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Always keep in your handbag – you don’t know when you’ll need it in an eyelash crisis. Lancome never fails to plump and elongate, while Chanel and YSL offer a great array of colours.

7. Silk camisole

Not only does this feel great on the skin, but these solve many a wardrobe crisis. Perfect for slipping under a wrap dress or cardigan or even wearing in bed at night, when you fancy something smooth and soft that doesn’t snore and hog the duvet. Look to Coast for some sensual options.

8. A vintage brooch

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One of the most inexpensive ways to liven up any outfit. Pick one up from a market or your granny’s jewellery box and add to coats, knitwear, and skirts if you’re feeling fashionably adventurous.

9. Silk slippers

Wherever it is on your body it feels nice. But on your feet it’s just that bit more decadent. Holistic Silk (the name says it all) has some particularly special versions in beautiful orient-inspired embroidery.

10. An umbrella

Not just any old umbrella, no. Take your cue from Mary Poppins for length and style – if not colour: you can do so much better than black. Floral prints, rainbow stripes or pagoda style from the V&A museum shop, this is an accessory and an ornament in one.

11. A beret

The hat of the season, it’s a misnomer that the beret is just for the French. Wear one in white, navy or black and pull it back on the head for the English touch. Best accessorised with long loose locks. Comptoir de Cotonniers will supply all your millinery needs.

12. Little Black Dress

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