Celebrity Secrets: BRIT-nominated singer Carly Paoli shares her beauty tips

Which beauty products do you swear by?

Golden Seeds by Carol Joy, which is a golden millet oil supplement and fantastic for improving the condition of your nails and hair and making your skin feel healthy.

I also love La Prairie moisturiser.

What are your essential cosmetics?

Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup. It’s got a dewy finish, so makes you look more youthful.

What’s your top beauty tip?

Moisturise and protect your face from the sun!

Do you diet?

I’ve always eaten quite healthily.

I live on fruit – my nephew calls me a fruit bat.

How do you stay in shape?

I love dancing.

I have a dance teacher or I’ll go running – I normally do 8-10km.

How do you pamper yourself?

I’ll have a facial.

With the amount of stage make-up I’m putting on and taking off, it’s nice to let a professional do a cleanse and face mask – and an Indian head massage while that’s working its magic.

If you could change one part of your body what would it be?

I’d like a smaller bottom.

I take after my mum – she has a real Latin woman’s shape.

Everything fits your waist, but you have a tricky situation squeezing in the booty.

Having slightly bigger boobs wouldn’t have been a tragedy, either.

Would you ever have cosmetic surgery?

I couldn’t – my mum would kill me.

I can understand why women do, especially women in the limelight.

But every day we’re on this earth is a celebration and lines are a mark of the journey.

How would you describe your style?

Quite romantic and elegant.

I don’t really follow fashion – I just wear what suits me.

Who’s your favourite designer?

I have a few gowns by Oscar de la Renta.

I like their drama – some are asymmetric or a bit angular, and in bright colours.

I love Catherine Walker, too, for quintessentially British pieces, and Dolce & Gabbana for cocktail dresses.

What’s your favourite shop?

L.K. Bennett.

I love the classic lines and consistent sizing.

What’s the most you’ve spent on an item of clothing?

I once bought a leather jacket with embroidery and a peplum – a kind of old-fashioned bustle – from Alexander McQueen.

It went down in the sale, but still cost £4,000.

It’s really unusual and beautiful.

Carly’s album Live at Cadogan Hall will be released on August 24.