Lotions, Potions and Creams.

Every lady has a barrage of products which she simply cannot go about daily life without. Mine are vast, but in essence the simplest of products. Here is a run down of my favourite lotions, potions and creams which allow me to look like a normal human being.

Sudocrem has long been my family's go to product for all that ails you. Mosquito bite? Slap some sudocrem on it. Burn? Sudocrem. An unsightly blemish? Ooh er sudocrem. Broken leg? You get the idea. Although the thick, white cream is meant for babies' nappy rash, it can pretty much be used for everything. Quite simply this is my number one product which I will come to time and time again - for every beauty problem.

Moroccan Oil. This is a more recent love of mine, but has quickly become a firm favourite. My mother - scrambling to buy me last minute birthday presents - purchased me this small bottle of amber liquid on a whim. It is in essence the new fizz ease and I love it. You can apply it to damp hair, or after styling and it makes your hair smooth and shiny.

YSL Touche Éclat. "Well hello darling, don't you look radiant this evening!" "Why thank you dearest. I just rolled out of bed - it's entirely natural" Lies. I have slathered my face in expensive YSL products, which make me look like I am bright eyed and very bushy tailed. Excellent.

Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder. If there's one thing that really gets my goat, it's a shiny faced lady. A lovely matt face can only be achieved, for this writer, with regular application of powder foundation. Clear Complexion is rather excellent for de-shining and will leave you looking less like a lady who wears Birkenstocks and ties her hair in a low ponytail...

Philosophy Amazing Grace Fragrance. This is no regular perfume, this is a pure fragrance. One spray of Amazing Grace is enough to leave you feeling like a sophisticated lady, straight from the 1930s, who's dressed for dinner. Yes it's that good. With a faint smell of lilacs this is one of my most favourite smells. The only draw back? People singing at you, when they enquire as to what the scent is.

And last but certainly not least, Chanel Rouge Noir. The undisputed favourite nail colour for decades. I mostly like to wear it then dance around to Chuck Berry, pretending I'm Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction.