No7 Poppy King Rain Drops Lip Crayon

Poppy King is a long-term lip heroine of ours. Vintage-lover (Jo once took her on a tour of the secondhand emporia of Hastings), baby entrepreneur (albeit now all grown-up), author (Lessons of a Lipstick Queen) and general all-round beautiful babe, there's nothing Poppy doesn't know about a great lip product.

Her collaboration with Boots, then, is one of the most exciting things that's happened in that store in a long, long time.  It's exactly what it says:  a fat crayon that you use to draw all over the lips.  Not a gazillion miles from our equally adored Clinique Chubby Sticks, at first glance, but these boast a creamier, somewhat less sheer and more long-lasting texture.

Cleverly, the lid has a built-in sharpener so there's absolutely zero risk of scratching your lips because you're down to the stub.  (Beauty confession:  we've done it ourselves.  And it hurts.)

There are five lip-friendly, complexion-friendly colours.  Jo's favourite is Skipping (a deep plum - second from right - which suits her blonde colouring surprisingly well).  But the really clever thing about Poppy is she sure-footedly creates the perfect shades, every time - so they're all great.

Beauty Bible says:  long live Poppy King:  queen of fabulous lips!

UK readers find No7 Poppy King Rain Drops Lip Crayon/£11.50 at www.boots.com - just click here