Neo-fabulous: summer make-up trend

When it comes to this season’s make-up looks, one thing is for certain: there’s no room for wallflowers. From the shocking ultraviolet sweep of shadow on the catwalk at Cacharel through to the neon coral lips at Jason Wu, this summer is all about rainbow-bright fluoro shades. Shake up your make-up with the help of some of spring’s best pop art beauty buys.

Feeling colour-shy? Then experiment with attention-grabbing nails, courtesy of Orly’s new Feel the Vibe Collection (£10.25 each, orlybeauty.co.uk). Choose one vibrant shade from the six-piece collection, ranging from fluoro orange through to bright blue crème, or layer shades for twice the colour. For example, create a vivid highlighter pen effect by combining the bright white of Day Glow with Glow Stick’s citrus yellow.

Another low-maintenance way to buy into the trend is a jolt of pigment-rich lip colour. Bright pink or juicy tangerine works best, so try MAC’s amplified coral lipstick shade Watch Me Shimmer (£13.50, maccosmetics.co.uk) or the bright strawberry Cremesheen in Star Quality (£16.50), both from the new Reel Sexy collection, for a high-impact pout.

Also featuring hardworking daytime neons is Bobbi Brown’s new Neon and Nudes collection. Its shimmering ultraviolet and ultramarine shadows (£15.50, bobbibrown.co.uk) both offer an eye-catching wash of colour.

But to tackle full-on fluoros, look no further than Models Own for a wide range of hot neons. Add a bolt of colour with its high voltage eyeliner pencils (£5, modelsown it.com), play up lips with Hyper-Brite lipstick (£6), or mix up your colour with vibrant 2-in-1 eyeshadow duos (£5) in Neon Zest — lemon and tangerine — or Neon Blitz — fuchsia and cobalt.

And you thought this season’s Nineties revival was all about acid house and cycling shorts …