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stacked heel shoeSummer’s almost here, bringing with it the usual bikinipanic, accessory envy and makeup meltdown. Don’t get leftbehind with these fantastic on-trend wardrobe, beauty and accessorytips from 10 Years Younger presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones. Maire Bonheim chatted to style guru Nicky Hambleton-Jones about thehottest statement accessories to update your summer look, the bestsummer beauty products and the best way to ban muffin tops. What are your essential summer wardrobe must haves? If you want to invest in just a few things to spruce up lastyear’s wardrobe, I would say one of the key pieces is anoversized clutch handbag – it’s the must-haveaccessory, so it’s definitely worth investing in somethingpatent, mock crock or a bright colour that will set off any outfit.Platform wedge heels – we get wedge heels every year but thisyear particularly we’ve got stacked wooden platform heelsthat are very popular, but also interesting wedge heels, so cut outwedges, narrow wedges and anything that’s a wedge heel isgoing to update your look. Gladiator sandals, for those with veryslim calves and elegant feet – they’re not for everyonebut again are a very on trend accessory. Waisted belts, and alsostars, spots, stripes are a very key look – and that can beanything from tops to belts to shoes to bags, a necklace, anythingthat’s got the element of stars, stripes and spots. What summer fashion disasters should women avoid at all costs? Don’t flash too much flesh. We’ll get a hot summer dayand next thing you know the strappy tops come out and we just getboobs tumbling forth, muffin tops or love handles on show –so think about your body shape when it comes to summer. Yes, itmight be hot, but you can still wear something that’s fittedwithout being too clingy or too short or just too revealing. What High Street shops are your favourites? I change from season to season but Zara is always a big favouriteof mine because their collections change so regularly and theydon’t have a big collection of something so you can get aone-off piece that’s quite unique even though it is a highstreet store. I think places like French Connection are fantasticfor basics, and places like Joy – Joy is great if you wantsomething that’s a bit more eclectic, edgy and different– it’s great but affordable. What’s your one essential style tip for women of differentshapes? Whatever body shape you are, always try and create a waist, whetherit’s with a tailored jacket or a waisted belt. The minuteyou’ve got a waist, the rest of you will look in proportionand you look curvy, which creates a much slimmer physique. What’s the worst thing you can do to affect your looks? The worst things you can do for your skin are definitely sun damageand smoking – that causes 80% of premature lines andwrinkles, so you definitely want to avoid that. Also, wearing baggyand shapeless clothes. That piles the years on. Would you recommend surgery to everyone or can you prevent ageingwith beauty products? I think you can prevent ageing with beauty products and also byreducing your exposure to UV rays and environmental pollution.That’s the main thing to be honest, and you can do thatthrough great beauty products that are filled with antioxidants andhave some protectional factors, and also eating a diet that’shigh in antioxidants so you can actually protect your skin from theinside out. Drinking lots of water as well can make a bigdifference. What are some of your favourite summer beauty products? I love Clinique’s Superdefense moisturiser – which hasSPF protection but is still quite light, so it’s perfect forsummer. Johnson’s Holiday Skin all over glow is great on thebody, and Avon have got a fantastic new dual eye cream that’sgot sun protection 30 in it for the day, which is great because Ithink people put SPF in their moisturiser but forget aboutprotecting themselves around the eye area, so I love that. And thendon’t forget it’s important to exfoliate your skinregularly. I’m all over Dr Sebagh’s Deep ExfoliatingMask once a week. It gives me a much more youthful glow. Would you ever have surgery? If I needed it yes, I’m not against it. But I think you haveto be careful about the choices you make and do it for the rightreasons. Have you ever done a makeover that’s gone wrong? No. I have never failed. All our makeovers on 10 Years Younger havealways succeeded. I think we are just so committed and sopassionate and so determined to succeed no matter what. So far sogood!