FROM PARIS WITH POWER

It’s not for nothing that the group of models who walk a certain catwalk each season are known as ‘the Balmain army’. Think Cindy Bruna and Lara Stone (left) or Jourdan Dunn and Gigi Hadid – the Parisian label designed by Olivier Rousteing is synonymous with seriously strong femininity. So, now that Olivier has joined forces with L’Oréal Paris to create a collection of Color Riche lip shades, modern-day girl power is coming to make-up. ‘I remember watching my mother and grandmother apply their lipstick. I realised that feeling beautiful makes women powerful,’ he says. Of the 12 shades – which include (from top) Domination, Confession, Balmain Instinct and Liberation – it’s the unusual khaki colour of Balmain Instinct that he urges me to try. ‘When I created that shade, I pictured a woman dressed in Balmain, walking purposefully down the Avenue Montaigne. She’s strong, she’s in control, she’s powerful.’ Sign me up now. £12.99 each, harveynichols.com.

For anyone whose September skin is looking a little dry and uneven (guilty as charged), The Hero Project’s new two-step cleanse and exfoliate duo, Resurfizz, will come to your rescue. Kick off with the Thermo Melt – a cleanser that warms upon skin contact. Follow with the weird but wonderful Enzyme Fizz. Transforming from a gel to a fizzing foam in seconds, it breaks down surface cells to remove dryness and help even out that post-summer complexion. £40, qvcuk.com.

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