The catwalk is at your fingertips with the latest berry nail colours from Miners. Experience the opulent colours of this season’s haute couture with Mulberry Shimmer (containing golden sparkly bits), Plum, and liquid gold Molten. Perfect for on-trend partying.

This week is National Chocolate Week, celebrating all things cocoa-y and delicious with chocolate-themed events happening all over the country.

I for one am happy to indulge a little, but of course too much and I’m bound to regret it. No need to worry though, there’s a rich assortment of tasty beauty products out there that give that luscious chocolate hit without the calories – so you can enjoy without the accompanying calorific hit to your thighs.

One of my favourites is Tigi’s Chocolate and Mint Lipgloss – it smells wonderful and it has staying power, which is a great bonus as I can’t resist tasting it.

I couldn’t resist trying the new Glam Metallics Liquid Liners from Collection 2000. As somebody who wore bright blue eyeliner first time around, they certainly take me back to the days of big hair, fuchsia pink jumpsuits and shoulder pads. I also like the Loose Glitter Wands – little bottles of vibrantly coloured sparkle with their own gel adhesive that you can paint on your temples, shoulders, anywhere in fact.

Now where’s my banana-coloured silk sleeveless jumpsuit…

Am I the only person who has problems trying to keep their hair in some sort of respectable state? When I wash it, it refuses to dry straight. Which is strange when you think about it – until I had my baby I did have straight hair but since then it’s become curlier. Not good curlier that you can leave after washing and still look good, but frizzy curlier that always looks like you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards. And it’s big.

Now if this was still the ’80s that wouldn’t be a problem. It makes me smile to think I spent the entire ’80s having my straight hair permed to achieve the curly look and backcombing bits like crazy to make it all bigger (and I’ve got some awful photos to prove it though obviously I thought I looked fabulous at the time). Now, if I want to achieve the poker straight locks of yesteryear I have to plug in the straighteners.

And there’s another story. Over the years I have spent a fortune on straighteners, resisting the temptation to buy the most expensive brand on the market, baulking at the cost. So I bought cheaper irons that didn’t work, until I eventually caved in and purchased the GHDs. I could have bought them several times over, the money I’d wasted on other products! And they still work, four years later.

But I digress. Getting back to frizzy hair problems. One answer is to wear it up, which I do, a lot, but this causes it to break and there’s always loads of hair in the shower after I’ve washed it. I do like to wear it down at times but don’t want to have to straighten it every day. So what’s the answer?

There are so many products out there that claim to help. I’ve tried loads of them and I still haven’t found one that does it all well enough. Frizz Ease serum is one I like – it does tame the more wild traits of my tresses, but can’t control it all and there’s a Tigi product, Camera Ready, which is great for spraying lightly on your hair after you’ve finished styling it, to flatten those stray wisps or ariels that always seem to stick up no matter what.

In my continuing quest to find the perfect product I’m going to try the new Head & Shoulders Hydrating Smooth & Silky Shampoo and Conditioner, and Aveda’s Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener this weekend. I’ll let you know how I get on but in the meantime, any recommendations would be gratefully received.