This week in Rescu. Beauty News, we let you in on why night creams are best for beauty sleep, the contest taking the beauty world by storm and get the chic chignon as seen at the Rebecca Vallance Spring Summer 13/14 show.
by Anna McDougall
What is a night cream?
Typically creamy and rich in texture, the night cream or serum intends to put the beauty back into your beauty sleep. Up there with the heavyweights of skincare, the night cream does for your complexion what your lightweight moisturiser does during the day.
Commonly charged with essential oils to inject moisture, night creams may have a higher oil content than your daily moisturiser but they are usually made in noncomedogenic formulas so they won’t clog pores, which is ideal for sleeping.
Why do I need it?
Trans epidermal water loss, or TEWL, is at large during the night and a night cream prevents dehydration, which is essential for skin around the eyes, or if you have dry skin in general. While you’re in the land of nod, the body’s cells are being replenished and recharged which is why it’s the perfect time deliver the raw materials this skin needs. Waking up fresh as a daisy is that easy!
Rescu. Recommends:
YSL Forever Youth Liberator Night Cream formulated with glycan, which increases the number of cellular divisions to repair congested and wrinkled skin.
Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate biologically replicate skin’s natural lipids for first class skin repair.
Aveeno Positively Radaint Intensive Night Cream
Rescu. Loves Aveeno’s new night cream uniquely formulated to boost tone and texture and wipe out dullness and blotchiness.
Mary Kay’s Global Makeover Contest
Itching for a new look but don’t know where to start? Get involved with beauty maven Mary Kay’s Global Makeover Contest with makeup artists teaching women in 20 countries how to do makeovers on themselves.
With a simple before and after selfie, public votes will determine the top 10 finalists from Australia and New Zealand, and you can feel even better about winning with the grand prize of $2500 which will be donated to a charity of your choice, not to mention a trip to Hong Kong, and the opportunity to represent Australia and New Zealand in the Asia Pacific regional final.
Head to www.makeovercontestmarykay.com for more info.
Hair How To: Chic Chignon
Great for the office and a worthy option to match your sartorial street style, get the feminine chignon as seen at the Rebecca Vallance SS13/14 Show.
1. Blow dry hair with body and smooth with a round brush if necessary.
2. Set hair with a medium size tong using a light mist of hairspray and clip section on to of itself with pin curl clips.
3. Brush hair and stretch out curls whilst retaining body and texture.
4. Roughly part hair at the center and build texture with at crown and a small amount of serum at hairline and ends.
5. Roughly band hair into a loose and low-slung ponytail at nape of neck allowing for any layers to fall around face.
6. Twist and pin ponytail into a loose chignon and finish with a light mist of hairspray.
Rescu. Recommends: TRESemme Ultimate Hold Hairspray
