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Words: Michael Hennegan. Photograph: Matthew Shave. Styling: Flossie Saunders

Beauty

Trending: the French look

Caroline de Maigret. Lancôme My Parisienne Palette is available from September 1, £55

Say bonjour to our latest — or should that be enduring — beauty crush: Caroline de Maigret. The Parisian model/music producer/style icon has created her first Lancôme beauty collaboration: a palette containing all her daily beauty essentials (except lipstick and mascara): from eyeshadows and cream blush to brow powder and highlighter (the last is not one of her personal must-haves, but deemed necessary for today’s make-up mavens). The shades are all pretty neutral, in truth: “The idea is not to show you took so much time [on your face] that you haven’t had time to read the paper that morning,” says de Maigret. And our love for her grows exponentially as a result. Plus, the palette is really practical. It comes with a large mirror, so you can actually see what you’re doing on the go; a decent–sized double-ended eye liner and shadow brush and eyebrow brush; and the case is designed to look like a notebook, so you can look intellectual even while you’re being a tad superficial.

A new flame

Super-florist Robbie Honey: £42; robbiehoney.com

The super-florist Robbie Honey creates jaw-dropping arrangements and displays for fashion clients such as Dior. Now he wants to transform our homes with candlelight. Each of his four candles comes in a subtly different shade of grey and is inspired by a white flower: lily of the valley, jasmine, oriental lily and tuberose. Our tip: the first time you light one, ensure the wax liquefies all the way to the edge for an even burn.

Back to beauty school

Prolonging your tan by Charlotte Bata

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Just because your holiday is over does not mean your tan also has to be. Follow these four golden rules to prolong that glow.

Moisturise The best way to hang on to sun-kissed summer skin is by moisturising. Try smoothing on some Laura Mercier Crème Brûlée Soufflé Body Crème (£45) and Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief (£34) for your face and neck.

Scrub up It seems counterintuitive, but giving your body a weekly gentle exfoliation will help to prolong your tan. Try Molton Brown Fiery Pink Pepper Body Polisher (£34).

Fake it to make it (keep going) Once you have some natural colour, a gradual tan will give you a boost. Try using St Tropez Gradual Tan in Shower Lotion (£14.50). “Skin is kept supersoft thanks to the rich sweet almond oil extract, and a golden natural-looking hue is maintained to give the illusion of a longer-lasting glow,” says the tanning expert Jules Heptonstall.

Secret weapon You may no longer be in 35C heat, but keeping yourself hydrated can help prolong the life of those tanned cells. BKR’s pretty glass bottles with a coloured silicon coat (£25) will encourage you to drink more water, leading to healthier-looking skin.

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Words: Edwina Ings-Chambers and Charlotte Bata

Men

Are you an explorer dad?

Currently running around a Cornish beach with the kids, in a pair of shorts? You’re in luck — “explorer dad” is very now. For inspiration look to the national treasures and professional adventurers Bear Grylls and James Cracknell, two men for whom every day is an outdoor day. Both hit the headlines recently, one for saving two swimmers off the coast of Cornwall with his son (Cracknell), and the other for taking his 11-year-old on a much criticised RNLI rescue exercise in Cardigan Bay (Grylls). Parenting techniques aside, they represent two very different sartorial camps: Grylls’s wardrobe of camel and khaki has never quite left the barracks, while Cracknell lives in an organised world of preppy tees, sport shorts and singlets. It’s all easy-wearing stuff and perfect for end-of-summer adventures.

Words: Michael Hennegan @TheSTStyle @michaelhennegan