Water Baby

Clinique


Make a splash without losing your eye make-up this summer. With a little help from Clinique, popping for a dip in the pool will not mean your eye make-up is streaking down your face. The beauty giant's new Quick Eyes cream eyeshadows, £12, are perfect for creating a subtle shimmer to the eyes or a more dramatic look for evening. Either way they are designed to stay on for the long-haul.

Ally Pyle

Smashbox
Summer Line-up

For an ultra stylish look that is also waterproof, Smashbox Studios presents a gel-based eyeliner that comes in popping shades of teal and purple. It glides on easy, and lasts all day. Ideal for those who plan on having wild and crazy nights on the beach, as well as those staying in the air-conditioned clubs of the city. £20 on QVC.

Chloé Schildhause

Chanel
Top 5 Waterproof Fixers

Chanel's classic Inimitable mascara - the one that keeps lashes long and luscious - just so happens to come in the waterproof variety. Using elastomer brushes with a waterproof formula, the mascara that brings volume, length and curl is now well equipped for the summer. So, if your summer includes an encounter with a beach or pool, this is the mascara for you.

Chloé Schildhause

Shiseido
Light Fantastic

Shiseido launches its autumn/winter 2008-9 colour collection on counters this week, and this season, it's all about contrast. Intriguing Elegance is a line of five key products created by Shiseido's Artistic Director Dick Page to create a dramatic combination of highlight and shadow and so form the chiaroscuro effect - a traditional painting technique that gives three-dimensionality through contrast of colour. These eye shadow quads give ultra-silky application and a dynamic final effect. £26, from Shiseido counters nationwide.

Amy Stone

bareMinerals
Solar Power

I think we are all in agreement that a tan goes a long way to making us look good and, when you have been partying all day and dancing all night (as tends to happen during festival season), every little helps. bareMinerals has just launched A Little Sun, an instant pick-me-up for the face to stop us looking tired. Sweep over the cheeks and forehead for a subtle glow. £22

Ally Pyle

BenefitFestival
Beauty Guide

When you need to pack small, it is better to have a little of everything in one place. Benefit's "Just in Case" set is a collection of the beauty brand's greatest hits: "some kinda gorgeous" will cover your complexion, "benetint" will mean flushed lips and cheeks, "california kissin'" to make your teeth look super-white and "eyecon" to cover dark circles. All you need to pop in your handbag. £22.50

Ally Pyle

"Platinum instantly highlights and gives the face a fresh, modern edge," says Bobbi Brown, who has designed a new selection of summer make-up with this in mind. The Platinum Collection includes velvety, long-wearing cream shadows, luminous lip glosses and the gorgeously shimmering, fragranced body oil which is packed with pink and platinum pearls. The jewel in the crown, though, is the Platinum Pink version of Brown's ever popular Shimmer Brick - featuring five bars of softly sparkling colours from golden coral to pretty rose for a subtly radiant glow. £13.70, available at Bobbi Brown counters and www.bobbibrown.co.uk.