We love it when the new season's colours arrive.

Cynics may say they are a way to force us to splash our cash on new make-up, but they are the way we face the world and show we know that make-up colours and techniques change from season to season. And if we want to add some va-voom to our look, there's no faster or cheaper, (if you ignore shopping in Primark) fix than that acquired with a meltingly gorgeous new lipstick or a bang-on-trend eye shadow.

We speak to the experts and reveal what's new on the beauty counters for spring, including the new skin-care products which become ever more effective as research throws up brilliant, new non-invasive anti-ageing solutions.