Party season is here and my diary is already jam-packed. Tonight I’ve got drinks with my personal trainer, so I need to make an effort. I buff on two layers of Clarins’ Skin Illusion Foundation, £30, do an elaborate smoky eye with Too Faced Gingerbread Spice Palette (festive!), apply Sisley’s So Intense volumising mascara, £43, draw in my brows with Benefit’s Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil , £30,and finish with Charlotte Tilbury Bar of Gold highlighter, £49. It’s the most make-up I’ve worn for a long time. I get home around 10pm but I’ve been awake for 17 hours and I’m exhausted. I reach for my make-up wipes and haphazardly run one over my face, tugging at my lashes to get rid of the last bits of mascara. My skin doesn’t feel that clean, but sleep is more important.

Simple Biodegradable Cleansing Wipes, £3.29

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