I am seriously seeking out the absolute top essentials for my make up bag and donating some of it’s current inhabitants to the V and A, as historical artefacts. There are so many choices to be made because there are some properly fabulous products on offer. I started my fact finding mission, at the beginning, by pursuing the base layer, and it’s best friend, concealer. After doing the footwork ( eye work really, as I trawled magazines and the internet ),I went to the Beauty department of London’s top department stores, and started sampling. For me, the winner was Estee Lauder’s Doublewear wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Wear Concealer 

It comes in horizontal or vertical options. Personally I prefer to swipe the wand across my face, rather than daub with a finger. Less messy. This concealer promises to stay in place for up to 15 hours, and stay seamless, without creasing. It is 12.34 on Sunday , 31st May, and so far, I’m looking, rested, perky and mostly crease free ( usual creases apply obviously ). Should this situation change at the end of 15 hours, i.e. at 3am Monday 1st June, or by 9.30pm tonight,when I flop into a bath, you will be the first to know. However, I’m pretty confident with my choice.