best essentials

News, tips and advice for looking your best

After the glitz, revel in these hardworking essentials

Nourish and soothe your complexion with these winter skin saviours

If you’ve always gone for powder blushers, take a chance on a cream formula, such as 17. Melting Cream Blush, £4, Boots, which will add a natural dewiness that powder formulas lack. Apply it high on t

Cheat that rested, ‘just got back from a holiday’ glow with some tactical bronzing. Apply two or three drops of Weleda Sunkissed Bronzing Serum Drops, £12.95, lookfantastic.com, directly to bare skin,