seek treatment.

He said that there is “plenty of capacity” as of now, but the county is increasingly concerned about the demand for treatment moving forward.

Follow Austin on Twitter @AustinTurner_ Diana Avila contributed reporting to this article.

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Aerospace engineering freshman Sean Kim stands on East San Salvador Street with his luggage. He was waiting for a ride home from his parents Tuesday.

DENSITY Continued from page 1 Social distancing and shorter hours of operation in places like the Student Union have made some students feel more detached.

Fu encourages students to think about other ways to stay connected with their peers and friends.

Because administration m a n d at e d online instruction until the end of spring break, some students do not feel the need to be on campus and were already making their way back home to

It’s not that the dorms are unsafe.

It’s just the [Santa Clara] area, it’s, like, there’s people that have a virus.

Sean Kim aerospace engineering freshman

avoid Santa Clara County entirely.

“It’s not that the dorms are unsafe,” said aerospace engineering freshman Sean Kim, who was waiting for his parents to pick him up to go back home. “It’s just the [Santa Clara] area, it’s, like, there’s people that have a virus.”

Fu advises that if someone thinks they have the virus, they should call a healthcare provider or the Student Health Center to discuss their concerns.

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temporary restraining order against Parent with the Santa Clara County Family Court on Sept. 20, 2019.

She alleged that Parent had harassed and stalked her, first during an on-andoff again relationship, and secondly in the months after they broke up around November 2018.

In her testimony Tuesday, she presented a third account of alleged physical abuse at the hands of Parent, occurring in August 2019.

The incident was not previously disclosed in the temporary domestic violence restraining order filing or any other statement filed with the court. Parent denied the claim in his direct examination.

In another statement not previously disclosed to the court, the self-described survivor said she went to the San Jose Police Department before going to SJSU’s Title IX office.

“Upon going to the police and being faced with the fact that there could be criminal charges associated, I just couldn’t go through with it,” she said on the witness stand. “This is not about getting anyone into trouble or punishing anyone; it’s about my safety.”

Attorneys representing both the petitioner and Parent presented evidence during the trial and questioned the two parties when each took the witness stand.

During the cross examination of Parent, the petitioner’s counsel presented him with an iPhone call log that the self-described survivor submitted to the court as evidence of Parent’s alleged phone harassment.

When asked why he called the petitioner 32 times late one night in October 2018, Parent said he was concerned about her mental health.

“I did text my adviser in Associated Students about depressing matters with [the petitioner],” Parent said.

On balance, the court finds the credibility of the respondent to be greater than the credibility of the petitioner.

James E. Towery Santa Clara County Family Court judge

He cited statements the petitioner made in earlier testimony, claiming that during the time the two were in a relationship, she would reach out to Parent when she had panic attacks.

Once both parties finished taking the witness stand, Judge Towery decided in favor of Parent, denying the petitioner the restraining order.

Emphasizing that testimony is judged holistically, Towery said petitioners in domestic violence cases have the “burden of proof of showing the evidence that supports that conclusion.”

“This is not to say that I find the petitioner wholly not credible and the respondent credible,” Towery said.

The judge said he didn’t see the case in terms of black and white, but rather in shades of gray.

As a stipulation, the judge said that if the petitioner were to bring new evidence to the court in the future regarding the case, the burden of proof would transfer to Parent.

“Going forward, there’s no reason for the two individuals to have contact with one another, they are separated geographically,” Towery said. “There’s just no reason for the respondent to play any role whatsoever in the petitioner’s life.”

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OPINION

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

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Black voters’ support of Biden is irrational Shruthi Lakshmanan STAFF WRITER

Joe Biden, the vice president to former President Barack Obama, and the most appealing candidate to African Americans, may very well become America’s next president.

In an unexpected turn of events, Biden surpassed fellow Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in the polls after the South Carolina primary votes were calculated.

According to Forbes, 61% of African American voters in South Carolina chose Biden, who won with another 72% of the African American votes in Alabama, 62% in Virginia and 58% in Texas. He received 71% of the votes from African American voters on Super Tuesday according to the same Forbes article.

Biden took other big wins Tuesday in Idaho, Montana,Michigan, Missouri and Missippi, with twothirds of the votes in Missippi coming from African Americans, according to the New York Post.

Despite so many African American voters rooting for Biden, it may not be because of his political track record.

In the minds of voters, his role during a Black president’s administration seems to eclipse his history of ill-efforted Black support.

In the minds of voters, his role during a Black president’s administration seems to eclipse his history of ill-efforted Black support.

In a Feb. 29 about the South Carolina primary The New York Times wrote, “[Black] voters cited [Biden’s] familiarity with their concerns and his potential to appeal to moderate republicans in a general election.”

The experience in office is helpful, but can we trust Biden to support the Black community if he has not been the most racially-inclusive person?

His bromance and undeniable chemistry with the Obama family do not erase his unwelcoming policy decisions.

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Presidential candidate Joe Biden received 71% of African American votes on Super Tuesday.

In 1972, during his run for Senate, Biden supported desegregation busing – “the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts,” as defined by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

After getting elected, Biden, a self-proclaimed liberal, opposed it.

