CosBeauty Magazine #93

COSBEAUTY

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b ut g etti n g st art e d e arl y i s a h u g e a d v a nt a g e. Filli n g t h e g a p b et w e e n o v er-t h e- c o u nt er

tr e at m e nt s a n d m or e a g gr e s si v e l a s er o ff eri n g s, Cl e ar + Brilli a nt cr e at e s a n d d e fi n e s a n

e ntir el y n e w c at e g or y of l a s er a e st h eti c tr e at m e nt s f or cli e nt s m o vi n g al o n g t h e s ki n c ar e

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all s ki n t y p e s. T h e r e s ult s ar e b ot h i m m e di at e a n d pr o gr e s si v e, d e p e n di n g o n t h e a g e a n d

c o n diti o n of t h e s ki n. It i s al s o gr e at f or t h o s e w h o ar e l o o ki n g f or s h ort d o w nti m e a n d a q ui c k

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t e c h n ol o g y, w hi c h i n cl u d e s t h e [ m e s o] e pi g e n

s y st e m c o m pl e x.

A n i n n o v ati v e, c o m pl et el y c u st o mi s a bl e

a n d i nt e gr al tr e at m e nt f or all s ki n t y p e s a n d

a g ei n g c o n c er n s.

t h e el e m e n t f o r s ki n c a r e e x p e r t s

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i s c o m mitt e d t o h el p y o u a c hi e v e n at ur al-l o o ki n g

r e s ult s i n a r el a x e d a n d fri e n dl y s etti n g.

C o m e i n a n d e x p eri e n c e t h e S ki n R e n u di ff er e n c e.

O ur c o m pr e h e n si v e tr e at m e nt m e n u i n cl u d e s:

w orl d- cl a s s wri n kl e r e d u cti o n a n d

li p e n h a n c e m e nt

l a s er s ki n r ej u v e n ati o n

C o ol S c ul pti n g n o n- s ur gi c al f at r e d u cti o n

T h er m a g e n o n- s ur gi c al f a c e lifti n g

m e di c al p e el s

cli ni c- o nl y pr e mi u m s ki n c ar e

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T H E U L TI M A T E D AI L Y D E F E N C E

D N A R E P AI R T E C H N O L O G Y

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3 6 0° E n vi r o n m e n t al

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S ki n c ar e P o w er e d b y

P at e nt e d St e m C ell

T e c h n ol o g y t o D eli v er

A g e- D ef yi n g R e s ult s

Cr e at e d by S ci e nti st s,

Tr u st e d by D o ct or s

R e b uil d s a n d r e n e w s t h e

a p p e ar a n c e of t h e s ki n

F or s ki n t h at l o o k s h e alt h y,

vi si bl y lift e d a n d r a di a nt

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I T’ S N O MI R A C L E. I T’ S S CI E N C E ®

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T E L 1 8 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 a d v a n c e d c o s m e c e uti c al s. c o m. a u

R E G U L A R S

1 0 E dit or’s L ett er

1 2 B e a ut y I nsi d er

1 3 0 E d’s F a v es

F E A T U R E S

5 4 W e d di n g b ell es

Is it w e d di n g s e as o n y et ?

G et s o m e bri d al i ns p o fr o m

s o m e of o ur f a v o urit e c el e b

w e d di n g l o o ks.

7 8 Ar e y o u b ei n g gr e e n w as h e d ?

Gr e e n b e a ut y is b e c o mi n g

i n cr e asi n gl y i m p ort a nt a n d

s o u g ht aft er, b ut t h er e ar e still

tr a ns p ar e n c y c h all e n g es. W e as k

t w o e x p erts t o w ei g h i n.

8 2 L u n c hti m e r ej u v e n ati o n

L o o ki n g f or a littl e pi c k- m e-

u p o n c e l o c k d o w ns e as e ? W e

e x pl or e t h e c os m eti c tr e at m e nts

t h at c a n h a v e y o u l o o ki n g a n d

f e eli n g b ett er i n u n d er a n h o ur.

9 6 Ni p/ T u c k: T h e m e n’s e diti o n

C os m eti c pr o c e d ur es ar e n o

l o n g er a w o m a n’s w orl d. Fi n d

o ut t h e l at est st ats o n m al e

c os m eti c s ur g er y.

B E A U T Y

2 6 H o w t o c ar e f or y o ur s ki n

at h o m e

C a n’t visit y o ur s ki n t h er a pist

or f a v o urit e p a m p er p arl o ur ?

DI Y wit h o ur c ur at e d list of

l o c k d o w n s ki n c ar e s a vi o urs.

4 0 B as es l o a d e d

M e et t o d a y’s f o u n d ati o n h er o es

t h at c o n v er g e c o v er a g e wit h

s ki n c ar e.

4 8 H o w b e a ut y h el ps us s elf c ar e

S elf- c ar e l o o ks diff er e nt f or

e a c h of us – a n d s o m eti m es it

r e all y d o es m e a n t a ki n g c ar e of

y o ur s ki n, h air a n d b o d y.

6 2 Bri d al b e a ut y

S a y ‘I d o’ t o o ur c ur at e d list

of pr o d u cts t h at will k e e p y o u

l o o ki n g pi ct ur e- p erf e ct u ntil t h e

l ast g u est l e a v es.

7 4 H o w t o l a y er s ki n c ar e

A si m pl e g ui d e t o k n o wi n g

w h e n, a n d i n w hi c h or d er, t o

a p pl y y o ur s ki n c ar e pr o d u cts.

9 2 G o o d gr o o mi n g

W e p a y h o m a g e t o t h e p o w erp

a c k e d s p e ci alist a nti- a g ei n g

a n d gr o o mi n g pr o d u cts f or t h e

m al e m ar k et.

1 0 2 C ult b o d y f a v es

T h e L u x e List of t h e m ost

c o v et e d b o d y cl e a ns ers, oils,

m oist uris ers a n d s elf-t a n n ers.

1 2 0 N e w fr a gr a n c es t o f all i n

l o v e wit h

I ntr o d u ci n g t h e n e w g e n er ati o n

of b ol d, e m p o w eri n g a n d

i n vi g or ati n g s c e nts.

1 2 4 Wi nt er h air t h at w o ws

K e e p l o c ks l us h a n d l ustr o us

a n d pr e p p e d f or s u m m er wit h

o ur e x p ert’s t o p ti ps.

W E L L N E S S

1 1 2 HII T: t h e r es ults ar e i n

A n e w j o ur n al arti cl e c oll at es a

d e c a d e’s w ort h of r es e ar c h o n

w h et h er hi g h i nt e nsit y i nt er v al

tr ai ni n g r e all y w or ks.

1 1 6 H o w t o g et pr e g n a nt

wit h P C O S

S h o n a g h W al k er i n v esti g at es

t his c o m m o n c o n diti o n a n d its

f ertilit y i m pli c ati o ns.

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ast year we de dicate d a n iss ue of C os Bea uty t o self-care i n t he mi dst of t he

gl o bal pa n de mic. W h o w o ul d have f oresee n we’ d be bac k i n l oc k d o w n m ore

t ha n 1 8 m o nt hs after t he o ut brea k of C O VI D- 1 9, or t hat self-care w o ul d be t he

ne w s ki ncare?

Self-care l o o ks differe nt t o eac h of us – a n d f or bea uty afici o na d os, s o meti mes it really

d oes mea n t a ki ng care of o ur s ki n, hair a n d b o dy a n d p utti ng o n ma ke u p. O n page 4 8 we

ex pl ore t he c o n necti o n bet wee n self-care a n d self-estee m, a n d h o w o ur daily s ki ncare a n d

ma ke u p rit uals ca n pr o m ote c o nfi de nce a n d feeli ngs of e m p o wer me nt a n d c o ntr ol.

To get y o u st arte d, we’ve c urate d s o me of t he all-st ar s ki n pr o d ucts t o create a DI Y s ki n

treat me nt at h o me ( p 2 6), s hare a n ex pert’s ti ps o n c ultivati ng l us h a n d l ustr o us hair ( p 1 2 4),

reveal t he c ult b o dy pr o d ucts f or y o ur s m o ot hest s ki n yet ( p 1 0 2) a n d t a ke a l o o k at t he

m o der n- day male gr o o mi ng rit uals ( p 9 2).

We’re als o pre p pi ng f or a ret ur n t o “ n or mal” – o n page 8 2 we i nvestigate t he best “ q uic k

fix” c os metic pr oce d ures t o hel p y o u as s o o n as y o u e merge o ut of l oc k d o w n t o be l o o ki ng

a n d feeli ng y o ur best, a n d we cele brate t he st art of we d di ng seas o n wit h o ur s pecial bri dal

c o u nt d o w n feat ure o n page 5 4.

D uri ng t his ti me of c ollective a nxiety, it’s never bee n m ore i m p ort a nt t o f oc us o n t he

bea uty wit hi n us as well as t he bea uty ar o u n d us. We h o pe t his iss ue bri ngs y o u a little bit

of s u ns hi ne a n d re mi n ds y o u t o practice extra self-care – a n d i n d ulge i n s o me bea uty rit uals

a n d p ositive self-t al k!

Mi c h ell e K e ar n e y

E dit or-i n- C hi ef

mi c h ell e @ b ell a m e di a. c o m. a u

Iss ue 9 3

A u g – O ct 2 0 2 1

E dit or-i n- C hi ef


Art Dir e ct or

D e b bi e Pil ari n os

Writ er s

D a vi d Hi c ki e,

Ai m e é R o dri g u es

P h ot o gr a p h er s

D e b bi e Pil ari n os, S h utt er St o c k

Di stri b uti o n &

S u b s cri pti o n E n q uiri e s

Bill D u n k

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E m ail bill @ b ell a m e di a. c o m. a u

A d v erti si n g E n q uiri e s


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E m ail mi c h ell e @ b ell a m e di a. c o m. a u

E dit ori al E n q uiri e s


P h o n e 0 2 8 0 9 5 6 2 6 5 M o b 0 4 1 9 6 2 4 2 4 6

E m ail mi c h ell e @ b ell a m e di a. c o m. a u

Pr o d u c e d & P u bli s h e d b y B ell a M e di a

A B N 8 6 0 8 2 1 5 7 6 9 5

M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or


C hi ef O p er ati n g Of ff c er

Bill D u n k

P u bli c R el ati o n s, M ar k eti n g

& E v e nt Or g a ni s ati o n

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O F FI C E A D D R E S S

S uit e 2 2 0 1, L e v el 2 2 W est fi el d T o w er 2

1 0 1 Gr aft o n St,

B o n di J u n cti o n N S W, 2 0 2 2

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FI N D U S O N F A C E B O O K

c os b e a ut y A N D a est h eti c a d vis or

F O L L O W U S O N I N S T A G R A M

c os b e a ut y A N D a est h eti c a d vis or _ a u

Vi sit o ur n e w w e b sit e, w w w. a e st h eti c a d vi s or. c o m. a u, t h e tr u st e d o nli n e r e s o ur c e

t o: r e s e ar c h pr o c e d ur e s; ff n d a s kill e d pr a ctiti o n er; r e a d r e al r e vi e w s; a n d h a v e

q u e sti o n s a n s w er e d. Y o u will b e a bl e t o ff n d o ut e v er yt hi n g y o u w a nt t o k n o w

a b o ut diff er e nt a e st h eti c tr e at m e nt s, pr o d u ct s a n d n e w s. L e a v e a r e vi e w of a n y

pr o d u ct or tr e at m e nt y o u’ v e tri e d or pr a ctiti o n er y o u’ v e vi sit e d.

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w w w.cos be a uty.co m. a u

Re pro d uctio n i n w hole or i n part is not per mitte d wit ho ut t he

writte n a ut horisatio n of t he p u blis her. All reaso na ble efforts have

bee n ma de to trace co pyri g ht hol ders. All ma n uscri pts a n d articles

s u b mitte d for p u blicatio n re mai n t he pro perty of T he Bella Me dia

Gro u p. T his ma gazi ne co ntai ns ge neral i nfor matio n o nly a n d does

not p ur port to be a s u bstit ute for me dical a dvice. All rea ders

are a dvise d to seek me dical a dvice fro m a doctor if co nsi deri n g

cos metic s ur gery. T he p u blis her a n d t he a ut hors do not acce pt

a ny lia bility w hatsoever i n res pect of a n actio n take n by rea ders i n

relia nce o n t he reco m me n datio ns set o ut i n t his ma gazi ne. Exce pt

w here s pecifie d i n ca ptio ns, p hoto gra p hs de pict mo dels w ho have

not necessarily receive d treat me nts descri be d i n t his ma gazi ne.

A ny ‘ before a n d after’ p hoto gra p hs i n Cos Bea uty Ma gazi ne

articles are of ge n ui ne patie nts. It is i m porta nt to u n dersta n d

t hat t hey re prese nt o ne perso n’s ex perie nce a n d t here is

no g uara ntee t hat a ny ot her patie nt will ex perie nce si milar res ults.

Dr Li s a i s a f e m al e S p e ci ali st

Pl a sti c a n d C o s m eti c S ur g e o n

b a s e d i n S y d n e y, A u str ali a.

S h e h a s w or k e d i n Fr a n c e,

G er m a n y a n d t h e U S A.

Br e a st a u g m e nt ati o n

Br e a st lift

Br e a st r e d u cti o n

A b d o mi n o pl a st y

M u m m y m a k e o v er

Li p o s u cti o n

Li p lift

N o n- s ur gi c al f a ci al

e n h a n c e m e nt i n cl u di n g

wri n kl e i nj e cti o n s

a n d ffll er s

1 3 0 0 D R LI S A I S UI T E 8, L E V E L 6, 7 5 C R O W N S T W O O L L O O M O O L O O, S y dN E y

@ c os b e a ut y

B e a ut y i n si d e r

T H E W H O’ S W H O A N D W H A T’ S N E W I N B E A U T Y.

K A T E WI N S L E T I S

T H E N E W E S T B R A N D

A M B A S S A D O R F O R

L’ O R E A L P A RI S

Fr es h off h er hit s h o w, M ar e

of E astt o w n, A c a d e m y A w ar d-

wi n ni n g a ctr ess K at e Wi nsl et

h as b e e n n a m e d t h e n e w f a c e

of i c o ni c b e a ut y br a n d L’ Or é al

P aris. S h e’ll j oi n t h e L’ Or é al

“sist er h o o d ” w hi c h i n cl u d es

Vi ol a D a vis, E v a L o n g ori a, H el e n

Mirr e n, Ell e F a n ni n g, Aj a N a o mi

Ki n g a n d C a mil a C a b ell o.

Wi nsl et i nt e n ds t o us e h er

pl atf or m t o u plift a n d i ns pir e

ot h er w o m e n t o f e el “ w ort h it ”.

‘It’s t a k e n w or k t o g et t o

a pl a c e w h er e I m a k e n o

a p ol o g y f or w h o I a m, w h er e I

a c c e pt m y ff a ws,’ s h e s ai d. ‘I’ m

d eli g ht e d t o j oi n t h e L’ Or e al

P aris sist er h o o d t o s a y: it

t a k es c o ur a g e a n d str e n gt h t o

b eli e v e t h at y o u ar e w ort h it.

S o m eti m es, y o u m a y n ot f e el

w ort h it at all... W e all h a v e

m o m e nts li k e t h at, a n d t h at is

w h at m a k es us all h u m a n. B ut,

t h e m or e y o u s a y t h es e w or ds

a n d b eli e v e i n e v er yt hi n g t h at

y o u tr ul y ar e, a n d h o w e v er y o u

i d e ntif y, t h e n wit h ti m e a n d

b eli ef i n y o urs elf, y o u t o o will

f e el w ort h it.’

Wi nsl et’s first c a m p ai g n

is f or t h e br a n d’s S u p eri or

Pr ef er e n c e H air C ol o ur li n e.

E L L A B A C H É ’ S A L L N E W

R E S T O R A TI V E H A N D W A S H

It’s s af e t o s a y e xtr a h a n d

w as hi n g is h er e t o st a y,

p a n d e mi c or n ot. A n d Ell a B a c h é

is r aisi n g t h e h a n d- c ar e b ar

wit h t h eir ffrst- e v er B ot a ni c al

H a n d W as h. T his s o p histi c at e d

h a n d w as h d o u bl es as a

h a n d cl e a ns er a n d n o uris hi n g

h y dr at or, e nri c h e d wit h n at ur al

b ot a ni c al e xtr a cts. Disti n cti v e i n

Ell a B a c h é’s si g n at ur e mi d ni g ht

n a v y b ottl e, t h e A ustr ali a n- m a d e

f or m ul a will tr e at y o ur h a n ds wit h

t h e att e nti o n t h e y d es er v e.

T o h y dr at e a n d r est or e t h e

s ki n, M o u nt ai n P e p p er L e af

is c o m bi n e d wit h s o ot hi n g

Wil d R os ell e Fl o w er E xtr a ct.

A nti o xi d a nt-ri c h Lil y Pill y, L e m o n

As p e n a n d D a vis o n Pl u m w or k

t o g et h er t o k e e p t h e s ki n s m o ot h,

s oft a n d h y dr at e d.

T h e B ot a ni c al H a n d W as h is

a v ail a bl e fr o m Ell a B a c h é S al o ns,

D a vi d J o n es n ati o n wi d e, a n d at

w w w. ell a b a c h e. c o m. a u. R R P $ 3 6.

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T A N O L O GI S T D R O P S N E W

D AI L Y- U S E G L O W S E R U M

M e et D a y Gl o w, a h y dr ati n g,

d e w y gl o w s er u m f or d ail y us e. It’s

ess e nti all y s oft, s m o ot h, s u n- kiss e d

s ki n i n a b ottl e. T his h y al ur o ni c

i nf us e d, gr a d u al s elf-t a n pri mi n g

s u p er s er u m gi v es a r a di a nt bri g ht,

d e w y ff nis h. It’s e n h a n c e d wit h

a nti-i n fi a m m at or y i n gr e di e nts li k e

h y al ur o ni c a ci d, j u ni p er a n d pi n k

gr a p efr uit. Pl us, wit h t h e D er m a- S e al

of A p pr o v al, t h er e’s n o n e e d t o w orr y

a b o ut cl o g g e d p or es or br e a k o uts.

A v ail a bl e at Pri c eli n e. R R P $ 1 9. 9 9

E LI Z A B E T H A R D E N L A U N C H E S

N E W R E TI N O L C E R A MI D E LI N E

E R A SI N G E Y E C R E A M

Eliz a b et h Ar d e n st art e d a r e v ol uti o n

wit h c er a mi d e c a ps ul es o v er 3 0

y e ars a g o – si n gl e- d os e s er u ms

t ail or e d t o i n di vi d u al c o n c er ns

m a ki n g s ki n c ar e eff ortl ess. N o w,

fr o m t h e cr e at ors of t h e a w ar d-

wi n ni n g r eti n ol c a ps ul es, t h e br a n d

is i ntr o d u ci n g a m ulti- b e n e fft e y e

cr e a m f or m ul at e d wit h cli ni c all y

pr o v e n r eti n ol a n d m oist ur e-

b o osti n g c er a mi d es – R eti n ol

C er a mi d e Li n e Er asi n g E y e Cr e a m.

A n a nti- a g ei n g bl e n d of

mi cr o e n c a ps ul at e d r eti n ol, p e pti d es

a n d ni a ci n a mi d e s m o ot hs, bri g ht e ns

a n d d e p uffs t o h el p r e d u c e t h e

a p p e ar a n c e of ff n e li n es a n d cr o w’s

f e et, i m pr o v e t h e l o o k of d ar k cir cl es

a n d r e fi n e t h e t e xt ur e a n d r a di a n c e

ar o u n d t h e e y e ar e a.

T h e n e w R eti n ol C er a mi d e Li n e

Er asi n g E y e Cr e a m will b e a v ail a bl e

fr o m 8 A u g ust 2 0 2 1 at M y er, D a vi d

J o n es a n d s el e ct e d p h ar m a ci es

n ati o n wi d e. R R P $ 1 1 5.

w w w . c o s b e a u t y . c o m . a u 1 3

@ c os b e a ut y

A U S SI E N A T U R A L H O M E

B R A N D L A U N C H E S

I n a w orl d w h er e w e ar e

b e c o mi n g m or e a w ar e of t h e

c h e mi c als a n d t o xi ns t h at

s urr o u n d us, m a n y s c e nt e d

pr o d u cts c urr e ntl y a v ail a bl e

c o nt ai n s y nt h eti c all y d eri v e d a n d

q u esti o n a bl e i n gr e di e nts t h at

m a y b e h ar mf ul t o us. A N CI E N

ar e pr o u d t o pr o vi d e a s ol uti o n

f or t his – a p ur e, cl e a n n at ur al

l u x ur y h o m e br a n d t h at f o c us es

o n b e a utif ul s c e nts f or t h e h o m e

wit h o ut t h e t o xi ns.

T h e u ni q u e s c e nts ar e

i n di vi d u all y d esi g n e d wit h a cti v e

b ot a ni c al bl e n ds t o b o ost a n d

e n h a n c e m o o ds a n d s at ur at e

s p a c es wit h a b e a utif ul fr a gr a n c e

a n d a m bi e n c e.

T h e n e w r a n g e, w hi c h is

pr o u dl y A ustr ali a n m a d e i n

S y d n e y, i n cl u d es a s el e cti o n of

r o o m s pr a ys, pill o w s pr a ys a n d

c a n dl es m a d e wit h u ni q u e

bl e n ds of p ur e ess e nti al oils.

T h e c a n dl es ar e m a d e of n at ur al

b e es w a x a n d n o n- G M O s o y w a x,

l e a d-fr e e wi c ks a n d ess e nti al

oils t h at ar e fr e e fr o m p ar af ff n

w a x, p al m w a x, l e a d, c h e mi c al

fr a gr a n c es a n d d y es.

A v ail a bl e o nli n e at

w w w. a n ci e n. c o m. a u

G E T A G L O W U P WI T H T H E

L A T E S T I N N O V A TI O N F R O M

P E T E R T H O M A S R O T H

I ntr o d u ci n g W at er Dr e n c h

H y al ur o ni c Gl o w S er u m, t h e l at est

W at er Dr e n c h i n n o v ati o n fr o m P et er

T h o m as R ot h. P a c k e d wit h a 7 5 %

H y al ur o ni c A ci d C o m pl e x a n d 3 %

H y dr a F e n c e, a n e w br e a kt hr o u g h

i n gr e di e nt, t his gl o w s er u m l e a v es

s ki n m oist uris e d a n d pl u m p-l o o ki n g

wit h a b e a utif ul d e w y gl o w.

I n a 2 8- d a y st u d y o n 4 1 s u bj e cts

a p pl yi n g a 3 % H y dr a F e n c e

f or m ul ati o n t wi c e d ail y, a v er a g e s ki n

h y dr ati o n l e v els a cr oss all s u bj e cts

r e m ai n e d e n h a n c e d f or 5 d a ys ( 1 2 0

h o urs) aft er l ast a p pli c ati o n.

M E DI K 8’ S N E W P L A TI N U M F A CI A L

T his, d e ar b e a uti es, is t h e ‘ R olls R o y c e

of F a ci als’. M e di k 8’s si g n at ur e Pl ati n u m

F a ci al, p erf or m e d i n- cli ni c, is a hi g h-

p erf or m a n c e, r es ults- dri v e n e x p eri e n c e

t h at d eli v ers i m m e di at e visi bl e r es ults

f or a n y o n e c o n c er n e d wit h si g ns of

pr e m at ur e a g ei n g. F e at uri n g t h eir n e w

S ci e nti ff c M us hr o o m T h er m al E xf oli at or

a n d e x cl usi v el y usi n g t h eir A g e D ef yi n g

Pl ati n u m M as k, t his f a ci al w or ks t o h el p

visi bl y lift, r ej u v e n at e a n d fir m t h e s ki n

f or a m or e y o ut hf ul-l o o ki n g a p p e ar a n c e.

It’s w ell w ort h it t o m a k e t his a s ki n c ar e

pri orit y o n c e l o c k d o w n is o v er!

1 4

@ c os b e a ut y

N E W A G E- E V O L VI N G S KI N C A R E

HI T S T H E M A R K E T

C h a n g e S ki n c ar e, t h e br ai n w a v e of

A ustr ali a n s ki n c ar e pi o n e er Tris h

Wi n c h est er, is a br e at h of fr es h

air i n a n oft e n c o n v ol ut e d a ntia

g ei n g s ki n c ar e m ar k et. It’s a n e w

c os m e c e uti c al s ki n c ar e r a n g e t h at

s u p p orts y o ur s ki n t hr o u g h e v er y

s e as o n of lif e b y w or ki n g wit h y o ur

a g e a n d n ot a g ai nst it, assisti n g i n

cr e ati n g t h e b est p ossi bl e s ki n y o u

c a n h a v e at a n y a g e.

