Sure, you love your mom. That's totally undisputable. But that doesn't mean that some years Mother's Day completely escapes your mind and you're scrambling to find a gift for your mom at the last minute.

Complaining about traveling is the great unifier; Everybody looooves to moan. And while, yes, walking through the grimy security line barefoot as your flip-flops make their way down the conveyer belt is annoying, nothing compares to having to forfeit your brand new bottle of Marc Jacobs Daisy because it's over the 3.4 oz. liquid limit.

Do you really need an overflowing bag of makeup to look gorgeous for a night out? Or can a few simple palettes -- filled with the right products -- get the job done much more simply? That's the question we're aiming to answer with this two-part dare.

Do you really need an overflowing bag of makeup to look put-together each day? Or can a few simple palettes -- filled with the right products -- get the job done much more simply? That's the question we're aiming to answer with this two-part dare.

You know those mornings when you wake up with plenty of time to shower, do your makeup, style your hair, and still have time to stop off at Starbucks for a skinny vanilla latte? Yeah, neither do I. Usually, my morning routine goes something like this: It's 7 a.m., I'm on my third round of the snooze cycle on my alarm, and I have maybe 30 minutes to get ready and leave unless I want to get stuck in agonizing morning traffic.