Items for your handbag:

Tissues are very handy and wet tissues are ideal during summer.

A powder compact, with compressed powder, is a must. It comes with its own applicator and is most useful to touch up and refresh your face. First dab your face with tissue and then touch up with powder.

Carry lipstick or lip gloss to touch up your lips after lunch. If your lipstick has spread, wipe off with tissue. First apply powder on the lips and then apply lipstick again.

Remember to take your comb and brush, as well as a small mirror.

Be your fragrant best this summer

Summer is here bringing with it a host of sweaty problems. Our expert reveals a few secrets that will leave you cool, fresh and fragrant.

Hot humid summers make you long for something cool and fragrant. During this time, one is always searching for some magic solution to the perennial problem of looking, feeling and smelling fresh.

Perspiration: The double-edged sword