C h a n g e S ki n c ar e is a pr o gr essi v e

li n e of pr o d u cts t h at is c o n diti o n-

s p e ci fi c r at h er t h a n a g e-s p e ci fi c.

C h o os e fr o m a m e n u of pr o d u cts t o

m at c h y o ur s ki n pri orit y, w h et h er it’s

a d et o xi n g cl e a ns er, a r e h y dr ati n g

m oist uris er, a s ki n- pl u m pi n g s er u m,

or a p ur g e a n d pl u m p e xf oli at or.

T h e hi g h- gr a d e i n gr e di e nts i n cl u d e

A ustr ali a n c a vi ar li m e, M a n u k a

h o n e y, or g a ni c j oj o b a oil a n d S n a p

8, a n a mi n o- p e pti d e, w hi c h h el ps

pr o m ot e s m o ot h er s ki n.

Visit w w w. c h a n g es ki n c ar e. c o m f or

m or e i nf or m ati o n a n d t o p ur c h as e.

S KI N C E U TI C A L S A N N O U N C E S

N E W P R O D U C T T H A T T A R G E T S

SI G N S O F N E C K A G EI N G

S ki n C e uti c als Tri p e pti d e- R N e c k

R e p air is a w el c o m e a d diti o n t o

t h e b ur g e o ni n g n e c k c orr e cti o n

s ki n c ar e c at e g or y. T his d ail y- us e

c orr e cti v e tr e at m e nt is s ci e nti ff c all y

d e m o nstr at e d t o s m o ot h t h e

a p p e ar a n c e of h oriz o nt al n e c k li n es,

fir m n e c k s ki n, a n d visi bl y r e d u c e

n e c k s ki n cr e pi n ess.

N e c k s ki n a g es diff er e ntl y t h a n

f a ci al s ki n; it is t hi n n er a n d m or e

fr a gil e, si mil ar t o t h e s ki n ar o u n d

t h e e y es, m a ki n g it a dif ff c ult ar e a

t o tr e at a n d m or e pr o n e t o e arli er

si g ns of a g ei n g.

S ki n C e uti c als h as d esi g n e d a n

i d e al f or m ul a f or t h e d eli c at e n e c k

ar e a wit h r eti n ol at a n e c k-s p e ci ff c

c o n c e ntr ati o n a p pr o pri at e f or

d ail y us e.

Tri p e pti d e- R N e c k R e p air is

s p e ci fi c all y f or m ul at e d wit h a n

o pti m al d os e of 0. 2 % p ur e, sl o w-

r el e as e r eti n ol, tri p e pti d es, a n d

gl a u ci n e t o t ar g et e arl y t o a d v a n c e d

si g ns of visi bl e n e c k a g ei n g. T h es e

t hr e e k e y i n gr e di e nts ar e c o m bi n e d

wit hi n a h y dr ati n g d eli v er y s yst e m.

T his u ni q u e n e c k f or m ul a is

t ol er a bl e f or d ail y us e a n d d eli v ers

r es ults o n m ulti pl e si g ns of a g ei n g,

wit h visi bl e r es ults i n as e arl y as

f o ur w e e ks.

S ki n C e uti c als Tri p e pti d e- R N e c k

R e p air is a v ail a bl e o nli n e at A d or e

B e a ut y, as w ell as p art n er s ki n c ar e

pr of essi o n als n ati o n wi d e. R R P $ 2 2 5.


I n lif e, t h er e i s

n o s u c h t hi n g

a s i m p o s si bl e;

it’ s al w a y s

p o s si bl e.

Venus

Willia ms


E dit ori al cr e dit: N e al e C o usl a n d / S h utt erst oc k.c o m

E dit ori al cr e dit: Bri a n A. Wit ki n / S h utt erst oc k.c o m

C o ur a g e, s a cri fi c e,

d et er mi n ati o n,

c o m mit m e nt,

t o u g h n e s s, h e art,

t al e nt, g ut s.

T h at’ s w h at littl e

girl s ar e m a d e of;

t h e h e c k wit h

s u g ar a n d s pi c e.

Bethany

Ha milton


Dipa

cr e dit: K at h y H utc hi ns / S h utt erst oc k.c o m

If y o u w a nt

t o a c hi e v e

s o m et hi n g i n

lif e, y o u h a v e

t o t a k e ri s k s.

Karmakar


D o n’t l et

p e o pl e t ell y o u

t h at y o u c a n’t

d o s o m et hi n g.

Laurie

Hernandez

E dit ori al cr e dit: S alt y Vi e w / S h ut


R at h er t h a n

f o c u si n g o n t h e

o b st a cl e i n y o ur

p at h, f o c u s o n

t h e bri d g e o v er

t h e o b st a cl e.

Mary Lou

Retton


S K I N

H O W T O

C A R E F O R

Y O U R S KI N

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W H E N LI F E ( A H E M, C O VI D) W O N’ T L E T Y O U VI SI T Y O U R

S KI N T H E R A PI S T O R F A V O U RI T E P A M P E R P A R L O U R, Y O U

C A N DI Y A P R E T T Y E F F E C TI V E F A CI A L A T H O M E T H A T

W O N’ T B R E A K T H E B A N K. S LI P P E R S N O T I N C L U D E D.

W h et h er y o u’ v e b e e n e nj o yi n g s o m e

N et ffi x a n d c hill, h o m es c h o oli n g

s m all c hil dr e n or tr yi n g t o w or k as

n or m al fr o m y o ur di ni n g r o o m t a bl e

i n y o ur P Js, l o c k d o w ns (s h o ut o ut t o

M el b o ur n e a n d S y d n e y at t h e ti m e

of writi n g) c a n t a k e t h eir t oll o n o ur

w ell b ei n g a n d als o o ur a p p e ar a n c e.

‘ A l ot of us h a v e b e e n t ur ni n g

t o j u n k f o o d a n d h a v e n’t b e e n

e x er cisi n g as m u c h as w e n or m all y

w o ul d. As a r es ult, m a n y of us ar e

f e eli n g a n d l o o ki n g a bit bl a h,’ s a ys

Dr Vi n c e nt C a n dr a wi n at a, r es e ar c h

s ci e ntist a n d f o u n d er of R e n o v ati o

Bi o S ci e n c e, w hi c h d e v el o ps a n d

m a n uf a ct ur es A cti v at e d P h e n oli cs.

‘ A d diti o n all y, w h e n w e st a y at

h o m e wit h o ut n e e di n g t o s o ci alis e

wit h p e o pl e or g o t o w or k, w e

t e n d t o b e m or e r el a x e d wit h o ur

w as hi n g r o uti n e, i n cl u di n g o ur

h air a n d s ki n. T his c a n l e a d t o t h e

b uil d- u p of s e b u m a n d d e a d s ki n

c ells w hi c h o v er ti m e c a n c a us e

irrit ati o n or s ki n iss u es.’

T h a n kf ull y, wit h a sl e w of

eff e cti v e pr o d u cts a cr oss a

r a n g e of b u d g ets, w e d o n’t h a v e

t o l et o ur s ki n g o h a y wir e d uri n g

t his c oll e cti v e ti m e of a n xi et y.

H er e ar e s o m e of o ur g o-t o

pr o d u cts t h at h a v e h el p e d s a v e

o ur l o c k d o w n s ki n.


L O C K D O W N S KI N S A VI O U R S

S K I N

1. B o b bi Br o w n Vit a mi n E nri c h e d

F a c e B a s e , $ 8 8. A g e ni us m oist uris er

a n d pri m er i n o n e, t his is li k e a

m ulti vit a mi n f or t h e s ki n. T h e vit a mi n

bl e n d h el ps n o uris h, m oist uris e a n d

c us hi o n s ki n.

2. m e s o e st eti c h a d e n si m atri x ,

$ 1 5 9. T his is n’t y o ur r e g ul ar h y al ur o ni c

a ci d- b as e d s er u m; t his c o n c e ntr at e

pr o vi d es s ki n wit h h y al ur o ni c a ci d i n

diff er e nt m ol e c ul ar f or ms. T h e p urit y

of h y al ur o ni c a ci d i n m ulti pl e f or ms

pr o vi d es a r e v ol uti o n ar y m oist urisi n g

a n d a nti- a g ei n g tr e at m e nt t h at h el ps

pr o vi d e ffr m n ess a n d el asti cit y, as w ell

as h el pi n g t o mi ni mis e t h e a p p e ar a n c e

of wri n kl es.

3. M e di k 8 A d v a n c e d D a y Ulti m at e

Pr ot e ct , $ 1 2 7. T his is t h e n e w M e di k 8

s u ns cr e e n e v er y o n e’s t al ki n g a b o ut.

I n a d diti o n t o s u p er- c h ar g e d s u n

pr ot e cti o n, it i n cl u d es D N A r e p air

e nz y m es, bl u e li g ht s hi el d, p oll uti o n

d ef e n c e a n d a nti-i nfr ar e d t e c h n ol o g y,

all d eli v er e d i n a b e a utif ull y ri c h d ail y

m oist uris er t h at l e a v es t h e c o m pl e xi o n

wit h a n i n visi bl e fi nis h.

4. D er m al o gi c a B arri er R e p air ,

$ 7 4. A s a vi o ur f or str ess e d- o ut s ki n,

t his v el v et y m oist uris er h el ps f ortif y

s e nsitis e d s ki n a n d s hi el d it fr o m s ki n

str e ss tri g g ers w hil e h el pi n g t o r est or e

a h e alt h y b arri er f u n cti o n.

5. C A L E CI M Pr of e s si o n al

M ulti- A cti o n Cr e a m , $ 1 9 0.

P art of t h e gr o u n d br e a ki n g

C A L E CI M Pr of essi o n al r a n g e, t h e

w orl d’s o nl y s ki n c ar e p o w er e d b y

et hi c all y d eri v e d R e d D e er

U m bili c al C or d Li ni n g St e m C ells, t h e

M ulti- A cti o n Cr e a m r e vit alis es a g ei n g

s ki n wit h a lifti n g a n d ti g ht e ni n g eff e ct.

It als o h el ps i m pr o v e s ki n f ull n e ss a n d

s ki n l a xit y b y pr o vi di n g h y dr ati o n f or

ffr m er l o o ki n g s ki n.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

6. S ki n Virt u e F ut ur e A d v a n c e d

Vit alit y Cr e a m , $ 1 0 0. S ki n Virt u e, a n

a nti- a g ei n g a n d a nti- all er g e n s ki n c ar e

r a n g e, h as cr e at e d a p o w erf ul a ntia

g ei n g cr e a m t h at h el ps r e d u c e

t h e visi bl e si g ns of s ki n a g ei n g a n d

pr o m ot es el asti cit y. N e xt- g e n er ati o n

bi ot e c h n ol o gi c al a cti v e i n gr e di e nts

w or k t o si g ni ff c a ntl y m oist uris e s ki n

wit h a fir mi n g a n d pl u m pi n g eff e ct,

r e vit alisi n g tir e d-l o o ki n g a n d s a g gi n g

s ki n.

8.

7. Fi ni s hi n g T o u c h Fl a wl e s s Cl e a n s e ,

$ 6 9. 9 9. T his d ail y f a ci al cl e a nsi n g d e vi c e

is d esi g n e d t o h el p y o u cl e a ns e a w a y

m a k e u p a n d i m p uriti es a n d m ass a g e

y o ur s ki n. C h o os e fr o m f o ur m o d es:

g e ntl e cl e a ns e, d e e p cl e a ns e, g e ntl e

m ass a g e + cl e a ns e a n d d e e p m ass a g e

+ cl e a ns e.

8. Tril o g y R o s e hi p Tr a n sf or mi n g

Cl e a n si n g Oil , $ 2 8. 9 5. F or m ul at e d

wit h C erti ff e d Or g a ni c R os e hi p Oil,

s w e et al m o n d a n d p a p a y a oils, t his

sil k y e m ulsif yi n g cl e a ns er t h or o u g hl y

cl e a ns es wit h o ut stri p pi n g m oist ur e.

1 0.

9. M ur a d Cl arif yi n g Oil- Fr e e W at er

G el 5 0 ml, $ 7 5. I d e al t o h el p w ar d off t h e

dr e a d e d ‘ m as k n e’ eff e ct, t his w at er-li g ht

h y dr at or c o nt ai ns h y al ur o ni c a ci d f or

d e e p h y dr ati o n a n d s ali c yli c a ci d f or

e xf oli ati o n a n d b al a n ci n g.

9.

1 1.

1 0. M ur a d Bl e mi s h C o ntr ol Cl arif yi n g

Cr e a m Cl e a n s er 2 0 0 ml, $ 6 5. P o or

e ati n g h a bits, p o or s ki n c ar e h a bits

a n d str ess c a n e x a c er b at e a c n e a n d

bl e mis h es. T his ri c h, y et g e ntl e, cr e a m y

cl e a ns er h el ps tr e at a n d pr e v e nt

bl e mis h es as it c al ms a n d s o ot h es.

1 1. S k e y n d or E s s e nti al H y dr at a nt

Cr e a m wit h A mi n o A ci d s 5 0 ml, $ 4 4.

T his m oist uri n g cr e a m f or dr y a n d

n or m al s ki n t y p es h el ps pr es er v e t h e

h y dr o-li pi di c l a y er of t h e e pi d er mis a n d

r e g ul at e p H l e v els.


1 0.

1.

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3.

9.

4.

5.

6.

S K I N

7.

8.

1. L a G ai a U n e dit e d Mi c ell ar

Cl e a n si n g W at er 1 0 0 ml, $ 4 9. 5 0.

D esi g n e d t o c al m a n d assist y o ur

s ki n’s r e g e n er ati o n pr o c ess, t his

mi c ell ar t e c h n ol o g y c o nt ai ns a bl e n d

of a cti v ati n g e xtr a cts a n d p ot e nt

a cti v es t o h y dr at e a n d pr ot e ct

a g ai nst m oist ur e l oss wit h a n e as y

wi p e- a w a y a cti o n.

2. A n ci e n Tr u e Mir a cl e H a n d Cr e a m

– J as mi n e, $ 3 2. O ur h a n ds c a n

oft e n b e n e gl e ct e d, s o w e w er e

e a g er t o tr y t his a nti- a g ei n g a n d

n o uris hi n g b ot a ni c al h a n d cr e a m.

H a n ds ar e l eft sil k y s m o ot h wit h l o n g-

l asti n g h y dr ati o n.

3. Bi o s s a n c e S q u al a n e + B H A

P or e- Mi ni mi zi n g T o n er 1 2 0 ml,

$ 4 2. T h e s e cr et t o t his pr o d u ct’s

eff e cti v e n ess is will o w b ar k e xtr a ct, a

s o ur c e of n at ur al B H As t h at h el p c al m

i n ff a m m ati o n, diss ol v e d e a d s ki n a n d

s m o ot h s ki n t e xt ur e. T h e r es ult is

mi ni mis e d a p p e ar a n c e of p or es a n d

c al m er s ki n.

4. A v è n e Ci c alf at e + S c ar G el 3 0 ml

$ 1 9. 9 9. B est f or r e c e nt s c arri n g, t h e

u ni q u e g el f or m ul ati o n h el ps t o

i m pr o v e a n d s oft e n t h e a p p e ar a n c e

of s c ars.

5. A v è n e Ci c alf at e + R e st or ati v e

S ki n Cr e a m 4 0 ml $ 1 6. 9 9. Ultr a

g e ntl e a n d h e ali n g, t his h el ps

r est or e t h e s ki n’s c ut a n e o us b arri er

a n d its hi g h c o nt e nt i n A v è n e

T h er m al S pri n g W at er s o ot h es

irrit ati o ns.

6. Dr. L e Wi n n’s Li n e S m o ot hi n g

C o m pl e x – Tri pl e A cti o n D ef e n c e ,

$ 7 4. 9 5. Li n e S m o ot hi n g C o m pl e x

Tri pl e A cti o n D ef e n c e s er u m is

f or m ul at e d wit h t h e p o w er of

S n a p- 8, a s u p er- p ot e nt p e pti d e

pr o v e n t o h el p r e d u c e e x pr essi o n

li n es a n d wri n kl es, w hil e a u ni q u e

c o m bi n ati o n of a nti o xi d a nts

h el ps d ef e n d a g ai nst fr e e r a di c als

r es p o nsi bl e f or pr e m at ur e a g ei n g.

7. Dr. L e Wi n n’s R e v er s a d er m

C orr e cti v e S ki n P e el , $ 3 9. 9 5. W e

ar e l o vi n g t h e r es ults fr o m t his

o v er ni g ht s ki n p e el. It c o nt ai ns

1 5 % Al p h a H y dr o x y A ci d C o m pl e x

of Gl y c oli c, L a cti c a n d M a n d eli c

A ci ds f or a mi cr o- c ell ul ar e xf oli ati o n

t o r es urf a c e t h e u p p er s ki n l a y er,

r e m o v e d e a d s ki n c ells, u n cl o g

p or es a n d h el p t o di mi nis h t h e l o o k

of s ki n i m p erf e cti o ns.

8. Dr. L e Wi n n’s Ultr a R 4 C oll a g e n

S ur g e Pl u m pi n g G el , $ 7 4. 9 5.

T his, wit h its s u p er-s oft c oll a g e n

p e arls, is as eff e cti v e as it is pr ett y!

T h e c oll a g e n- pl u m pi n g p e arls

ar e a bs or b e d i nt o t h e s ki n u p o n

a p pli c ati o n a n d ar e c o m bi n e d wit h

h y al ur o ni c a ci d a n d N e o d er m yl,

w hi c h h as b e e n s h o w n t o i m pr o v e

t h e a p p e ar a n c e of li n es a n d wri n kl es

a n d i n cr e as e fir m n ess a n d el asti cit y.

9. A’ ki n Ultr a H y dr ati n g Cr e a m

M a s k , $ 2 9. 9 5. T h e p erf e ct l o c k d o w n

p art n er f or y o ur s ki n, A ustr ali a n

Tas m a n P e p p er b err y, Ri b err y a n d

M u ntri es h el p b o ost h y al ur o ni c a ci d

a n d ff g ht fr e e r a di c al d a m a g e w hil e

m oist urisi n g a n d c al mi n g dr y s ki n.

1 0. A’ ki n K a n g ar o o P a w Fl o w er

a n d H y al ur o ni c A ci d F a c e S h e et

M a s k , $ 7. 9 5. T his bi o- d e gr a d a bl e,

li g ht w ei g ht a n d s oft s h e et m as k

h ar n ess es t h e p o w er of A ustr ali a n

K a n g ar o o P a w Fl o w er E xtr a ct a n d

h y al ur o ni c a ci d t o c o m b at li n es a n d

wri n kl es a n d l e a v e s ki n l o o ki n g ffr m

a n d r ej u v e n at e d.

3 0 w w w . c o s b e a u t y . c o m . a u


5.

1.

4.

3.

S K I N

1. Dr R o e b u c k s Ni n g al o o Fir mi n g

S er u m , $ 9 8. C o p p er P e pti d e h el ps

b o ost t h e s ki n’s a bilit y t o pr o d u c e

c oll a g e n a n d el asti n, h el pi n g t o

r e d u c e t h e d e pt h of ff n e li n es a n d

wri n kl es, a n d h y al ur o ni c a ci d attr a cts

a n d r et ai ns m oist ur e d e e p i nt o t h e

s ki n t o pl u m p fr o m wit hi n.

2. A n d al o u N at ur al s R ej u v e n ati n g

E y e B al m , $ 3 9. 9 5. A pl a nt- b as e d

r eti n ol alt er n ati v e, t his g e ntl e e y e

cr e a m us es t h e r e c e nt br e a kt hr o u g h

i n gr e di e nt, B a k u c hi ol, w hi c h h el ps

t o i m pr o v e t h e l o o k of li n es a n d

wri n kl es wit h o ut a n y irrit ati o n.

2.

7.

6.

3. A n d al o u N at ur al s R ej u v e n ati n g

S er u m , $ 4 4. 9 5. T his B a k u c hi olb

as e d r eti n ol alt er n ati v e s er u m

is f or m ul at e d wit h a hi g hl y

c o n c e ntr at e d fr uit st e m c ell

c o m pl e x a n d s u p er a nti o xi d a nts

t o b o ost d er m al vit alit y a n d

r e d u c e t h e a p p e ar a n c e of fi n e

li n es a n d wri n kl es.

4. Ell a B a c h é R o s e H y dr ati o n Mi st ,

$ 3 9. Gi v e y o ur s ki n ( a n d mi n d) a n

i nst a nt r e b o ot wit h t his b e a utif ull y

fr a gr a n c e d h y dr ati o n mist. It

als o h el ps pr e v e nt a n d i m pr o v e

l o n g-t er m d e h y dr ati o n.

5. M or p h e 2 R e st art D et o x F a c e

M a s k , $ 2 0. T his is b e a ut y o n a

b u d g et wit h o ut c o m pr o misi n g

q u alit y. T h e h ol o gr a p hi c p e el- off

m as k (s o f u n!) is m a d e wit h a cti v at e d

c h ar c o al, Fr e n c h pi n k cl a y a n d will o w

b ar k e xtr a ct t o a bs or b i m p uriti es

a n d e x c ess oil.

8.

6. M or p h e 2 B u b bl y Fr e s h G el-

T o- F o a m Cl e a n s er , $ 2 3. M a d e

t o b al a n c e s ki n i n a d diti o n t o

cl e a nsi n g, t his f or m ul a l e a v es s ki n

f e eli n g s oft a n d fr es h. Bl u e- gr e e n

al g a e, or s pir uli n a, d et o xi ff es a n d

pr o vi d es n utri e nts, w hil e al o e v er a

w at er k e e ps s ki n s oft a n d c al m.

9.

7. P e p p y C o Cl e a n si n g E g g , $ 1 1 9.

F or y o ur cl e a n est cl e a ns e y et, tr y t his

sili c o n e f a c e e g g. It h as ultr a-s oft

a nti- b a ct eri al bristl es t h at d e e pl y

cl e a ns e y o ur s ki n wit h o ut c a usi n g

a n y irrit ati o n. T h e s o ni c vi br ati o n

p e n etr at es p or es t o e ns ur e t h at

9 9. 9 % of i m p uriti es ar e r e m o v e d.

8. Dr R o e b u c k s N o o s a N o uri s hi n g

Cr e a m Cl e a n s er , $ 4 2. O at L e af,

C al e n d ul a, Ar ni c a a n d Gr e e n T e a

f or m a p o w erf ul c o m b o t o cl e a ns e,

h y dr at e a n d s o ot h e s ki n w hil e

h el pi n g t o r e d u c e i n ff a m m ati o n a n d

a c c el er at e t h e h e ali n g pr o c ess.

9. P e p p y C o L E D Li g ht T h er a p y

M a s k , $ 1 7 9. C a n’t g et t o t h e s ki n

cli ni c ? Bri n g t h e s ki n cli ni c t o y o u

wit h P e p p y C o’s m e di c al- gr a d e L E D

M as k. It h ar n ess es t hr e e t h er a p e uti c

li g hts – bl u e t o b a nis h b a ct eri a, r e d

t o h el p p er e v e nt wri n kl es a n d y ell o w

t o d et o x t h e s ki n – f or a cl e ar er

c o m pl e xi o n i n j ust 1 0 mi n ut es a d a y.

1 2.

1 0. Zit Sti c k a G O O G E T T E R S p ot

Cl arif yi n g D ot s H y dr o c oll oi d

P at c h e s x 3 6, $ 2 9. Br e a ki n g o ut ?

Fi n all y, w e m a y h a v e t h e q ui c k-

fi x y o u’ v e b e e n pr a yi n g t o t h e

s ki n c ar e g o ds f or. G O O G E T T E R

is a m oist ur e- dr a wi n g h y dr o c oll oi d

p at c h t h at a bs or bs ff ui d, i m p uriti es

a n d g o o fr o m y o ur s urf a c e-l e v el zit

t o q ui c kl y s hri n k its a p p e ar a n c e.

1 0.

1 1.

1 1. Zit Sti c k a H Y P E R F A D E

Mi cr o d art Bl ur P at c h f or D ar k

S p ot s x 1 2, $ 4 9. Pi g m e nt ati o n

c a n b e a l o n g a n d u p hill b attl e t o

c o ntr ol. Tr y t his i n n o v ati v e s elfdiss

ol vi n g mi cr o d art p at c h t h at

li g ht e ns a n d bri g ht e ns p ost- pi m pl e

d ar k s p ots.

1 2. P a ul a’s C h oi c e 2 % B H A Li q ui d

E xf oli a nt , $ 3 8. C h a n n el y o ur i n n er

f a ci alist wit h t h e br a n d’s # 1 pr o d u ct

w orl d wi d e. T his g e ntl e l e a v e- o n

e xf oli a nt, bri g ht e ns a n d e v e ns o ut

s ki n t o n e.


2.

S K I N

1.

