As the hot summer days draw closer (we’re hoping that if we will them they’ll answer our plea) our enduring love for bright make-up becomes even more of an obsession. One of our favourite looks from the spring summer 13 catwalks, this mood-boosting trend is the perfect way to update your make-up look with minimal effort for maximum effect. Click through to see our favourite products, catwalk looks and how we'll be wearing the trend...
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There's little more happy-making than a neon lip balm. Especially one with a name as perfect as this. Lancôme Baume In Love in Rose Macaron, £20 is joy in a bullet. The sheer hit of colour is the perfect compliment for sunkissed skin.
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I always use a bright lipstick to lift my mood, or my outfit. Today I am in black, so my MAC Lip Pencil is the perfect day-long accompaniment to a new Bourjois So Laque Glossy shade (Prepp'hibiscus) and neon Marc by Marc Jacobs cuff. I am so in love with this colour I may even team it with my PJ's for Sunday sofa surfing.
Beauty Director Sophie wears MAC Lip Pencil in Lasting Sensation
The spring summer collection Punk Pink Glossfinity from Max Factor is all the colour hit our hands need. Cerise, Marshmallow, Flushed Rose and Cute Coral are the perfect pick-me-up shades and tonal enough to be worn all at once, if you like that kind of thing... £5.99 each
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We fell for these peacock blue lashes backstage at Moncler and now that the weather is finally picking up (we're willing again) we're embracing this trend with a slightly more muted approach in either turquoise chunky liner or bright blue mascara on top and bottom lashes.
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Get the look with Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Stick in Tempting Turquoise £4.49 and/or our favourite Diorshow Mascara in Azure, £23
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Just the name of this NYX I Dream Of St Lucia Palette, £8, is enough to transport you to sunnier climates. Use the cyan blue to recreate the Gaultier eye, the sunny yellow with a wet brush to do Kenzo's and mix the orange and yellow shades to experiment with the sunset eyeshadow from Peter Som.
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This magenta shade of pink is enough to make Monday mornings seem appealing. Yes really. Just This the right balance of cute and cool, which spells perfect workwear if you ask us.
Moschino sent Cara down the catwalk in full on eye watering gloss. We love this high maintenance look, but advise wearing this much gloss with a hair up approach to avoid the inevitable hair-stuck-in-gloss dilemma.
Fancy an entry-level bright eye? We love a sweep of aqua green on the lids. Black eyeliner will never be off the hit list, but for some spring freshness up the stakes with either a smudge of coloured kohl or a fine flick of liquid liner.