Love the skin you’re in

This month, we welcome back TV star and beauty insider Kazia Pelka, who’s sharing her top tips and answering your most pressing beauty questions

Kazia Pelka solves your beauty dilemmas

Q What’s the right way to use eye cream?

A Listening to the average beauty counter consultant, you’d be forgiven for thinking eye cream is dangerous, as the advice usually given is to use an amount the size of a grain of rice. I say: by the time you’ve distributed this amount between your ring fingers, for the gentlest application, it has disappeared. Instead, use an amount the size of a small pea and tap it gently around the eye area, not forgetting the hardest-working part, at the side of the eye where crow’s feet form. Keep tapping until all the cream has absorbed. The area should feel – and look – hydrated. Olay Eyes Ultimate Eye Cream, £24.99, is an all-singing, all-dancing, colour-correcting gem; Nivea Cellular Anti-age Eye Cream, £15.75, is a great budget option with hyaluronic acid for extra moisture.

Q Is there a place for powder now my skin’s older and getting dry?

A Absolutely. Take a small amount of loose powder on to a velour puff and press into the palm of your hand to distribute. Start over your nose and work the pad into your skin with a press, roll and lift motion. Continue over your chin, cheeks and sides of the face; avoid the skin around your eyes, as it’s not oily and the powder can emphasise lines here. I avoid my forehead for the same reason. Lightly swirl a fluffy brush over your face to blend thoroughly and help the powder last. A loose powder I like is bareminerals Mineral Veil, £22.