As Angelica has demonstrated, so many of the key AW beauty looks revolve around a strong eye – whether it’s an unusually placed sweep of eyeliner or a bold purple shadow. And just like as in fashion where an outfit can fly or die depending on the underwear beneath it, in beauty you need a great base to make sure your look stays put. 

That's why I'm rather taken with Clinique’s All About Shadow Primer for Eyes – a lovely featherweight product that feels like silk on the skin. It keeps eyeshadow, pencil and liquid liners firmly in place for up to twelve hours, reduces creasing and boosts the intensity of colourful shadows. And even more excitingly, if you want to go ‘natural’ (while cunningly hiding veins and other skin blemishes), this stuff looks like real skin – only better.

Clinique All About Shadow Primer for Eyes, £20, clinique.co.uk