Your essential guide to summer-proof beauty

EYES - Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place ShadowCremes (£15.50, estee lauder.co.uk) There are nine new summery shades in these little pots of cream shadow, which can be applied with your finger. The formula gives good coverage which won’t crease, and lasts up to 15 hours. Gold Dust, Buttercream and Café Au Lait are very flattering colours for all ages. L’Oreal Paris Lash Architect 4D Mascara (£10.99, Boots) This is L’Oreal Paris’s first false eyelash effect mascara and it is designed to give you fuller, thicker and longer lashes. The secret is said to lie in the Architect brush, which coats every lash with sculpting fibres and waxes. You get instant results with no need for false lashes or extensions, and the effect seems to last all day. 2True Easyglide Kohl Pencil  in Black or Dark Brown  (£1.99, Superdrug) Eyeliner always looks best when blended well, and this is a soft, easy-to-use pencil which doesn’t drag the skin when being applied. Smudge a little of it under eyes for a sultry, smoky evening look. A star buy. Shiseido Limited Edition Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trio, (£34, 020 7313 4774) Sun, Sea and Stars are the theme of  Shiseido’s 2011 summer limited-edition collection, which includes an eyeshadow palette with shades inspired by sand dunes in the sunset. Maybelline Eye Studio  Colour Cosmos Collection (£6.99, Boots) These quirky planet-inspired eyeshadows work really well. There are nine different shades in a two-way shadow: one side is a marbellised swirly effect, while the other is an intense pigmented shade. Use the sparkly side to highlight, or on its own for the evening. Blue Moon is a gorgeous deep azure; Shiny Nude suits all skin tones. Maybelline New York Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner (£7.99, Boots) This easy-to-apply gel liner stays put well into the evening. It includes a precision brush, so you can apply as much or as little as you like. It dries quickly and really helps to make your eyes stand out. Bourjois Intense Eyeshadow  (£6.99, Boots) These are brilliant multi-use eye colours. They’re deeply pigmented so you can go for a block of colour.Brush on lightly for a colour wash, or use a damp eyeshadow brush to create long-lasting liner. With ten shades, there’s one to suit everyone, including 03, a fresh, shimmery pink, and 06, a vibrant blue. MAC Zoom Coloured Mascara (£13.50, maccosmetics.com) There are four great shades in these new mascaras from MAC. If you haven’t worn coloured mascara for a while, go for Blue Charge, a deep royal blue, which enhances the whites of your eyes. If it’s full-on colour you are looking for, Green Is Green, a bright jade, will give you maximum impact. Paul & Joe Eye Gloss Duo (£16.50, asos.com) This limited-edition multi-purpose eyeshadow wand is designed to make summer eye make-up fuss-free. There are five colourways to choose from, with each one providing a pearlescent highlighter and a deep pearly gloss with metallic shine. The most neutral is 04, Bourgeoisie, which is a brown/pale gold combination NAILS Essie Nail Polish in Made To Honor (£9.95, nailsbymail.co.uk) Nude, beautifully groomed nails are a summer essential. Made To Honor is a grown-up version of Essie’s classic pale pink Mademoiselle and is the perfect pink for natural-looking nails. Jessica Top It Off 676 (£9.75, Jessica salons or call 0845 217 1360) From Jessica’s new Party Chic Collection, Top It Off is a black top coat that ‘cracks’ when it’s applied to the nail on top of polish. Once dry, it creates a trendy animal- print effect. From dailymail.