1. Bi or e Bri g ht e ni n g J ell y

Cl e a n s er , $ 1 0. 9 9. E m er g e o ut of

is ol ati o n wit h a fr es h a n d r a di a nt

gl o w, t h a n ks t o t his s ki n- bri g ht e ni n g

f or m ul a usi n g pr o v e n J a p a n es e

t e c h n ol o g y, Y uz u l e m o n e xtr a ct a n d

Gi ns e n g.

3.

4.

T H E B E A U T Y

F RI D G E W E

ALL N E E D

N e e d a pl a c e t o st or e y o ur s ki n c ar e

g o o di es ? T h e Fl a wl e s s B e a ut y Fri d g e ,

$ 1 5 0, fr o m Fi nis hi n g T o u c h is a c o m p a ct

c o oli n g s yst e m t h at p erf e ctl y h o us es

s er u ms, cr e a ms, m as ks a n d m or e. B y

k e e pi n g y o ur b el o v e d pr o d u cts at

o pti m u m t e m p er at ur es, y o u c a n als o

h el p e xt e n d t h eir s h elf lif e. W h at’s m or e,

t h e c o oli n g eff e ct o n t h e s ki n c a n h el p

c o m pl e m e nt t h e a cti v e i n gr e di e nts

i n y o ur pr o d u cts a n d e v e n d e cr e as e

i n ff a m m ati o n a n d p uf fi n ess!

2. Bi or e Bri g ht e ni n g E xf oli at or

S cr u b , $ 9. 9 9. G et bri g ht er s ki n i n

o n e w e e k usi n g t his bri g ht e ni n g

e xf oli at or t o r e ff n e a n d p olis h p or es

t o i m pr o v e t o n e a n d t e xt ur e.

3. N air S oft N at ur al L ar g e W a x

Stri p s f or f a c e a n d b o d y 4 0 p k,

$ 1 5. 9 5. W e h e ar y o u: y o u d o n’t w a nt

t o e m er g e o ut of l o c k d o w n l o o ki n g

li k e a y eti. Tr ust us w h e n w e s a y

t h es e w a x stri ps fr o m ol’ f ait hf ul N air

will b e y o ur b est fri e n ds.

4. M a v al a H y dr o- R e p airi n g F o ot

C ar e , $ 2 9. 9 5. E v e n if y o u c a n’t g et

i n f or y o ur r e g ul ar p e di, t h at’s n o

e x c us e f or c o urs e a n d c all o us f e et!

M a v al a’s ri c h f or m ul a i m m e di at el y

s o ot h es a n d m oist uris es y o ur s ki n

w hilst ef fi ci e ntl y ff g hti n g a g ai nst a n y

a b n or m al t hi c k n ess of t h e c or n e o us

l a y er of t h e f e et.



S K I N

N E W

A N D P R O V E N

T RE AT M E N T

for pig me nt atio n

C A L E CI M ® P R O F E S SI O N A L I N T R O D U C E S P R O F E S SI O N A L

PI G M E N T S O L U TI O N, T H E FI R S T O F I T S KI N D I N T H E

T R E A T M E N T O F S KI N DI S C O L O U R A TI O N.

F

rec kles, age s p ots, br o w n s p ots or

pig me nt ati o n: w hatever y o u call it,

irreg ular s ki n disc ol o ur ati o n is a

c o m m o n a n d ofte n distressi ng pr o ble m ca use d

by fact ors s uc h as s u n da mage, i nfla m mat or y

s ki n dis or ders a n d h or m o nal fl uct uati o ns.

A ustralia ns are e x p ose d t o s o me of t he

str o ngest U V levels i n t he w orl d – a n d we

s uffer a m o ng t he hig hest i nci de nces of s ki n

ca ncers gl o bally a n d, by ass ociati o n, ot her

c ollateral der mal da mage.

S ki n cells i n t he t o p layer of s ki n (e pi der mis)

pr o d uce a pig me nt calle d mela ni n t hat gives

s ki n its u ni q ue, nat ural c ol o ur. W he n e x p ose d

t o U V ra diati o n, m ore mela ni n is pr o d uce d,

ca usi ng t he s ki n t o dar ke n, ofte n i n irreg ular

patc hes or s p ots, i ncl u di ng frec kles.

I n its vari o us f or ms, hy per pig me nt ati o n

affects over 8 0 perce nt of w o me n over t he

age of 2 5. If y o u’re a s ufferer, y o u’ll k n o w

pig me nt ati o n is n ot ori o usly diffic ult t o treat.

FI N A L L Y, A N

A T- H O M E S O L U TI O N

T O PI G M E N T A TI O N

Years of researc h, n ovel i ngre die nts a n d

several ne w tec h n ol ogies c o m bi ne i n

C A L E CI M ® Pr ofessi o nal’s ne w Pr ofessi o nal

Pig me nt S ol uti o n, f or m ulate d t o hel p

treat t he t o ug hest s ki n disc ol o urati o n

pr o ble ms. T his c o m bi nati o n of tec h n ol ogies

offers t he p ote ntial t o pr ovi de a l o ng-ter m

s ol uti o n t o hel p i m pr ove t he a p peara nce

of hy per pig me nt ati o n, w hile pr o m oti ng

s ki n resilie nce t o hel p preve nt f ut ure s ki n

disc ol o urati o n.

Hy dr o q ui n o ne-free a n d n o n-irrit ati ng t o

t he s ki n, it w or ks effectively as a st a n dal o ne

pr o d uct f or daily use a n d als o i n c o nj u ncti o n

wit h cli nical s ki n pr oce d ures.

H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?

Pr ofessi o nal Pig me nt S ol uti o n is a l o ngter

m t o pical s ki ncare treat me nt f or m ulate d

s pecifically t o a d dress t he a p peara nce of s ki n

hy per pig me nt ati o n.

It pr o m otes s ki n resilie nce t o hel p s u p p ort

t he s ki n’s reacti o n t o i nfla m mati o n, t he key

ca use of s ki n disc ol o ur ati o n, t h us hel pi ng t o

mi ni mise t he a p peara nce of hy per pig me nt ati o n

i n t he f ut ure.

It ca n be use d by all s ki n ty pes, t olerates

l o ng-ter m usage, a n d s u p p orts cli nical

disc ol o urati o n pr oce d ures. It’s als o si m ple

t o use – a p ply A M a n d P M t o affecte d areas

bef ore a p plicati o n of m oist urisers. A p ply

s u nscree n li berally i n t he m or ni ng a n d

re-a p ply reg ularly w he n i n direct c o nt act t o

s u nlig ht or water.

I N I T S

V A RI O U S F O R M S,

H Y P E R PI G M E N T A TI O N

A F F E C T S O V E R

8 0 P E R C E N T O F

W O M E N O V E R T H E

A G E O F 2 5.


T he C A L E CI M ®

Professio n al r a nge

S K I N

C A L E CI M ® P R O F E S SI O N A L S E R U M ( 6 X 5 M L)

Pr ofessi o nal Ser u m c o nt ai ns a hig h c o nce ntrati o n of C or d Li ni ng

C o n diti o ne d Me dia ( C L C M) t hat hel ps s ki n t o re ne w a n d re pair

w he n use d daily. It’s use d at h o me a n d i n-cli nic after c os metic

pr oce d ures t o hel p b o ost t he s ki n’s rege nerative res p o nse a n d re d uce

re d ness, s welli ng a n d disc o mf ort i m me diately p ost- pr oce d ure, as well

as e n ha nce res ults.

C A L E CI M ® P R O F E S SI O N A L

R E S T O R A TI V E H Y D R A TI O N C R E A M

Nat urally derive d Hyal ur o nic Aci d ( H A) fr o m c or d li ni ng e xtract

re places m oist ure i nst a ntly wit hi n t he dee per layers of t he s ki n

w hile C or d Li ni ng C o n diti o ne d Me dia hel ps b o ost H A pr o d ucti o n,

pr ovi di ng hy drati o n at ever y level. Rest orative Hy drati o n Crea m hel ps

treat dr y s ki n, t argeti ng sig ns of pre mat ure agei ng. It re ple nis hes a n d

hel ps ret ai n o pti mal hy drati o n t o ai d i n t he s ki n’s nat ural re ne wal

a n d re pair pr ocess.


M U L TI- A C TI O N C R E A M

Revit alises agei ng s ki n wit h a lifti ng a n d tig hte ni ng effect. M ulti-

Acti o n Crea m hel ps i m pr ove s ki n f ull ness a n d s ki n la xity by pr ovi di ng

hy drati o n f or fir mer l o o ki ng s ki n. It hel ps i m pr ove facial defi niti o n

a n d a p peara nce of li nes a n d wri n kles. It als o hel ps e n ha nce a n d

pr ol o ng t he aest hetic res ults of i n-cli nic pr oce d ures.


R E C O V E R Y NI G H T C O M P L E X

F or use 2- 3 ti mes a wee k at nig ht or w he never s ki n is feeli ng dr y or

se nsitise d, t his a dva nce d c o m ple x hel ps relieve a n d rest ore s ki n i n

distress fr o m i n-cli nic pr oce d ures, e xtre me c o n diti o ns a n d severe

dr y ness. It als o pr ovi des c o ol, c o mf orti ng relief i n a gel a p plicati o n

t hat gli des o nt o t he s ki n, c oati ng it wit h a t hi n layer of s ki n-

rest ori ng ste m cell pr otei ns a n d pr ovi di ng it wit h n o n-st o p hy drati o n

t hr o ug h o ut t he nig ht.


P R O F E S SI O N A L PI G M E N T S O L U TI O N

T he first of its ki n d i n t he treat me nt of s ki n disc ol o ur ati o n,

Pr ofessi o nal Pig me nt S ol uti o n c o nt ai ns n ovel as well as

pr ove n tec h n ol ogies t argete d t o i m pr ove t he a p peara nce of

hy per pig me nt ati o n, w hile pr o m oti ng s ki n resilie nce t o hel p preve nt

f ut ure s ki n disc ol o urati o n.

A N A N TI- A G EI N G B R E A K T H R O U G H

I N S T E M C E L L S KI N C A R E

C A L E CI M ® Pr of e s si o n al i s t h e w orl d’s

o nl y s ki n c ar e r a n g e t h at h a s g o n e

b e y o n d pl a nt st e m c ell s t o h ar n e s s

c or d li ni n g st e m c ell t e c h n ol o g y.

C A L E CI M ® Pr of e s si o n al i s c h a n gi n g

t h e pl a yi n g ff el d f or a nti- a g ei n g

s ki n c ar e, a n d n o w s ki n di s c ol o ur ati o n

wit h t h e gr o u n d br e a ki n g Pr of e s si o n al

Pi g m e nt S ol uti o n, wit h it s p at e nt e d

c o m pl e x of c or d li ni n g st e m

c ell s. D e v el o p e d b y C ell R e s e ar c h

C or p or ati o n, a Si n g a p or e a n bi ot e c h

c o m p a n y s p e ci ali si n g i n st e m c ell

r e s e ar c h, it i s t h e o nl y s ki n c ar e r a n g e

i n t h e w orl d t o h ar n e s s c or d li ni n g

st e m c ell t e c h n ol o g y d eri v e d fr o m

r e d d e er u m bili c al c or d.

T h e gr o u n d br e a ki n g t e c h n ol o g y

u s e d b y C A L E CI M ® Pr of e s si o n al

i s c all e d C or d Li ni n g C o n diti o n e d

M e di a ( C L C M). It i s m a d e u si n g a mi x

of t w o t y p e s of p o w erf ul st e m c ell s

– m e s e n c h y m al a n d e pit h eli al – t h at

ar e et hi c all y a n d h ar ml e s sl y e xtr a ct e d

fr o m t h e o ut er li ni n g of t h e u m bili c al

c or d of r e d d e er.

T h e r e s ult i s C A L E CI M ®

Pr of e s si o n al’s p at e nt e d mi x of

st e m c ell pr ot ei n s, gr o wt h f a ct or s

a n d c yt o ki n e s. W h e n a p pli e d, it

h el p s pr o m ot e r e p air, r e n e w al a n d

r e g n e n er ati o n of t h e s ki n t o vi si bl y

i m pr o v e t h e a p p e ar a n c e of li n e s a n d

e n h a n c e s ki n f ull n e s s.

I n hi g h c o n c e ntr ati o n s, C A L E CI M ®

Pr of e s si o n al pr o d u ct s h a v e b e e n

s h o w n t o d eli v er si g ni fi c a nt, f a sta

cti n g b e n e fft s f or t h e s ki n, b ot h

f or i n- cli ni c tr e at m e nt s a n d ath

o m e s ki n c ar e.

I n s plit-f a c e cli ni c al st u di e s, it w a s

s h o w n t h at i n a s littl e a s t w o w e e k s

of u s e, p ati e nt s c a n st art s e ei n g a n

i m pr o v e m e nt t o t h eir s ki n. *

T h e gr o wt h f a ct or s f o u n d i n

C A L E CI M ® Pr of e s si o n al si g n al s ki n

r e st or ati o n i n a w a y h u m a n s ki n

c ell s c a n u n d er st a n d, a n d i n a w a y

pl a nt- d eri v e d

i n gr e di e nt s

c a n n ot. T hi s

di s c o v er y i s

p at e nt pr ot e ct e d

i n 4 2 t errit ori e s

w orl d wi d e.

Pr of e s s or Mit c h el

P G ol d m a n, d o u bl e-

b o ar d c erti ff e d c o s m eti c

d er m at ol o gi st a n d k n o w n a s t h e

Gr a n df at h er of Gr o wt h F a ct or s,

i s C h air m a n of t h e C A L E CI M ®

Pr of e s si o n al M e di c al A d vi s or y B o ar d.

‘ T hi s i s t h e fir st ti m e t h at u m bili c al

c or d li ni n g st e m c ell s – or st e m c ell s

i n g e n er al - – ar e b ei n g tr ul y utili s e d

i n a t o pi c al s ki n c ar e t o pr o m ot e s ki n

h e alt h,’ h e s a y s.

T h e pr ot ei n s fr o m t h e u m bili c al

st e m c ell s d o n’t j u st aff e ct t h e

e pi d er mi s b ut al s o t h e d er mi s, gi vi n g

t h e fi br o bl a st s n utri e nt s t o h el p

wit h el a sti n a n d h y al ur o ni c a ci d, a s

w ell a s off eri n g a nti-i n fi a m m at or y

pr ot ei n s. T hi s i s w h at gi v e s a lifti n g

a n d pl u m pi n g eff e ct of t h e s ki n a n d

h el p s e n c o ur a g e s ki n m o bilit y a n d

ef fi ci e nt e pit h eli s ati o n, p arti c ul arl y

aft er t h e s ki n h a s b e e n c o m pr o mi s e d

s u c h a s aft er l a s er or mi cr o n e e dli n g

tr e at m e nt.

T h e c o m pr e h e n si v e s ki n c ar e

r a n g e h a s fi v e hi g h- p erf or m a n c e

pr o d u ct s a n d, i n a d diti o n t o p o stpr

o c e d ur e r e c o v er y, i s d e si g n e d t o

b e u s e d a s a n e v er y d a y s ki n c ar e

s y st e m t o pr o m ot e o pti m u m

e pi d er m al c ell t ur n o v er a n d e n h a n c e

s ki n r e p air fr o m e n vir o n m e nt al

d a m a g e a n d t h e n at ur al a g ei n g

pr o c e s s, i m pr o vi n g t h e l o o k of

li n e s a n d wri n kl e s a n d e n h a n ci n g

s ki n f ull n e s s.

T h e p at e nt e d mi x of pr ot ei n s,

gr o wt h f a ct or s a n d c yt o ki n e s

ar e f o u n d i n all C A L E CI M ®

Pr of e s si o n al pr o d u ct s. C B M

W H E R E

T O G E T I T

C A L E CI M ® Pr of essi o n al is a v ail a bl e

i n s el e ct cli ni cs a n d is distri b ut e d

i n A ustr ali a b y A d v a n c e d

C os m e c e uti c als. T o fi n d a st o c kist

c all 1 8 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 or visit

w w w. c al e ci m pr of essi o n al. c o m. a u

* M ar w a n Al h a d d a d M D, Mo nic a Boe n M D,

Do ugl as C. Wu M D P h D, a n d Mitc hel P.

Gol d m a n M D, Re d Deer U mbilic al Cord Li ni ng

Mese nc hy m al Ste m Cell Extr act Cre a m for

Rej uve n atio n of t he F ace, Jo ur n al of Dr ugs i n

Der m atology, A pril 2 0 1 9, Vol 1 8.


B E A U T Y

B A S E S

L OA D E D

F O U N D A TI O N S H A V E F O U N D A N E W LI F E A S

F O R M U L A TI O N S T H A T C O N T AI N C LI NI C A L

S KI N C A R E I N G R E DI E N T S. M E E T T O D A Y’ S

F O U N D A TI O N H E R O E S T H A T C O N V E R G E

C O V E R A G E WI T H S KI N C A R E.

T

h e s e d a y s w e e x p e ct o ur b e a ut y wit h a si d e s er v e of b e n e fft s –

m a k e u p t h at’s a ct u all y g o o d f or o ur s ki n – a n d f o u n d ati o n s h a v e w ell

a n d tr ul y st e p p e d u p t o t h e pl at e.

M a n y of t o d a y’s f o u n d ati o n f or m ul a s f u s e s ki n t e c h n ol o g y wit h

c ol o ur c orr e cti o n a n d fi a wl e s s c o v er a g e. S o m e f o u n d ati o n s pr o m ot e

c oll a g e n pr o d u cti o n a n d str e n gt h e n el a sti cit y of t h e s ki n t o h el p ff g ht

si g n s of a g ei n g, u s u all y wit h a cti v e i n gr e di e nt s s u c h a s h y al ur o ni c

a ci d, p e pti d e s a n d Vit a mi n C. Ot h er s ar e e nri c h e d wit h vit a mi n s a n d

a nti o xi d a nt s t o h el p e v e n o ut s ki n t o n e, a d d h y dr ati o n a n d r a di a n c e

a n d b o o st t h e l o o k a n d f u n cti o n of t h e s ki n. M or e still ar e s p e ci ff c all y

f or m ul at e d t o a ct a s a s e c o n d s ki n f or c o m pr o mi s e d or s e n siti v e s ki n.

C o s m eti c s m a n uf a ct ur er s h a v e l o n g i n cl u d e d s u n pr ot e cti o n t o

t h eir pr o d u ct li n e s. Wit h m oi st uri s er s a n d f o u n d ati o n s n o w i n cl u di n g

a n S P F of 1 5, 3 0 a n d e v e n 5 0, w e’r e pr o vi d e d wit h e xtr a pr ot e cti o n

fr o m t h e s u n w hil e w e p erf e ct o ur c a n v a s. ( Of c o ur s e, w e s h o ul d still

a p pl y a tr a diti o n al s u n s cr e e n pr o d u ct f or m a xi m u m pr ot e cti o n.)

O n c e c o n si d er e d a si m pl e t o ol f or c o v eri n g u p u n w a nt e d

bl e mi s h e s a n d u n e v e n s ki n t o n e, t h e h u m bl e f o u n d ati o n i s n o w

a n yt hi n g b ut b a si c. H er e ar e o ur f a v o urit e f o u n d ati o n s wit h b e n e fit s.


D O U BL E- D U T Y

F O U N D ATI O N TIP S

F or a n ultr a- n at ur al d a yti m e l o o k, mi x

y o ur f o u n d ati o n wit h y o ur f a v o urit e

d a y m oist uris er. A n d t o r a m p u p y o ur

l u mi n es c e nt gl o w f or a ni g ht o ut,

tr y mi xi n g y o ur f o u n d ati o n wit h a

hi g hli g hti n g pri m er.

B o b bi Br o w n I nt e nsi v e S ki n S er u m

F o u n d ati o n S P F 2 5, $ 1 0 3. Wit h its A cti v e

S ki n E n er gizi n g C o m pl e x, as w ell as

Ar gir eli n e P e pti d e a n d h y al ur o ni c a ci d,

t his f or m ul a i nst a ntl y bri g ht e ns a n d

c o v ers i m p erf e cti o ns w hil e r e c h ar gi n g

t h e s ki n’s a p p e ar a n c e a n d ff g hti n g t h e

visi bl e si g ns of a g ei n g.

Si sl e y P h yt o- T ei nt Ultr a E cl at i n

I v or y, $ 1 1 5. T his li g ht- diff usi n g fi ui d

f o u n d ati o n i n cl u d es a mi n er al c o m pl e x

t o e n h a n c e t h e c o m pl e xi o n’s n at ur al

r a di a n c e, B u c k w h e at s e e d e xtr a ct w hi c h

a cts as a n a nti- p oll uti o n s hi el d, a n d

e xtr a cts of M all o w a n d G ar d e ni a ff o w er

t o pr o vi d e h y dr ati o n a n d c o mf ort f or

fr es h-f e eli n g s ki n.

C h arl ott e Til b ur y Air br us h Fl a wl ess

F o u n d ati o n, $ 6 5. T his c ult f a v o urit e

b ottl es t h e s m o ot hi n g, p or e- bl urri n g

air br us h eff e cts wit h t h e a nti- a g ei n g

s ki n c ar e b e n e ffts of a s er u m.

J a n e Ir e d al e Li q ui d Mi n er als A

F o u n d ati o n, $ 9 5. T h e gr a n d d a m e of

s ki n c ar e m a k e u p, t his is ess e nti all y

a s er u m wit h pi g m e nt t h at pr o vi d es

s h e er t o m e di u m c o v er a g e, pr o vi di n g

h y dr ati o n, s m o ot hi n g t h e a p p e ar a n c e

of fi n e li n es a n d wri n kl es a n d mi ni misi n g

t h e l o o k of p or es.

Y o u n g bl o o d L o os e N at ur al Mi n er al

F o u n d ati o n, $ 8 4. 9 5. T his f a n f a v o urit e

mi n er al f o u n d ati o n l o o ks aft er s e nsiti v e

s ki n w hil e pr o vi di n g br o a d s p e ctr u m

s u n pr ot e cti o n.


B E A U T Y

Cli ni q u e E v e n B ett er Cli ni c al S er u m

F o u n d ati o n S P F 2 0, $ 6 5. B uilt wit h t hr e e

s er u m t e c h n ol o gi es, t his s ati n m att e

oil-fr e e f or m ul a is p a c k e d wit h a cti v e s:

Cli ni q u e’s e x cl usi v e d ar k s p ot- ff g hti n g

m ol e c ul e U P 3 0 2, Vit a mi n C, s ali c yli c

a ci d a n d h y al ur o ni c a ci d.

S k e y n d or Vit a mi n C Bri g ht e ni n g M att e

F o u n d ati o n, $ 8 3. Vit a mi n C, al g a e

e xtr a ct a n d a m oist urisi n g c o m pl e x

gi v e gr e at er l u mi n osit y t o t h e s ki n w hil e

i m pr o vi n g fir m n ess. T h e ff ui d m e di u m

t o hi g h c o v er a g e w or ks es p e ci all y w ell

t o c o v er i m p erf e cti o ns a n d u nif y t h e

t o n e f or m at ur e s ki n.

L y c o g el Br e at h a bl e C a m o u ff a g e S P F 3 0,

$ 1 0 8. T his b uil d a bl e m att e f o u n d ati o n

w or ks h ar d t o d eli v er o x y g e n, m oist ur e

a n d n utri e nts t o t h e s ki n, m a ki n g it

gr e at t o us e p ost-tr e at m e nt or f or u b er

s e nstiti v e s ki n t y p es.

M or p h e Filt er Eff e ct S oft F o c us

F o u n d ati o n i n S h a d e 1 6, $ 3 0. A n oilfr

e e, s ki n c ar e-i nf us e d f o u n d ati o n t h at

d eli v ers a n at ur al y et m e di u m c o v er a g e

f or a fi a wl ess, filt er- eff e ct fi nis h.

N a p ol e o n P er di s A d v a n c e d Mi n er al

M a k e u p, $ 6 9. A s u p er b mi n er al

f o u n d ati o n, it’s i nf us e d wit h Vit a mi ns

A, C a n d E a n d li g ht- diff us ers t o bl ur

i m p erf e cti o ns, n o uris h a n d pr ot e ct.

Ell a B a c h é S u p er fi ui d Gr e at S P F 5 0 +

S ki n Ti nt, $ 5 5. A v ail a bl e i n f o ur c ol o urs,

t his s ki n ti nt c o m bi n es m a xi m u m s u n

pr ot e cti o n wit h a n ultr a li g ht w ei g ht,

gl o w y s h e er c o v er a g e.

