blood+vogue: Beauty

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Gosh I still can't believe I'm a mom. I'm actually responsible for another human being! Crazy!!! Everything is still pretty new to me...considering I'm only a month in into mommyhood, but I tell you what, it's my favorite job ever! Ahhh sooo in love with my Kenz.

These days though, the beauty routine has gone from a relaxing 30 minutes to...ready for this?...2 minutes...MAX! I'm sure I'll learn to calm down a bit and stop freaking out every time the babe cries, but when I'm alone with her and I need to get dressed, get the face on and be out the house at a certain time, 2 minutes is all I got and I have to tell you, the right products make that happen...and make you not look like a hot mess who just started playing with make-up in the process. Haha!

Start off with a good base. Being a new mommy has done a lot of crazy things withb my hormones and doing so, my skin hasn't been the greatest since I've given birth. A good base is key! I use my hands to spread the product all over my face and I dab on concealer on any other problematic spots for extra coverage. I set all of that with a translucent powder and quickly brush on some bronzer and blush to look alive!

Speaking of looking alive...one of my greatest tricks to not looking so dead asleep all the time is a really good defining and volumizing mascara. Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils has been hands down the holy moly jeebus of amazingness! Formula is great at getting the job done with just one coat. Pure perfection!