Best festive buys for…

MEGAWATT SKIN

This product touts itself as a – wait for it – radiance booster, base and a highlighter. Personally, I use it as a foundation. It has a Vaseline-onthe-lens ability to soft-focus your skin (essential during party season). Plus, it’s loaded with hydrating ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and squalane, making it manna for thirsty mature skins, never sitting in lines and wrinkles. It helps you glow in a good way. To make it last longer, mix it with a long-wear foundation or lightly dust loose power over the top. Elf Halo Glow Liquid Filter in Neutral Peach, €12, boots.ie

SEXY SHADOW

The make-up artist founder of RMS Beauty, Rose-Marie Swift, is 68 and her formulations are flattering to everyone from teenagers to nonagenarians. Her creamy Eyelights are no exception. They add a flattering sheen to lids that feels special and seductive. Swift says they are ‘luminous’ rather than ‘shimmery because shimmer means little particles, and on older skin that will not look good’. They are also easy to apply with your finger. Expensive, but they come with a tool that means you get every last bit out. RMS Eyelights Cream Eyeshadow in Blaze, €32, spacenk.com

A-LIST NAILS

I have white goods older than Hailey Bieber (model and wife of Justin) but she is my beauty inspo in one area: nails. Her ‘glazed-donut’ talons went viral on social media. They are a sheer, shimmery shell pink that is classic with a sexy twist. Turns out they are also easy to achieve. Just invest in Manucurist’s powder and press it on to a freshly painted nail with a foam-tipped applicator and your nails are oh-so now. Inexpensive and impressive. Manucurist Glazed Effect Powder, €9, manucurist.com

BEAUTIFYING FLUSH

Blusher is more usually associated with looking sweet than sexy, but it’s key to an attention-grabbing look. This Vieve cream formula works well on older skin as it’s not too shimmery, sinks in well and comes in natural shades. Dial up your blush look by tapping it on the top of cheekbones and blending it up and out in an upward curve around your eyes. To amp it up further use a contour stick (I like Victoria Beckham’s Contour Stylus, €36, victoriabeckhambeauty.com, which doubles as an eyeshadow) blended below your cheekbones. Vieve Sunset Blush Balm, available in four shades, €27, vieve.co.uk