I n vi si bl e Zi n c Ti nt e d D a y w e ar, $ 3 2. W e

all k n o w t h e m ost i m p ort a nt s ki n c ar e

pr o d u ct is s u ns cr e e n s o t his is d e fi nit el y

a tri pl e- d ut y wi n n er t h at c o m bi n es

S P F 3 0 s u ns cr e e n pl us m oist uris er pl us

s h e er f o u n d ati o n.


m e s o e st eti c’ s

m e s o e st eti c’ s

n e w g a m e- c h a n gi n g

a nti- a g ei n g s ki n c a r e

S K I N

I N T R O D U CI N G ‘ A G E E L E M E N T’,

T H E P R O F E S SI O N A L A N TI- A G EI N G

S Y S T E M I N S PI R E D B Y T H E

M O S T A D V A N C E D A E S T H E TI C

T E C H N O L O G Y.

G

e netics a n d lifestyle b ot h

deter mi ne t he nee ds

of eac h s ki n. T he ne w

age ele me nt s ki ncare syste m by

mes oestetic, o ne of t he w orl d’s

lea di ng p har ma c o m pa nies,

c o m bi nes c ust o misati o n a n d t he

m ost rece nt scie ntific a dva nces

i n ge netic pre dis p ositi o n. T he

res ult is a u ni q ue a nti-agei ng

treat me nt f or m ulate d wit h

e pige netic active i ngre die nts

e ns uri ng ma xi m u m efficacy.

T he age ele me nt ra nge is a n

i ntegral s ol uti o n e nc o m passi ng five

esse ntial st ages of a n a nti-agei ng

treat me nt, fr o m diag n osis

t o b o osti ng res ults. All t hese

st ages act sy nergistically f or

t he p ur p ose of ac hievi ng

ma xi m u m treat me nt efficacy a n d

n oticea ble res ults.

age ele me nt all o ws y o ur

s ki ncare pr ofessi o nal t o desig n

a 1 0 0 % c ust o mise d pr ot oc ol

usi ng a pr o priet ar y diag n ostic

t o ol w hic h a da pts t he pr ot oc ol

u ni q uely t o y o u. It is t he first

treat me nt wit h a n a p plicati o n

desig ne d e xcl usively by mes oestetic

t hat a nalyses t he varia bles i nv olve d

i n t he s ki n agei ng pr ocess a n d

defi nes t he m ost a p pr o priate

treat me nt f or eac h patie nt. T he

treat me nt c o nt ai ns f o ur u ni q ue

b o osters, desig ne d t o be use d i n

c o m bi nati o n wit h eac h ot her,

base d o n y o ur i n divi d ual nee ds.

Q & A

WI T H

Eli s e n d a V all s

B R A N D M A N A G E R O F

M E S O E S T E TI C P H A R M A G R O U P

W H A T W A S T H E I M P E T U S

F O R C R E A TI N G T H E N E W

A G E E L E M E N T R A N G E

A N D W H A T M A K E S I T

U NI Q U E ?

At mes oestetic we a dv ocate precisi o n

a n d effective ness i n all o ur treat me nts,

w hic h is t he reas o n we have la u nc he d

age ele me nt, a n i n n ovative 1 0 0 %

c ust o mise d treat me nt, ma ki ng it

s uit a ble f or all ages a n d s ki n ty pes. It’s

u ni q ue beca use of t he pate nte d [ mes o]

e pige n syste m , t he s mart reactivat or

of y o ut h mec ha nis ms, a n d t he age

ele me nt diag n osis syste m , w hic h

is a n e xcl usive diag n ostic platf or m

devel o pe d by mes oestetic t o hel p

defi ne t he c ust o mise d pr ofessi o nal

treat me nt f or eac h clie nt. T he

c ust o misati o n is s o releva nt beca use it

pr ovi des ma xi m u m res ults, i ncreases

treat me nt a d here nce a n d all o ws

t he o p p ort u nity t o b uil d u ni q ue

e x perie nces i n eac h sessi o n f or b ot h

practiti o ner a n d patie nt.

W H A T I S E PI G E N E TI C S

A N D H O W H A S

M E S O E S T E TI C

I N T E G R A T E D T HI S I N T O

A G E E L E M E N T ?

E pige netics is t he scie nce t hat reg ulates

o ur ge nes t hr o ug h c he mical pr ocesses

a n d m o dificati o ns. A large part

of t he agei ng pr ocess is ca use d by

e xter nal fact ors; e nvir o n me nt, lifestyle

a n d stress, w hic h deter mi nes t he

activati o n of e pige netic fact ors. T hese

c he mical m o dificati o ns act as a s witc h,

t ur ni ng o ur ge nes o n or off, a n d are

res p o nsi ble f or t he c o n diti o n a n d

a p peara nce of o ur s ki n. I de ntifyi ng t he

active i ngre die nts t hat act as e xter nal

sti m uli t o reg ulate t he e pige netic

mec ha nis ms of t he s ki n is key t o hel p

rec over its rege nerative activity.

age ele me nt is f or m ulate d wit h

a u ni q ue c o m ple x a n d pate nte d

e pige netic acti o n, hel pi ng t o pr o m ote

a pl u m per-l o o ki ng c o m ple xi o n a n d

hel pi ng t o c orrect t he visi ble effects

of agei ng.


C A N Y O U D E S C RI B E

T H E M AI N A C TI V E

I N G R E DI E N T S O F T H E

R A N G E ?

S K I N

T he [ mes o]e pige n syste m is a n

i n n ovative a n d tra nsversal c o m ple x

f or m ulate d by t hree e pige netic active

i ngre die nts, i ncl u de d i n all age

ele me nt pr o d ucts.

age ele me nt c o nt ai ns s hi ki mic

aci d, w hic h hel ps preser ve

y o ut hf ul-l o o ki ng s ki n; masli nic

aci d, w hic h hel ps t o i ncrease

t he pr o d ucti o n of hyal ur o nic

aci d, elasti n a n d pr ote oglyca ns,

e n ha nci ng s ki n hy drati o n, fir m ness

a n d re de nsificati o n; a n d fi nally,

is o q uerceti n, w hic h pr ovi des a

p ote nt a nti oxi da nt acti o n, hel pi ng t o

pr otect t he s ki n fr o m free ra dicals f or

a ra dia nt gl o w.

T he e pige netic efficacy of t he

treat me nt is s u p p orte d by scie ntific

st u dies u n der pr ocess of p u blicati o n,

as a res ult of o ur c olla b or ati o n wit h

differe nt refere nce researc h gr o u ps

s pecialisi ng i n e pige netics a n d its

me dical a p plicati o ns.

age ele me nt als o i ncl u des ma ny

a d diti o nal s pecific active i ngre die nts

e xcl usively selecte d t o hel p treat t he

mai n sig ns of agei ng.

H O W D O E S T HI S N E W

T E C H N O L O G Y H E L P T O

C O M B A T A G EI N G F R O M

T H E S O U R C E ?

T ha n ks t o t he [ mes o]e pige n

syste m we are a ble treat t he sig ns

of agei ng at its origi n. T his e na bles

us t o e n ha nce t he effective ness of

t he treat me nt, ma xi misi ng visi ble

res ults o n t he s ki n. By m o d ulati ng

e pige netic mec ha nis ms, we are a ble

t o hel p rec over t he rege nerati ng s ki n

activity t hat is l ost over t he years

t hr o ug h ma ny differe nt pat h ways t o

o pti mise s ki n c o n diti o n, hel p pr otect

t he D N A a n d i m pr ove overall

perf or ma nce.

H O W D O E S

M E S O E S T E TI C’ S

DI A G N O S TI C T O O L

E N A B L E S KI N

P R O F E S SI O N A L S T O

C U S T O MI S E A G E

E L E M E N T T R E A T M E N T T O

E A C H C LI E N T ?

C o ns u mer ha bits have c ha nge d, a n d

c o ns u mers have c ha nge d t o o. A n

i ncreasi ngly i nf or me d, digit alise d

clie nt w h o de ma n ds i n n ovative,

effective a n d c ust o misa ble s ol uti o ns

is far m ore prevale nt t o day. Creati ng

u ni q ue e x perie nces, a da pte d t o t heir

prefere nces a n d s pecific de ma n ds is

f u n da me nt al t o i ncrease c ust o mer

satisfacti o n a n d l oyalty. T he age

ele me nt diag n osis syste m , availa ble

f or aest hetic pr ofessi o nals, hel ps t o

defi ne t he c ust o mise d pr ofessi o nal

treat me nt f or eac h clie nt, i n dicati ng

its o pti m u m pr o d uct c o m bi nati o n.

T he syste m is base d o n a n e xte nsive

set of q uesti o ns relate d t o s ki n nee ds,

lifestyle a n d c o n diti o ns t hat t he clie nt

wa nts t o i m pr ove wit h t he p ur p ose of

i de ntifyi ng t he e pige netic varia bles t hat

ca n affect t he agei ng pr ocess.

W H A T A R E T H E 5 K E Y

P H A S E S A G E E L E M E N T I S

C E N T R E D O N ?

age ele me nt is a n i ntegral treat me nt

t hat c overs t he esse ntial st ages i n a n

a nti-agei ng treat me nt: fr o m diag n osis

t o b o osti ng. All five st ages act

sy nergistically f or e n ha nce d efficacy.

P h as e 1 DI A G N O SI S: a nalyses

t he varia bles i nv olve d i n t he s ki n

agei ng pr ocess a n d defi nes t he

c ust o mise d treat me nt wit h t he hel p

of t he digit al platf or m age ele me nt

diag n osis syste m .

P h as e 2 P R E P A R A TI O N:

clea nses a n d re m oves ma ke u p t o

pre pare t he s ki n .

P h as e 3 SI M U L A TI O N:

hel ps e n ha nce e pi der mal rege nerati o n

a n d o pti mses pe netrati o n of t he

active i ngre die nts .

P h as e 4 A C TI V A TI O N: t he

c o m pletely c ust o mise d p hase base d o n

t he mai n sig ns of agei ng, meeti ng all

nee ds f or ra dia nce, fir m ness, wri n kle

re d ucti o n a n d de nsity.

A R E T H E R E A N Y

S CI E N TI FI C S T U DI E S

T O S U P P O R T T H E

E PI G E N E TI C E F FI C A C Y

O F T R E A T M E N T ?

T here are ma ny scie ntific st u dies

i ncl u di ng a n article p u blis he d i n

t he prestigi o us scie ntific j o ur nal

A gei ng. T he i nvestigati o n pr ocess

has bee n devel o pe d by mes oestetic’s

bi otec h n ol ogy u nit wit h t he

c olla b orati o n of differe nt refere nce

researc h gr o u ps gr o u ps s pecialise d

i n e pige netics a n d its a p plicati o ns i n

s u p p orti ng treat me nt efficacy. T his

latest scie ntific devel o p me nt has bee n

pate nte d after havi ng de m o nstrate d

its efficacy t o act o n t he e pige netic

c ha nges t hat occ urre d d uri ng s ki n

agei ng t o resy nc hr o nise t he nat ural

pr ocesses of s ki n rege nerati o n a n d

pr otecti o n. C B M

P h as e 5 B O O S TI N G: a s pecific mas k

is a p plie d fro m t he rec o m me n dati o n

i n t he c ust o mise d pr ot oc ol, t o pr ovi de

e xtra s u p ple me nt al a ctive i ngre die nts

i n a d diti o n t o t h ose use d i n t he

activati o n p hase.

W A T C H

W H E R E

T O G E T I T

m es o est eti c’s n e w a g e el e m e nt

s yst e m is a v ail a bl e at s el e ct s ki n

cli ni cs a cr oss A ustr ali a.

F or m or e i nf or m ati o n, visit

a d v a n c e d c os m e c e uti c als. c o m. a u

or c all 1 8 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 1


B E A U T Y

Ho w

be a ut y

hel ps us

S E L F

C A R E

S E L F- C A R E L O O K S DI F F E R E N T

F O R E A C H O F U S – A N D

F O R B E A U T Y A FI CI O N A D O S,

S O M E TI M E S I T R E A L L Y D O E S

M E A N T A KI N G C A R E O F Y O U R

S KI N, H AI R A N D B O D Y, S A Y S

B E A U T Y E X P E R T C L E O G L Y D E.

2.

1.

3.

C L E O G L Y D E

@ cl e o gl y d e

1. M e di S ki n s a v er C o q 1 0 F a ci al Oil 3 0 ml, $ 4 9. 9 5,

2. U S P A T h er m al Tr e at m e nt Oil R e d P e p p er 1 2 5 ml, $ 4 5,

3. Oil G ar d e n Gi n g er Ess e nti al Oil 1 2 ml, $ 1 9. 9 9

2.

1.

3.

1. L u s h S e a V e g et a bl e S o a p 1 0 0 g, $ 7. 9 5, 2. Y o u n g Li vi n g D e w dr o p Diff us er,

$ 1 3 9. 5 5, 3. J o M al o n e E n glis h P e ar & Fr e esi a Li mit e d E diti o n C ol o g n e 1 0 0 ml,

$ 2 1 2, 4. B e a ut y B o o st er s R est or ati v e O v er ni g ht M as k 5 0 ml, $ 9 9, 5. R o d a n +

Fi el d s , B o d y R e pl e nis h 2 0 0 ml, $ 8 9

4.

5.

B

ea uty “ me ti me” is ofte n t he o ne

ti me i n t he day w he n w o me n

f oc us o n t he mselves – w het her

it’s r oc ki ng a ne w ce ntre part, a p plyi ng

a fav o urite s ha de of li p py or sli di ng i nt o

a lave n der-i nf use d bat h f or a h ot s oa k at

day’s e n d. T he ki ds, t he b oss, t he g uy,

t he dea dli nes are te m p orarily at bay.

O ur bea uty r o uti nes of l oti o ns a n d

p oti o ns a n d pig me nte d c ol o urs is a

rit ualistic me dit ati o n t hat hel ps us

tra nsiti o n fr o m t he private real m of

pyja mas a n d wil d hair t o faci ng t he

w orl d wit h o ur best face f or war d. O ur

s helfie- w ort hy c ollecti o n of bat hr o o m

esse ntials is ofte n all t hat st a n ds

bet wee n us bei ng at o ur m ost ra w a n d

v ul nera ble a n d havi ng t he c o nfi de nce

t o get o ut t here a n d d o w hat we d o.

T he n 2 0 2 0 ha p pe ne d a n d we ha d

bigger pr o ble ms. T he gl o bal pa n de mic

t hat t hreate ne d o ur free d o ms t o w or k

a n d m ove freely, s ocialise a n d party

wit h l ove d o nes, a n d f orce d us t o

is olate f or l o nely wee ks at a ti me, was

e n o ug h t o t ur n t he brig ht Kleig lig hts

a way fr o m sal o n visits a n d gla m mi ng

u p. I nst agra m mi ng t he ne w negative

s pace nail tre n d t o o k a bac k seat. T he

r o ots gre w o ut. N o o ne was g oi ng t o p ut

o n pri mer a n d o m bre eyes f or a Z o o m

meeti ng. Or were t hey?

T hat’s t he bea uty of bea uty. It has

t he tra nsf or mative p o wer t o n ot o nly

e na ble us t o play wit h l o o ki ng differe nt

or (arg ua bly) better b ut als o t o ma ke us

feel o k ay.

N utri c e nti al s

C elltr e x Al w a ys

Ri g ht R e c o v er y

M as k ( x 5), $ 4 9. 9 5


L a M er T h e Tr e at m e nt

L oti o n 1 0 0 ml, $ 1 4 0 &

L a M er T h e E y e

C o n c e ntr at e 1 5 ml, $ 3 3 5

B E A U T Y

W he n t he gl o bal a n d nati o nal

b or ders are cl ose d t o us a n d t he

ec o n o mic f ut ure is u ncert ai n, we wa nt

c o mf ort. We nee d t o self-s o ot he. T he

c oc o o ni ng tre n d elevates t he art of

bei ng c osy – rat her t ha n ‘st uc k’ – at

h o me t o w hat t he Da nis h call hygge ,

a cele brati o n of j oyf ul d o mestic

s n uggli ng, a strategy t o c ultivate

ha p pi ness t hat ev olve d t o deal wit h t he

l o ng, dar k wi nter m o nt hs.

W he n wi nter ca me t o A ustralia,

we t ur ne d t o bea uty’s ‘ m o o divat ors’:

ca n dles, fragra nce, s ki ncare, s pa t o ols

a n d mas ks – a nyt hi ng ass ociate d wit h

self-care, feeli ng better a n d l u x uri o us

la ng o ur. We ha d all t he ti me i n t he

w orl d. I n 2 0 2 0 d uri ng t he p oi nty e n d

of l oc k d o w n, sales of s heet mas ks

we nt u p by 17 0 % ( S pate), ca n dle

sales at bea uty h u b A d ore Bea uty

d o u ble d, hel pi ng l ocal c o m pa nies

li ke Glass h o use Fragra nces kee p t heir

e m pl oyees as bric k-a n d- m ort ar ret ail

fl o u n dere d, a n d b o dy treat me nts a n d

ser u ms wit h str o ng actives beca me t he

i n d ustr y’s best-sellers.

‘ N urt uri ng’ bea uty pr o d ucts all o w

us t o bri ng well bei ng h o me. Yo u ca n

breat he i n a divi ne, m o o d-alteri ng oil

ble n d of her bs a n d fr agra nt w o o ds

fr o m a de w dr o p-i ns pire d diff user t hat

f o ols y o u i nt o t hi n ki ng y o u’re getti ng a

massage – w he n y o u are i n fact peeli ng

a s p u d.

O ne of t he best a ns wers I k n o w t o

a n e m oti o nally distra ug ht day – after

availi ng myself of t he wit a n d wis d o m

of a tr uste d frie n d – is t o p ut a pi n i n

t hat day a n d r u n a h ot bat h (I c o ul d n’t

live wit h o ut o ne), s ucc u m b t o t he s pell

of a sce nte d ca n dle, a p ply oil t o da m p

B a b or H S R Lifti n g

Cr e a m 5 0 ml, $ 2 2 8

S ki n c e uti c al s

H. A. I nt e nsi ff er 3 0 ml, $ 1 4 8

P et er T h o m a s

R ot h C u c u m b er

G el M as k

1 5 0 ml, $ 8 4

P a pi n ell e N a v y Sil k Sl e e p

M as k, $ 3 9. 9 5 & N a v y Sil k

Pill o w, $ 7 9. 9 6

I n E s s e n s e 3 6 0 Diff us er, $ 1 9 9

s ki n after war ds, slat her o n s ki ncare

a n d haircare wit h e n o ug h actives t o

really ma ke a differe nce, a n d lay bac k,

w hile t he n o uris hi ng pr o d ucts w or k

t heir magic, t o e nj oy a n irresisti ble

m ovie. T here is n o ha ng over a n d

it pays l ovely divi de n ds of gl o wi ng

s ki n a n d hair. B ut, per ha ps m ost

i m p ort a ntly, it’s a n e xter nal ‘fa ke it

till y o u ma ke it’ gest ure t hat tells y o u

w hile it may n ot feel li ke it rig ht n o w,

yo u m atter. A n d it’s g oi ng t o be o k ay.

Of c o urse, layi ng bac k o n a sati n

pill o w li ke t he Q uee n of S he ba,

c overe d i n pr o d ucts, w o n’t s olve all

of t o m orr o w’s pr o ble ms, b ut it is a n

e xcelle nt st art. My o ne c halle nge is t o

re me m ber t o t a p i nt o t he rit ualistic

p o wer of bea uty’s n urt uri ng si de

m ore ofte n.

I l ove my self-care bea uty l ust- haves

s o m uc h t hat j ust l o o ki ng at t he m

o n my s helf ma kes me ha p py. Ever y

w o ma n has t h ose s pecial bea uty

wea p o ns i n her arse nal, hel pi ng

e m p o wer her t o be her a ut he ntic self.

Of c o urse, a n o-a p ol ogies diva li ke

l usty 1 9 5 0s scree n g o d dess Eliza bet h

Tayl or has a ca m py s ol uti o n t o a Ver y.

Ba d. Day: ‘ P o ur y o urself a dri n k, p ut

o n s o me li pstic k, a n d p ull y o urself

t oget her.’ W het her it’s a b o ut l o o ki ng

g o o d or feeli ng g o o d, bea uty is t hat

heart-gla d de ni ng ally w h o will hel p

us b ot h b u n ker d o w n u ntil t he st or m

passes a n d hea d o ut t he d o or – a n d

o nt o t hat pla ne – i n c o nfi de nce a n d

style w he n it’s all over. C B M

P a pi n ell e S c e nt e d

E y e Pill o w, $ 4 9. 9 5

Orti gi a Si cili a , Li q ui d

S o a p 3 0 0 ml, $ 5 2


B O D Y

Ve n us

Willi a ms

j oi n s f o r c e s

wit h

V e n u s Bli s s

V E N U S C O N C E P T A N D V E N U S WI L LI A M S H A V E J OI N E D F O R C E S T O

P R O M O T E T H E V E N U S B LI S S B O D Y C O N T O U RI N G D E VI C E, A N E W

N O N-I N V A SI V E F A T R E D U C TI O N S Y S T E M.

V E N U S B LI S S

R E A L L Y C A N H E L P T H E

M A N Y A U S T R A LI A N S

W H O S T R U G G L E T O

L O S E F A T O N T H EI R

S T O M A C H A N D HI P S.

R

ece ntly arrive d i n A ustralia,

Ve n us Bliss t ur ns t he drea m of

fast, pai nless fat l oss ( wit h o ut

diet a n d e xercise) i nt o a reality. T he

b o dy c o nt o uri ng device c o m bi nes t w o

disti nct m o dalities – f o ur di o de laser

a p plicat ors a n d a n ( M P) 2 a p plicat or

( p o were d by M ulti- P olar Ra di o

Fre q ue ncy, P ulse d Electr o Mag netic

Fiel ds a n d Vari P ulse tec h n ol ogy) – t o

re d uce fat o n t he a b d o me n a n d fla n ks

as well as t he a p peara nce of cell ulite o n

t he a b d o me n, b utt oc ks a n d t hig hs.

Te n nis c ha m pi o n Ve n us Willia ms,

w h o is als o a p o werf ul f orce offc

o urt wit h t hree b usi ness ve nt ures

(active wear bra n d Ele Ve n by Ve n us

Willia ms, i nteri or desig n fir m V St arr

a n d pla nt pr otei n c o m pa ny Ha p py

Vi ki ng), was rece ntly a n n o u nce d as

t he gl o bal a m bassa d or f or Ve n us Bliss.

Willia ms sai d t he ne w r ole was “a

perfect fit” as bef ore bei ng a p pr oac he d

by Ve n us C o nce pt, s he ha d alrea dy

ha d a series of Ve n us Bliss treat me nts

(i ncl u di ng o ne sessi o n i n A ustralia)

a n d l ove d t he res ult.

Willia ms t ol d Ya h o o Fi na nce

s he was e xcite d t o t a ke o n t he

a m bassa d ors hi p as Ve n us Bliss was

s o met hi ng s he “ believes i n”.

‘ Ever yt hi ng I a m i nv olve d wit h

is well ness, self-care, bea uty, s p ort,’

s he sai d. ‘I have t o t a ke ti me o ut f or

self-care, a n d t hat was part of t he

reas o n I trie d t he Ve n us C o nce pt

treat me nts … I j ust wa nte d t o mai nt ai n

h o w I felt a n d l o o ke d a b o ut myself.’

I n her ne w r ole as Ve n us Bliss

a m bassa d or, Willia ms will w or k

cl osely wit h Ve n us C o nce pt o n bra n d

a ware ness ca m paig ns t hat will als o

feat ure o n her I nst agra m acc o u nt ( 1. 3 +

milli o n f oll o wers) a n d Face b o o k page

( 2. 8 5 + milli o n f oll o wers).

Ve n us C o nce pt A ustralia e d ucati o n

ma nager W hit ney Str o nac h believes

Willia ms’ e n d orse me nt of Bliss will

dra matically i ncrease t he p o p ularity of

t he treat me nt ar o u n d t he c o u ntr y.

‘ T he pla nets have tr uly alig ne d

f or all o ur Bliss cli nics a n d t heir

clie nts,’ s he sai d. ‘ Ve n us Bliss

really ca n hel p t he ma ny A ustralia ns

w h o str uggle t o l ose fat o n t heir

st o mac h a n d hi ps, b ut u nf ort u nately,

ma ny are missi ng o ut o n t he

treat me nt si m ply beca use t hey

d o n’t k n o w a b o ut it or d o n’t believe

it act ually w or ks.

‘I t hi n k Willia ms’ e n d orse me nt of

Bliss ( w hic h has gai ne d F D A-a p pr oval

a n d has pr ove n its effective ness i n

cli nics*) will have a h uge i m pact o n

pe o ple’s a ware ness a n d tr ust i n t he

bra n d as s he is re n o w ne d f or bei ng

s u per fit a n d healt hy a n d f or ‘ kee pi ng

it real’ o n s ocial me dia.

