Rescu

By Katie Martlew

Forget bright pop colour hues- it was all about creamy neutrals, soft pinks, pale greys, taupes, mushrooms and rich jewel tones at this year’s Oscars. Read more...

We have been road-testing the new formulations for PREVAGE Face and PREVAGE Day for over 6 weeks and the results are exceptional. Compliments have been flooding in on the texture, brightness and disappearance of fine lines. Skin looks rested, hydrated and lit from within. Read more...

By Katie Martlew

With a wave of a magic bristled wand, our lashes can be transformed from lacklustre to lust-worthy right before our very eyes. Literally. These days, it’s the formula and brush design that maketh the mascara, and with new breakthrough ingredients such as ‘spherical wax particles’ and ‘sculpt-fix gels’ plus all matter of new and improved brush designs, it means that a little more detective work is required when selecting the perfect new mascara to pledge your beauty allegiance to. Read more...

By Katie Martlew
Tom Ford has managed to achieve more in his 48 years on earth than most of us do in an entire lifetime- and then some. Read more...

By Katie Martlew
With all that strutting up and down the catwalk, often in sky-high ankle breaking heels, there is no denying that even models need a little R&R at the end of a long day at work. Read more...

By Katie Martlew
With so many creams on the market promising to unveil a ‘younger looking you’ it can be an overwhelming, expensive and tiresome task trying to discern which products will actually work for you.

Whether you need help in the restorative or preventative department, or both- we hereby present you with need-to-know facts on anti-ageing, and our top picks of the most effective face creams on the shelves.  Read more...

By Melina Byrne

RESCU delves into this popular make-up craze that has everyone reaching for a Kabuki brush... (and a mirror to admire our flawless skin).  Read more...

By Guest Blogger: The Yummy Mummy

In my old career, I was constantly up to my armpits in couture ready-to-wear, take-your-breath-away handbags and sell-an-essential-organ-I must-have-those shoes. In my current line of work however, it’s more likely to be nappy rash cream, endless wipes and sandpits. This can have a somewhat detrimental effect on one’s hands and nails, most importantly as diamonds don’t look nearly as good on less-than-perfect fingers!

So it was fate that I was assigned to test three hand creams - Planet Eve Luxe Hand Cream, KORA (by Miranda Kerr) Hand Cream Treatment (LOVING a beauty line by a supermodel!) and Ella Baché Moisture Bath Hand Renew.  Read more...

By Guest Blogger: The Yummy Mummy 

I was never EVER a morning person, but now, harsh morning light and my bathroom mirror can be just plain depressing, especially as I think of all those dewy-faced, line-free poppets that spring out at me from my fave fashion mags - so I’m the PERFECT candidate for “hope in a jar”.

I opened up the fabulously packaged (yes, I am a sucker for it) Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base Cream, and it was like smearing my face with the icing from the carrot cake I was beyond obsessed with during my entire pregnancy – too divine for words!  Read more...

Organic body lotions not only feel great, but are great for you. If you consider that your skin is your largest living organ, you start to think twice about what you put on it every single day…

Switching to organic body lotions puts less pressure on your body as there are fewer toxins to process and eliminate. New formulations feel just as divine and luxurious as non organic counterparts so there is no reason to think of hippie products that smell like a 70s health food store.  Read more...