Beauty spot: nude lips

Pale lipstick has been a favourite of Chelsea teens for a good while now but all of a sudden it is being slicked on the mouths of the grown-up girls too.

Billie Piper arrived at the TV Choice awards with a lip shade that perfectly matched her skin tone, and Eva Mendes wore the same look to set off her outfit at the Venice Film Festival.

For nude, it has to be Bobbi Brown, and her new jumbo Lip Crayon in Dusty Nude is ideal (£18, www.bobbibrown.co.uk). Or try BECCA's Sheer Tint Lip Colour, created specifically for girls who want a naked lip look, in Estella (£21, at Selfridges or on 020 7225 2501) and dual-ended Nude Liner in Nougat (£17).