This palette has a perfect combination of 3 highlighting and 3 contouring shades. The shades blend well with almost any skin tone, allowing you to easily enhance your favorite facial features. The powders are very pigmented, a little bit goes a long way, making this palette a splurge worthy item that will last.The kit also comes with a wonderful step-by-step tutorial booklet that will have you feeling like a pro in no time.

2. Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Brush

While initially I was disappointed that the brush was not included in the palette, I quickly decided that it was worth the extra investment. One side of this brush was designed to contour and the other is perfectly shaped for highlighting. This brush is very soft and durable, and I also love that it comes with a little case for travel.

3. Beauty Blender

This is a small, egg shaped piece of magic. The size and shape of this blender is perfect for evenly applying foundation, blending, and getting into little crevices that are otherwise difficult to blend. It is an easy, effective tool to give yourself an airbrushed look.

4. NARS Blush in Orgasm

There is a reason that this blush seems to top everyone's beauty favorites. It is a gorgeous shade, perfect pigment, and truly matches every skin tone, leaving you with a gorgeous glow.

5. NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation

This foundation gives you full coverage without the concern of looking like you caked on 10 pounds of makeup. It goes on smoothly and corrects/evens complexion very well.

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6. Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara

Hands down, the best mascara I have ever used. This mascara gives you big, full lashes without the clumps.

7. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (original)

This may be the original primer, but I would venture to say that they will not be able to make one to top it! This primer allows me to walk out of almost any situation with my eye makeup still looking like I just applied it.