During a 1975 interview with The People Paper, a publication that was centered in Delware, Biden called the policy “asinine” and said no one had proved its usefulness to him.

“That’s racist! Who the hell do we think we are, that the only way a black man or woman can learn is if they rub shoulders with my white child?” Biden said.

Although Biden makes offensive comments and takes questionable actions, it does not seem like African American voters will stop him from representing Democrats in challenging President Trump.

In the 2019 primary debate in Houston, Biden was asked what responsibilities Americans need to take to repair the social damages of slavery and his answer was undeniably driven by stereotypes.

CLASSIFIEDS CROSSWORD PUZZLE

“We bring social workers into [the] homes of parents to help them deal with how to raise their children . . . They don’t know quite what to do,” Biden said.

Not only did he criticize parenting capabilities in the Black community, as if there aren’t any successful African Americans who were raised by Black parents.

But he also explicitly states that he, a white man, can repair this “damage.”

Biden, though a man of smiles and a cherished Obama-era fixture, is not the most comprehensive candidate to represent Democrats.

It is truly sad that a man with this political past seems to be the only viable opponent to Trump.

Good luck, America.

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SUDOKU PUZZLE Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

JOKIN’ AROUND What do you call an illegally parked frog?

Toad.

SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1. Adhesive 6. Goulash 10. Acted like 14. Not lemons 15. Meal in a shell 16. 5280 feet 17. Grown 18. Hairdo 19. Existed 20. Delinquent 22. Not legs 23. Debauchee 24. Famous dog 26. Tropical American wildcat 30. Damp 31. Aye 32. Harvest 33. French for “State” 35. Bog hemp 39. Affinity 41. Wearing away 43. Gloss 44. River of Spain 46. Killer whale 47. Card with one symbol 49. Genus of macaws

50. Absorb written material 51. Desolate 54. Type of cereal grass 56. Region 57. Plainspoken 63. Observed 64. Hodgepodge 65. Less friendly 66. After-bath powder 67. Lascivious look 68. A stringed instrument 69. Anagram of “Sees” 70. Small boat 71. Adjust DOWN 1. Scheme 2. Deputy 3. Self-satisfied 4. Express in words 5. A chemical compound 6. Figurine 7. A crisp lustrous fabric 8. Beige 9. Hairy 10. Highest-ranking diplomat

11. Wharves 12. Lacquer ingredient 13. Compacted 21. Cringe 25. Relating to aircraft 26. Makes a mistake 27. “Sure” 28. Sexual assault 29. Visible aspect 34. Area 36. Bog 37. Ancient Peruvian 38. Quaint outburst 40. A single time 42. Blackbeetle 45. Barricade 48. Envelop 51. Sew together loosely 52. Territories 53. Anagram of “Leers” 55. Genus of heath 58. Margarine 59. Frozen 60. Arizona river 61. Assistance 62. Gait faster than a walk

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

Plug into the world of esports

By Gia Pham STAFF WRITER

kind of, like, your boss to tell you to just do what you do because he has full faith in me,” said Branson Lowe, a senior physics major who committed to SJSU because of its gaming community. “He’s made me more confident in my own decisions.”

Underclassmen who are skilled but relatively

A lot of people can agree on the idea that esports should be a thing on campus, but it just takes very few to push it.

Alan Ignacio business management senior

the Las Vegas conference this year.

“The idea of our students flying to Las Vegas, of all places, expense-free, because of school-related stuff for video games, that is unbelievable for some people, but that is starting to be the reality of what esports can become,” said Ignacio.

Ignacio said he expects to be working as an influencer in the gaming business or a manager of a professional team after he graduates.

To him, esports is an exponentially growing community at the heart of Silicon Valley.

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new to the esports team environment respect Ignacio’s active leadership.

“He’s always taking the initiative to set up spreadsheets on opponents for us, relaying messages between us players and SJSU upper management,” computer science freshman Michael Newman said. “And stopping by during games to check in with players to see if they need anything.”

Ignacio said he hopes he can lead his teams to victory this season, enhancing the future and ultimately, the longevity of the program.

“The university is watching us, especially after last year. There are people that are faculty that are looking into this

Additionally, since Fall 2015, Maryville University is just one of the many colleges that offer thousands of dollars in scholarships for their professional players, according to the Maryville University Press website.

Though SJSU is not yet one of these colleges, Ignacio hopes it will be soon, after his team proves t h e i r expertise in

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He worked alongside SJSU Club Sports and transformed the small “League of Legends” team into a group on the same competitive level as any major athletic sport.

“You can engage so many college students through the ability to compete,” said Ignacio.

The newly-founded esports “League of Legends” competive team went on to become the Mountain West conference champions in a 2019 Las Vegas tournament.

Ignacio’s vision to continuously expand esports as an outlet for student involvement has inspired his teammates.

“It’s been nice for somebody who’s been

program . . . you know, potentially leading to scholarships for our players, a facility to be built on campus,” Ignacio said.

Ignacio finds the gaming community as an entirely uncharted field that teaches students discipline, communication and how to collaborate as a team.

