I wish they'd bring back....Scott Barnes cosmetics

Scott Barnes is the makeup artist who is most often credited for working with Jennifer Lopez to devise her famous glowy look. In about 2004, he launched his own makeup line, which made its way to the UK via QVCUK.com and then finally into Selfridges in London. He appeared on the QVC shows here himself, and his hours with Alison Young were brilliant and often hilarious - he seemed to be quite scared of her.

In 2008 it was withdrawn from sale in department stores and was just available online. Earlier this year, the line was withdrawn altogether after Scott Barnes' relationship with his investors broke down.

This is a real shame, because there were some great products in the line. Although I couldn't use his foundations (none were a match for my skin) I loved many of his colour products.

Scott is currently writing a beauty book, and if this is successful he may re-launch the line. I really hope he can. Here are a few pictures of my favourite products to whet your appetite, just in case he does re-launch.

Eye Ice pigments in Lame (white gold), Mediterranean Lights (grey/turquoise duochrome), Imperial Gold (old gold), Serpentine (Bronze. This is almost identical in colour to the Chocolate eyeshadow below.) These pigments are beautifully pigmented, but the packaging is impractical because of the very narrow opening - I decant into sample jars and use from there.

Swatch of Mediterranean Lights - my favourite of the pigments:

Eyeshadows from left (Ivory) clockwise: Ivory Coast (matte, yellowish ivory), Cashmere (matte, beige with pink undertones), Bamboo (shimmer, pale yellow green, does not show up easily because it is very pale), Sable (shimmer, medium taupe), Chocolate (shimmer, reddish brown - I find this quite difficult to wear), Urban Legend (shimmer, charcoal with subtle brown undertones). The eyeshadows are soft and easy to apply, and quite well-pigmented.

Samba Chic palette - this gives a gorgeous coral glowy cheek. Provocative lip slick - highly pigmented, creamy, non-shimmer hybrid of gloss and lipstick - I don't find this easy to wear as it is too "nude" a lip for me. If you like very opaque nude lips you would love this. Whisper flossy glossy - v sheer and slightly shimmery coral/tangerine gloss - I find this much easier and more flattering than the lip slick. Sheer lip pencil in See Through pink.

There is still a limited selection of the brand available at the beauty closet, a US site, and there is now quite a good selection (at a discount) on strawberrynet.com.