(Drafted from telegraph.co.uk)

The very best cosmetics from the world’s best make-up artists.

Liquid metal eyeshadow in ‘phenomena’, £17, by Illamasqua (illamasqua.com). Pro make-up artists demand lots of pigment, which is just what you get from this brand, whose creative director is the avant-garde Alex Box. The steel colour gives glamour to lids .

Inkredible pens in ‘mauve’ and ‘gold leaf’, £21.53, by Marian Newman (mariannewmannails.com). Time is tight backstage, but that’s no excuse for sloppy nails. These ingenious pens give you perfect opaque cover, and dry in 20 seconds

Lumiere veloutee, £54, by Terry, from Space nk (spacenk.co.uk). Terry de Gunzburg, the force behind By Terry, has hallowed status in the beauty world, and her brilliant foundation both minimises wrinkles and restores radiance .

Lip2cheek in ‘smile’, £28, by RMS, from beingcontent.com. The make-up artist Rose-Marie Swift is so passionate about organic beauty that she went and launched her own line. We’re loving this mineral colour, which gives a rosy glow to lips and cheeks .

Secret camouflage, £25, by Laura Mercier, from Liberty (liberty.co.uk). The cultest of cult products. There’s a knack to applying it – you have to blend the colours on the back of your hand – but, with practice, eye bags will be history .

Dewy glow all over radiance creme, £17, by Jemma Kidd, from asos.com. From the model turned make-up artist now known as the Countess of Mornington comes this soft, subtle luminiser. It can be worn on the cheekbones, brow and shoulders .

I-shadow in ‘Aspen’, £20.50, by New ID (newidcosmetics.com). A smoky eyeshadow palette from New ID. All its products have been formulated by a team of make-up artists who will show you, online, how to apply them.

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