‘ Willia ms will attract ma ny pe o ple

w h o have never hear d of t he treat me nt

t o cli nics, a n d s he will als o attract

ma ny w h o have see n, hear d or

rea d a b o ut t he treat me nt b ut have

bee n hesit ati ng beca use t hey are n’t

c o nvi nce d of its effective ness.’

Rea dily ac k n o wle dgi ng t hat t here are

n o w n u mer o us fat-re d ucti o n devices

availa ble i n A ustralia, Str o nac h is

c o nfi de nt t hat t he Bliss, wit h a little

hel p fr o m Ve n us Willia ms, will q uic kly

bec o me t he m ost desire d – si m ply

beca use “it delivers t he res ults t hat

pe o ple wa nt”. C B M

* O ne 3 0- p atie nt st u dy i n w hic h all

p atie nts receive d t he Bliss tre at me nt to

eit her t heir fl a nks or abdo me n res ulte d i n

“ a st atistic ally sig nific a nt re d uctio n i n

a di pose l ayer t hick ness” for t he m ajority,

wit h over 9 0 perce nt describi ng t he tre at me nt

as co mfort able.

W H E R E

T O G E T I T

F or m or e i nf or m ati o n or t o

fi n d a pr o vi d er n e ar y o u, visit

w w w. v e n ustr e at m e nts. c o m/ e n- a u


d di n g

F E A T U R EWe

Belles

G E T S O M E B RI D A L I N S P O F R O M S O M E O F O U R

F A V O U RI T E C E L E B RI T Y W E D DI N G L O O K S.


F E A T U R E

Pri y a nk a

C ho pr a

Gl a m o ur c o u pl e Pri y a n k a

C h o pr a a n d Ni c k J o n as m arri e d

i n a n el a b or at e m ulti- d a y

w e d di n g c el e br ati o n h el d

i n I n di a. F u n f a ct: C h o pr a’s

w e d di n g d a y l o o k e x cl usi v el y

us e d m a k e u p fr o m M ar c

J a c o bs B e a ut y.

Ellie

Go ul di ng

W h e n Elli e G o ul di n g m arri e d art

d e al er C as p ar J o pli n g, t h e si n g er

o pt e d f or n at ur al, pr ett y-i n- pi n k

m a k e u p vi b es w hi c h j u xt a p os e d

t h e gr a n d e ur a n d dr a m a of h er

stri ki n g C hl o e w e d di n g g o w n.


F E A T U R E

As hl y n

H arris

S o c c er st ars As hl y n H arris a n d

Ali Kri e g er ti e d t h e k n ot o n

D e c e m b er 2 8, 2 0 1 9. F or t h e

i ci n g o n t h e c a k e, t h e y t o o k t o

I nst a gr a m o n V al e nti n e’s D a y

2 0 2 1 t o r e a v el t h e ffrst p h ot o of

t h eir b a b y Sl o a n e P hilli ps.

Cr e dit: L or n a R o b erts / S h utt erst oc k.c o m

Pri ncess

Be atrice

Pri n c ess B e atri c e m arri e d

E d o ar d o M a p elli M ozzi i n a

h us h- h us h i nti m at e c er e m o n y

l ast y e ar. T h e bri d e o pt e d f or

a p e a c h y c ol o ur p al ett e a n d

t o n al l o o k f or h er bi g d a y, a

h ei g ht e n e d v ersi o n of h er

si g n at ur e fr es h b e a ut y l o o k.

Meg h a n

M arkle

T h e st ar-st u d d e d w e d di n g of Pri n c e

H arr y a n d M e g h a n M ar kl e i n 2 0 1 8 w as

w at c h e d b y n e arl y 2 billi o n p e o pl e!

T h e bri d e’s s oft a n d r a di a nt m a k e u p

w as cr e at e d b y r e n o w n e d M U A D a ni el

M arti n, w h o w a nt e d t o k e e p h er l o o k

as n at ur al as p ossi bl e – fr e c kl es a n d all.


F E A T U R E

Sere n a

Willi a ms

T h e t e n nis a c e l o o k e d li k e a r e al-lif e

pri n c ess w h e n s h e w e d h er R e d dit

c o-f o u n d er b e a u Al e xis O h a ni a n i n

N e w Orl e a ns. S h e c h os e M U A N at as h a

Gr oss f or h er “s u btl e n at ur al gl a m ”

w e d di n g l o o k, s o as n ot t o o v er p o w er

h er st u n ni n g Al e x a n d er M c Q u e e n

b all g o w n.

H aile y

Bieber

Wit h h er p e arl- a d or n e d

c hi g n o n, d e w y s ki n a n d

n at ur al m a k e u p, H ail e y

B al d wi n’s bri d al l o o k f or h er

w e d di n g t o J usti n Bi e b er

w as stri ki n g a n d ti m el ess.

G ab U nio n

W h e n G a bri ell e U ni o n w e d b as k et b all pr o D w y a n e W a d e

i n a l a vis h Mi a mi c astl e c er e m o n y, h er D e n nis B ass o

pri n c ess-st yl e w e d di n g dr ess w as p erf e ctl y c o m pl e m e nt e d

wit h r o m a nti c, n at ur all y ff us h e d m a k e u p.


B E A U T Y

Bri d a l

BE AU T Y

S A Y ‘I D O’ T O O U R

C U R A T E D LI S T O F

P R O D U C T S T H A T WI L L

K E E P Y O U L O O KI N G

PI C T U R E- P E R F E C T U N TI L

T H E L A S T G U E S T L E A V E S.

It’s t h e e v e nt of a lif eti m e a n d t h e

c ul mi n ati o n of m o nt hs of pl a n ni n g a n d

pr e p w or k ( n ot t o m e nti o n e n dl ess d at e

c h a n g es as w e gr a p pl e wit h C O VI D- 1 9).

Y o ur w e d di n g d a y s h o ul d b e n ot hi n g

l ess t h a n a f air yt al e – c o m pl et e wit h

dr e a m y m a k e u p.

W h et h er y o u’r e g oi n g f or n at ur al,

tr a diti o n al, gl a m or y o ur o w n u ni q u e

st yl e, t a k e i ns pir ati o n fr o m t h e t hr e e

m ost p o p ul ar bri d al m a k e u p l o o ks. A n d

r e m e m b er, y o ur w e d di n g d a y is n’t t h e

ti m e t o b e e x p eri m e nti n g wit h a n e w

m a k e u p l o o k. Tr ust i n t h e k n o wl e d g e of

w h at l o o ks b est o n y o u a n d s uits y o ur

p ers o n alit y a n d st yl e.



B E A U T Y

1.

N at ur a l

b e a ut y

E v e n if h o urs of t h o u g ht w e nt i nt o

e v er y d et ail, t his l o o k a p p e ars

eff ortl ess, all o wi n g y o ur i n di vi d u al

b e a ut y t o s hi n e t hr o u g h – wit h a n e xtr a

d os e of p olis h. T his n at ur al l o o k is

c e ntr e d o n gl o wi n g s ki n, b ar el y-t h er e

p e a c h y e y es h a d o w, br o nz e d or ff us h e d

c h e e k s a n d fi nis h e d wit h a n u d e li p

(sti c k wit h cr e a m y li psti c ks r at h er t h a n a

hi g h gl oss pr o d u ct).

1.

2.

3.

4.

6.

5.

1. N a p ol e o n P er di s L o os e E y e

D ust, $ 3 5, 2. L a M er T h e S oft Fl ui d

L o n g- W e ar F o u n d ati o n S P F 2 0, T h e

P o w d er, $ 2 0 0, 3. B o b bi Br o w n

L o n g- W e ar Cr e a m S h a d o w Sti c k,

$ 5 0, 4. Y o u n g bl o o d Li q ui d Mi n er al

F o u n d ati o n, $ 8 7. 5 0, 5. C h arl ott e

Til b ur y Air br us h Br o nz er, $ 7 5, 6.

C h arl ott e Til b ur y L o o k of L o v e

Li psti c k i n N u d e R o m a n c e, $ 5 7, 7.

Ci at é L o n d o n W at er m el o n B urst

Pri m er, $ 4 2, 8. Tri n n y L o n d o n E y e 2 E y e

E y e S h a d es i n D a w n, $ 3 4, 9. Si sl e y S o

Str et c h M as c ar a i n D e e p Bl a c k, $ 8 5

1 0. D er m al o gi c a s ki n p erf e ct pri m er

s pf 3 0, $ 8 3

8.

7.

9.

1 0.


C l assic

a n d

ti m e l ess

2.

3.

B E A U T Y

C o m bi ni n g a ff a wl ess b as e wit h

d ust y pi n k h u es a n d a n iri d es c e nt

gl o w is t h e ess e n c e of cl assi c al

bri d al b e a ut y. It r eli es o n s u btl y

s h a d e d c o nt o urs, r os e- kiss e d

(s u btl e or str o n g) li ps a n d c h e e ks,

a n d m att e n e utr al or d eli c at e

c h a m p a g n e c o at e d e y es. T h e

tr a diti o n al bri d al l o o k is s oft a n d

r o m a nti c, p ur e a n d ti m el ess.

1.

4.

6.

5.

7.

1. C h arl ott e Til b ur y Pill o w Tal k M att e

R e v ol uti o n Li psti c k i n Pill o w Tal k, $ 4 9,

2. C h arl ott e Til b ur y Pill o w Tal k P us h

U p L as h es! M as c ar a, $ 4 8, 3. M a v al a

N ail C ol or Cr e a m Bi arritz, $ 8. 5 0, 4.

Y o u n g bl o o d St a y P ut E y e Pri m er, $ 3 6,

5. Si sl e y P h yt o- Bl us h i n G ol d e n R os e,

$ 9 5, 6. B o b bi Br o w n S ki n L o n g- W e ar

W ei g htl ess F o u n d ati o n S P F 1 5, $ 7 2, 7.

N a p ol e o n P er di s F o u n d ati o n Sti c k,

$ 6 9, 8. M a v al a Li p F a nt asti c C oll e cti o n

Li psti c k i n P et u ni a, $ 2 7. 9 5, 9. Tri n n y

L o n d o n Li p L u x e i n Pi p p a, $ 4 0

8.

9.



B E A U T Y

I R L

g l a m fi lt er

1.

2.

B ol d li ps a n d s m o k y e y es c a n

b e us e d t o a d d a vi nt a g e f e el

t o y o ur bi g d a y. Or f or a m or e

m o d er n t a k e o n bri d al gl a m o ur,

st at e m e nt wi n g e d e y eli n er,

e x p ertl y pl a c e d hi g hli g ht er a n d

gl oss y n u d e li ps will b e y o ur

f a v o urit e m ai ds of h o n o ur.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

1. M O D E L R O C K Si g n at ur e L a s h e s

S u n n y S u n d a y 1 p air, $ 1 1. 9 5, 2.

B o b bi Br o w n L o n g- W e ar G el

E y eli n er, $ 4 4, 3. M a v al a N ail C ol or

Cr e a m i n H a m pt o n s, $ 8. 5 0, 4.

Si sl e y P h yt o- L è vr e s P erf e ct i n S w e et

C or al, $ 7 2, 5. M O D E L R O C K Li q ui d

L ast Li psti c k i n P ur e P o ut, $ 2 3, 6.

C h arl ott e Til b ur y Fil m st ar Br o n z e

a n d Gl o w, $ 9 7, 7. M O D E L R O C K

Li n e. L as h. G o P e n E y eli n er &

F a u x L as h A d h e si v e i n Bl a c k, $ 2 0,

8. N a p ol e o n P er di s T h e O n e

C o n c e al er, $ 3 9, 9. M or p h e 3 5 D

D es ert B o u q u et Arti str y P al ett e,

$ 3 8, 1 0. Tri n n y L o n d o n Mir a cl e

Bl ur Li p a n d Li n e Fill er, $ 4 8, 1 1.

C h arl ott e Til b ur y Air br u s h Fl a wl e s s

S etti n g S pr a y, $ 3 5, 1 2. N a p ol e o n

P er di s C a m er a Fi ni s h Cl o s e U p

C o m pl e xi o n P erf e cti n g P o w d er, $ 5 5,

1 3. Tri n n y L o n d o n T h e Ri g ht Li g ht

Ill u mi n at or i n Fir eli g ht, $ 4 5

1 0.

1 1.

1 2.

1 3.


B E A U T Y

B RI DE’ S

G UI DE T O

Cos m etic

Tr e at m e nt

H E R E’ S A TI M E LI N E

O F W H A T T O D O

A N D W H E N T O D O

I T B E F O R E W A L KI N G

D O W N T H E AI S L E.

9

mo nt hs

o ut

S E RI O U S A B O U T

S KI N C A R E

It’s ti m e t o u p t h e a nt e i n t er ms of

y o ur s ki n c ar e; y o ur m a k e u p will o nl y

l o o k ff a wl ess o n t h e bi g d a y if y o ur

s ki n is i n g o o d s h a p e. Y o u m a y w a nt

t o dis c uss y o ur s ki n’s n e e ds wit h a n

e x p ert a n d s wit c h u p t h e g e ars t o

c os m e c e uti c al s ki n c ar e wit h a cti v e

i n gr e di e nts. T his is als o a g o o d

ti m e t o st art r e g ul ar li g ht t h er a p y

tr e at m e nts, s u c h as L E D t h er a p y, t o

ki c kst art t h e c ell ul ar t ur n o v er of y o ur

s ki n a n d r e a c h ulti m at e s ki n fit n ess.

6L O S E T H E

M U F FI N T O P

mo nt hs

o ut

M or e t h a n 7 0 p er c e nt of bri d es-t o-

b e w a nt t o l os e w ei g ht b ef or e t h eir

w e d di n g d a y, a c c or di n g t o a st u d y

fr o m C or n ell U ni v ersit y. W e all k n o w

t h e b est w a y t o l os e f at is t hr o u g h

will p o w er a n d e x er cis e. B ut t h er e’s

als o a c h e at’s w a y t o l os e f at.

N o n-s ur gi c al b o d y c o nt o uri n g h as

b e c o m e bi g b usi n ess i n t h e w orl d

of c os m eti c e n h a n c e m e nt. It off ers

a m e as ur a bl e r e d u cti o n i n b o d y f at

a n d i n cr e as e i n m us cl e d e ff niti o n

wit h n o s ur g er y, n o d o w nti m e a n d

mi ni m al (if a n y) dis c o mf ort.

T h er e is a n arr a y of br a n ds a n d

t e c h n ol o gi es off eri n g n o n-s ur gi c al

f at r e d u cti o n a n d m us cl e t o ni n g.

R es ults ar e s e e n gr a d u all y aft er si x

t o 1 2 w e e ks, as t h e b o d y n at ur all y

m et a b olis es t h e d estr o y e d f at.


B E A U T Y

5

mo nt hs

o ut

L A S E R A W A Y S U N

D A M A G E

If y o ur s ki n n e e ds a g o o d d os e of

i nt e nsi v e c ar e, fr a cti o n at e d l as er

s ki n r es urf a ci n g c a n i m pr o v e a wi d e

r a n g e of s ki n c o n c er ns, s u c h as li n es

a n d wri n kl es, pi g m e nt ati o n, a c n e

s c arri n g a n d m o d er at e t o s e v er e

s u n d a m a g e.

R at h er t h a n r e m o vi n g t h e t o p

l a y er of s ki n ( wit h si g ni ff c a nt

d o w nti m e) li k e a bl ati v e l as er

r es urf a ci n g of t h e p ast, fr a cti o n at e d

l as er tr e ats a fr a cti o n of s ki n at a

ti m e, cr e ati n g t h o us a n ds of ti n y

mi cr os c o pi c sit es of t h er m al i m p a ct,

k n o w n as mi cr ot h er m al z o n es.

T h es e mi cr os c o pi c l as er c ol u m ns

p e n etr at e d e e p i nt o t h e d er mis t o

cr e at e ti n y w o u n ds, tri g g eri n g t h e

b o d y’s n at ur al r es p o ns e s yst e m t o

h e al t h os e w o u n ds. T his pr o c ess

e x p e dit es t h e b o d y’s r e m o d elli n g

of c oll a g e n a n d el asti n, r es ulti n g

i n ti g ht er, fr es h er, m or e y o ut hf ull

o o ki n g s ki n.

4

mo nt hs

o ut

TI G H T E N & LI F T

If t h e s ki n o n y o ur f a c e a n d n e c k is

st arti n g t o h e a d s o ut h a n d y o u n oti c e

y o ur d é c oll et a g e is l o o ki n g s u n-

d a m a g e d a n d cr e p e y, li vi n g i n 2 0 2 1

m e a ns w e’r e l u c k y t o h a v e a r a n g e of

n o n-s ur gi c al m o d aliti es t h at c a n lift a n d

ti g ht e n m o d est t o m o d er at e s ki n l a xit y

o n t h e f a c e a n d b o d y usi n g c utti n g

e d g e t e c h n ol o gi es.

A n ot h er i n cr e asi n gl y p o p ul ar o pti o n

f or s ki n lifti n g a n d t o ni n g is t hr e a d

lifti n g, i n w hi c h bi o d e gr a d a bl e s ut ur es

ar e p ositi o n e d u n d er t h e s ki n t o el e v at e

t h e s oft tiss u es a n d b uil d n e w c oll a g e n

i n its pl a c e u p o n diss ol vi n g.

R es ults fr o m n o n-s ur gi c al f a c e lifti n g

m o d aliti es ar e t yi c all y gr a d u al as n e w

c oll a g e n pr o d u cti o n b e gi ns t o lift a n d

ti g ht e n t h e s ki n, wit h t h e fi n al o ut c o m e

us u all y e vi d e nt ar o u n d t w o t o t hr e e

m o nt hs aft er tr e at m e nt a n d l asti n g u p

t o 1 2 m o nt hs a n d b e y o n d.

2

mo nt hs

o ut

S A Y ‘I D O’ T O

I N J E C T A B L E S

M us cl e r el a x a nts t o r el a x a w a y fr o w n

li n es a n d cr o w’s f e et, a n d ffll ers

t o p u m p o ut li ps a n d li n es a n d

a d d f a ci al d e fi niti o n a n d c o nt o ur,

r e q uir e o nl y a littl e r e c o v er y ti m e

b ut it’s b est t o gi v e y o urs elf e n o u g h

ti m e t o w ait f or t h e ff n al “s ettl e d ”

r es ults aft er a n a est h eti c tr e at m e nt.

R e m e m b er, l ess is m or e w h e n it

c o m e t o i nj e ct a bl es. Y o u still w a nt

t o l o o k li k e y o u, a n d y o u d o n’t w a nt

t o l o o k fr oz e n i n c a n di d h a p p y

s n a ps. Al w a ys e ns ur e y o u visit a

cr e d e nti all e d a n d e x p eri e n c e d

pr a ctiti o n er a n d h e e d t h eir a d vi c e.


Ho w to layer your

skincare products

S K I N

C O N F U S E D A B O U T W H A T G O E S WI T H W H A T A N D I N W HI C H

O R D E R ? S Y D N E Y B E A U T Y I N F L U E N C E R A LI S H A B H O J W A NI

W EI G H S I N O N T H E B E S T O R D E R F O R A P P L YI N G Y O U R

S KI N C A R E P R O D U C T S.

A LI S H A B H OJ W A NI

@ alis h a b h oj w a ni _

As Z o o m calls bec o me t he n or m i n

o ur C O VI D reality, s ki ncare has never

bee n m ore s o ug ht after. After all, w he n

y o u’re st ari ng at y o urself f or 8 h o urs a

day, 5 days a wee k f or m o nt hs o n e n d,

p utti ng o n a f ull face see ms t o bec o me

less i m p ort a nt.

I nstea d, I’ve f o u n d myself reac hi ng

f or my eye crea m a n d nec k crea m (ca n

y o u tell I’ m i n my 3 0s?) several ti mes a

day beca use, let’s be h o nest, I t hi n k we’ d

rate e xtra slee p over a p plyi ng c o ncealer

a ny day of t he wee k.

If y o u’re a s ki ncare h oar der li ke me (I

may or may n ot be usi ng my T V ca bi net

as s ki ncare st orage as I ty pe t his) t he n

y o u’ve g ot y o ur r o uti ne d o w n, b ut if

y o u’re ne w t o t he real m of s ki ncare, it

ca n be hellllla c o nf usi ng.

As k a d oze n pe o ple w hat t hey p ut

o n t heir face a n d y o u’ll get 1 2 differe nt

a ns wers. N o w, I’ m n ot sayi ng t heir

r o uti nes are wr o ng, b ut t here is a c orrect

a n d i nc orrect way t o a p ply y o ur s ki ncare.

A n d, w hilst I’ m big o n liste ni ng t o y o ur

s ki n a n d givi ng it w hat it nee ds, t here

are cert ai n ste ps y o u s h o ul d n’t miss

a n d pr o d ucts y o u a bs ol utely ca n’t pair

t oget her ot her wise y o u mig ht b ur n y o ur

face off – or w orse, re n der t he pr o d ucts

i neffective. N ot i deal.

To save y o u fr o m wasti ng y o ur har d-

ear ne d m o ney, I’ve p o p pe d t oget her

s o me ge neral r ules o n w here t o st art

w he n y o u’re b uil di ng a s ki ncare r o uti ne.

Ti p 1:

T HI N N E S T T O T HI C K E S T

T his o ne’s a n easy r ule t o f oll o w a n d

pr o ba bly o ne y o u’ve hear d bef ore.

W he n it c o mes t o ser u ms, t o ners a n d

m oist urisers, y o u’ll wa nt t o g o t hi n nest

t o t hic kest, beca use a) it j ust ma kes

se nse a n d b) it’s t he m ost effective

way t o deliver active i ngre die nts i nt o

t he s ki n.

Ti p 2:

D O N’ T D O U B L E D O W N

O N A C TI V E S

It mig ht be te m pti ng t o p ut m ulti ple

actives t oget her b ut as g o dfat her of

m o der nist arc hitect ure L u d wig Mies

va n der R o heless o nce sai d, less is

m ore. As a ge ner al g ui de, stic k t o o ne

active per A M / P M r o uti ne s o y o u

d o n’t i m pair y o ur barrier.

Ti p 3:

A P P L Y Y O U R W A T E R-

B A S E D P R O D U C T S

B E F O R E OI L- B A S E D

P R O D U C T S

Re me m ber, oil a n d water d o n’t mi x.

S ol uti o n? A p ply y o ur water- base d

s ki ncare first, t he n a p ply y o ur oilbase

d pr o d ucts s o t hat y o ur s ki n rea ps

ever y be nefit beca use oil will preve nt

a nyt hi ng fr o m getti ng t hr o ug h if

a p plie d first.

N o w t hat we’ve c overe d t h ose p oi nts

off, it’s ti me t o t al k m or ni ng r o uti nes

vs y o ur nig htti me r o uti ne a n d w here

y o u’ d sl ot eac h of y o ur pr o d ucts i n.

D uri ng t he day, y o ur s ki n is e x p ose d

t o dirt, oil, ma ke u p, p oll uti o n, U V

rays, p oll ut a nts, a n d bacteria. T his

wears o n y o ur s ki n cells a n d wrea ks

hav oc o n o ur c ollage n levels w hic h

is w hy y o ur dayti me r o uti ne s h o ul d

fact or i n t he t w o big P’s: Pr otecti o n

a n d Preser vati o n.


S K I N

A M Routine

1

W A S H Y O U R F A C E

B ef or e y o u h a v e a si p of y o ur

m or ni n g c off e e, s pl as h s o m e

l u k e w ar m w at er o n y o ur f a c e. If y o ur

s ki n s k e ws oil y, gr a b a g el- b as e d

cl e a ns er t o l e v el o ut y o ur s ki n. If

y o u’r e dr y or c o m b o, y o u d o n’t n e e d

t o cl e a ns e A M a n d P M.

2

T O N E R O R E S S E N C E

N o w t h at y o u’r e a w a k e, it’s ti m e t o

gr a b y o ur t o n er or ess e n c e. W h at’s

t h e diff er e n c e ? T o n er’s p ur p os e

is t o h el p r es et t h e s ki n, oft e n

b al a n ci n g o ur p H l e v els w h er e as

ess e n c es m ai nl y a d d a h u g e hit of

h y dr ati o n. M a k e s ur e y o u l o o k at t h e

i n gr e di e nts of y o ur c h os e n pr o d u ct

t o e ns ur e it d o es n’t i n cl u d e a n y

a cti v es b e c a us e t h at w o n’t pl a y w ell

wit h y o ur n e xt st e p!

3

S E R U M S

A h, p ossi bl y m y f a v orit e st e p of

s ki n c ar e. P ers o n all y, I’ m p arti al t o

a Vit a mi n C b ut t his pr o d u ct will

d e p e n d o n y o ur s ki n c o n c er ns. If

y o u’r e tr yi n g t o t a c kl e pi g m e nt ati o n,

o pt f or Vit a mi n B 3, a ni a ci n a mi d e

t o str e n gt h e n y o ur s ki n b arri er, or

h y al ur o ni c a ci d if y o u’r e l a c ki n g i n

s ki n h y dr ati o n. A v oi d r eti n oi ds i n t h e

A M as t h e y’ll i n cr e as e y o ur s e nsiti vit y

t o t h e s u n, l e a vi n g y o ur s ki n m or e

v ul n er a bl e t o d a m a g e.

