Summer may be over, but at least there are exciting new perfumes, makeup and haircare products to try While I mourn the loss of summer, I am steering sharply into my excitement over the many key autumn beauty launches. I’ve been waiting months for the reformulation of Nars’ The Multiple (£33) creamy lip, eye and cheek stick and it has overdelivered, even improving on the beloved original. The texture is soft, satiny, blendable and its lasting finish – softly matte and mercifully devoid of its former shimmer – is perfect. The shades are thoughtful, nuanced and sophisticatedly desaturated – every one’s a winner, but beigey Dazed and mauvey Behave are my favourites. There are few – if any – better blushers in town. My pleas directly to hairdresser Sam McKnight to produce his haircare’s trademark English garden scent in perfume form can finally cease. Though, naturally, he couldn’t just leave it at that. Hair by Sam McKnight’s new The Fragrance With Benefits (£44) adds UV protection for hair to perfumer Lyn Harris’s unusually addictive creation, although I’ve been misting it as freely on my skin as my barnet to no ill effect. It is heavenly, distinctive and, given how longlasting it is, reasonably priced. Continue reading...