There's no escaping from the fact that it's grey and gruesome today - a duvet day in front of my favorite Rogers & Hammerstein musicals certainly wouldn't go amiss.

But while I'm in the office looking out at the rain that is falling relentlessly, I can rely on a few things that help me get through this dreary month.

Along with booking a ski holiday in the next few months, today I will be slathering on my survival kit to get through this grey.

Happy Blue Monday!

Extra Repair Serum, £60, by Bobbi Brown, Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Tempting Melon, £14, by Estée Lauder, The Hand Treatment, £60, by Crème de la Mer, Effervescent Tablets, £4.45, by Berocca, Eight Hour Cream, £18, by Elizabeth Arden, Lip Wax in Cardinal Red, £20.50, by Giorgio Armani, 8 Flower Nectar Aromatic Dry Oil, £84, by Darphin