Santa and his elves are finalising their work and you’d better get your requests in before the big day. There are gift sets and new collections aplenty for you to get your hands on. We’ve unwrapped Warpaint’s faves for your consideration.

Welcome to our new contributors – the students from Brushstroke based in Shepperton Studios – who give us a student’s eye view of the industry.

We catch five minutes with Paul Merchant, Kryolan’s Global Head of Makeup to discover how he runs multiple shows each Fashion Scout season.