Tangerine nails
Zoya Pia
£8.95, www.zoyapolish.co.uk
Shiny golden orange with shimmery highlights, remarkably nice and brilliantly chip-resistant.
4 stars
M&S Nail Colour in Tangerine
£2.50, www.marksandspencer.com
Good flat colour, yet almost opaque; the most orange and the least shiny-shiny. Bargain.
4 stars
Nails inc
£9.50, House of Fraser, www.nailsinc.com
Smooth solid colour; the safe, if unexciting side of the tangerine trend.
3 stars
Collection 2000 Juicy
£1.49, Boots, Asda
Brash and brassy, it's a deep shimmering orange. Chavvy/ scary unless worn with irony.
2 stars
Lilac eyes
Vita Liberata Sapphire Crush
2g, £9.95, www.vitaliberata.com
Not sapphire but lilac, this is the prettiest, not-too sparkly and loose mineral pigment.
5 stars
M&S Autograph Quad Eyeshadow Deep Mauve
£9.50
Four fab shades and a slides-on-easily texture. Stays put well, too. Bargain.
4 stars
i-shade Eyeshadow Duo Lala Lilac
Great colours and just so cute! Use a damp brush and you get a third, more intense, colour.
4 stars
Pop Eye Cake Violet Eyes
£12, www.popbeauty.com
You need a steady hand to separate out the colours - but so much choice!
3 stars
Superbalms
Balm Balm
7ml, £2.99, Superdrug www.balmbalm.co.uk
Tiny, pocket-sized pot of 100 % organic, ultra-soothing balm. Tuck one in every bag!
5 stars
Liz Earle Superbalm
30g, £14.50, www.lizearle.com
Lovely lovely lovely. Super texture and heavenly oils (lavender, neroli). Just smelling it is therapeutic.
5 stars
Trilogy Everything Balm 95ml, £18.95, Fresh & Wild, 01737 822361
Huge pot of fast-melting, lovely-smelling gunge. Great for lips, nails, hair, skin.
4 stars
Neom TLC Organic Balm Sweet Orange and Ginger
14g, £12, www.neomorganics.com
Neat little pot, but the smell - vaguely citrus - is a bit insipid.
2 stars
Matt-finish moisturisers
Clarins Hydra-Matte Lotion
50ml, £21, uk.clarins.com
Gentle, fresh smelling lotion that sorts out an oily T-zone nicely.
5 stars
Amie Morning Dew
£4.95, www.boots.com
Smooth and gentle for hydration but puts the brakes on oiliness - what a bargain!
4 stars
Dr. Nick Lowe Oil Control Day Cream
50ml, £14.95, 08450 708 090
Light gel that hydrates without giving spots anything to feast on.
3 stars
Lancome Pure Focus Moisturising Lotion
£28, all dept stores
Soothing gel-cream that's best for very oily skin (other skins will feel tight).
3 stars
Night creams
Zelens Cellular Reconstruction Night Cream
50ml, £135, www.spacenk.co.uk
Thick cream with terrific pedigree. Makes skin bloom
5 stars
Omrowicza Night Cream
50ml, £83, Harvey Nichols nationwide
Thick, comforting, rejuvenating and gentle. Its pure and natural formula is great for sensitive skins.
5 stars
Pro Ferm Regenerative Night Cream
50ml, £65, www.spacenk.co.uk
Aimed to boost skin's immune system and combat wrinkles.
4 stars
RoC Retin-Ox + Night
30ml, £24.99, Boots and other chemists
Give it some time and the retinol in this will diminish your wrinkles for real.
4 stars
Cheek and lip colour
Nars The Multiple Riviera
£27, 14.2g, www.narscosmetics.co.uk
Rightly famous cream-to-powder stick. Looks a bit pinky-pink but it's pretty when on.
5 stars
Suki Pure Cream Stain
£32, 14.7ml, www.sukipureskincare.co.uk
Fabulous natural colour (with mineral pigments) and great cream formulation.
5 stars
Bliss Ink Pink Blushing Balm
£18, 4g, www.blisslondon.co.uk
Gel that gives great blush on cheeks, even better as natural lip stain.
4 stars
ELF All Over Color Stick Persimmon
£1.50, 5g, www.eyeslipsface.co.uk
Tiny and too sheeny-pale for me but at this price you just have to have it anyway, don't you?
2 stars
Intensive conditioners
Philosophy Shear Splendor Conditioning Hair Mask
8oz, £18, 0870 990 8452
Glorious gloopy gel that smells like lemon sherbet, and makes your hair softer than should be legal.
5 stars
Real Masque Enriching Haircare Treatment
200ml, £55, www.realhair.co.uk
Ridiculously expensive, but made my hair amazingly, childishly soft. Points off only for price.
4 stars
Pantene Pro-V Restorative Replenishing Mask
150ml, £3.99, Available at most supermarkets
Great price, and glossy results if you leave it on for long enough.
4 stars
James Brown Intensive Mask for Hair
150ml, £7.99, Boots nationwide
Rich texture but not much bang for your bucks, and my hair got greasy the next day.
3 stars
