Let your beauty make a difference

Whether your weakness is cosmetics, haircare or bathroom pampering products, you can make a difference to Breast Cancer Awareness Month with your beauty routine

Every month, almost 1,000 women in the UK die from Breast Cancer. Throughout October, a whole host of beauty brands are showing their support for charities that help stop statistics like this from rising.

You can look and feel good by thinking pink for Breast Cancer Awareness with our round-up of good cause wonders.

Clinique Breast Cancer Awareness Long Last Glosswear SPF15 Pink Ribbon Charm, £15, exclusively at Boots. Three mini pink shades on a limited edition key chain complete with pink ribbon charm.

£2 will be donated in total to the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. (£1 will be donated by Clinique and £1 by Boots to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation).

Elemis Limited Edition Essential Beauty Secrets collection, £50. A fuchsia pink cosmetic bag containing four award-winning Elemis products: Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment Neck and Bust in exclusive pink "boob tube", Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream and Papaya Enzyme Peel. Elemis has pledged a donation of £10,000 from this promotion to Breast Cancer Care. The collection is available online at www.timetospa.co.uk or from selected salons, spas and department stores. For stockists or mail order, call 01278 727830.

Tweezerman Special Edition Pink Ribbon Slant Tweezers, £20. Pink ribbon print-decorated slanted tweezers, ideal for precise plucking. Buy from website feelunique.com and a total donation of £4 will go to Breast Cancer Campaign (Tweezerman will contribute £2 for each pair bought and feelunique.com will match this with a further £2).

Peacocks nail files, £1.50. Pretty nail files featuring the pink ribbon print. 50p will be donated to Cancer Research UK. For your nearest store call 02920 270222 or visit www.peacocks.co.uk

Australian Bodycare Tea Tree Oil Hand and Body Lotion, £8.80. Antiseptic and moisturising lotion in hot pink bottle. £1 will be donated to Breast Cancer Campaign. Available in UK pharmacies and salons, visit www.klm beauty.co.uk or call 01892 750 850.

Prestige Cosmetics Fresh Glow Baked Mineral Blush in Pink, £7.99. A pink baked mineral blush that is 100 per cent oil-free, talc-free and fragrance-free. £1 from every sale will be donated to Breast Cancer Care. Available at Boots nationwide. To find your nearest stockist call 0845 070 8090.

Donna Karan Limited Edition Cashmere Mist EDT Spray, £39. The Cashmere Mist Eau de Toilette Spray features a pink ribbon print deco on both the bottle and box to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. £2 per bottle sold will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Call 0870 034 2566 for stockists.