Two new collections we’re lusting after: First up, there’s Double Dazzle, a range of seven new sparkle lip gloss shades, and two mascaras. The Dazzleglass lip glosses (£12.72) bring the full range to 18 shades, in colours ranging from violets, warm browns to the harder to wear shades of sheer soft yellows and oranges. Subtle these are not. All deliver high shine...

With the practically-artic conditions we are facing at the moment rendering our poor lips dry, rough, chapped and in desperate need of some T.L.C there seemed no better time to road test Dr Andrew’s conditioning lip balm by ‘Origins’. This particular product claimed to ‘rapidly restore softness and smoothness to overly parched lips’ so what’s the verdict…..

With the practically-artic conditions we are facing at the moment rendering our poor lips dry, rough, chapped and in desperate need of some T.L.C there seemed no better time to road test Dr Andrew’s conditioning lip balm by ‘Origins’. This particular product claimed to ‘rapidly restore softness and smoothness to overly parched lips’ so what’s the verdict…..

I’ve decided I’m going to lobby Trading Standards. I want them to make it compulsory for cosmetic companies to put nutritional information on lip balms. I consume enough of the stuff, I really should know how many calories are in it. Infact, maybe that’s where my new year diet is going wrong.

A girl can never have too many shoes, bags or lip glosses. Am I right? I literally hoard lip gloss. Don’t ask me why. My addiction began in high school and I’ve never been able to shake it off since. I used to love, love, love the little glass pots filled with sweet smelling gloss from my local

Black is back. Despite being articulated across the A/Wo8 catwalks in Prada lace, razor, Mqueen tailoring and Givency leather, the black theme at Yves Saint Laurent was not only portrayed through the designs that swept the runway, but also reiterated through the Matrix-style ‘look’ of the individuals that made up the show.

If you’ve been seduced by the wonderful berry colours for autumn then look no further than M.A.C’s latest collection Cult of Cherry to update your look for the season ahead.

If you’ve been seduced by the wonderful berry colours for autumn then look no further than M.A.C’s latest collection Cult of Cherry to update your look for the season ahead. We’ve ditched our black nails for their Illegal Purple nail polish and we’re proudly staining our lips with the seductive lipcream – Bing.

Summer already seems to be drifting into the recesses of distant memory. Which would all be “oh so depressing” if it weren’t for all those lovely autumn/winter trends to be disappearing into.

With a summer in London that’s more like a winter in LA, you need some eye-catching make-up to brighten up those dreary days. The latest collection from