In a few weeks’ time I’ll be heading to New Zealand for two weeks of sunshine and vitamin D. I had a sudden revelation that I’ll be getting my legs and toes out and they are NOT ready to see the light of day so it’s time to start looking at a summer in winter beauty blitz.

Will I spend a fortune on mani-pedis or will I go for at home DIY with a product like the Sensio Nail Spa?  I find you never quite get the same result at home and the last thing you want to be doing on holiday is pesky touch ups.

The next issue to tackle is my perpetual paleness, I absolutely need to fake tan as I don’t tan naturally and want to avoid any damaging exposure to UV rays. I’m a fan of the St Tropez fake tan, but recently I’ve also used Fake Bake and found the colour really great.

I’m also really excited to stock up on NZ’s best kept beauty secret, Thin Lizzy bronzer. It’s promoted in a really tacky way but it’s every kiwi girl’s dirty make up bag secret, I’ll be buying one, or three!