There’s a saying: that a bad workman blames his tools. And if make-up is a form of highly skilled and precise workmanship to be undertaken on a daily basis, then tools are of paramount importance, are they not? A good foundation brush is the difference between looking like you’re wearing foundation and looking like you have amazing, flawless skin – naturally. And there’s no point applying your Nars Orgasm Blusher, £21.50, with a moulting excuse of a thing that could give Toto a run for his money. Likewise a germ-harbouring eye brush which sees soap suds on Christmas and birthdays alone is just not on either. 

The answer? Invest in some unbelievably slick tools to accompany your make-up. And wash them weekly in warm, soapy water. Here are the eight brushes that no girl worth her Tom Ford bronzer, should ever be without.