Bora loves these… because an artisan can't create beauty without perfect tools. The brushes in the Artisan range from NARS are handmade, cut and finished in Japan and have unique shapes which will make you reconsider your application technique for the better. There are four brushes in the range which are inspired by the tools and brushes used by Kabuki actors who traditionally did their own faces before a performance. The Yachiyo is a true multi-purpose face brush with a small tapered head. Good for blush, highlight, delicate powdering, contouring and blending, it does each job just as well. The Ita and Ita Kabuki are both for cheek colour but rather than the dense, round, fluffy blusher brushes which we've become accustomed to, the Ita and Ita Kabuki have flat slim heads. They pick up a smaller amount of product so you can stroke and sweep on cheek colour in a precise controlled way for a delicate wash of blush or bronzer. The enormous Botan brush is the Godzilla amongst brushes which is used as a final touch to your look, smoothing, buffing and blurring lines and edges for a seamless finish.

NARS has been around for a long time but its beautiful products still generate buzz, hype and desire. The line blends the energy, colour, and vibrancy of the namesake founding make-up maestro Francois Nars, who works, lives, and plays in the fashion capitals of Paris and New York (as well as his own island in the South Pacific). Unlike other make-up artist brands which dictate product use and set down rules and guidelines to dictate a rigid instructional recipe to make-up, NARS lets the products speak. Although Francois Nars' presence is felt in the line, it's lacking the ego, make-up clichés, and tired one-liners of other make-up artist brands. The inspirations for his colour collections are visible in the campaigns (check out Amber Valetta as Belle de Jour for spring 2010) or the shade names: Barbarella, Dolce Vita, Shanghai Express. Then there are the infamous dirty smutty names: if you want a Multiple Orgasm or the intense flush and glow in your cheeks which comes from Deep Throat then you can get it at NARS.

Whilst you might be able to get away with using your fingers to swipe on natural cream products, if you want a perfect, sculpted "Is she or isn't she?" make-up look you must invest in brushes. Like all true luxury items, there's something reassuring about handling a superior make-up brush; soft on the skin, perfectly shaped for its purpose, fitting just right in the hand, whilst always giving beautiful results despite being washed again and again. Add to that the artisan touch (master of his craft, honing practice, skill and instinct with a feel for his materials and tools so he is totally in control of his creation) and we should all aim to look as pretty as a picture. £37

Accentuate your features with broad bands of colour or buff in a powder blush for a more subtle skin tint with a velvet soft finish. Work Korres' Zea Mays Powder Blush, made with luminous corn starch powder, high into your cheek bones for an aetherial flush.

Katie loves this… because what could be more refreshing this summer than cosmic silver fan lashes. Explore the metallic palettes of Shu Uemura Neo-Tokyo 2010 through their brand new collection of extraordinary false eyelashes. The fluttering of your eyelashes becomes the flickering of a futuristic butterfly, refracting the light with its reflective wings. This lash is Shu Uemura's take on a contemporary silver leaf and is an exciting, fresh approach to lash-attire just in time for summer.

Shu Uemura has become synonymous with delicate yet magnificent false lashes ever since the launch of their Tokyo Lash Bar in 2005. Shu have taken false lashes from a quirky beauty accessory to a high fashion signature; their very own stamp on the ever-changing catwalk seasons. Viktor & Rolf created the statement 'Lashes in Nature' collection, inspired by couture fashion, with Shu in 2008 and now lash collaborations have become quite the desirable thing.

These Cosmic Chains Lashes are best teamed with a fresh summer face and a pretty pink blush to avoid the disco ball-space invader look. Because recommends lightly dabbing some  Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Calypso Coral, a make-up artist kit essential, over the apples of the cheeks and then blending upwards and outwards with your thumbs. Smile, bat your silver lashes and you'll get whatever you want

Katie loves this… because Un Petit Rien goes a long long way. The new addition to the L'Air de Rien family remains true to the alluring sensuality of Jane Birkin's first fragrance, yet you will find that this is an overall lighter and more wearable scent. Soft shades of neroli take this scent away from the realms of oriental into a breezier and more floral sensation reflecting the more playful side of Birkin.

As the successor of cult fragrance L'Air de Rien, Un Petit Rien has not lost any of its predecessor's values. L'Air de Rien was originally created by Lyn Harris for the famously anti-perfume Jane Birkin. Birkin, who preferred to carry potpourri in her pockets and felt sick at the smell of traditional sultry fragrances, wanted a scent that combined the smells of a little of her brother's hair, her father's pipe, floor polish, empty chest of drawers and old forgotten houses. Un Petit Rien's initial wave of neroli skips lightly across your wrist whilst deeper notes of vanilla and amber creep up into your palms. Musc infused base notes of oak moss weigh down the fragrance, grounding it and reminding you of its intriguing muse. Beautiful illustrations of Miller Harris' signature botanicals sprout from the base of the glass bottle, creeping up around the neck as they grow.

Die-hard fans of L'Air de Rien will enjoy this refreshing rejuvenation of an old classic and new users will be delighted to discover a summer fragrance with a cheeky twist