Why can't commercials this side of the Pacific be as touching as this? Thought I'd share this since it's wonderful and I am currently loving Pantene's new NatureFusion line.  Lightweight yet moisturizing shampoo combined with the best conditioner I've ever used, it's a winning line!  Full review coming soon, but for now:

A stipling, sometimes spelled stippling, brush is probably the most versatile brush there is.  Stipling brushes, also known as skunk brushes, are a blend of goat hair and synthetic hair, with the black goat hair on top, and white synthetic hair extending out from the goat hair.  They have a flat head, which I think is part of why it's so great.

So what can you apply with a stipling brush?  Liquid foundation, cream brush, powder brush, bronzer, and basically everything you can think of.  It blends liquid foundation so the end result is flawless.  No streaks, no lines, just beautiful skin.  Cream brush?  Use the flat head to apply it to the apples of your cheeks and blend.  Got a blusher that's too pigmented?  Use the flat head to lightly blend it onto your cheeks for a subtle glow.  Everyone should have one.  It's that one brush I take with me to multi-task when I go on vacations.

187 Duo Fibre Brush

$42.00 at M·A·C

The 2 most popular brands that offer this brush is MAC and Sephora.  Almost every beauty addict owns the MAC 187, and the other half owns Sephora's Professionnel Platinum Stippling Brush #44.  The MAC 187 costs $42, which isn't cheap by any means, but it really is worth the money.  Sephora's version costs $35, but the reviews for it are mixed.

Sephora Brand Professionnel Platinum Stippling Brush #44

$35.00 at Sephora

Another great thing about these?  It dries super fast when you wash it.  When it was colder, my fluffy blush/powder brushes would take a really long time to dry.  Most of the time I wash them before heading to bed, but unfortunately, my blush/powder brushes are still damp in the morning.  The 187 however, is bone dry.  I love it.  Plus you could use them wet, especially when your applying liquid foundation.  I imagine using them wet to apply blush would result in well, not so subtle application.

Hello blog.  I'm so sorry for neglecting you, but I swear, it was not intentional.  It's just there's this show on HBO called True Blood, which is based off a book series called The Southern Vampire Mysteries, and between watching Season 1 of the show on DVD and reading all 9 books, i've been completely sidetracked.

If you haven't watched True Blood or read the books, do it now.  While it's a vampire book that also deals with vampires and humans and werewolves all falling in love, it's totally different from Twilight.  True Blood is definitely more of a thriller and more matter of fact than Twilight.  It also touches upon current-issues, intentional or not, by conveying current arguments regarding LGBT issues, immigration issues, and general intolerance issues.

Anyhow, that doesn't mean I've been slacking off on trying products!!  Reviews are definitely coming up, as well as my current 5-minute makeup routine that's so quick and easy!

July is one of my favorite months and guess what, it's not because of the weather.  Oh no!  This LA girl absolutely does not appreciate sun.  I like it because my birthday is coming up! Anyhow, the sunblock talk will come another day, but I want to show a video of my precious Sniffles playing with my mom's dog, MeiMei.

Sniffles is just so hyper! The next day, MeiMei basically told Sniffles to get lost. Sooo cute!!

If I had it my way, I'd wear cute knee-calf length dresses every single day.  It's the easiest and fastest way to look pulled together!  Plus there's about 300 ways to accessorize 1 dress - add a belt here, throw on a blazer there, wear it with stockings or even wear it with jeans (yes, I'm aware that the "trend" is gone, but I've always liked that)!

If you think like me, then you must take a look at Shabby Apple.  They have the BEST everyday dresses that you can wear to work and wear to party!  Styles range from button ups with a big lapel to simple knit jersey dresses with a criss cross design across the chest.  I bought 1 dress last year, and everywhere I went with it, people complimented it!

There's really no better time than right now to buy a new dress from Shabby Apple.  It seems like every July, they run a huge sale where tons of their dresses go on sale!  It's a good thing that my birthday is in July, which makes it so much easier to justify hauling cute clothes!  Another reason why I love buying from Shabby Apple is their charity program.  According to their website:

Shabby Apple donates 5% of its net dress sales to support work in India (where Shabby Apple Dresses has sourced many of its dresses and the textiles used to manufacture its dresses).  In addition, each Shabby Apple Dresses customer has the opportunity to donate an extra five dollars to Unitus every time she buys a dress. Shabby Apple Dresses and Unitus are involved with 10 of India's most promising microfinance organizations that provide financial services to more than 1.6 million hard-working women and their families.

If my purchase of one dress can help women, what's not to love?