Anyone who knows me knows that I love me some Too Faced. I've been following this brand since I first fell in love with the beauty industry. At first, it wasn't so much about the products as it was about the packaging, but as soon as I got my hands on the brilliantly designed formulas, I finally understood why beauty blogger after beauty blogger was in love with this brand. And with that realization and countless journeys in swatching their products, I finally reached for a matte-metallic tube of the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. Hallelujah, praise the beauty gods. One coat with the hourglass bristle shape and I fell in love with my instantly glamorous, extremely feminine set of lashes that I just couldn't wait to bat like a vintage pin-up model. Save for a flake or two of built-up product, this carbon black mascara quickly earned top rank in my makeup bag, until my latest, most cherished beauty discovery that is.

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I remember the first time I ever tried a Dior mascara. I had just attended my first ever Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview while I was interning for Northern Virginia Magazine. As soon as I got home, I dumped out my goodie bag and there it was. A sleek black tube of Diorshow concealed a full, round brush that promised to deliver not just length, but volume too. With one coat, I was in love. Fast-forward six years and here we are, once again stunned by a household name in fashion. Where the classic Diorshow mascara offers natural-looking lashes that simply look accentuated, this new, matte black tube makes falsie-level lashes a reality with a single swipe. Not even kidding: IT. IS. THAT. GOOD.

Available in one perfectly jet-black hue, all you have to do is 'pump' the tube to activate the cream formula that delivers an ultra-fresh coat of product each and every time. Before you know it, you'll have gorgeous, model-worthy lashes that you didn't even know were possible without extensions. It's about time, right? (Thank you, Dior!)

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