How long does it really take for you to get glam? Are we talking straight to business or are wine breaks required?

Oh, the wine breaks are built-in! Start out with a bath. Not a shower, a nice, relaxing bath, preferably with a CV cocoa butter melt or something else lovely and moisturising in it. Take your time and if you've got somebody to hold your mimosa on a tray, so much the better (yes, dream on, I know). Use a nice foot scrub, too, to keep your heels smooth.

Once you get out of the tub, pat yourself dry (or just damp) then lather your body with cocoa butter (the regular kind, the smell is so glorious) after you get out of the tub, and cleanse your face, occasionally go over it lightly with a facial loofah. Spritz on some toner (alcohol free, we drink that, we don't put it on our face), and retire for the first glass of wine while it's drying. See - I told you the wine breaks were built in!

Next up - DMAE. To get the full benefit, no matter what kind you're using (I like Silk Naturals' Facelift) pat it on your face, and leave it for 30 minutes. (Wine optional while waiting.)

After that, a good hydrating serum and moisturiser. Don't let it dry completely, but give it a couple minutes, then any special stuff (eye lash or eye brow re-growth serums, magical wrinkle removers (I like SN's Holy Crow - it doesn't take them away forever, but it pretty much gets rid of fine lines under eyes and anywhere else you need them hidden for eight hours or so). Then let all that dry. (Another optional wine break is handily built in here.)

Then you can start on the makeup part of it - and if you don't have a vanity, at least get a good makeup mirror to put on the kitchen table (nobody can do their eyeshadow properly standing over the bathroom sink - well, I can't, anyway).

For me - a thin layer of whatever I'm using as primer goes on first, then foundation (with a brush, darling, it works so much better than fingers!) Next - eyebrows. In my case it mostly involves filling in the sparse bits and drawing them out a bit - you may have to mix your own powder unless you luck out and find one that's exactly your shade (and if you're a redhead, you probably won't get that lucky).

Eyes - if you're in a hurry, just do a one-colour wash. If you're glamming, then comes the primer, or mixing medium, or both - be creative with colours! I like purples and pastels, and have been playing with a lot of greens lately, too. It's worth it to invest in a good set of eye brushes, by the way - don't use those tacky little sponge applicators if you can avoid it. Keep a few cotton buds and some makeup remover oil handy in case you end up with shadow or liner where you don't want it - those work a treat.

Once eyes are done, lined, and mascara'd, I do blush.- Fibreoptic brushes are a godsend for the pale! Then finishing powder (again, I like fibreoptics because they don't overload you, then lips. At least a coat of SN Full n Soft (hydration plus great lip plumping with no pain), then lipstick. You can use liner first if you're using a dark colour, but do put something on your lips - if only balm - before you go out of the house.

And don't forget scent!

And I've actually done the whole thing with no wine at all! But yes, it can take me a little bit of time to get ready.