To her legions of fans, Huda Kattan is best known for her impeccable make-up skills.

The 35-year-old trained as a make-up artist before starting a beauty blog that evolved into the wildly successful Huda Beauty brand.

Now the Dubai-based mogul has 31.5 million Instagram followers and nearly 3 million YouTube subscribers who tune in to watch her create a perfectly blended smoky-eye or contoured lipstick look.

When the summer holidays are just a distant memory and sunlight feels like a very rare luxury, our skin can start to look dull and neglected.

Cold weather is harsh on the skin, and frequently switching from icy temperatures outdoors to hot, dry air indoors is a recipe for a dry, lacklustre complexion.

But that doesn’t mean you have to abandon all hope until summer comes back around – or pile on heaps of fake tan.

The beauty industry evolves so quickly it can be hard to keep up.

New brands emerge, makeup trends can flourish and then celebrities convince us we need the latest ‘it’ serum or lipstick, and product sales continue to boom.

So as 2018 comes to an end, in a bid to get ahead of the curve we asked a host of experts for their predictions on what’s going to be the next big thing in the cosmetics world, from skincare to sustainability.

Here’s what they had to say…

1. Tranexamic acid

From vampire facials to leech therapy, celebrities are known for trying some pretty gruesome things to maintain perfect skin.

The latest odd beauty trend comes from supermodel Karolina Kurkova, who has revealed she uses face cream made using her own blood. Kurkova told website Into The Gloss: “For me, beauty is a lot about the skin. Having great skin, that radiance, comes from taking care of yourself.”

Christmas is the one time of the year we want to shine. And with so much glittery temptation winking at us from the makeup counters, little luxuries, such as a jewelled eye shadow can make us feel fabulous in an instant.

The Holy Month is fast approaching as it’s time to get your skin Ramadan-ready! Fasting from sunrise to sunset can take its toll on your skin, as dehydration, dullness and breakouts are symptoms that many Muslim women have to endure throughout Ramadan.

From drinking water, clay masks, green tea and healthy fats, we know how to unclog your pores and cleanse your skin this January with our step-by-step guide to detoxing.