By Katie Martlew
Ladies- it’s time to lose the junk out of your beauty trunk! That three-month old mascara? Bin it! That cakey old concealer? Good riddance! Those dried out old pencils? Adios! This spring, it’s all about out with the old and in with the new…
Rescu. RECOMMENDS: Kit out your beauty bag with these fab new beauty buys…
Pencil this in: longwearing smooth and smudge-proof eye, lip and brow pencils…
Napoleon Precise Brow Liner: Say goodbye to sharpening with these retractable, easy-glide brow liners. The smooth lead covers up even the smallest gaps in the brows, and the long-lasting formula is free of mineral oil and preservatives. RRP $25
Natural Kohl Eyeliner: These soft and creamy eyeliners provide the perfect coverage and are easily blendable. They also come in a myriad of colours like ‘Bottle Green’ and ‘Blue Denim’ so you can mix things up by adding a bold swipe of intense colour to your look. RRP $25
High Precision Lip Liner: Don’t even think about applying that new spring lippie without first lining your lips with one of these soft and smooth liners. Available in a range of ‘It’ colours of the season such as ‘Mauve Minx’ they glide on with ease, leaving a more natural outline, while still preventing the colour from bleeding.
RRP $25. Available at Napoleon Perdis stores, David Jones, and leading pharmacies.
Lashings of lashes: amp up the volume with this fully loaded mascara…
L’Oreal Extra-Volume Collagene Million Lashes Mascara
Want super-sized, amped up lashes sans the clumps? The secret behind this next-gen mascara lies within the following three things: 1. The revolutionary Millionizer brush, which has three times more bristles than the average number of eyelashes 2. The anti-clump wiper, which removes unwanted formula for a mess-free finish, and 3. The easily applied no clump formula, which coats each and every lash without sticking them together- ensuring clean, voluminous and highly defined lashes.
RRP $27.95. Available in Black and Brown at selected department stores, pharmacies and variety stores.
Highlight and conceal: banish fatigue and illuminate the eye area…
Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer
This 2 in 1 concealer and highlighter perfectly adapts to your skin tone to conceal signs of fatigue and illuminate the eye area all at once. It’s also formulated with an oxygen complex, so it lets skin breath, banishing that flakey, cakey concealer effect.
RRP $10.50. Available at leading pharmacies, and department stores.
Long-lasting lippie: the luscious, lustrous and longwearing lipstick…
MAC ProLongwear Lipcreme
MAC lipstick lovers will no doubt be clamoring to get their hands (or lips) on MAC’s new longwearing Lipcreme lipsticks. The creamy, balm like stick glides on effortlessly, providing soft, long-lasting and non-transferrable colour without drying out the lips. Available in 12 hot shades in both frost and muted cream finishes.
RRP $40. Available at all MAC locations. Ph) 1800 061 326
Cover and conceal: the luxe lightweight and longwearing concealer…
MAC ProLongwear Concealer
This lightweight concealer provides buildable coverage with a comfy natural matte finish- perfect for concealing all skin flaws. The best thing about this concealer is the transfer-resistant, water-resistant formula lasts up to a whopping 15 hours before fading. Also contains micronized pigments to ensure a super smooth application.
RRP $32.00 Available at all MAC locations. Ph) 1800 061 326
Smooth operator: The skin smoothing foundation for a flawless complexion…
Shu Uemura Face Architect Smoothing Fluid Foundation
Shu Uemura can do no wrong when it comes to skin perfecting foundations, and their latest skin smoothing foundation is no exception. The semi-matte finish leaves skin looking shine free, yet hydrated, and the smooth and refined texture provides the perfect amount of coverage, allowing the skin to look naturally flawless.
RRP 65.00. Available at selected David Jones stores nationally.
Calm balm: say goodbye to nervous unrest and sleepless nights for good…
The Oil Garden Aromatherapy Sleep Balm Cream
Calm that restless mind and put a stop to the tossing and turning with this ultra-relaxing Aromatherapy Sleep Balm Cream. Simply massage the non-greasy formula directly into your forehead, temples and back of neck before bedtime, and let the soothing essential oils of lavender, chamomile and marjoram rock you to sleep.
RRP $14.95 for stockists phone 1800 802 03
Frail nails: To strengthen weak, thin and fragile nails by up to 70 percent…
Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener
For those with weak, brittle nails prone to breakages, this Nail Thickener builds thicker nails by up to 70 percent in just four days. The calcium and ceramic gel formula instantly bonds, and reinforces nails to build up a hard and defensive shield against breakages, while the fortifying treatment leaves nails smooth and healthy.
RRP $18.95 Available at supermarkets, pharmacies and department stores.
Pearly bright whites: The mouthwash that builds stronger, whiter teeth…
Listerine Enamel Protection Mouthwash
Here at RESCU, this mouthwash has become a permanent addition to our beauty routines. While many teeth whitening products can damage tooth enamel, this clever little mouthwash not only removes stains and subtly whitens teeth over time, but it also has added fluoride to help strengthen your teeth at the same time. The antibacterial action also banishes bad breath for that icily clean, fresh feeling.
945ml RRP $13.59 Available leading supermarkets and department stores.
The acid-fighting, enamel strengthening whitening toothpaste for sensitive teeth…
Sensodyne ProNamel Gentle Whitening Toothpaste
This super gentle toothpaste contains Acid Protection Formula to protect teeth from the effects of acid wear, while gently removing stains. It’s also formulated with a high strength dose of fluoride to harden enamel and build up a resistance to acid attacks, while the 5% potassium nitrate helps relieve and prevent tooth sensitivity.
RRP $7.95 Available at pharmacies, supermarkets and department stores.