“It’s the reality that our generation has socialized through, online through the internet. Some of [the team’s players’] best friends are entirely online so the arguments against it are very primitive at this point,” he said.

Ig n a c i o added that University of California, Irvine built an expansive esports arena on its campus, filled with desktops with i7 processors to support esports.

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A whole community of untapped academic potential and student involvement lay stagnant in Spartan Starleague, the casual gaming club at SJSU, until business management senior Alan Ignacio logged on.

Under the username “Kudo,” Ignacio excelled in the gaming community, ultimately building up a credible and respectable reputation to later establish Spartan Esports as a club sport at SJSU in Fall 2018.

“A lot of people can agree on the idea that esports should be a thing on campus, but it just takes very few to push it,” Ignacio said. “I guess I’m just one of the few, and I guess my whole shindig on this campus is to push it as far as humanly possible.”

Ignacio said he was inspired in his youth when he spent childhood playing “Crazy Taxi” on his brother’s Sega Dreamcast console.

“Crazy Taxi” fueled his competitive spirit, which expanded into other games such as “League of Legends” and “Overwatch.”

So when the professional developers of these games started to create and grow programs across the collegiate scene, it allowed the Mountain West Conference to bring esports into the fold.

This move essentially provided f inancial backing for SJSU to invest in and expand its gaming community.

Inspired by the 2013-16 Spartan Starleague “League of Legends” team, Ignacio said he saw this opportunity and ran with it.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

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BRI’S BEAUTY

ColourPop collab creates nostalgia makeup review “Sailor Moon x ColourPop Collection” Brianna Sheats SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The ’90s hit anime, “Sailor Moon,” has made its appearance once again, but this time as the face of dazzling makeup.

ColourPop Cosmetics, a Los Angeles-based makeup company, posted a picture Feb. 18 on Twitter, announcing its collaboration with “Sailor Moon.” The post recieved approximately 44,000 likes and 13,000 retweets – the most attention the brand has seen on Twitter yet.

I became a fan of “Sailor Moon” and was inspired by the Moon Princess, because the show was one of the first female empowering animes.

So yes, this grown woman woke up early on Feb. 20 to purchase the brand’s collaboration.

I could hardly contain my excitement long enough to buy everything in the bundle, including a 12-pan palette, two blushes, two ultra blotted lips, two lip glosses and two gel glitters.

Sadly, I was unable to purchase the full bundle because it sold out in approximately two minutes.

Although I wanted to cry my eyes out, I got a hold of the palette, two glosses,

Rating:

Brand: ColourPop Cosmetics Launch Date: Feb. 20 Price: $8-$20

an ultra blotted lip and one gel glitter.

Opening the pink box unleashed my childhood dreams. The packaging was by far the prettiest I’ve seen in a while.

Each box was ballerina pink with gold holographic moons around it and Usagi Tsukino, the main character of the anime, plastered on the front.

The 12-pan palette is small and easy to hold in your hand, which is perfect for traveling.

The shades inside consist of three matte shades, four creamy metallic shades, four glitter pastels and one creamy glitter shade.

The colors are soft and could be used for a natural look or a nice soft pop of color.

The shades “TWILIGHT FLASH,” a peach nude, and “MOON CASTLE,” a dusty rose, are two matte shades with

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The ColourPop collaboration with Sailor Moon gives fans a colorful collection featuring the anime’s beloved heroine.

a buttery consistency when swatched with a finger.

When I applied these shades with a brush, the pigment was still there, but only slightly.

I had to build it up by packing the shade on repeatedly, which is upsetting because the pigment on the swatch was so bold.

“SILVER CRYSTAL” looked like a chromatic pink at first glance, but when swatched, it becomes a duochrome shade of s one of the first female empowering anime ilver and gold.

When applied with a brush, it was gorgeous and reminded me of a tiara sparkling in the light.

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Lastly, my favorite shade in the palette is “LUNA” an iridescent violet shade.

The color is stunning and gives a prismatic touch.

After, I tried out the ultra blotted lip “bun head,” a rouge pink shade.

I have never tried a blotted lip before and I was not too informed when it came to the color payoff, but from my understanding, a blotted lip is more natural, creamy and gives a tint of color.

I was able to comfortably wear it with no cracking on the lips, so I have no complaints.

The lip glosses “moon tiara” and “sailor moon” were the next products I tried. “moon tiara” is a soft-cream-

peach shade with gold glitter and “Sailor Moon” is a coral pink shimmer.

Both of these glosses gave me juicy lips with a hint of color, but the applicator was terrible. This applicator is a short brush with bristles too stiff to move the products around with no streaks.

My favorite product by far is the gel glitter “moonlight legend,” a pink gel mixed with variously-sized chunks of glitter.

This product made putting glitter on my face easy and gave me high shine, but it dries quickly so you have to work fast.

This is by far the cutest collection I have ever owned

and gives me such a nostalgic feeling because of the “Sailor Moon” theme.

The products are not bad, but I was expecting more pop when it came to the palette.

The applicator for the lip glosses was a huge turnoff because it did not make applying the product easy.

Nonetheless, this collection isnotterribleandIwillcontinue to enjoy it. The ColourPop “Sailor Moon” collection is Bri-approved.

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