There are the days when we want to wear out full face make-up, coloured nails and lashings of mascara, but some days we just want to play it down.

Certainly many more mature women that I speak to want to achieve a natural look with their make-up. I include myself in this last bracket and have to admit that I feel more comfortable these days with a less dramatic look around my face.

I do love to see a real smoky-eye, red talon look on those who can carry it off but it can sit less well on women after a certain age.

Or it may be that you prefer to keep the fully made-up look for special occasions or nights out and prefer a natural look for work or daily life.

Either way I think you might enjoy the new range for Barbara Daly for Tesco. Barbara is an icon in the make-up world and has been making up celebrities for years. Her look has always been quite a natural, healthy look and easy to wear on a daily basis. I particularly like the mousse foundations that are around everywhere at the

moment and Barbara's are so light and yet with really nice coverage. Teamed with the mousse blush you have a really natural base to add to.

I also like the eye foundation for evening out skin tone on the eyelid, and although it does provide a lovely base for eye shadow, its excellent worn alone to 'clean up' the eye area for a completely natural look. And for the more mature lady, an even colour on the eye lid will really open up the eye and help with any hooded lids.

I wear this alone or under Bobbi Browns 'Bone' eye shadow on a daily basis with just two coats of mascara for a completely fresh natural look. A question I am always asked is, 'to line or not to line?' - referring to eye liner of course. There are two distinct camps on this opinion in the beauty world. Does it open the eye up or close it down?

Well, I think if you are young, it's a great fashion statement at the moment so go ahead and enjoy the look, eyes are at their fullest and brightest and you can carry it off easily.

However, I'm of the opinion that it can really close down the eye area when lids become slightly lower and looser in middle age. In fact I'm totally with those who prefer to actually lighten the line around the eye as we mature, really opening up the eye by making the whites really pop. I think the trick is really just to try it for yourself. Line just one eye and really study whether you think the eye appears more or less awake with or without. And in my opinion, never line under the eye. I think this always closes the eye up and also draws attention to dark circles and fine lines around the eye. It also accentuates any crepeyness in the eye area and who wants that?

Do always go with a good mascara to open up the eye, even if you wear a really naturally look, mascara will instantly give a more youthful, wide-eyed appearance. Another tip is to dot a tiny amount of concealer or eyelid foundation on the inner corners of the eye lid next to the nose bone.

Be careful not to overdo it and blend really well but it will cancel out that bluish tone that appears later in life on these inner corners, really opening up the eye again.

To complete a really natural look a glossy neutral tone on the lips works best, I really love Cliniques Delovely as it gives fabulous colour with really great shine and lasts really well for a glossy sheer.

If you need a new look this season or are bored with your make-up, do check out the Barbara Daly range as I think you may find just what you're after.