Summer handbag essentials

It's time to ditch dark lipsticks and eyeliners and swap them for light, bright colours. Here is our pick of the best summer handbag essentials.

The range of Origins KissZing, £16.50 each, is so good you might want to pop more than one in your make-up bag.

The crayons give sheer colour to lips, leaving them soft and nourished, thanks to mango seed butter and jojoba extract.

Pretty colours for summer are Rosemance, a soft pink, and Peach Peck, a very wearable neutral.

Keep Origins No Puffery, £24, handy to soothe eyes. The refreshing formula includes aloe vera and cucumber to minimise redness and de-puff while nourishing delicate skin around the eye at the same time.

Gently roll from the inner corner to outer corner of the eye, then pat in with the ring finger.

Tidy up uneven hair colour between appointments with Color Wow Root Cover Up, £28.50 from Space NK. You can use it on drizzly summer days or by the pool as the formulation is water-resistant until you shampoo out.

The mineral powder covers grey and makes dark roots look blonde. Genius.

Create a warm, tawny glow with the limited edition Bobbi Brown Telluride Eye Palette, £39.50, the perfect collection of soft pinks, warm roses and rich browns.

Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lips & Cheeks in Maui, £19.50, is a new pink coral shade that is perfect for summer. Keep the multi-tasker handy to blend into cheeks and lips.

The new Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette, £38, will see you from day to night with no less than 12 smoky neutrals made up of nine never-seen-before shades and three exclusives.

There are warm bronzes, deep greys, rich browns and lovely taupes in mattes and satins, with brushes and a DIY tutorial.

RéVive recently launched a beautifully moisturising Intensité Moisturizing Lip Balm, £40 from Space NK, which works to smooth even the most chapped lips which reducing the appearance of fine lines around the lip area. The unique applicator also provides a cooling, confirmation sensation on application.