If they kind of look like make up and they don’t feel like make up, they’re this season’s best barely-there foundations. Rachel Marie Walsh helps you get the look.

Rachel Marie Walsh tries out hydrating lip colour products, a range of hand creams and also puts a number of niacinamide serums under the spotlight.

Q. Can you recommend a sophisticated SPF cream I can share with my toddler? I could really use the bag space.

Make-up is power.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

It’s necessary to protect ourselves from harmful UV rays — even in the winter and spring. Dermatologists recommend you wear an SPF of 15 or more everyday.

As well as using products, there are some other surprising ways to slow down the ageing process.

Best Skin Perfector

IF tights are your security blanket and tent-like maxis your wardrobe saviour, it’s high time to stop and embrace the summer.

YOUR wardrobe isn’t the only thing that needs updating once the barometer starts to rise.

You’d have to pay me a lot of money to go out without sunscreen on my face. I can’t do it. I almost feel I’m going to wither vampire-like the minute a ray of sun hits. I’ve slathered on the stuff for the last 20 years and I’m not going to stop now.

Nails Inc Kensington Caviar Topcoat, €17

Moroccanoil, €38

Glitter star

1. Clarins Ombre Minerale 4 Couleurs, €40, in Indigo, provides a nice alternative to the smokey look

Revlon Colourstay 12-Hour Eyeshadow Quad in Coffee Bean, €7.50

Celebrity Salon mentor and beautician Elaine Butler Doolin tells Kirstie McDermott her make-up secrets and favourite products