4

S P F

A n o n- n e g oti a bl e w h e n it c o m es t o

s ki n c ar e, t his s h o ul d b e t h e ff n al st e p

of y o ur r o uti n e. If y o u’r e o n t h e dr y er

si d e, p o p a d oll o p of m oist uris er o n

b ef or e y o ur S P F.

N o w t h at y o u’ v e s p e nt t h e A M

pr ot e cti n g a n d pr es er vi n g y o ur s ki n,

it’s ti m e t o s hift y o ur f o c us at ni g ht

t o R e c u p er ati n g a n d R e g e n er ati n g

– b e c a us e t h os e 8 h o urs of sl e e p ar e

m or e t h a n j ust f u el f or t h e b o d y; it

pr o vi d es a n o p p ort u nit y f or o ur s ki n

t o r e p air.

P M Routine

1

4

D O U B L E C L E A N S E F A C E OI L

Aft er a f ull d a y of m a k e u p a n d If y o u’r e e x p eri e n ci n g dr y or ff a k y

S P F y o u’ll w a nt t o br e a k it

s ki n, a f a c e oil will b e y o ur B F F. It

d o w n wit h a n oil- b a s e d cl e a n s er, will h el p t o pr ot e ct t h e o ut er l a y er

f oll o w e d b y a g el or cr e a m- of y o ur s ki n. M a k e s ur e t o w ar m it

b as e d cl e a ns er ( d e p e n di n g o n u p i n t h e p al ms of y o ur h a n ds a n d

s ki n t y p e).

li g htl y pr ess i nt o s ki n. A p pl y wit h

f a ci al m ass a g e or r oll er f or all t h e

at- h o m e s p a vi b es.

2

E X F O LI A T E O R

R E TI N OI D S

O ur b o d y lit er all y h e al s it s elf

as w e sl e e p – t h at’s w h y t h e

P M is t h e p erf e ct ti m e f or y o ur

t ar g et e d s ki n c ar e tr e at m e nt s

li k e r eti n ol, a ci d s, p e el s or

p e pti d es. W hi c h e v er y o u c h o o s e,

j ust r e m e m b er r eti n oi d s a n d

e xf oli ati v e tr e at m e nt s s h o ul d n’t

b e us e d t o g et h er. Alt er n at e

b et w e e n t h e m ( 2 x a w e e k) a n d

tr a c k h o w y o ur s ki n f e el s b ef or e

i n cr e asi n g us a g e.

3

E Y E C R E A M

E y e cr e a ms c a n b e hit or

miss. Y o u’ll w a nt t o p o p t hi s

o n b ef or e sl at h eri n g o n y o ur

m oist uris er b e c a u s e t h e y’r e m or e

c o n c e ntr at e d i n n at ur e. If y o u’r e

n ot s ur e w h at i n gr e di e nt s t o l o o k

f or, t hi n k p e pti d e s f or h y dr ati o n,

r eti n ol t o w or k o n ff n e li n e s a n d

gr e e n t e a e xtr a ct or Vit a mi n K t o

t ar g et d e p uf fi n g.

5

M OI S T U RI S E

T h e ff n al st e p! Ti m e t o s e al i n

all y o ur h ar d w or k wit h a b arri er

r e p airi n g m oist uris er. Si n c e w e’r e

i n t h e t hi c k of wi nt er, l o o k f or

e m olli e nt or o c cl usi v e- b as e d

cr e a m s t o pr o vi d e a pr ot e cti v e

l a y er t o y o ur s ki n. E v e n if y o ur s ki n

i s oil y, y o u still n e e d m oist uris er

t o k e e p t h e w at er c o nt e nt i n

y o ur s ki n i nt a ct. Es p e ci all y si n c e

(if y o u’r e a n yt hi n g li k e m e),

y o u pr o b a bl y h a v e y o ur h e at er

r u n ni n g o n f ull bl ast.

A n d t h er e y o u h a v e it, y o ur

c o m pl et e g ui d e o n w h at t o d o

a n d w h at n ot t o d o wit h y o ur

pr o d u ct s; s o n o w t h e s m all

f ort u n e y o u s p e n d o n s ki n c ar e

w o n’t b e i n v ai n. C B M


F E A T U R E

Ar e y o u

b ei n g

gr e e n -

w a s h e d ?

A G R O WI N G N U M B E R O F

A U S T R A LI A N S A R E C H O O SI N G

S KI N C A R E P R O D U C T S T H A T

A LI G N WI T H T H EI R P E R S O N A L

V A L U E S. B U T H O W C A N

W E B E S U R E W H E R E T H E S E

P R O D U C T S C O M E F R O M

A N D I F T H E Y R E A L L Y A R E

‘ N A T U R A L’ ? W E A S K T W O

E X P E R T S T O W EI G H I N.

R O H A N WI D DIS O N

C E O, N E W L A B O R A T O RI E S

W he n it c o mes t o c os metics, s ki ncare a n d

pers o nal care pr o d ucts, a large n u m ber of

A ustralia ns p urc hase bea uty a n d s ki ncare pr o d ucts

t hat are i n li ne wit h t heir pers o nal val ues.

Pers o nal val ues, w he n it c o mes t o selecti ng o ur

bea uty pr o d ucts, ra nge fr o m ‘ nat ural i ngre die nts’,

orga nic a n d vega n pr o d ucts, bra n ds t hat d o n’t test

t heir pr o d ucts o n a ni mals, s ust ai na bility, et hically

s o urce d i ngre die nts a n d A ustralia n ma de.

W hilst as c o ns u mers we ca n tell if a pr o d uct

is A ustralia n ma de or o w ne d, beca use of t he

A ustralia n- ma de sy m b ol, h o w ca n we tell w here

o ur s ki ncare pr o d ucts c o me fr o m, if t hey’re

et hically s o urce d, a n d are i n fact orga nic?

E T HI C A L S O U R CI N G A N D

V E RI FI A B L E S U P P L Y C H AI N S

W he n it c o mes t o et hical s o urci ng, i n A ustralia

it is c urre ntly diffic ult f or c o ns u mers t o k n o w

if t heir fav o urite bra n ds are act ually et hically

s o urci ng t heir i ngre die nts. W hilst s o me bra n ds

have et hical s o urci ng or et hical b uyi ng p olicies o n

t heir we bsite, t here c urre ntly are n’t a ny A ustralia n

st a n dar ds, certificati o ns or accre dit ati o ns i n

verifyi ng et hical s u p ply c hai ns.

T he bea uty i n d ustr y, h o wever, is m ovi ng

t o war ds m ore tra ns pare ncy i n t heir s u p ply

c hai ns wit h m ore a n d m ore c o m pa nies usi ng

bl oc kc hai n, w hic h rec or ds eac h ste p i n t he s u p ply

c hai n. I n t he f ut ure we may als o see Q R c o des

o n pac k agi ng w hic h c o ns u mers ca n sca n s o t hey

ca n see w here t he i ngre die nts i n t he pr o d ucts are

s o urce d fr o m. At t his st age, t h o ug h, t he o nly way

we as c o ns u mers ca n tell if a c o m pa ny is et hically


F E A T U R E

s o urci ng t heir i ngre die nts is by d oi ng o ur o w n

h o me w or k. C hec k t o see if t he c o m pa ny has

a n et hical s o urci ng or et hical b uyi ng p olicy

or st ate me nt o n t heir we bsite a n d c hec k t heir

a n n ual re p orts t o t heir s hare h ol ders. Als o d o

a dee p dive t o see w hat i nf or mati o n t hey are

ma ki ng p u blicly availa ble i n regar ds t o w here

t heir pr o d uct i ngre die nts are s o urce d.

O R G A NI C I N G R E DI E N T S

Orga nic i ngre die nts are easier f or c o ns u mers

t o verify. Wit h certificati o ns s uc h as C O S M O S

a n d Orga nic F o o d C hai n ( O F C) reg ulati ng t he

w or d ‘ orga nic’, c o ns u mers ca n rest ass ure d t hat

t he e xtra d ollars t hey are s pe n di ng t o p urc hase

orga nic pr o d ucts are i n fact orga nic w he n

t hey see t he C O S M O S or O F C l og os o n t heir

fav o urite pr o d ucts.

If o n t he ot her ha n d bra n ds are usi ng t he

w or d ‘ orga nic’ i n t heir pr o d uct na me wit h n o

certificati o n t he n b uyer be ware. U nf ort u nately,

t here are ma ny bra n ds o ut t here t hat use t he

ter m si m ply f or mar keti ng p ur p oses wit h n o

verifia ble ele me nts t o t heir clai m.

If usi ng orga nic pr o d ucts is o ne of y o ur

pers o nal val ues, agai n d o y o ur h o me w or k a n d

d o n ot t a ke t he w or d of a pr o d uct na me or la bel.

C hec k f or orga nic certificati o n a n d t hat t he

certificati o n is fr o m a re p ut a ble b o dy.

S U S T AI N A BI LI T Y

Nati o nal res o urces are fi nite, s o it’s i m p ort a nt

t hat t he nat ural i ngre die nts bei ng use d are n’t

negatively i m pacti ng t he e nvir o n me nt. O ne

e x a m ple is pal m oil. If s ust ai na bility is o ne of

y o ur pers o nal val ues, e ns uri ng y o ur fav o urite

bea uty pr o d ucts t hat use pal m oil are R S P O

( R o u n dt a ble of S ust ai na ble Pal m Oil) certifie d,

may be of i m p ort a nce f or y o u.

T he car b o n f o ot pri nt of y o ur pr o d ucts may

als o be a n esse ntial fact or f or y o u. T heref ore,

k n o wi ng w here y o ur pr o d ucts are ma n ufact ure d

will be i m p ort a nt. L ocally s o urce d a n d l ocally

ma n ufact ure d pr o d ucts will be t he best o pti o n

f or y o u if l o weri ng y o ur car b o n f o ot pri nt is a

pers o nal val ue.

T he bea uty i n d ustr y s u p ply c hai n is a n i n-

de pt h o ne, wit h t h o usa n ds of pr o d ucts o n t he

mar ket wit h nat ural a n d sy nt hetic i ngre die nts

t hat are s o urce d gl o bally. Lear ni ng w h o o w ns

y o ur fav o urite bra n ds, w hat t heir c o m pa ny val ues

are, w here y o ur pr o d ucts are ma n ufact ure d,

a n d w hat i ngre die nts are i n y o ur fav o urite

pr o d ucts are t he first ste ps i n u n derst a n di ng if

t he pr o d ucts y o u are p urc hasi ng are alig ne d wit h

y o ur pers o nal val ues. A n d re me m ber, if it s o u n ds

t o o g o o d t o be tr ue, it pr o ba bly is.

R OSS

M AC D O U G A L D

F O U N D E R A N D C O S M E TI C

C H E MI S T, BI O L O GI

‘ Gree n was hi ng’ is a ter m use d t o descri be w he n

a bra n d ma kes clai ms t o be gree n a n d nat ur al

t hr o ug h t heir mar keti ng, yet w he n y o u delve a

little dee per, c ha nces are t here is m ore eff ort

p ut i nt o t he perce pti o n rat her t ha n t he act ual

practice. Ter ms li ke ‘ nat ural’, ‘ orga nic’, ‘ nat urally

derive d’, ‘gree n’ a n d ‘ der mat ol ogist a p pr ove d’ are

all s o me clai ms t hat are see mi ngly ever y w here o n

s ki ncare la bels b ut sit i n a grey area of c o nf usi o n

a n d u ns u bst a ntiate d clai ms.

U nf ort u nately, u ns u bst a ntiate d a n d

mislea di ng clai ms still a b o u n d i n t he bea uty

i n d ustr y, s o it’s i m p ort a nt t o ma ke y o urself

i nf or me d w he n it c o mes t o t he p urc hases y o u

ma ke. D o y o ur o w n researc h a n d d o n’t t a ke

t hi ngs at face val ue. A great way t o delve a

little dee per is t o rea d t he i ngre die nts la bel o n

t he bac k of t he pr o d uct, t he n researc h eac h

i ngre die nt. If t he pr o d uct is dee me d ‘ nat ur al’

b ut t here see ms t o be a h uge list of c he micals

o u n di ng i ngre die nts o n t he bac k, c ha nces are

it is n’t as nat ural as it is ma ki ng o ut. Researc h

t he bra n d, t heir i ngre die nts, lear n a b o ut t heir

pr ocesses a n d h o w t hey’re ma de. I n m ost cases,

y o u ca n als o as k t he br a n d or ma n ufact urer

directly – if t hey have n ot hi ng t o hi de, t hey

will be o pe n a n d h o nest wit h y o u a b o ut t heir

practices a n d w hat’s i n t heir pr o d ucts.

At Bi ol ogi, we av oi d gree n was hi ng at all

c osts by offeri ng f ull tra ns pare ncy regar di ng

t he s o urci ng, ma n ufact uri ng a n d s u p ply of o ur

pr o d ucts t o hel p c o ns u mers ma ke i nf or me d

c h oices. Bi ol ogi pr o d ucts are create d t hr o ug h a

pla nt-t o- b ottle pr ocess usi ng l ocally-s o urce d fr uits

a n d q uite literally p utti ng t he m i n t he b ottles.

We rely o n t he eart h’s nat ural res o urces t o give

us o ur i ngre die nts f or o ur pr o d ucts ( w hic h are

nat ural a n d n ot sy nt hetically ma de), s o bei ng

tra ns pare nt, et hical a n d s ust ai na ble is i ncre di bly

i m p ort a nt t o us.

Bel o w are s o me c o m m o n ter ms t o be

mi n df ul of:

N at ur al – Nat ural is a ter m see n o n a l ot of

bea uty a n d s ki ncare pr o d ucts, h o wever it is ofte n

mis use d. I n s o me cases, it ca n mea n t hat o nly

a s mall perce nt age of a pr o d uct’s i ngre die nts is

pla nt base d, or w hat was origi nally ‘ nat ural’ has

n o w i n fact g o ne t hr o ug h a pr o d ucti o n pr ocess

w hic h res ults i n a less-t ha n- nat ur al f or m.

N at ur all y d eri v e d – I n esse nce t his refers

t o i ngre die nts t hat are derive d fr o m nat ure b ut

t he pr ocess mea ns t hat it is t he n delivere d i n a n

u n nat ural f or m (s o it s o u n ds nat ural b ut may be

la de n i n c he micals).

Cl e a n – Clea n is ofte n a rat her p uzzli ng

ter m t hat is s hr o u de d i n c o nf usi o n a n d h ol ds

ma ny differe nt mea ni ngs. It c o ul d refer t o t he

i ngre die nts t hat are free fr o m sy nt hetics, b ut

it ca n als o refer t o t he bra n d’s s ust ai na bility

practices or refere nce t hat t he pr o d uct is vega n,

or et hical, etc. I deally, t he ter m ‘clea n’ s h o ul d

refer t o a nat ural pr o d uct usi ng ra w pla nt

e xtracts a n d wit h o ut a l o ng, ever-ev olvi ng list

of i ngre die nts t hat ca n be li n ke d t o har mf ul

healt h effects.

P ar a b e n-fr e e – T here has bee n a s urge

lately of bra n ds clai mi ng ‘ n o para be ns’ – a n d

rig htly s o beca use t hey are sy nt hetic preser vatives

t hat have bee n li n ke d t o t hi ngs li ke ca ncer,

h or m o ne disr u pti o n, D N A da mage a n d

i ncrease d s ki n agei ng. To kee p o n t he safe si de,

tr y t o av oi d a nyt hi ng e n di ng wit h t he w or d

para be n, s uc h as i ngre die nts li ke met hyl para be n,

b utyl para be n, et hyl para be n, pr o pyl para be n a n d

is o b utyl para be n. C B M


F E A T U R E

LU N C H TI ME

R EJ U VE N ATI O N

L O O KI N G F O R A LI T T L E PI C K- M E- U P O N C E L O C K D O W N S

E A S E ? S H O N A G H W A L K E R E X P L O R E S T H E N O N-I N V A SI V E

C O S M E TI C T R E A T M E N T S T H A T C A N H A V E Y O U L O O KI N G

A N D F E E LI N G B E T T E R I N A L M O S T U N D E R A N H O U R.


Z O O M T E E T H

W HI T E NI N G

F E A T U R E

W h at i s it ? A st at e of t h e art i n- cli ni c

w hit e ni n g pr o c ess t h at c a n li g ht e n t e et h u p

t o 1 3 s h a d es.

‘

T e et h a n d g u ms ar e c h e c k e d f or c a viti es

a n d g e n er al h e alt h, a n d t h e t e et h ar e i d e all y

cl e a n e d b y a d e ntist or h y gi e nist, ’ e x pl ai ns

Dr G a m er V er di a n fr o m D e nt al L o u n g e i n

S y d n e y. ‘ A m o ul d is t a k e n of t h e t e et h a n d a

m o ut h g u ar d is m a d e f or at- h o m e w hit e ni n g

m ai nt e n a n c e f oll o wi n g t h e a ct u al tr e at m e nt.

W e r e c o m m e n d t his i n c o m bi n ati o n wit h

t h e cli ni c al tr e at m e nt t o e ns ur e i d e al l o n g-

t er m r es ults. ‘

‘

D uri n g t h e a ct u al pr o c e d ur e, w hi c h

t y pi c all y h a p p e ns o n a s e c o n d a p p oi nt m e nt,

a p H- b al a n c e d h y dr o g e n p er o xi d e

w hit e ni n g g el is a p pli e d t o all t e et h. T his is

a cti v at e d f or 1 5 mi n ut es usi n g a s p e ci al U V

li g ht, w hi c h g e ntl y p e n etr at es t h e t e et h t o

r e m o v e d e e p st ai ns a n d dis c ol o ur ati o n.

‘

T h e p ati e nt u n d er g o es a p pr o xi m at el y

t hr e e t o ff v e 1 5- mi n ut e s essi o ns i n t his

o n e a p p oi nt m e nt. A fi v e- mi n ut e ff u ori d e

tr e at m e nt c o m p et es t h e pr o c e d ur e, w hi c h

i n t ot al t a k es a p pr o xi m at el y o n e a n d a

h alf h o urs. ’

I s it p ai nf ul ? ‘ A p pr o xi m at el y 2 5 p er c e nt

of o ur p ati e nts e x p eri e n c e s e nsiti vit y a n d

z a ps i n t h eir t e et h f or 2 4- 4 8 h o urs aft er t h e

pr o c e d ur e, b ut w e c a n m a n a g e wit h mil d

s e d ati o n a n d p ai n r eli ef,’ s a ys Dr V er di a n.

‘ T h e t e et h a n d g u ms m a y e x p eri e n c e

s o m e s e nsiti vit y p ost-tr e at m e nt, b ut t his

is e asil y m a n a g e d wit h o v er-t h e- c o u nt er

p ai n m e di c ati o n.’

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ? T e et h

a p p e ar b et w e e n ei g ht t o 1 4 s h a d es w hit er

i m m e di at el y. F urt h er w hit e ni n g is a c hi e v e d

b y usi n g t h e at- h o m e g el a n d m o ul d, w hi c h

s h o ul d b e w or n eit h er o n c e a m o nt h or

o n c e e v er y t hr e e m o nt hs f or o n e h o ur at a

ti m e, d e p e n di n g o n lif est yl e (i e, s m o k ers

or r e d wi n e dri n k ers will r e q uir e m or e

fr e q u e nt m ai nt e n a n c e).

H o w m a n y tr e at m e nt s d o I n e e d ? T his

d e p e n ds o n t h e l e v el of st ai ni n g o n y o ur

t e et h. S o m e p e o pl e m a y o nl y r e q uir e o n e

tr e at m e nt, w h er e as ot h ers m a y n e e d t o

h a v e a s eri es of u p t o t hr e e s essi o ns.

T H E P E A C H LI F T L O O P

W h at i s it ? T hr e a ds m a d e fr o m

p ol y pr o p yl e n e ar e cl e v erl y i nj e ct e d

b e n e at h t h e d er mis a n d a n c h or e d

t o cr e at e a n el e v at e d a n d

r ej u v e n at e d a p p e ar a n c e t o

t h e f a c e.

T h e t hr e a ds ar e pl a c e d at a

c ert ai n p oi nt i n t h e f a c e a n d

w or k e d u p w ar ds t o b e a n c h or e d

t o t h e m us cl e o n a hi g h er p oi nt

of t h e f a c e.

‘

I us e t h e t e c h ni q u e of S o ut h

Afri c a n pl asti c s ur g e o n Dr D es

F er n a n d es, ’ e x pl ai ns Dr J o h n

M a h o n y fr o m P e a c h C os m eti c

M e di ci n e i n P a d di n gt o n, S y d n e y.

‘

T h es e ‘ F er n a n d es l o o ps ’ ar e

t e c h ni c all y m or e d e m a n di n g t o p ut

i n, b ut b e c a us e t h e y r el y o n a ffr m

k n ott e d l o o p t o a c hi e v e a lift, t h e y

pr o mis e b ett er d ur ati o n. ’

D o e s it h urt ? It s h o ul d n’t. T o pi c al

a n a est h eti c is a d mi nist er e d t o

t h e i nj e cti o n sit e a n d t h e t hr e a ds

t h e ms el v es ar e i nf us e d wit h

a n a est h eti c. ‘ M ost of m y p ati e nts

s a y t h at t h e m ost p ai nf ul p art is t h e

i nj e cti o n of t h e a n a est h eti c, ’ r e v e als

Dr M a h o n y.

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ? T his

tr e at m e nt h el ps all e vi at e s a g gi n g

a n d j o wli n g i n t h e l o w er f a c e, or

i n t h e br o w ar e a, el e v ati n g a n d

s m o ot hi n g t h e br o w a n d h el pi n g t o

e as e h o o di n g of t h e e y eli ds.

H o w l o n g d o e s it l a st ? T h e lifti n g

eff e ct of t h e t hr e a ds is l o n g l asti n g,

wit h r es ults l asti n g u p t o t w o t o

t hr e e y e ars.

H o w m a n y tr e at m e nt s d o I

n e e d ? ‘ T h es e lifts r e all y l ast, ’

e x pl ai ns Dr. M a h o n y, ‘ h o w e v er, w e

c a n p ut m or e l o o ps i n s h o ul d t h e

p ati e nt r e q uir e f urt h er lift aft er t h e

first or s e c o n d tr e at m e nt. W e pr ef er

t o w or k i n a w a y t h at a c hi e v es

gr a d u al a n d n at ur al-l o o ki n g r es ults,

r at h er t h a n d eli v er a v er y dr a m ati c

a n d u n n at ur al-l o o ki n g r es ult i n

o n e tr e at m e nt. ’

N E F E R TI TI N E C K LI F T

W h at i s it ? Wri n kl e r el a xi n g

s ol uti o n is i nj e ct e d i nt o t h e n e c k

t o h el p all e vi at e s a g gi n g a n d

h ori z o nt al li n es.

‘

W e a d mi nist er t h e i nj e cti o ns

i n t w o p arts, ’ e x pl ai ns Dr A n o o p

R ast o gi. ‘ Firstl y, w e a d dr ess t h e

t w o v erti c al li n es t h at r u n fr o m t h e

c hi n d o w n t h e n e c k. T h os e li n es ar e

c a us e d b y t h e l e a di n g e d g e of t h e

pl at ys m a m us cl e, s o t h e tr e at m e nt

of t his is t o i nj e ct e v er y f e w

c e nti m etr es al o n g t h e l e n gt h of t h e

m us cl e e d g e t o r el a x it a n d m a k e it

l ess c o ns pi c u o us.

‘

T h er e ar e als o h ori z o nt al n e c k

li n es, w hi c h w e o c c asi o n all y tr e at

wit h wri n kl e-r el a xi n g i nj e cti o ns.

T h e ai m is t o r e d u c e t h e e xt e nt t o

w hi c h t h e li n es ar e pi n n e d t o t h e

u n d erl yi n g m us cl e, t h us r e d u ci n g

t h e a p p e ar a n c e of a n y h ori z o nt al

li n es al o n g t h e n e c k. ’

D o e s it h urt ? T h er e m a y b e

s o m e sli g ht sti n gi n g at t h e sit e of

i nj e cti o n, b ut t his o nl y l asts a f e w

s e c o n ds a n d is q uit e mil d.

DI S S O L VI N G A D O U B L E C HI N

W h at i s it ? A T G A a n d F D A-

a p pr o v e d c h e mi c al s ol uti o n, w hi c h

is si mil ar t o bil e s alts, is i nj e ct e d i nt o

t h e n e c k t o diss ol v e f at.

