How todo spring

...if it ain’t your thing not feeling florals? Pink make you wince? Fiona McKim presents your alternative spring make-up bag (and not a pastel in sight!)

Conventional wisdom suggests the moment the clocks spring forward we all throw on a floral dress, ditch dark polish and go barelegged and barefaced bar a rosy pout or flush of pink blush. Meanwhile, back in the real world, most of us have our own style going on and if girly isn’t it, the spring trends are unlikely to affect your make-up routine much. And why should they? The best look of all is inner confidence and feeling like you (see Claudia Winkleman’s perennial tan, fringe and eyeliner combo). But this being the season of renewal, it does feel like a nice time to freshen up your beauty bag with a new shade or clever texture. So if you fancy an update but aren’t partial to pretty-pretty, here’s my pick of the best new make-up around.