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Today I’m going to give you my top 2 mascara picks of all time (echoing) – time, time, time….. It’s been a while since I have tried a drugstore mascara because 1) Maneater, and 2) But then social media blew up with claims that Lash Paradise was “Better than Sex;” the ultimate dupe for Too Faced’s Better than Sex Mascara (which by the way, was a complete turn-off for me in the beginning – For $9.99, which is minimally HALF the price of department store mascaras, L’Oreal has put out a mascara that in my opinion, out-performs all other drugstore brands and easily  75% of department store brands.

Let’s start out with the product claims: Product performance: Smooth skin is in with this radiant, full coverage foundation with skin-loving ingredients wrapped in a luxurious, creamy gel. The cooling, hypoallergenic gel feels like a drink of water for your skin, while masking any redness, dark spots, acne and uneven skin tone for 12-hour wear across skin types. It truly feels like skin care and because it is a gel foundation, it is instantly cooling on your skin, soothing any redness or irritation you may have. The best part about this foundation, is that it just feels like I am doing something good for my skin when I’m wearing it; It looks AND feels good – and isn’t that the whole point of makeup?

If I tell you “I’m not wearing any makeup,” odds are, I am wearing a BB or CC cream – and in my world that is not wearing any makeup! This foundation is super hydrating so if you have oily skin, this foundation may not work for you; If I o pt for a “no makeup” day on the weekend, I’m typically wearing either the tarte Amazonian Clay BB tinted moisturizer or the IT Cosmetics so I need to fill them in so that they look a little more like sisters and a little less like cousins. tarte Rainforest of the Sea Deep Dive Cleansing Gel & H20 Hydrating Boost tarte Empowered Hybrid Gel Foundation tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer it Cosmetics Your Skin

Take another light shade, like a pale pink, cream or taupe and lightly dust your lids with it (keep this shade below your crease color). Take your time and build this color up slowly – it is better to start with a little and build up, than to go overboard and end up with the dreaded “raccoon eye Take a soft blending brush and with very light, circular motions, blend out the edges of this shade, bringing it up into the crease. Take a light, shimmery shade, like a pink, champagne or light gold and sweep this over your lid starting at the inner corner but do not take it past the center of your lid.