Kate Shapland: Recreating the pastel eye

Pastel shades from soft aqua to mauve are having a renaissance in eyeshadow palettes, and Pat McGrath championed the look for John Galliano’s a/w 10 show for Dior: she set a vivid red mouth off with shades of ocean-blue and violet on the lids – cream shadows painted on with a brush – then added definition for the catwalk with black kohl and mascara. My advice, if you try this look: keep lips muted and wear a soft brown or grey mascara to stop it becoming too doll-like. These lid dressers look vibrant but are made to offer colour-building effects from soft to deep: MAC Aquadisiac + Idol Eyes Eyeshadow are highly pigmented powder colours, £11; MAC Cornflower Pigment offers concentrated loose powder pigment,

Simple but brilliant: soak one cotton pastille in toner, rosewater or even a hydrating cream mask, squeeze out the excess, place over your face – gently pressing it on to skin – and rest for 15 minutes to give skin a long drink. £8, Make Up Store

Tanned skin lends itself to brighter make-up, especially in a warm climate, and if you choose to concentrate that colour on your lips there are some knockout brights to pick this season. Max Factor Max Effect lip glosses come in so many glorious colours – from Sweet Red and Orange Smack to Diva Pink and Pink Impetuous – that they create an instant summer lip colour wardrobe. £4.99, Boots.

THE SCENT Jo Malone Rose Water & Vanilla Cologne Intense

From a collection of four new fragrances created by the perfumer Christine Nagel for real fragrance connoisseurs. Nagel was inspired by Middle Eastern scents, and this is a modern version of traditional Arabian rose mokhalat – a woody-rose perfume oil – created with rose, vanilla, neroli and petitgrain notes. £80,

BEST BUY Guerlain Lingerie de Peau Invisible Skin-Fusion Foundation

If no other face base has yet, this will change your attitude to foundation: it contains a mix of synthetic polymers and natural fibres that form an invisible mesh over skin, keeping it – and the pigment – stable with a demi-matt finish. It rolls on like a dream and its texture is so refined – as light and airy as whipped egg white – that it really feels like a second skin. £33.50, on counters from August 7