More than just a beauty book, this is a dazzling array of the famed and beautiful that Laura Mercier has tended her talents to. Magazine cover shots, A-list photo-shoots and backstage peekings are interspersed through clear-talking beauty and make-up tips from the make-up aficionado herself. A stunning coffee-table read.

The New beauty Secrets by Laura Mercier, £25 amazon.co.uk