10 of the best - Rainbow bright beauty

Handbag.com chooses the top 10 bright and pretty makeup and beauty products, including eyeshadow, lipstick, lipgloss, mascara and nail varnish, from MAC, Clarins, Sisley, Gosh, Zoya and Shu Uemura.

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10 of the best - Rainbow bright beauty

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By Yanar Alkayat

 

Summer wouldn\'t be the same without lashings of colour, and the spring/summer catwalks embraced this notion with an explosion of neon brights, brilliant mattes and shimmering hues. Now is the time to get your mitts on some bright, pretty things...

 

 

1. GOSH Quad Eyeshadow

Get colour happy with GOSH Cosmetics - a Danish brand making bold waves in the UK and US now. This bright, impacting palette has a \'80s-esque vibe, which is exactly what we love about it. Blend the colours together for real rainbow eyes.
 

£8, available exclusively to Superdrug, 020 8684 7000

 

2. Shu Uemura Cream Eyeshadow

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A show-stopping colour collection from Shu this season with bright paint pot colours to take you back to pre-school years. These densely pigmented and purely matte eyeshadows can be smeared over eyes and lips - whatever takes your creative fancy.

 
£16, 020 7240 7635


3. Clarins Summer Fever Collection

Spring Summer 2008,eyeliner,mascara,lip gloss,Clarins Clarins Summer Fever collection - Rainbow bright makeup

The heat is turned up at the Clarin\'s counter this spring/summer as colours are tropical and mouth-wateringly delicious. Jade green waterproof mascara will not only look good underwater, but also makes for fun day time dressing; slick over a black base for extra definition.

 

Wonder Waterproof Mascara in Wonder Mint, £16.50

Sun Lip Balm in Bikini Pink and Orange Delight, £12.50 (limited edition)

Clarins.co.uk

4. Sisley Long Lasting Hydrating Lipstick in Mandarin

Sisley,lipstick Sisley Mandarin Lipstick - Rainbow bright makeup

This sizzling little number screams Cannes beauty from afar. Sexy, gold packaging with an intense tangerine shade to send you off to glamorous shores. All that\'s needed now is a glittering yacht and millionaire boyfriend!

£25.50, 020 75916381

5. T. Le Clerc Harmony Pop Compact Powder

powder,t,le,clerk,corrector,compact,bright,makeup,pop,collection TLe Clerk Pop Powder - Rainbow bright makeup

This pretty compact of pastel hues not only looks covetable and cute but the corrector shades work to brighten, flatter and freshen up flagging complexions. It also comes from one of the oldest cosmetic houses around, launched in Paris in 1881.

£29.50, t-leclerc.co.uk

6. Zoya nail polish

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Zoya have hit the nail on the head - literally - this season with the most vivid nail colours around. Bubble-gum coral, bright canary yellow and pop-tastic purple, with names such as Creamy, Yummy and Juicy make this a collection worth dipping fingers into.

£8.95, zoyapolish.co.uk  020 8752 1924

7. philosophy gelees and gelatos

lip gloss,Philosophy Philosophy lipgloss

Gooey pops of colour to brighten and pucker up summer lips. If the cheery colours and uplifting scents don\'t put a smile on your face, then the funky names, like ‘you are my sunshine\', ‘soulmates\' and ‘let go let love\' most definitely will.

Gelato lip shines, £9, available at John Lewis, Selfridges and HQHair.com or call 0870 990 8458

8. TIGI Bed Head Cyberoptics

eye shadow,TIGI Tigi Bed Head eyeshadow - Rainbow bright makeup

Not just for hair, Bed Head also does make-up, which is just as cheeky and fun. Eyeshadows come in exciting colours and strong pigments so expect to apply to your eyes exactly what\'s in the tin - what more could we ask? 

£8.95, tigi.co.uk, 0870 330 0955

9. Lancome Juicy Tubes

lip gloss,Lancome Lancome Juicy Gloss - Rainbow bright makeup

Oh yes, these cult glosses are still beckoning every girl in the land and this season, as part of Lancome\'s Divine Summer collection, they are glammed up and embracing the mood for colour. Fabulous coral orange, fuscia pink and gem-like purple are totally on-trend but don\'t be put off by their stand out-ish exterior; the lip effect is more wearable than it looks.

£13.50, available 1 June  (limited edition)

10. MAC

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Finally, no colour gallery would be complete with the mighty MAC, the kings of colour. Their Dazzleglass collection, out in June, features glittering glosses in eye-popping colours and look out for electric orange lipstick from the Neo Sci-Fi range. Our favourite however, are these piquant pots of lip smears to pop into your handbag for a day-round colour fix.

 

£10.50, maccosmetics.co.uk available from June 

 

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