Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Lip Palette

Who doesn’t love Eight Hour Cream? Can't see any hands up, from where we’re sitting in Dorset (Sarah) or Hastings (Jo and Amy). Well, for all of us Eight Hour-lovers – or most probably, at this time of year, an Eight Hour devotee on your Christmas list – here’s something really lipsmackingly lovely: a sleek palette containing a trio of lip colours infused with this protective, nurturing beauty classic of a skin treat.

There’s a deep rose-pink, a pretty-darned-perfect scarlet, and a deeper plum, accompanied by a lip brush and with a good mirror that you’ll want to hijack for all your make-up application. And if you want to slip it in your handbag, not only is everything there for on-the-go touch-ups – but the bright red palette’s easy to find in your bag.

(Which happens to be our tip for phone and wallet colours, too.)

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Lip Palette/£27 at houseoffraser.co.uk