BEA UTY BUZZ

with Bella Blissett

RISE AND SHINE! Why do you wear make-up? Does it make you feel more confident and ready for the day ahead? Perhaps you love the closing ‘click’ of a lipstick or the feel of a creamy foundation against your skin. According to a new report by market research company Mintel, one of the most common reasons is that we simply want to look less tired. So here’s what you need in your make-up bag when a serious wake-up call is required. Estée Lauder Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup SPF 30 (€40, debenhams.ie) accomplishes the rare balance of dewy yet long-wearing coverage for a well-slept, ‘real skin’ finish. There’s nothing like a pink lipstick to enhance the natural colour of your pout and distract from weary eyes. Luckily, glorious Charlotte Tilbury Matte Contour Liquid Lipsticks in Dangerous Liaison (below left) and Too Bad She’s Bad (below right, €26.75 each, charlottetilbury.com, from 10 August) are so good that you’ll want to sign up to the waiting list now. Finally, a full brow with a gentle arch is the icing on the perky cake. Sherrille Riley (who counts Meghan Markle among visitors to her Mayfair salon) has launched the Beauty Edit Brow Filler (€22) and Brow Lift highlighting pencil (€26.75, both nailsandbrows.me) to help you look bright-eyed and bushy tailed. THIS WEEK WE’RE… injecting some insouciant tousle into our hair via Cool Girl spray, the brainchild of stylist extraordinaire Sam McKnight, who just so happens to have worked with Kate Moss – the queen bee of bedhead. €28, libertylondon.com. Patchy elbows, yellow palms and grubby ankles are cardinal beauty sins. But what can be done when you wake up to discover that your pre-bed tan application was less than perfect? In answer to glowaholics’ prayers, Bondi Sands Self Tan Eraser (€19.49, boots.ie) gently blurs away bronzing mistakes in less than five minutes. Buff it on with an exfoliating brush or mitt, rinse – then apply some instant tan to cover the evidence. Bypassing the hassle, time and expense of a gel mani appointment, Le Mini Macaron Gel Manicure Kits (€38.99, feelunique.com, from Tuesday) have a portable LED light that looks just like a French macaron and handy USB to plug into your laptop. Swipe your nails clean, push back rogue cuticles, then set one of its nine lacquer shades – including (from left) Sweet Mint, Rose Creme and Cherry Red – under the fast-working light. Et voilà – a week of chip-free nails in less than 15 minutes.