Business & Finance Club - Fashion : The new 'Californian convertible’ pony I defy anyone not to want long hair after seeing the ponytails created by Orlando Pita for the Michael Kors a/w 10 show: this is exactly how well-groomed long hair should look – not scraped back into an old elastic, but straightened before securing and gently mussed to give it a carefree feel. Pita, inspired by the 1970s mannequins Patti Hansen and Lisa Taylor, achieved that edgy disarray with a brush to summon fluff within the tail and give it a slight windswept look as if the girls had just stepped out of convertibles. These staples will create the California girl pony: Aveda Pure Abundance volumising hairspray Apply at the roots section by section to build volume into hair as you blow-dry it. £15, aveda.co.uk. Mason Pearson pocket-size pink brush Use it to tease hair around the hairline and softly backcomb strands within the pony. £29, hqhair.com.

THE NOVELTY Tocca Stella SPF30+ Sunscreen Towelette Scented with Tocca’s crisp orange Stella scent, these individually wrapped wipes cover skin with a physical broad-spectrum (UVA and UVB) sunscreen that is water and sweat-resistant, and also deposit vitamins E, B5, aloe, marine silk, grapeseed and avocado oil on skin to nurture it while in the sun. £25 for eight wipes,

THE SCENT Benefit Garden of Good & Eva Rather fresh and feisty, Garden of Good & Eva, in the Crescent Row collection, is one of three new summer scents from Benefit. Opening with a citrus-floral blast – notes of pear, watermelon, muguet (lily of the valley) and ozone accords, it distils into a rosebud, jasmine petal, freesia and violet leaf heart, and a sandalwood, cedarwood and musk base. £29.50, Boots.

THE COMEBACK nail art A preview of the Manicure Couture sets Duo Rive Gauche (turquoise/violet) and Duo Belle de Nuit (plum/gold) from YSL’s new make-up collection gives an indication of how creative nail embellishment is going to become this autumn. The idea with these is that one shade goes on as a base and the second defines the tips – like a French manicure but more colourful and contemporary. £24, johnlewis.com.

BEST BUY Graine de Pastel Huile de Cocagne Bain & Massage This refined oil is made for quenching hot, parched, post-sunned skin. You can drop it in a cool bath, add to a sponge in the shower or apply directly to your skin as a massage treatment. It contains oil extracted from yellow woad flowers which, as well as yielding indigo dye, has calming and conditioning properties and is rich in essential fatty acids. £24, beautique.com.