A Peek into The Claudia Couture's Makeup Bag

For years monthly magazines have given us the opportunity to delve into many a famous beauty's makeup  bag, without gaining a restraining order!! But have you ever wondered what fellow beauty addicts use on a day to day basis? For the next few weeks I shall be taking a peek into some of my favourite bloggers makeup bags, and asking them to spill the beans on their everyday must haves!!

This week is the turn of the beautiful Claudia from The Claudia Couture, who also runs a youtube channel. Both brimming with fabulous reviews on gorgeous products (check out her review on the ridiculously cute Chanel retractable kabuki). Oh and FYI her Mum has a rather enviable handbag collection. 

 When Sophie at A Hint Of Sparkle asked me if i’d like to do a guest post on my makeup bag essentials, i was really excited. I love to hear about other peoples HG beauty items, so i’m always happy to share my own! Although i have lots of different beauty products and many favourites, i still like to keep just my daily essentials at-hand. So if i’m going away for the weekend, or staying at a friends, these are the basic items that i always take. It’s also much easier and quicker in the mornings if i have my ‘go to face’ all in one place! It means that i don’t spend five minutes umming and ahhing over which lipstick or blush to go for that day! So here are my current makeup bag must-haves...

For base products, my current foundation is the Cover FX Total Cover Cream Foundation in N25. Formulated without parabens, mineral oil, fragrance or talc, it doesn’t irritate my sensitive/acne prone skin. It’s a great brand to try if you suffer from any type of skin condition. Not only does it work great for my skin type, it also provides medium-full coverage and still looks natural on the skin. Easy to blend (i use the Sigma F80 to apply), and when paired with the Matte Setting Powder (i use the shade light), it lasts pretty well on my oily skin. With exam stress taking its toll this month, under eye concealer is even more of a necessity than usual! I’ve been loving the new Fake Up concealer from Benefit- it brightens and conceals, without creasing or emphasising fine lines/dryness around the eyes. For the cheeks, i’ve been loving the Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette which contains your three essential products- a bronzer, blusher and highlighter. It’s so quick and easy to have all three products in one place, and i love all of the shades on my light-medium skin tone.

 Moving on to the eyes, i always start off with the Urban Decay Primer Potion in ‘Eden’- it ensures that my shadows stay put all day without creasing. Also from Urban Decay (can you tell i’m a fan?!), i have the Naked Basics Eye Shadow Palette. With six neutral shades, it’s ideal for creating everyday eye looks in an instant. Pigmentation is fantastic and all of the colours work perfectly together to create the smokey brown eye looks that i love. For liner, i love the Guerlain Liquid Eyeliner (so easy to use!) and Chanel’s pencil to tight line. My current mascara of choice is the Inimitable Intense by Chanel- it’s great at defining and lengthening the lashes. And not forgetting the brows, my HG product is the Benefit Brow Zings Kit. I use this every day without fail- it defines and shapes the brows, framing the whole face. The wax and powder stay put all day and just make my eye brows look so much more defined and well groomed. Love it!

Last but not least, i have my lip products. As a lipstick obsessive, it’s incredibly hard for me to stick to just one colour! So these are my current most-used. I have Chanel’s ‘Fantasque’, MAC ‘Creme Cup’ (both lovely pink shades- great for everyday) and YSL’s ‘Blond Ingenu’ (my all time favourite peachy-nude- along with Lana Del Rey’s too!). If i decide to wear lipgloss i’m guaranteed to opt for Buxom- non sticky, plumping and incredibly glossy, their my favourite brand. My two most used colours are ‘April’, a sparkly pink, and ‘White Russian’, a creamy nude- great for pairing with strong eye makeup.

So they’re my current makeup bag must haves- i hope you enjoyed taking a peek inside!