Despite the fact that the late, great Kevyn Aucoin was quite the rudest make-up artist Jo’s ever worked with (on a Yardley shoot in New York that starred Linda Evangelista, FYI), he did leave behind an extraordinary make-up legacy in the form of his signature line.  And this is our new fave rave. This is a bronzing powder with an ‘ombrée’ finish:  in other words, one end is darker than the other, ranging from a sort of Rio tan at one end to ‘Cornwall cove at the other.  What’s crucial is that it contains not one micromolecule of red tone, to our (somewhat educated) eye, so it goes on true bronze rather than faux Pocohontas.

We've discovered it’s great for multi-tasking, which sort of justifies the not-cheapness of the bronzer.  (It should last forever, meanwhile.)  What we’ve discovered is that if you swipe your finger across the darker end, you can quickly shade eyes.  And if you're into contouring – creating a slightly shadowed look under the cheekbone, or under the chin or along the jaw to sharpen contours – the dark end’s great for that, too.

The Kevyn Aucoin folk claim that it’s got gold, silver and bronze ‘crystal pigments’ to add radiance, but that makes it sound sparkly – and it’s not (we’re not fans of sparkly bronzers on older faces).  It goes on quite matte and satiny, in our opinion, ideally with a big, fluffy bronzing brush.

UK readers find it at Space NK here/£36 US readers find it at Space NK here/$45