‘

T h e m e di c ati o n is i nj e ct e d a n d

i n m u c h t h e s a m e w a y t h at t h e f at

is br o k e n d o w n i n t h e g all bl a d d er,

it di g ests t h e f at, w hi c h is t h e n

m et a b olis e d a n d eli mi n at e d t hr o u g h

t h e b o d y’s n at ur al f u n cti o ns, ’

e x pl ai ns S y d n e y c os m eti c s ur g e o n

Dr A n o o p R ast o gi. ‘ T h e n e c k is r e d

i m m e di at el y aft er a n d s w oll e n.

T h e r e d n ess will s u bsi d e wit hi n

2 4 h o urs a n d t h e s w elli n g will

e as e aft er a p pr o xi m at el y t w o t o

ff v e d a ys. ’

D o e s it h urt ? T h er e is mil d

sti n gi n g at t h e i nj e cti o n sit e d uri n g

t h e pr o c e d ur e, a n d y o u m a y

e x p eri e n c e t e n d er n ess f or u p t o a

w e e k f oll o wi n g tr e at m e nt. T his c a n

b e m a n a g e d wit h o v er-t h e- c o u nt er

p ai n m e di c ati o n.

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ? F or

t h e ri g ht c a n di d at e, t h e n e c k is

sli m m e d d o w n c o nsi d er a bl y. R es ults

st art t o b e c o m e n oti c e a bl e wit hi n

ar o u n d o n e w e e k.

H o w m a n y tr e at m e nt s ? B et w e e n

o n e a n d fi v e tr e at m e nts ar e r e q uir e d

f or b est r es ults.

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ? ‘

T hi s

is w h at o n e w o ul d c all a v ari a bl e

pr o c e d ur e, i n t h at it w or ks v er y

w ell i n s o m e p e o pl e a n d n ot at all

w ell i n ot h ers, ’ s a ys Dr. R ast o gi. ‘ It

is d et er mi n e d b y p ati e nt s el e cti o n

– s o m e p e o pl e’s s ki n a n d m us cl e

r es p o n ds, h o w e v er s o m e p ati e nt’s

s ki n is n ot c o n d u ci v e t o a c hi e vi n g

g o o d r es ults. W h e n it d o es w or k,

p ati e nt s atisf a cti o n is hi g h. ’


n e e d ? A g ai n, t his d e p e n ds o n t h e

p ati e nt. S o m e m a y r es p o n d a n d

s h o w f a nt asti c r es ults aft er o n e

tr e at m e nt, w hil e ot h ers m a y n e e d a

s eri es of tr e at m e nts f or b est r es ults.


E Y E B R O

W MI S TI N G

F E A T U R E

W h at i s it ? T his is a m o d er n

br o w t att o o t e c h ni q u e als o k n o w n

as ‘ air br us hi n g’.

‘

It’s a v er y n at ur al f or m of

br o w t att o oi n g t h at is a p o p ul ar

alt er n ati v e t o f e at h er t o u c h

t att o oi n g, ’ e x pl ai ns gl o b all y-

r e n o w n e d br o w artist A m y

J e a n- Li n n e h a n, w h o h as r o o ms i n

S y d n e y, M el b o ur n e, Bris b a n e, t h e

G ol d C o ast, B yr o n B a y, L o n d o n

a n d Si n g a p or e.

‘

W e c h o os e t his f or o ur cli e nts

d e p e n di n g o n t h eir t y p e of

e y e br o w gr o wt h, br o w c ol o ur a n d

s ki n t y p e. W e us e a n air br us hi n g

t e c h ni q u e al o n g t h e li n e of t h e

br o w t o d eli v er a s eri es of ff n e

pi g m e nt d ots i nt o t h e s ki n. T his

cr e at es a ‘ mist’ of c ol o ur i n t h e

s ki n b e n e at h t h e br o w h airli n e.

D o e s it h urt ? At ti m es it

m a y f e el a littl e u n c o mf ort a bl e,

b ut f or t h e m ost p art, it is

r el ati v el y p ai nl ess.

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ?

‘

Cli e nts c a n dis c uss t h eir o pti o ns

wit h t h eir artist. W e c a n b uil d

m or e i nt e ns e c ol o ur f or t h e

e ntir e br o w, or j ust ffll i n s p ars e

ar e as s u c h as t h e ar c h a n d t ail

f or a n ‘ o m br e ’ eff e ct, ’ s a ys

Li n n e h a n. ‘ T h e h e al e d r es ult will

mi ni mis e t h e us e of e y e br o w

pr o d u cts as w e h a v e cr e at e d

b a c k gr o u n d s h a di n g w h er e

y o u n e e d it m ost. W e c a n als o

us e t o h el p c a m o u fi a g e ol d a n d

f a d e d t att o oi n g. ’

H o w m a n y tr e at m e nt s d o

I n e e d ? Us u all y o nl y o n e

tr e at m e nt, wit h o n e f oll o w-

u p visit, is r e q uir e d t o a c hi e v e

d esir e d r es ults.

I N VI SI B L E E Y E LI N E R

W h at i s it ? ‘ Als o k n o w n as L as h

E n h a n c e m e nt, t his t e c h ni q u e

cr e at es u n d et e ct a bl e d e ff niti o n f or

e y es,’ s a ys A m y- J e a n Li n n e h a n.

‘ U nli k e tr a diti o n al e y eli n er

t att o oi n g, w h er e i n k is e m b e d d e d

a b o v e t h e l as h li n e a n d fr e q u e ntl y

wi n g e d o ut, I n visi bl e E y eli n er us es

s m all n e e dl es t o d ot a n d fill wit hi n

a n d ar o u n d t h e l as h b e d.’

D o e s it h urt ? N ot p arti c ul arl y,

alt h o u g h s o m e cli e nts m a y

e x p eri e n c e mil d s e nsiti vit y if t h e y

ar e s e nsiti v e i n t h e e y e ar e a t o

b e gi n wit h. A n a est h eti c b al m is

a p pli e d pr e-tr e at m e nt a n d t h e

d e vi c e us e d is a n o n-i n v asi v e

t att o o m a c hi n e t h at h as v er y li g ht,

q ui et vi br ati o ns. T h e e y es ar e cl os e d

t hr o u g h o ut t h e pr o c e d ur e.

W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ? V er y

fi n el y et c h e d li n es ar e n estl e d ti g htl y

wit hi n t h e r o ots of t h e l as h es a n d

j ust sli g htl y a b o v e it f or a ti d y fi nis h

t h at m a k es t h e e y es a p p e ar m or e

d e fi n e d a n d bri g ht er a n d l as h es

f ull er. R es ults l ast b et w e e n t hr e e

a n d 1 0 y e ars.


n e e d ? ‘ Ty pi c all y o n e tr e at m e nt

wit h a f oll o w- u p a f e w w e e ks l at er is

e n o u g h t o m ai nt ai n gr e at r es ults f or

q uit e a f e w y e ars.’

C H E MI C A L B R O

W LI F T

W h at i s it ? Wri n kl e-r el a xi n g

s ol uti o n is i nj e ct e d pr e cis el y i nt o t h e

br o w t o r e b al a n c e t h e m us cl es a n d

o v er c o m e t h e eff e cts of gr a vit y.

W h at i s i n v ol v e d ? T h e s ol uti o n

is i nj e ct e d i nt o t h e m us cl es t h at

k e e p t h e br o w l o w, w hi c h gi v es t h e

m us cl es r es p o nsi bl e f or r aisi n g t h e

br o w gr e at a bilit y t o ris e.

I V T H E R A P Y

W h at i s it ? I V (i ntr a v e n o us

t h er a p y) is w h e n a li q ui d s u bst a n c e

i s a d mi nist er e d dir e ctl y i nt o t h e

v ei n t hr o u g h a t hi n t u b e c all e d

a c a n n ul a i n or d er t o d eli v er

a t h er a p e uti c m e di c ati o n or

tr e at m e nt, e x pl ai ns Dr J er e m y

C u m pst o n, w h o off ers I V

tr e at m e nts at his A g el ess Cli ni cs i n

S y d n e y, B o n di J u n cti o n, G o ul b ur n,

Y o u n g a n d B at e m a n’s B a y.

Fl ui ds ar e d eli v er e d vi a a n I V

c a n n ul a, w hi c h is i ns ert e d i nt o

t h e v ei n, oft e n ri g ht i n t h e mi d dl e

of t h e ar m. A n I V s ol uti o n will t h e n

b e att a c h e d t o it a n d h u n g u p

a b o v e t h e p ati e nt s o it c a n r u n i nt o

t h e p ati e nt’s ar m.

‘

At o ur cli ni cs, w e t e n d t o

u s e Gl ut at hi o n e [ a n i m p ort a nt

a nti o xi d a nt], Vit a mi n B 1 2 a n d

N A D + [ a p ot e nt a nti-i n fi a m m at or y

c o- e n z y m e] i n o ur tr e at m e nts, ’

e x pl ai ns Dr C u m pst o n. ‘ T o s u p p ort

h e alt h y i m m u n e f u n cti o n, Vit a mi n

C is als o a g o o d o pti o n. T h e

i nf usi o ns w e off er s u p p ort h e alt h y

g ut a n d br ai n f u n cti o n a n d

pr o vi d e si g ni ff c a nt assist a n c e

i n i n cr e asi n g m e nt al cl arit y a n d

e n er g y l e v els, m ostl y attri b ut a bl e

t o t h e N A D + c o m p o n e nt of t h e

I V tr e at m e nt. ’

D o e s it h urt ? N o. T h er e mi g ht b e

s o m e dis c o mf ort as t h e c a n n ul a is

i ns ert e d, b ut t h e tr e at m e nt is w ell

t ol er at e d, if n ot r el a xi n g.

H o w l o n g d o r e s ult s l a st ?

T his d e p e n ds o n t h e i n di vi d u al

a n d t h eir lif est yl e, b ut n utri e nt

l e v els c a n r e m ai n el e v at e d f or

b et w e e n t w o t o t hr e e w e e ks aft er

e a c h tr e at m e nt.

R e s ult s: Wit hi n o n e w e e k of

i nj e cti n g, t h e br o ws t a k e o n a

m or e ar c h e d l o o k, t h e f or e h e a d

is s m o ot h er, a n d t h e e y es a p p e ar

l ess dr o o p e d. ‘ A c h e mi c al br o w lift

r eli es o n t h e str e n gt h of t h e p ati e nt’s

f or e h e a d m us cl es a n d t h er ef or e

w or ks b ett er i n s o m e p ati e nts

t h a n ot h ers,’ e x pl ai ns Dr R ast o gi.

‘ P ati e nts w h o d o n’t ff n d s u c c ess wit h

t his pr o c e d ur e c o ul d l o o k at h a vi n g

a m e c h a ni c al br o w lift i nst e a d.’

D o w nti m e: T h er e is n o d o w nti m e.

M E C H A NI C A L

B R O W LI F T

W h at i s it ? T e m p or ar y d er m al

ffll ers ar e i nj e ct e d i nt o t h e br o w

t o cr e at e s u btl e el e v ati o n a n d a

s c ul pt e d eff e ct.

W h at i s i n v ol v e d ? ‘ W e m e c h a ni c all y

lift t h e br o w b y i nj e cti n g t h e fill er i nt o

t h e h air- b e ari n g p art of t h e br o w,’

s a ys Dr R ast o gi. ‘ W e i nj e ct it i nt o t h e

br o w i n li n e wit h its n at ur al ar c h.’

R e s ult s: T h e br o w is lift e d u p w ar ds

a n d at t h e s a m e ti m e a m or e o p e n

e y e eff e ct is cr e at e d, wit h a l ess

dr o o p y li d.



LI P A U G M E N T A TI O N

F E A T U R E

A D DI N G V O L U M E

T his is q uit e si m pl y a c hi e v e d b y

pl u m pi n g t h e li ps wit h t h e us e of

d er m al ffll ers.

‘ T h e i nj e cti o n is d o n e t o t h e p ul p

of t h e li p,’ s a ys Dr R ast o gi. ‘ Us u all y,

t h e t o p li p n e e ds m or e e n h a n ci n g

t h a n t h e b ott o m, b ut w e m a y cr e at e

a littl e r oll o v er o n t h e b ott o m li p b y

i nj e cti n g t h e v er milli o n b or d er (li p

li n e), c a usi n g it t o p o ut m or e.’

D E FI NI N G T H E V E R MI L LI O N

B O R D E R

T his a d ds d e fi niti o n t o a li p w h er e

t h e b or d er is s oft e ni n g, a n d als o

h el ps st o p li p sti c k bl e e di n g,

w hi c h o c c urs wit h t h e o ns et of

s m o k er’s li n es.

‘ W e t y pi c all y a d d a ffll er t o

e n h a n c e t h e b or d er a n d t h e C u pi d’s

b o w,’ s a ys Dr R ast o gi. ‘It c a n gi v e

t h e eff e ct t h at is t h e e q ui v al e nt of

usi n g li p li n er. At t h e s a m e ti m e, w e

m a y a d d s u btl e v ol u m e t o t h e li p.’

HI G H LI G H TI N G C U PI D’ S B O W

As w e a g e, t h e C u pi d’s B o w (t h e

p e a k a b o v e t h e t o p li p) b e c o m es

l ess d e ff n e d a n d a p p e ars t o sl a c k e n.

‘ E n h a n ci n g it wit h a fill er a d ds

a cl assi c s h a p e t o t h e li p a n d a

y o ut hf ul r e fi e cti o n,’ s a ys Dr R ast o gi.

‘ W e si m pl y a u g m e nt t h e p e a k

wit h a h y al ur o ni c a ci d fill er a n d it

i m m e di at el y cr e at es a y o u n g er

l o o ki n g a p p e ar a n c e. Ty pi c all y, t his

is d o n e al o n gsi d e d e fi ni n g t h e

v er milli o n b or d er.’

D o e s it h urt ? A l o c al a n a est h eti c is

first a d mi nist er e d t o n u m b t h e li p i n

all t hr e e pr o c e d ur es.

D o w nti m e: T h er e is sli g ht s w elli n g

f or ar o u n d 2 4 h o urs.

FI L LI N G O U T LI N E S

S O F T E NI N G N A S O L A BI A L

F O L D S

N as ol a bi al li n es r u n fr o m t h e

c or n ers of t h e n os e t o t h e c or n ers

of t h e m o ut h. As w e a g e, a d e e p

f urr o w is cr e at e d d u e t o t h e

gr a vit ati o n al eff e ct t h at c a us es

t h e c h e e ks t o d es c e n d t o w ar ds

t h e m o ut h.

‘

W e si m pl y i nj e ct a ffll er, s uit e d

t o t h e d e pt h of t h e gr o o v e, i nt o t h e

li n es t o fill o ut f urr o ws, ’ e x pl ai ns

Dr R ast o gi.

O c c asi o n all y wri n kl e i nj e cti o ns

c a n b e i nj e ct e d t o t h e si d e of t h e

n os e t o h el p s oft e n a d e e p f urr o w.

‘

T h er e is a m us cl e n e ar t h e si d e

of t h e n o s e t h at h ol ds t h e cr e as e

d o w n. If w e i nj e ct t his m us cl e, it

r el a x es a n d r el e as es t h e cr e as e. W e

r ar el y d o t his, h o w e v er, as it c a n

c a us e t h e li p t o f all a littl e bit. W e

w o ul d o nl y d o it if s o m e o n e h a d

a g u m m y s mil e wit h a d e e p n as o-

l a bi al f ol d. ’

S O F T E NI N G M A RI O N E T T E

LI N E S

M ari o n ett e li n es ar e t h e gr o o v es

t h at r u n fr o m t h e c or n ers of t h e

m o ut h d o w n t o w ar ds t h e c hi n t h at

c a n c a us e t h e f a c e.

‘

C o m m o nl y w e tr e at t h es e usi n g

a l a y er e d ffll er t e c h ni q u e, ’ s a ys Dr

R ast o gi. ‘ W e us e a st ur di er ffll er

d e e p wit hi n t h e f urr o w t o pl u m p it

o ut a n d c orr e ct t h e gr o o v e, t h e n

a fi n er fill er s u p er fi ci all y t o er as e

t h e a p p e ar a n c e of t h e cr e as e

o n t h e s ki n. I n a d diti o n, w e c a n

i nj e ct wri n kl e r el a xi n g s ol uti o n t o

r e b al a n c e m us cl es s o t h at t h e

s mil e m us cl es ar e b ett er a bl e t o

lift t h e c or n er of t h e m o ut h a n d

o p p os e gr a vit y. ’

D o e s it h urt ? A bl o c k is first

a d mi nist er e d s o y o u’ll o nl y f e el t h e

sti n g of t h e l o c al a n a est h eti c.

D o w nti m e: Wit h b ot h pr o c e d ur es,

t h er e is littl e t o n o d o w nti m e.

T h er e m a y b e mi ni m al r e d n ess a n d

s w elli n g, w hi c h s h o ul d s u bsi d e

wit hi n a f e w h o urs. A n y br uisi n g

s h o ul d s u bsi d e wit hi n a f e w d a ys.

C R E A TI N G A N U P T U R N E D

S MI L E

Wri n kl e-r el a xi n g i nj e cti o ns c a n

b e us e d t o cr e at e a g or g e o usl y

u pt ur n e d m o ut h.

‘

T h er e is a m us cl e c all e d t h e

D e pr ess or A n g ul ar o us Oris M us cl e,

w hi c h is r es p o nsi bl e f or k e e pi n g

t h e m o ut h d o w n-t ur n e d, ’ e x pl ai ns

Dr R ast o gi. ‘ W e i nj e ct t his, s o it

r el a x es a n d t h e m us cl es r es p o nsi bl e

f or s mili n g ar e b ett er a bl e t o lift

t h e c or n er of t h e m o ut h at r est. It

pr o d u c es w h at w e c all t h e ‘ C a m er o n

Di az’ s mil e. E v e n w h e n st ati c, t h e

c or n ers of t h e m o ut h ar e sli g htl y

u pt ur n e d. It c a n cr e at e a h a p p y, s oft

e x pr essi o n at all ti m es. ’

D o e s it h urt ? T h er e is littl e

p ai n, asi d e t h at of t h e i nj e cti o n,

alt h o u g h ‘ h a p p y g as’ c a n als o b e

a d mi nist er e d t o r el a x t h e p ati e nt.



E N E R J E T

F E A T U R E

W h at i s it ? Afr ai d of n e e dl es ?

D er m at ol o gist a n d c os m eti c s ur g e o n

Dr D a ni el L a n z er, is o n e of t h e ffrst

d o ct ors i n A ustr ali a t o us e t his

i n n o v ati v e n e w t e c h ni q u e w h er e

h y al ur o ni c a ci d is lit er all y ‘ bl o w n ’

b e n e at h t h e s ki n.

T h e t e c h ni q u e us es c o m pr ess e d

air t o f or c e a mi cr of or m of t h e fill er

u n d er t h e s ki n, i nt o t h e d er mis. It

br e a ks t h e s ki n a n d cr e at es a ti n y

tr a u m a, wit h o ut usi n g n e e dl es, a n d

t h e H A e nt ers vi a t h e ti n y w o u n d.

‘ T h er e ar e t w o p arts t o a nti- a g ei n g

a n d tr e ati n g s c arri n g,’ e x pl ai ns Dr

L a n z er. ‘ O n e is t o r e pl a c e v ol u m e,

s o y o u lift t hi n gs u p i n t h e s ki n, a n d

t h e ot h er is t o tr y t o sti m ul at e t h e

c oll a g e n t o g et ti g ht e ni n g of t h e s ki n.

W e c a n a c c o m plis h b ot h of t h es e

wit h E n erj et. T h e tr a u m a it cr e at es is

m u c h li k e mil d l as er tr e at m e nts t h at

ar e us e d t o s m o ot h t h e s ki n’s s urf a c e,

b ut b e c a us e w e ar e pl a ci n g ffll er i n

t h e s ki n at t h e s a m e ti m e, w e a c hi e v e

b ot h r es ults.’

D o e s it h urt ? ‘ T h er e’s a sli g ht

dis c o mf ort, as t h o u g h s o m e o n e w as

ffi c ki n g a ti n y r u b bi n g b a n d o n y o ur

s ki n, b ut it’s n ot e n o u g h t o r e q uir e

n u m bi n g cr e a m. It d e p e n ds o n t h e

p ati e nt’s p ai n t hr es h ol d a n d t h e

ar e as tr e at e d.

T H E B E A U T Y B O O S T E R

D o w nti m e ? T h er e is s o m e d o w nti m e

as t h e s ki n is br o k e n a n d y o u mi g ht

W h at i s it ? ‘I d e al f or dr y,

g et ti n y w o u n d m ar ks o n t h e s urf a c e

cr e p e y a n d t hi n ni n g, fi n el y

f or u p t o fi v e d a ys, b ut t h es e c a n b e

li n e d s ki n o n t h e f a c e, n e c k

eff e cti v el y m as k e d wit h m a k e u p.

a n d d é c oll et a g e, t his tr e at m e nt

dir e ctl y d eli v ers h y al ur o ni c

W h at r e s ult s c a n w e e x p e ct ? ‘ It

a ci d vi a h y p o d er mi c mi cr o-

c a n eff e cti v el y tr e at h oll o wi n g ar o u n d

i nj e cti o ns wit h t h e B e a ut y

t h e e y es, a d d v ol u m e t o t h e c h e e ks

B o ost g u n,’ e x pl ai ns Dr

or e v e n b e us e d f or a c n e s c ars. W e

J er e m y C u m pst o n.

d o n’t us e it f or t ar g et e d ar e as, li k e

‘

T h e B e a ut y B o ost g u n is

pl u m pi n g t h e li ps, b ut it w or ks w ell

a h a n d- h el d t o ol wit h a h e a d

o n wi d er ar e as li k e t h e f a c e, ar o u n d

t h at h as s e v er al n e e dl es o n it,

t h e m o ut h, t h e b a c ks of t h e h a n ds or

s o it d eli v ers t h e fi n e fill er t o

t h e d é c oll et a g e. ’

a gl o b al ar e a, r at h er t h a n o n e

n e e dl e t o a t ar g et e d z o n e. ’


It t a k es l ess t h a n a n h o ur a n d

r es ults ar e i m m e di at e a n d

dr a m ati c – t hi n k d e w y, h y dr at e d,

fir m er s ki n. A n d b e c a us e t h e

tr e at m e nt c a n b e t ail or e d t o y o ur

n e e ds a n d b e c o m bi n e d wit h

vit al n utri e nts a n d vit a mi ns, it

c a n als o a d dr ess r e d n ess, br o k e n

c a pill ari es a n d pi g m e nt ati o n.

C O S M E TI C A C U P U N C T U R E F A CI A L

W h at i s it ? ‘ T his n at ur al f a ci al

r ej u v e n ati o n tr e at m e nt h el ps t o

i m pr o v e t h e c o m pl e xi o n a n d its o v er all

w ell b ei n g,’ s a ys w ell n ess pr a ctiti o n er

K elli H o w ar d fr o m Z e n M e di ci n e

Cli ni c. ‘It a d dr ess es u n d erl yi n g

i m b al a n c es wit hi n t h e b o d y w hi c h

c a us e f a ci al pr o bl e ms, a n d it dir e ctl y

tr e ats pr o bl e m ar e as o n t h e f a c e s u c h

as ff n e li n es a n d wri n kl es, s a g gi n g, a n d

dis c ol o ur ati o n or d ull c o m pl e xi o n.’

‘ A t y pi c al first tr e at m e nt i n v ol v es a

c o m pr e h e nsi v e c o ns ult ati o n t o dis c uss

ar e as of c o n c er n a n d q u esti o ns ar e

as k e d r e g ar di n g di et a n d lif est yl e t o

e n a bl e t h e pr a ctiti o n er t o d eli v er a

p ers o n alis e d tr e at m e nt. M a k e u p is

r e m o v e d a n d f a ci al m ass a g e is gi v e n

t o pr e p ar e t h e s ki n f or tr e at m e nt.

‘ T h e cli e nt t h e n r el a x es w hil e

r e c ei vi n g a c u p u n ct ur e o n t h e b o d y

a n d t h e n t o t h e f a c e. N e e dl es

ar e r et ai n e d i n t h e f a ci al ar e a

f or a p pr o xi m at el y 2 0 mi ns. Aft er

wit h dr a wi n g n e e dl es, t h e p ati e nt

r e c ei v es a g e ntl e f a ci al m ass a g e wit h

r os e or ar ni c a oil a n d a c o ol j a d e r oll er

t o s e al t h e p or es.’

