CASE from the Washable Collection, £40.00 by Leghilà

Hands up the last time you cleaned your make-up bag. Didn't think so. Make-up bags can end up being filthy, unhygienic places where liquids leak and powders crumble creating a bag of mess which we carry around, dip into and apply on our faces. However these little pouches are vital as they protect both the cosmetic contents and the external environment of the handbags or suitcase they're within. Scrubbing spilt foundation out of the suede lining of your Marc Jacobs arm candy is a demoralising and futile exercise I can recommend to no-one.

If you're the kind of girl who needs her beauty booty with her at all times, it's time to invest in one of these Leghilà pouches. Made of sturdy neoprene, these bags can be machine washed at 30°c to come up sparkling each time. The bags come in 68 different colour combinations from neutral to neon. We recommend a bright high-vis colour which will be easily spotted in the depths of your bag for those lipstick emergency moments.

Leghilà

261, King's Road

London, SW3

www.leghila.com

Text: Bora Kwon

When it comes to luxury, details are key and the choice of toiletries provided in the best hotels is a well-considered decision. Very few of us can resist leaving a hotel room without swiping the miniature soaps and potions on offer in the bathrooms and they are often the sole souvenir of your hotel stay (unless you've stolen the bathrobes, which is not classy behaviour and something we would never do …)

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London has recently launched an exclusive line of products by the British fragrance line Ormonde Jayne into their bathrooms. Guests to the hotel will be able to experience the Isfarkand fragrance by Ormonde Jayne from head to toe including an Isfarkand conditioner, body lotion and soap which are exclusive to guests of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park and not available for general purchase. Isfarkand is a sparkling green lime citrus scent, rolled in peppery spice which skips past vetiver through to a light woody finish after a few hours. Miles above the usual functional fragrances of toiletry products, the Isfarkand range gives another absolutely necessary reason to book into a room at the Mandarin Oriental.

Text by Bora Kwon

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