Up-dos, soft smokey eyes and contoured cheeks will be the beauty trends for fall if the first wave of New York shows have anything to do with it. Cheek colour was noticeable by its absence. Oh blusher where art thou?

Tom Pecheux was in a grey mood over at Derek Lam and took a dimensional approach to the make-up. The eye was shaded in tones of grey with stragically placed shimmer and highlights on the lashline and centre of the eyelid with lots of mascara to give definition. Lips were coloured in a softly shimmering pink to give the look a pop of pretty (Estee Lauder Pure Color lipsticks in Crystal Pink and Vanilla Truffle). Orlando Pita was on hair duty and created an updo with volume involving lots of backcombing to add shape to the crown. The finish was left with a roughed-up texture and the whole lot twisted into a chignon at the back of the head.

If lips are more your thing, Diane Kendal at Thakoon picked up on the coral accents in the collection by pairing natural looking skin with a matte bright fiery lip using NARS Heatwave lipstick. Brows were defined to frame the eyes but the face looked otherwise bare with a hint of NARS blusher in Exhibit A to add just the merest hint of contour. Also spotted at Thakoon: a black french tip manicure with a deep crescent smile line to elongate the nail.

Bora Kwon

The Rightteous Butter Super Size by Soap & Glory, £25.00 from BOOTS.COM

A Good Kisser by Soap & Glory, £5.00 from BOOTS.COM

Now is the winter of our discomfort. Thank you cold winds, central heating and grey skies for leaving us with dry dehydrated skin, rough chapped lips and a pallor of death upon our mortal bodies. As the mercury plummets and the promise of spring seems naught but wishful thinking, we need a miracle and lots of it. From the land of Soap & Glory, step forward The Righteous Butter. Usually housed in an adequate 300ml pot, for a limited time only it's available in a whopping one litre sized mammoth tub. That's one litre of thick nourishing velvety body cream to massage into your parched limbs daily whilst repeating the mantra "one day spring will come". What's a knight without shining armour? Never fear, the formula comes infused with a sprinkling of diamond-dust shimmer to add some well-needed lustre.

Good things come in small packages too. Dwarfed by its massive sibling, A Great Kisser is a trio of lip balms recently launched by Soap & Glory. With a rich smooth texture that won't slide off within minutes of application, the balm will shield from the elements and keep your lips protected and soft. Whether it's a little tin or large tub, make sure your skin is well protected from the cold.

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The specialist perfume boutique Les Senteurs will be teaming up with The Cocktail Lovers to celebrate Valentine's Day in an evening combining bespoke cocktails and exquisite fragrance. The store will be a Scent Salon for the event, inviting guests to enjoy a selection of cocktails inspired by fragrances. The sip and sniff evening will be a pull for fumeheads but is also recommended for anyone who is intrigued by the murky world of the olfactive and would like an education on differentiating their chypres from their orientals. The evening will be led by James Craven, a fragrance expert known for turning otherwise grown sophisticated perfumistas into wide-eyed fans with his wisdom.

Located on Seymour Place, this second branch of Les Senteurs is a welcome arrival for the fragrance freaks among us where many an hour has been passed inhaling some of the best perfumes in the world. Les Senteurs is the place to discover hidden gems away from the blockbuster masstige of mainstream beauty halls and the store carries many exclusives including Tauer Perfumes, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier and the two lines by Pierre Guillame, Parfumerie Generale and Huitième Art Parfums. The boutique will be holding regular events throughout the year where enthusiasts can meet to discuss all things fragrant.

Valentine Scent Seduction, 14 February, from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

Tickets cost £25 per person; £45 for two people booking together.

Les Senteurs, 2 Seymour Place, London, W1H 7NA

Bora Kwon