Falalala Flawless!

So, this amazing gem came home with me today.  Merry early Christmas to me!  Benefit's falalala Flawless kit!  Check it: Some-Kind-A-Gorgeous Foundation in LIGHT (that's capitalized for a reason I'll get to in a minute) $30, Bad Gal Lash Waterproof $19, POREfessional Primer $30.  You might be saying to yourself, "Erin, that's $79 you spent on makeup."  WELL, being that this is a holiday kit and is the best value EVER, I did get $79 worth of makeup for, get ready for it, $25.  Yes, twenty-five dollars, $25, twenty and five buckaroos.  There might be a few more of these for stockpiling/hoarding purposes in my future.

You might also be asking yourself why I felt it necessary to capitalize the word LIGHT in the description of this super amazing incredible kit.  Well, here's why.  I love, love, love Benefit but they apparently think everyone, and I do mean everyone, wears the foundation color MEDIUM.  Every kit they come out with is medium this and medium that.  Medium, medium, medium!  This is the first kit I can remember in months and months that actually has a color in it that won't make my white as paper skin look like I have a serious illness.  Plus, this is my second favorite foundation in the world (behind MAC Studio Skin compact, N5 BTW) so my overwhelming joy of finding this one foundation that is not usually available in my immediate area cannot be contained!

My cache of primers is insanely large but I just couldn't not buy this.  That just wouldn't make sense.  The POREfessional is already on my list of favorite primers so I'll throw this in the bag with my extra Urban Decay Pore Tightening, Smashbox, and Too Faced Primed and Poreless Pure.  One benefit (haha, see what I did there?) of the POREfessional is that it can be used throughout the day to mattify (suck up the oil) without messing up your makeup too terribly.  But personally I would rather touch up with powder...something about tapping primer on my face to absorb oil just grosses me out.  No, there is absolutely no rational reason for this and it's fantastic for some people, just not for this chick.

I have been so completely obsessed with They're Real Mascara since it came out that I honestly haven't given Bad Gal a chance, so I'm excited to try it.  Bummed that it's waterproof, but I'll live.  I'll have to update later after I've given it a test wear.  I am VERY partial to short plastic bristles on my wands like those in They're Real (also in L'oreal Voluminous Lashes Million Lashes) but I know that, in theory, big fluffy brushes give big fluffy lashes so, we'll see.  Update to follow...I know you're waiting with bated breath.