Warning: You could be adding years to your face by wearing the same make-up style you did a decade ago!

Gone are the thick, gloopy foundation bottles. These days there are light-reflecting, pigment-rich, lightly textured products that all work together, giving you a modern, flawless effect. We take you through the latest products, and give you advice from the experts.

The Aim: A flawless face that doesn't look loaded with foundation

Many of us use foundation as a comfort blanket, for facing the world. So if we find something we like, we tend to stick to it. Wearing all-over foundation is now passe. It has a tendency to look mask-like, and can emphasise lines.

As for colour, a shade that's too dark or too light will drain your complexion. Try out on your jaw line in natural daylight. Strategically applying to where it's needed looks much more natural.

Make-up artist Bobbi Brown recommends having 'a wardrobe' of three shades of foundation: one for everyday use, a darker shade for summer, and a lighter shade that can double as a concealer. 'The idea is to mix any combination of three, anytime you need,' she explains.

Estee Lauder's Individualist Natural Finish Make-up (£21.50/30ml) has excellent tonal range to suit all skin types; oil-free, line and pore-minimising, with reflectable pigments. www.esteelauder.co.uk

Dior's Pure Light, Skin Lighting Sheer Make-up (£22.50/30ml) is oil-free and contains SPF 15. Corrective pigments help erase imperfections and even out the complexion, varying tones to suit. (Stockist: 0207 216 0216)

For those of you who prefer tinted moisturisers, Elizabeth Arden's Sheer Lights Illuminating tinted moisturiser SPF 15 (£18.50/50ml) evens out skin tones while fine lines are blurred with optical diffusers.

Try to aim for skin that is as bare as possible. Change foundations with the seasons, and constantly re-evaluate your skin tone and texture. You may find that concealer pens are all that is required. Especially for around the eyes, nose and chin areas.

The iconic YSL Touche Eclat No.1 (left, £22.50/2.5ml) brings out skin's natural radiance (stockist: 01 444 255 700).

Make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury, who has made Kate Winslet up for British Vogue, says: 'Apply YSL Touche Eclat around the edge of your lips. It helps project your mouth and make it look bigger.'

Dior's Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen (right, £21.00/1.5ml) is also excellent. Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey, authors of The Beauty Bible, are both huge fans of the YSL Touche Eclat and Dior's Skinflash Pen, describing them as 'miracle workers on dark circles'.

The Aim: Lips with a sheen of colour, not loaded with lipstick

Gone are the days of old, battered, stubby, matt texture lipsticks that languished at the bottom of your make-up bag. Today's lipsticks are hydrating in texture, colourful without the eighties overload and give you a fresh, sexy, subtle sheen.

An excellent lipstick range is the Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipsticks (£14.50/3.8g). The Pure Colour Crystal Gloss in Crystal Baby (£14.00/3.8g) is a hot colour for kissable lips!

YSL Rouge Pur No.136 Swirly Pink and No.21 Frosted Fig (right, £16.50/3.5g) are fantastic sheer lipsticks.

Protect lips with Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Lip Protectant Sticks (£15.00/3.7g), providing antioxidant protection, SPF 15, and vitamin E.

Even people with thin lips can wear lip liner. Make-up artist Vincent Longo once said: 'The secret is to draw just along the outer edge of the lip line and always to finish the line exactly in the corner of the lips.'

Try Dior's Contouring Lipliner Pencil in Holiday Red and Pretentious Pink (£13.00/1.2g).

The Aim: Eyeshadow application without overload

Years ago, eyeshadows were flat, matt and ageing and easy to over-apply with a heavy hand. Today's technology has moved on. Now containing light-reflecting particles, they are so finely milled they make blending really easy.

YSL 4 Colour Harmony For Eyes in Nude (left, £31.00) will really compliment red or pink lipsticks perfectly.

Estee Lauder's Signature Silky Eyeshadow duos (right, £20.00/4.5g) are great for blending or daytime/evening looks. No. 01 Mocha and No.05 Pink Dusk are particularly pretty.

Dior Powder Mono Eyeshadow (£15.00/2g) is a chic, monogrammed compact with various shades available.

The Aim: Clump-free long lashes

Rid your make-up bag of dry, old mascaras. They do have a shelf-life, and it's important to change them regularly as bacteria can accumulate in the wands. Clumping of mascara is never a good look on lashes!

Lancome L'Extreme Mascara (£18.50/6.5g) give instant lash extension.

YSL Everlong Mascara No. 5 Ever Burgundy (left, £19.00/9ml) adds colour.

Chanel's Inimitable Multi-Dimensional (£17.50/6g) is a must-have (stockists 0207 493 3836).