Five products to catch the eye...
*** Red Earth Acid 5 eye shadows, €12.50 each, from Roches Stores. Five acid-bright shades, all packing a punch.
***** YSL Lip Marker, €17 from beauty counters countrywide. Excellent budge-proof colour. Numbers 3 and 4 (pink and lilac) rock, especially with the addition of matching balm.
***** Nars liquid eyeliner in "Neverland", from Brown Thomas, €33. A Kingfisher blue that is perfect for summer. No other eye colour necessary.
**** Pout blush in "Pearly Queen", €38 from Brown Thomas. Super girlie shade that works well on Irish complexions.
**** Stephane Marais Creative Powder compact, £17 with Eyeshadow Gloss in No 5, £16. The perfect purple shade that can be made luminous for summer with this magic powder. From Space NK, available by mail order from 00-44-207-7309841.