This is the sumer of bright, bold colours and look-at-me makeup. Think peacock blue, cream eyeshadow, with cerise cheeks and raspberry lips.

At the Haute Couture shows, makeup artists were like magpies for the bright stuff – there were red berry lips at Valentino, lime and yellow eyeshadow at Dior and painted-ladies with purple eyes and bright red lips at Christian Lacroix. A sign that sizzling shades are here to stay.

Here's my top five bright products to get you started – just don't wear them all at once!

• Mavala, (£3.75), nail polish in Romantic. A bold, coral pink that looks good on toes.
• Maybelline Dream Mousse Eye Shadow, (£5.99), in Fabulous Turquoise. This is one of the best cream shadows around. Very long-lasting too.



• Lancome Juicy Tube,(£9.50), in Fraise. A sticky, sweet lip gloss with an orangey-peach colour. Young and fun.
• Revlon Renewist Lip Colour, in Cherry Desirable. A special moisture-boosting formula and SPF 15 make this a great colour buy.
• MAC nail polish in Phosphor, (£8), a bumble bee yellow with a slight lime sparkle. Slightly putrid, very Dior Haute Couture.
• Rimmel Colour Rush Eyeshadow, (£3.99), in Intense. A very deep, moody purple, as at Lacroix. Intense!
• Nars blush, (£18.50), in Exhibit A. For exhibitionists only. A bright red blush for rosy, catwalk cheeks.

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