Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki Brush.. you're welcome.

I'm not joking, this is one of the best beauty/makeup purchases I've ever made. Not only is it reasonably priced (hi, under $30), but I swear to fruit snacks it blends your foundation so well that your skin will look airbrushed and PERFECT. As you know, I airbrush tan, so am constantly in between foundation colors and always am mixing them to get my face's shade-of-the-day (it's hard work being a girl, right?!) and this brush is so dense and soft that it literally blends and covers my face to perfection with zero chance of the awkward hard face:neck foundation line or hideous streaks that I would get with the Bobbi Brown foundation brush (come on, you know we've all been there). And, in my opinion, the F80 Kabuki doesn't absorb/waste nearly as much of your product as the Beautyblender does (I mean the bb is a sponge, let's be honest) and still gives you that dewy, all over coverage that still looks natural and even. Please excuse the semi awkward lighting/selfie this morning, but wanted to show you guys a picture of how even my foundation looks thanks to this gem of a brush! So go getchya self one today!

Kat Von D Makeup... Ok fine I love it.

Although I love experimenting with lip shades and eyeshadow, I absolutely DO NOT MESS with my face makeup. And I typically would never think twice about trying out makeup products with the name of a woman with tattoos all over her body on it. But... alas... Kat Von D's makeup line has been on display at Sephora for a couple months now... and I finally gave in. I purchased the Lock-It Tattoo Foundation, concealer, and  Rehab Priming Elixir. HOLY MOLY y'all... I am in love. The primer doesn't feel greasy/heavy at all (pet peeve of silicon based primers), absorbs super quickly, hydrates the sh** out of my skin, and requires very little blending. The concealer actually conceals blemishes well enough that you will forget you had one in the first place! And it truly does last for hours. I also use it under my eyes for those gooorgeous early morning bags and it never creases. And now my favorite product - the foundation! I have been using Chanel foundation for YEARS, and I can now confidently say I will be using KVD's tattoo concealer for years to come. It literally does act as a tattoo on your face. Ok fine, maybe just a temporary tattoo. BUT IT SERIOUSLY NEVER COMES OFF UNTIL YOU DECIDE IT NEEDS TO! Y'all know how rare that is to find in a foundation! I put it on before I leave for work and it seriously has HARDLY faded by the time I'm ready to go to bed. It makes my skin look flawless without looking too full-coverage, which is always the goal. You have no idea how happy that makes me.  I've heard awesome things about her liquid liner too, so that will definitely be in my little basket next time I'm at Sephora.

Wake Up With Mascara

Let's face it - I never get enough sleep. I'm pretty sure I could sleep for 37 hours straight if the opportunity presented itself. Unfortunately, that is just not going to happen and I've come to terms with the fact that coffee dependency isn't so bad considering I stopped growing in like.... seventh grade. BUT, while an espresso shot or five undoubtedly wakes my brain up; my "tired eyes" typically don't wake up until around noon. In my defense I work east coast hours so am up at an ungodly hour anyways - but tired, droopy, glazed over eyes? That's not a good look no matter what time you're waking up. But guess what? HOLY MASCARA! Honestly if there was one cosmetic product I actually could not live without it's mascara. Hands down. I mean... talk about a product that can make you look 17x more awake, put together AND give off the look-into-my-sultry-eyes-I'm-so-mysterious vibe all at the same time. Seriously, go from "OMG you look sick are you okay?" to your confident, sexy, wide awake self with just a few swipes of a mascara wand.

Although I'm blonde with blue eyes and naturally fair skin; I'm absolutely a dark black mascara lover. Screw the beauty mags that say brown eye makeup makes blue eyes pop. I think long, thick, dark black lashes are super fabulous on EVERY eye color as long as you're confident rocking a less natural look. I would rather be borderline too much than not enough in most aspects of my life anyways. For work or a casual day I typically apply 2 coats on the top and 1 on the bottom with a lengthening mascara that has more comb-like bristles like Lancome's Definicils-High Definition in Deep Black or Benefit's They're Real! in Black. For going out I use Sephora Collection eye lash curler BEFORE applying 2-3 coats of mascara on top with a more dramatic/volumizing mascara that has more densly packed bristles like Diorshow or BADgal Lash. Remember, there's no mascara clump a clean wand can't smooth out for ya before it dries, so if you want to go extra bold - do it! I will say that forgoing your go-to CVS mascara for a bit more expensive mascara really will make all the difference in the world in terms of clumpiness & stiffness of the lashes. BUT, I do absolutely love Maybelline's Volum' Express Falsies mascara in Very Black and suggest it over any other drugstore chain mascara purchase.