The lightweight formula provides a 'barely there' feel but with full coverage with a flawless finish. I say trends, they're really just things that many people have been wearing for ages yet I still find hilariously novel: cropped wide-leg trousers. I mean the longevity is great, and you do very much need to make sure that you clean your face twice before you go to bed (once over with the micellar water does not remove SPF) but it absolutely isn’t the thick, set-fast foundation that makes you look as though you’ve rolled out a very thin layer of flesh-coloured Play Doh and stuck it to your face. It is fantastic on it’s own– doesn’t add colour to your face but is blurring and perfecting, skin looks perfect. Enriched with antioxidants, Vitamin E, B3 and Baicaline, protecting the skin against environmental aggressors.

Amazingly, I can just about do it with the Maybelline Dream Urban Cover* and it doesn’t look ridiculous, but still; I think that the general sensible rule with makeup SPF is that you’re never quite getting what’s on the bottle or tube, especially with UVA protection.Skincare products take up so much room in a small suitcase that there’s no room left for any clothes. I took a little makeup bag with me on an overnight trip a couple of months ago and then when I got home again from my travels I forgot to unpack it.

The liquid color corrector corrects redness, conceals dark circles around the eyes and works against a pale, pallid complexion - all in one application. Super Stay Multi-Use Foundation Stick provides flawless, full coverage – and comes with a built-in precision blender sponge for easy and quick application. The only two I can think of are the Clarins Everlasting Cushion and the IT Cosmetics CC cream, most others have SPF 15-25-ish, more of a token sunscreen than anything you would rely on for adequate protection. Also, do you know of any makeup that would be good to wear on holiday around the pool or at the beach?I’ve gone off-piste because I was only going to mention the SPF in passing – it’s such a minefield of a subject – but I think that it’s important to point out that products need to be applied (and reapplied) in the recommended quantities to even have a hope of reaching the stated level of protection. I apply SPF separately and only when I’m at the beach or outside for longer (more than 15-30 minutes) periods of time.