Marc Jacobs’s models’ nails mimicked the look of a grown-out gel manicure: glossy and shiny, but with a healthy gap down by the cuticle. And it was even more noticeable because of the bright orange varnish, a happy step on from coral, and a colour that feels particularly cheering bouncing across your computer keyboard on a dull afternoon. Keep it glossy, keep it bold and, if anybody sneers at your grown-out nails, be confident in the knowledge that it’s fashion, love.
Get the look
1. Essie Nail Colour in Meet Me at Sunset £7.99, superdrug.com
2. Guerlain Nail Polish in 044 £18, johnlewis.com
3. Nailberry in Decadence £14.50, nailberry.co.uk
4. Christian Louboutin Nail Colour in Escatin £38, selfridges.com
5. Chanel Le Vernis in Mirabella £18, harveynichols.com
6. Mark Gel Shine Nail Enamel £7, avon.uk.com
7. Nars Nail Polish in Blow-Up £15, narscosmetics.co.uk
Lip service
Even when you’re asleep, you’re still working. YSL Beauté’s Volupté Night Rehab Lip Mask is applied just before you go to bed, so you wake up to juicier lips, due to the mix of coconut water and pomegranate extract. Useful when you want to look glam first thing. £26, yslbeauty.co.uk
Eternal beauty
Boots’ new skincare range is aimed at those over 35, looking for sophisticated formulations at an affordable price. The 10-piece L;ft collection ranges from £9.99 for a face cream to £12.99 for an oil, with a third off for the launch period.
Cut and dried
Dry shampoo has become an essential product for the lazy, so we’re monitoring all developments in this area with interest. And this week we welcome IGK’s Charcoal Dry Shampoo Hair Blotting tissues, individually wrapped for the mad dash to work. £16, spacenk.com
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