Midlife mascaras

Supra Lift & Curl Mascara (£23, clarins. co.uk) SEEK out Clarins’s new smash hit for a beautifully eye-opening and volumising effect.

Glossier Lash Slick (£14, glossier.com)

THIS gives you a ‘baby extensions’ look that is less ‘your mascara looks good’, more ‘your lashes look great’.

Trish McEvoy Lash Curling Mascara (£22.50, liberty london.com) A GLOSSY, jet-black, smudge-free formula for plush, grown-up lashes.

L’Oreal Paris Lash Paradise Mascara Primer (£11.99, boots.com) THIS undercoat adds fullness to your mascara — women swear by it post-chemo.

Rimmel 100 per cent Waterproof Mascara (£6.99, boots.com) THE peanut brush lends volume to every lash and it stays put in a deluge.