What's in my makeup bag?

This weekend, my husband, son and I went on a little trip to the East Coast. The trip was about familytime, with no special occasions that would require big amounts of makeup, so I only brought my bare essentials. Of course, my essentials change all the time, so I though I would show you what that means this month. I managed to fit everything into my tiny, little pouch from Victoria's Secret (similar HERE and HERE). To be honest, I didn't even use everything!

For the face, the first thing I brought was my Le Blanc de Chanel Sheer Illuminating Base. I've had this for a while and it's been my favorite these past weeks. I only love this with some foundations though and it works well with Clè de Peau Beatè's Refining Fluid Foundation with SPF 24, which gives gorgeous looking, but natural, coverage. Also From Clè de Peau, I brought my favorite concealer from them, which I dab underneath my eyes for non-cakey full coverage, and I apply a little bit on my eyelids as well instead of a primer. To set everything I use Les Violettes Translucent Compact Powder Mattifying Veil from Guerlain, which I've recently gone back to. It's great for a glowing matte complexion. To top everything off I brought my favorite blush, the gorgeously pink, but very natural looking Provocative from Dolce & Gabbana.

The only eyeshadow I brought is my current favorite MAC's Artistic Licence from the recent Moody Blooms collection. It's such a gorgeous rose gold shade that brings out my blue eyes. I've been using this as my everyday eyeshadow this summer. To line I brought my favorite white pencil, Chanel's Le Crayon Kohl in Blanc to brighten my eyes, and Dior's new Addict IT-Line liquid eyeliner (reviewed HERE), which is so easy to use with a glossy and true black result. I had to bring the matching mascara as well, which is the Dior Addict IT-Lash mascara (reviewed HERE). My eyebrow pencil can come as now shock, it's the eyebrow pencil in 203 from Clé de Peau.

Lips is the only thing I actually brought options for, and I went for what's currently my three favorite natural looks. The first option is the Fig lipstick from Bite Beauty, a gorgeous mauvy pink my lips but better shade with amazing formula. For a more glam look I went for my favorite combo this month, Tom Ford lipstick in Nude Vanille and Chantecaille lipgloss in Lucky. Last but not least? You guessed it, even more Clé de Peau, with the Enriched Lip Luminizer in 204 Bellini.

Believe it or not, that's all I brought, even though I am a complete product junkie. And with my excellent packing skills, yes, it did all fit into that little makeup bag.Would you have managed to get through a weekend with such a small makeup bag?

A little Clé de Peau Beauté haul

Several weeks ago I put in a little order at Saks for some Clé de Peau Beauté goodies. The main reason or ordering was the Refining Fluid Foundation which I got to try out when I was in Las Vegas in June. I was absolutely blown away by it, and I think it's the perfect everyday foundation since it's so light and looks very natural, yet it makes your skin look so good you would easily wear it out too. I won't get into it too much, because there will of course be a full review in a few weeks time. But you know how it is, you can't just order one thing, so I got a selection of products so I would get a broader impression of the brand itself. I had only tried the concealer before this, and if you've heard of that before you probably know it's amazing. Before you watch the video, let me get a little more into the products that are mentionen.

• Refining Fluid Foundation ($120/30ml) Is a light weight foundation for light, bordering on medium, coverage. It is suppost to make your skintone look as flawless as possible, and help even it out. It is a quite dewy foundation, so this would be best suited for dry and normal skintones. It has broad spectrum SPF 24, and it's active sunscreen ingredient is octinoxate. My color is I10 which is the absolute lightest, and the next one up is O10 which is still quite pale, but pinktoned. The colour rage is not too impressive, but they do go quite dark, so I think most people will be able to find a match.
• Eyebrow Pencil cartridge ($25/0.1g) plus Eyebrow Pencil holder ($35) Is a slanted and very waxy eyebrow pencil. The shape makes it very easy to work with, and it fills inn easily and the end result is very natural. I had heard from many people that this is their holy grail eyebrow pencil, and so far I'm loving it too. I'm excited to see how long it really lasts, but rumours say upto a year! If that's true, the price tag is an absolute bargain! My colour is 203 which is light brown (allthough it's quite taupe and perfect for blondes), and the other three are dark brown, grey brown and gray.
• Enriched Lip Luminizer ($35/2g) plus holder ($25) Is a glossy lipstick on the sheer side. It has a barely there formula, that sits nicely on the lips. I've used this a few times and found it has longer weartime than most other glossy lipsticks. I find that this is a very practical product, and easily a handbag staple since it glides on so easily and doesn't require a lipgloss on top. I have the shade 204 Bellini, which is a peachy pink colour with gold shimmer. Now, you can feel the shimmer on your lips which is annoying, but it's not as bad as with many other lipsticks. I will try out other shades and see how they compare, both on the glitter front, and how the cream colours compare too.
• Syncatif Softening Lotion ($175/124ml) I only have a 20ml size of this, as it was a gift with purchase that is no longer available from Saks, but I wanted to include it anyway. It is suppost to replenish moisture and help create even-toned skin, while minimizing dullness and discoloration. It is completly liquid, just like water, and has a subtle scent that is hard to describe as anything but a 'typical skincare scent'. I will be testing this out very soon and probably write a full review.
• Shiseido Perfect Foundation Brush (£29/$30) Now this little brush has been on my wishlist for years, but since I haven't been that into applying foundation with a brush, I never really got around to buying it. It is a firm brush with a slanted surface with extremly soft bristles that is made in Japan. They claim that it works well with all foundations, from liquid to powder. This brush is world famous and has even won awards. Hopefully this will help me get the best results from the Refining Fluid Foundation, just as I got at the counter, when it helped apply the foundation so flawlessly it was implossible to notice it on the skin, but at the same time filled in pores perfectly making my skin look amazing.

ON MY RADAR: NEW IN

Recently, there have been so many exciting launches in the beauty world, and there are even more coming up this month. All of these badboys have been on my radar as of late, and you should expect to see a few of these popping up on The Daily Beauty Edit in the next few months. Top to bottom, left to right.

• Dior 5 Couleurs eyeshadows (£42/$60) Dior have revamped their classic eyeshadow quints (like so many other companies are doing as well). I believe there are eleven new palettes and five of them are included in the fall 2014 collection. Available now at Selfridges and a selection at Nordstrom and Saks.
• YSL Fusion Ink Foundation ($60) This is the third summer in a row that YSL has launched a new foundation, and since I'm a big fan of the two previous ones (Touche Eclait and Youth Liberator), I can't help but be excited about this. I think this one is more suited towards normal and oily skin though, but I may check it out anyway. This is suppost to be a very light weight foundation, but with good coverage and 24-hour wear. Sounds interesting! Available now in the US, soon in Europe.
• Dior Color Icons Fall 2014 Collection Vernis ($25) Dior has actually taken a plunge and made a pre-fall beauty collection! Unfortunately, this is a Nordstrom exclusive, and I have no idea if we'll see any of this in Europe or Asia. Too bad, because there three polishes are absolutely gorgeous! There are mono eyeshadows, lipsticks and more in the collection as well. Available now at Nordstrom.
• Guerlain KissKiss Shaping Cream Lip Colour (£26/$37) If these look farmiliar, it's becase Guerlain have redone their KissKiss lipsticks with 25 new colours and put them in a sleek black case with gold details, while the old packaging was all gold. They're supposedly extra creamy and pigmentation looks amazing. They've added hyaluron to these as well, so look out for deep hydrating and maybe even a slight plumping effect. Can't wait to get my hands on these! Available now at Selfridges and Saks.
• Tom Ford Fall 2014 Collection This collection has been blowing up on Instagram in the past few weeks, and no wonder, because it looks amazing! Tom Ford beauty is all about a flawless complexion and looking your best glowing self. The eyeshadow palette, Nude Dip (£63/$79) looks universally flattering, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. And look at those Contouring Cheek Color Duos ($77) look amazing, and there are two of them. No exact launch date yet, but I hear rumous it will be at the end of the month.
• Christian Louboutin Rouge Louboutin Nail Colour (£32/$50) This gorgeous polish is on everyones lips right now, and it seems to be one of those things you either love or hate. Everyone is scrambling to get their hands on one (including yours truly), even though it hasn't officially launched yet! The formula is said to be out of this world, each bottle is hand made and they've come up with a special brush as well. There are 30 more colours to launch in a few weeks, and there will be a lipstick collcetion too. Available now online in the US and at Louboutin boutiques. Coming soon to Europe.
• Tom Ford Traceless Perfecting Foundation SPF 15 (£62/$80) Tom Ford isn't giving us a colour collection alone, oh no, they've launched three new compexion products as well, and the star is their new foundation. The formula and coverage is said to be the middle road of their two old foundations, with a medium coverage that is buildable. I've been waiting for the perfect TF foundation to splurge on, and this might be it! Available now at all Tom Ford locations worldwide.
• Cle de Peau Eye Color Quad ($55) + case ($25) Wouldn't you know it, another repromote for fall. Not that I'm complaining. I love Cle de Peau as a brand, and they have many new launches this month, but in my opinion these new eyeshadow quads are the stars of the show. They're all permanent, and there are eight quads in total. They all look absolutely gorgeous! They're all very pigmented and quite sparkly, but instead of being glittery they all contain micro-shimmer that makes them look luminous. The Beauty Professor has great swatches on her blog. Available in the US where ever CdP is sold, and in Asia later this month.