D o e s it h urt ? ‘ T h e tr e at m e nt is

g e ntl e, i n v ol vi n g t h e i ns erti o n of v er y

ff n e n e e dl es i nt o s p e ci ff c ar e as of t h e

f a c e,’ e x pl ai ns H o w ar d. ‘ T h er e m a y b e

sli g ht dis c o mf ort bri e fi y as t h e n e e dl e

is i ns ert e d i n c ert ai n ar e as, b ut it is

mi ni m al. W h e n t h e s ki n is n e e dl e d, it

c a us es a mi cr o tr a u m a sti m ul ati n g t h e

pr o d u cti o n of c oll a g e n a n d el asti n

gi vi n g t h e s ki n a m or e e v e n t o n e,

a lift e d a n d pl u m pi n g eff e ct a n d a

y o ut hf ul gl o w.


‘ F oll o wi n g t h e first tr e at m e nt, w e

e x p e ct t h e p ati e nt t o l o o k a n d f e el

r el a x e d, lift e d a n d bri g ht er. As

t h e b o d y b e gi ns t o b al a n c e a n d

bl o o d fi o w is i n vi g or at e d, it r a di at es

t hr o u g h t h e f a c e f or a n at ur al- a n d

h e alt h y-l o o ki n g c o m pl e xi o n.

‘ T h e n u m b er of tr e at m e nts

r e q uir e d t o s e e r es ults v ari es fr o m

p ati e nt t o p ati e nt d e p e n di n g o n

m a n y f a ct ors, s u c h as a g e, lif est yl e

a n d c o nstit uti o n. I n g e n er al, if t h e

p ati e nt’s c o n c er n is dr y a n d d ull s ki n

w e will s e e bri g ht n ess, gl o w a n d

p u m pi n g i n t hr e e or f o ur w e e ks wit h

o n e s essi o n a w e e k. F or c oll a g e n

l oss c a usi n g fi n e li n es, wri n kl es a n d

l oss of fir m n ess, 1 0 - 1 5 s essi o ns ar e

r e q uir e d eit h er o n c e or t wi c e p er

w e e k alt h o u g h c h a n g es c a n b e s e e n

aft er f o ur w e e ks.

‘ R es ults l ast d e p e n di n g o n t h e

p ati e nt’s lif est yl e – di et, sl e e p a n d

str ess pl a y a si g ni fi c a nt r ol e i n

d et er mi ni n g t h e ti m efr a m e. T h e

pr a ctiti o n er will off er s u p p ort i n

di et ar y a n d lif est yl e g ui d a n c e if t his

is a n iss u e. W e ulti m at el y w a nt t o

s u p p ort t h e p ati e nt t o f e el e n er gis e d

a n d r el a x e d a n d at t h e s a m e ti m e

l o o k gl o wi n g a n d h e alt h y.’ C B M


S K I N

G O O D

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is a m o n g t h e m ost stri ki n g a n d

b e a utif ul p h ysi c al attri b ut es i n

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t o s h e d d e a d s ki n c ells. T o a n e xt e nt, s h a vi n g

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F E A T U R E

NIP/

TU C K: T HE

ME N’S

E DI TI O N

C O S M E TI C

P R O C E D U R E S A R E N O

L O N G E R A W O M A N’ S

W O R L D. C O S M E TI C

E N H A N C E M E N T H A S

B E C O M E A P O P U L A R

T A L KI N G P OI N T A N D I S

H E L PI N G T H O U S A N D S

O F M E N O V E R C O M E

I S S U E S WI T H T H EI R

A P P E A R A N C E.

Interest i n a p peara nce me dici ne a n d c os metic

s urger y is gr o wi ng a m o ng me n fr o m acr oss

t he s pectr u m of occ u pati o ns, s ocial a n d

c ult ural bac k gr o u n ds. A n d i n a n age w here

l o o ks have a m o u nti ng i m p ort a nce i n t he s ocial

s p here, it’s har dly s ur prisi ng t hat me n are payi ng

m ore atte nti o n t o t heir a p peara nce.

W here c os metic pr oce d ures use d t o be a

fe male- d o mi nate d d o mai n, m ore a n d m ore

g uys are gr o wi ng tire d of acce pti ng t he l o o ks

l ot t hey were give n – n o l o nger are t hey ha p py

t o settle f or t he pes ky l ove ha n dles a n d t h ose

tellt ale cr o w’s feet ar o u n d t heir eyes. T hey are

i ncreasi ngly t ur ni ng t o c os metic pr oce d ures t o

hel p t he m fi ne-t u ne w hat M ot her Nat ure gave

t he m or st ay a hea d of t he agei ng ga me.

Li p os ucti o n, ble p har o plasty (eyeli d s urger y)

a n d gy naec o mastia ( male breast re d ucti o n) are

a m o ngst t he m ost p o p ular s urgical pr oce d ures

f or me n, w hile n o n-s urgical treat me nts s uc h

as c os metic i nject a bles, laser a n d I P L, a n d fat

re d ucti o n a n d m uscle b uil di ng treat me nts are o n

a n e x p o ne ntial rise.

T he key t o male c os metic e n ha nce me nt is t o

kee p t he res ults as nat ural-l o o ki ng as p ossi ble,

wit h n o o bvi o us “ o perate d o n” l o o k. F or t his

reas o n, m ost e x perie nce d s urge o ns prefer t o

leave e x pressi o n li nes a n d s o me of t he “r ugge d”

feat ures of t he male face al o ne a n d i nstea d

f oc us o n t he feat ures o ut of bala nce, s uc h as a

cr o o ke d n ose, rece di ng c hi n, saggi ng nec k, j o wls

or dr o o pi ng eyeli ds, or dee p nas ola bial gr o oves

(li nes r u n ni ng d o w n fr o m t he si des of t he n ose).

I n t he ha n ds of a s kille d pr actiti o ner, c os metic

e n ha nce me nt ca n create b ot h a m ore y o ut hf ul

yet masc uli ne a n d nat ur al-l o o ki ng a p pear a nce.


F E A T U R E

T OP 5

SU R GIC AL

PR O CE DU RES

F OR ME N *

1. LI P O S U C TI O N

Li p os ucti o n ca n re m ove fat fr o m

t he b o dy or face ( d o u ble c hi n or

j o wls). Fatty de p osits are s ucti o ne d

o ut t hr o ug h s mall nic ks or i ncisi o ns.

Li p os ucti o n ca n be perf or me d

as day s urger y a n d patie nts ca n

us ually ret ur n t o w or k after a b o ut

o ne wee k, alt h o ug h br uisi ng may

last f or several wee ks a n d s welli ng

f or u p t o ar o u n d t w o m o nt hs. I n

a d diti o n t o re m ovi ng larger v ol u mes

of fat, t o day’s tec h ni q ues ca n als o

w or k i n t he s u perficial layers of

fat u n der neat h t he s ki n t o sc ul pt

or ‘etc h’ t he a p peara nce of t he

u n derlyi ng m uscle str uct ure. T his

pr oce d ure is c o m m o nly perf or me d

o n t he a b d o me n b ut ca n als o be

perf or me d o n t he ar ms, c hest a n d

o uter a b d o mi nal areas.

2. M A L E B R E A S T

R E D U C TI O N

( G Y N A E C O M A S TI A

S U R G E R Y)

Gy naec o mastia ( male breasts)

is a c o m m o n c o n diti o n t hat is

us ually a res ult of a n i m bala nce

of h or m o nes i n t he b o dy. T he

c o n diti o n may occ ur i n o ne or b ot h

breasts. T he tec h ni q ue use d t o treat

gy naec o mastia de pe n ds o n t he size

a n d c o m p ositi o n of t he male breast.

E xcess fatty tiss ue is us ually re m ove d

wit h li p os ucti o n. If t he pr o ble m is

breast gla n d ular tiss ue, it is treate d

by e xcisi o n. Scarri ng is relatively

mi ni mal, h o wever, scars te n d t o be

m ore pr o mi ne nt if a large a m o u nt of

tiss ue is re m ove d.

3. E Y E LI D S U R G E R Y

( B L E P H A R O P L A S T Y)

Ble p har o plasty i m pr oves t he

a p peara nce of t he u p per a n d / or

l o wer eyeli ds t o give a m ore refres he d

a p peara nce t o t he s urr o u n di ng

area of t he eyes. Wit h u p per eyeli d

s urger y, e xcess s ki n, m uscle a n d

fat are re m ove d t o re d uce h o o di ng

i n t he u p per eyeli d. L o wer eyeli d

s urger y c orrects u n der-eye bags,

saggi ng a n d p uffi ness. Res ults of

eyeli d s urger y bec o me a p pare nt

gra d ually, wit h s welli ng a n d br uisi ng

s u bsi di ng i n ar o u n d t w o wee ks t o

reveal a s m o ot her, better defi ne d

eye regi o n a n d a m ore alert a n d

rej uve nate d a p peara nce.

4. A B D O MI N O P L A S T Y

( T U M M Y T U C K)

A b d o mi n o plasty s urger y ca n ac hieve

a flatter st o mac h a n d ca n als o be use d

t o sc ul pt a ‘si x pac k’. It’s c o m m o nly

perf or me d i n c o nj u ncti o n wit h

li p os ucti o n. A n i ncisi o n is ma de

acr oss t he l o wer a b d o me n, t he n

e xcess s ki n a n d fat is re m ove d a n d t he

st o mac h m uscles are tig hte ne d. T he

navel is re p ositi o ne d w he n t he s ki n

is re-stretc he d over t he st o mac h a n d

a large scar is create d acr oss t he l o wer

a b d o me n. M ost patie nts nee d ar o u n d

t hree wee ks off w or k.

5. N O S E R E S H A PI N G

S U R G E R Y

( R HI N O P L A S T Y)

R hi n o plasty ca n c orrect b ot h

aest hetic a n d f u ncti o nal ( breat hi ng)

a b n or malities of t he n ose. It is use d

t o c ha nge t he size of t he n ose, re m ove

a h u m p, narr o w t he n ostrils, c ha nge

t he a ngle or refi ne t he ti p. T he

pr oce d ure is perf or me d by eit her t he

o pe n-str uct ure tec h ni q ue, w he n t he

i ncisi o n is at t he base of t he n ose,

or cl ose d, w he n t he i ncisi o ns are

i nsi de t he n ose. S welli ng a n d br uisi ng

us ually s u bsi des wit hi n seve n t o 1 0

days b ut fi nal res ults may n ot be

evi de nt u ntil after a year. T he res ults

are per ma ne nt.


F E A T U R E

T OP 5 N O N-SU R GIC AL

PR O CE DU RES F OR ME N *

1. W RI N K L E

T R E A T M E N T S

A nti- wri n kle ( b ot uli n u m t oxi n)

i njecti o ns are use d t o treat dy na mic

wri n kles – t h ose f or me d by re peate d

m uscle c o ntracti o n fr o m facial

e x pressi o ns s uc h as fr o w n li nes, cr o w’s

feet a n d mari o nette li nes. T hese

i njecti o ns are als o effective f or c hi n

creases a n d h oriz o nt al wri n kles i n t he

l o wer part of t he fr o nt of t he nec k.

Patie nts ca n ret ur n t o w or k straig ht

after treat me nt a n d res ults are see n after

ar o u n d f o ur days , pea ki ng ar o u n d

Day 1 0 a n d lasti ng ar o u n d 3- 5 m o nt hs .

2. FI L L E R S

Fillers are use d t o treat st atic wri n kles,

w hic h are ca use d by agei ng a n d

re petitive m uscle m ove me nt, a n d l oss

of facial v ol u me. T he ra nge of der mal

fillers availa ble is desig ne d f or use near

t he s urface of t he s ki n t o treat wri n kles

as well as at dee per levels t o rest ore

v ol u me. T heir d urati o n de pe n ds o n

t he m o bility of t he treate d area a n d t he

f or m ulati o n. Fat tra nsfer is a l o nger

lasti ng o pti o n w here t he patie nt’s

o w n fat is har veste d, ofte n d uri ng a

c o nc urre nt s urgical pr oce d ure.

3. H AI R R E M O V A L

( L A S E R O R I P L)

Hair re d ucti o n laser a n d i nte nse

p ulse d lig ht (I P L) treat me nts treat

hair gr o wt h o n areas s uc h as t he c hest

a n d bac k. A laser or lig ht bea m t argets

t he f ollicle of t he hair t o destr oy it at

t he base. Ar o u n d si x treat me nts

are nee de d t o re m ove or t hi n hair,

de pe n di ng o n t he area t o be treate d

a n d t he i n divi d ual patie nt. T he

treat me nt i nv olves mil d disc o mf ort

a n d res ults are l o ng ter m.

4. N O N- S U R GI C A L

B O D Y C O N T O U RI N G

T here are a n u m ber of n o n-i nvasive

b o dy c o nt o uri ng syste ms desig ne d t o

s m o ot h c o nt o urs a n d eli mi nate fat

de p osits wit h mi ni mal d o w nti me.

T hese devices har ness s o me f or m

of e nergy – be it ra di ofre q ue ncy,

ultras o u n d, laser or cr y oli p olysis – t o

pe netrate t he s ki n a n d brea k d o w n

u n derlyi ng fat. T he fat cells are t he n

met a b olise d t hr o ug h t he b o dy’s us ual

pr ocesses over several wee ks. M ost

devices offer a c o m bi nati o n of fat

re d ucti o n a n d s ki n tig hte ni ng. T here

is n or mally n o d o w nti me, mi ni mal

patie nt disc o mf ort, a n d c o m plicati o ns

are rare.

If weig ht is mai nt ai ne d, res ults

s h o ul d be l ong lasti ng beca use, j ust

as wit h li p os ucti o n, w he n fat cells are

per ma ne ntly destr oye d t hey will n ot

ret ur n. Ge nerally, a series of treat me nts

per area ac hieves n oticea ble, meas ura ble

res ults, alt h o ug h s o me patie nts n ote a

circ u mfere ntial re d ucti o n i n t he area

after t he first treat me nt.

I n a d diti o n t o fat re d ucti o n al o ne,

t here’s a ne w a d diti o n t o t he n o n-

s urgical b o dy c o nt o uri ng sect or t a ki ng

t he mar ket by st or m: m uscle b uil di ng

a n d t o ni ng devices.

M ost m uscle t o ni ng devices use

electr o mag netic sti m ulati o n t o

stre ngt he n a n d tig hte n t he a b d o mi nal,

gl uteal a n d t hig h m uscles t hr o ug h

met h o ds of c o ntracti o n a n d sti m ulati o n

(calle d s u pra ma xi mal c o ntracti o ns) –

deliveri ng te ns of t h o usa n ds of m uscle

c o ntracti o ns i n a 3 0- mi n ute sessi o n ,

w hic h is o bvi o usly n ot p hysically

p ossi ble d uri ng n or mal e xercise.

D uri ng m uscle t o ni ng treat me nt,

a p plicat ors are place d o n areas of t he

b o dy a n d ge ner ate a n electr o mag netic

fiel d t hat sti m ulates t he m ot or ne ur o n

cells of t he b o dy’s m uscles, ca usi ng

t he m uscle t o c o ntract as it w o ul d

d uri ng m ove me nt or e xercise. T here

is n o d o w nti me.

S o me m uscle b uil di ng devices have

s h o w n a 1 6 % average i ncrease i n

m uscle mass. A series of treat me nts

is us ually rec o m me n de d, wit h res ults

see n 3- 4 wee ks after c o m pleti o n of t he

treat me nt pla n.

5. P H O T O-

R E J U V E N A TI O N (I P L)

I n a d diti o n t o hair re d ucti o n, I P L ca n

be use d t o s m o ot h fi ne li nes, eve n

s ki n t o ne, treat br o ke n ca pillaries a n d

i m pr ove s u n da mage. It uses m ulti ple

wavele ngt hs of lig ht t o t arget s pecific

c hr o m o p h ores (lig ht-rece ptive cells) i n

t he s ki n. Several treat me nts are re q uire d

f or o pti mal res ults. T here is ty pically

mi ni mal d o w nti me. C B M

* Accordi ng to 2 0 1 9 st atistics fro m t he

A meric a n Society for Aest hetic Pl astic S urgery

( T he Aest hetic Society).

w w w . c o s b e a u t y . c o m . a u 1 0 1

B O D Y

C ult

B O D Y

f aves

W E L C O M E T O T H E

L U X E LI S T O F T H E

M O S T C O V E T E D B O D Y

C L E A N S E R S, OI L S,

M OI S T U RI S E R S A N D

S E L F- T A N N E R S.

W

it h s elf- c ar e b ei n g

t h e n e w g oi n g o ut

f or m a n y of us d uri n g

C O VI D- 1 9, t h er e’s

n e v er b e e n a b ett er ti m e t o i n d ul g e

i n s o m e of t h e m ost d eli ci o us b o d y

tr e at m e nt pr o d u cts o n t h e m ar k et.

C a n c el all t h e pl a ns t h at m a y e n d

u p g etti n g c a n c ell e d a n y w a y wit h

t h es e b est-i n- cl ass b o d y pr o d u cts t o

cl e a ns e, h y dr at e, s m o ot h, b uff a n d

gi v e y o u a gl o w- u p.


Cle a nse

T h er e’s n ot hi n g q uit e li k e d eli g htf ull y cl e a n,

n o uri s h e d a n d w o n d erf ull y fr a gr a nt s ki n. El e v at e

y o ur b at h or s h o w er r o uti n e wit h a n o uri s hi n g

cl e a n si n g oil, a n d k e e p t hi n g s i n t h e cl e ar a n d

bl e mi s h-fr e e wit h a cti v at e d c h ar c o al t o g e ntl y dr a w

o ut b a ct eri a a n d t o xi n s.

B O D Y

1. L’ O c cit a n e Al m o n d S h o w er Oil, $ 3 9. Ri c h i n o m e g a 6

a n d 9, t his ar o m ati c cl e a nsi n g oil n o uris h es a n d s oft e ns

t h e s ki n. P o uri n g fr o m t h e b ottl e as a d e c a d e nt oil, t his

b est-s ell er tr a nsf or m s i nt o a sil k y, cl e a nsi n g mil k u p o n

t o u c hi n g t h e w at er.

2. C ar b o n T h e or y Cl e a nsi n g B ar $ 1 4. 9 9. T his a w ar d-

wi n ni n g C h ar c o al & T e a Tr e e Oil Cl e a nsi n g B ar h as b e e n

d er m at ol o gi c all y pr o v e n t o h el p s ki n l o o k b al a n c e d,

cl e ar a n d h y dr at e d.

3. Bi ol o gi B c R efr es h Cl e a ns er 1 5 0 ml $ 6 2. T his s er u m-

cl e a ns er h y bri d f or f a c e a n d b o d y c o nt ai ns n at ur all y

o c c urri n g a mi n o a ci ds, p h e n oli c a ci ds a n d a mi n os

t o r e m o v e all tr a c es of dirt wit h o ut dist ur bi n g t h e

s ki n’s n at ur al oils, str e n gt h e ni n g b arri er f u n cti o n a n d

pr o m oti n g a h e alt h y s ki n mi cr o bi o m e.

3.

1.

2.

Moist urise

M oi st uri s er s ar e a n e s s e nti al p art of b o d y c ar e, a n d

f e e di n g y o u s ki n n urt uri n g, h y dr ati n g i n gr e di e nt s will

k e e p it l o o ki n g it s b e st a n d f e eli n g it s sil ki e st.

B arri er i s w h at it’s a b o ut. I n h e alt h y s ki n, t h e t o p l a y er

( e pi d er mi s) h a s a s e al ar o u n d t h e c ell s t o tr a p m oi st ur e,

k n o w n a s a b arri er f u n cti o n. Dr y n e s s, c ol d a n d s e n siti si n g

pr o d u ct s wr e a k h a v o c o n t hi s n at ur al f u n cti o n a n d

c a n l e a d t o r a s h e s, it c hi n g a n d s ki n c o n diti o n s s u c h

a s e c z e m a, s o y o u n e e d pr o d u ct s t o b ol st er y o ur

s ki n’s d ef e n c e s.

1.

2.

1. Ell a B a c h é W at er S o ur c e M oist urisi n g B o d y Cr e a m,

$ 9 9. S ki n is l eft s u p pl e a n d v el v et-s oft wit h t his ri c h a n d

pr ot e cti v e r e vit alisi n g b o d y cr e a m, r est ori n g m oist ur e l e v els

t o e v e n t h e dri est s ki n.

2. M e di k 8 N o uris hi n g B o d y Cr e a m 2 5 0 ml $ 6 6. Si g n at ur e

m oist ur e m a g n ets, n at ur al gl y c eri n a n d c o c o a b utt er

k e e p w at er l o c k e d i n ti g ht f or all- d a y c o mf ort a n d

h y dr ati o n, h el pi n g t o i m pr o v e s ki n t o n e a n d el asti cit y,

s m o ot h dr y, r o u g h p at c h es a n d h el p r est or e t h e s ki n’s

n at ur al pr ot e cti v e b arri er.

3. L’ O c cit a n e Al m o n d Mil k C o n c e ntr at e, $ 6 9. T his sil k y

b o d y cr e a m is e nri c h e d wit h al m o n d oil a n d mil k f or s ki n

t h at l o o ks ffr m er, s m o ot h e d a n d st a ys h y dr at e d f or u p t o 4 8

h o urs. T his m ost-l o v e d v el v et y b o d y cr e a m is als o e nri c h e d

wit h 9 5 % n at ur al- ori gi n i n gr e di e nts f or a cl e a n er f or m ul a.

3.

4.

4. D er m al o gi c a B o d y H y dr ati n g Cr e a m, $ 4 9. A hi g hl y

m oist urisi n g f or m ul a t h at a bs or bs q ui c kl y a n d c o m pl et el y

t o s oft e n a n d h y dr at e wit h o ut f e eli n g gr e as y. Or a n g e Oil

a n d C hi n es e Gr e e n T e a s o ot h e a n d s oft e n, w hil e Fr e n c h

L a v e n d er a n d I n d o n esi a n P at c h o uli oils c al m t h e s e ns es

a n d l a cti c a ci d a n d h y dr o x y a ci d h el p s m o ot h s ki n a n d

r eli e v e dr y n ess.

5. L a G ai a Bl u e St o n e L a pis B o d y Cr è m e 2 0 0 ml, $ 7 5. T his

e x q uisit e Bl u e St o n e cr e a m is i m b u e d wit h p ur e bl u e L a pis

d ust t o e n h a n c e s ki n l u mi n osit y a n d e n er g eti c all y b al a n c e

c h a kr as. It pr o vi d es i nt e ns e h y dr ati o n a n d s u p p orts t h e

pr ot e cti v e b arri er fr o m e n vir o n m e nt al a g gr ess ors.

6. P ur e Fiji H y dr ati n g B o d y L oti o n, $ 4 4. 9 5. T his all- o v er

b o d y l oti o n is p a c k e d f ull of s ki n-s a vi n g i n gr e di e nts,

i n cl u di n g Vit a mi ns A, B, C a n d E, or g a ni c e x oti c oils a n d

c o c o n ut mil k, t o i nt e ns el y h y dr at e s ki n. (It als o s m ells li k e a

tr o pi c al h oli d a y – b o n us wi n!)

5.

6.


No uris h

E s s e nti al oil s c a n h a v e a n i n cr e di bl y tr a n sf or m ati v e

eff e ct o n o ur b o d y a n d mi n d, a n d c a n b e b e n e ff ci al

i n h el pi n g t o cl e a n s e a n d d et o x t h e b o d y, f o c u s t h e

mi n d a n d n o uri s h s ki n. I n c or p or at e d i nt o a b o d y

c ar e r o uti n e, oil s c a n h el p i n cr e a s e h y dr ati o n a n d

r e g e n er at e d a m a g e d s ki n.

1.

2.

B O D Y

1. Arit h m o s U P LI F T J as mi n e + N er oli S u p er ff n e

B o d y Oil, $ 7 2. A d e c a d e nt b ot a ni c al oil bl e n d t h at

m oist uris es a n d s o ot h es s e nsiti v e, e asil y irrit at e d

s ki n. R e d n ess is c al m e d, a n d p ar c h e d s ki n f e els

r e pl e nis h e d a n d h as a h e alt h y r a di a n c e.

3.

4.

5.

6.

2. J urli q u e E x cl usi v e E diti o n J urli q u e Bl e n d H a n d

Cr e a m 7 5 ml, $ 4 8. K e e p h a n ds v el v et y s oft, s u p pl e

a n d r a di a nt wit h J urli q u e’s R a di a n c e Bl e n d of

R os e, L a v e n d er, C al e n d ul a a n d M ars h m all o w

R o ot e xtr a cts.

3. D er m al o gi c a p h yt o r e pl e nis h b o d y oil, $ 8 1.

I ns pir e d b y K or e a n s ki n c ar e rit u als, t his n o uris hi n g

oil is i nf us e d wit h c al mi n g f er m e nt e d R e d Gi ns e n g,

i n a d diti o n t o s ki n-r e pl e nis hi n g Fr e n c h Pl u m S e e d

Oil, A v o c a d o Oil a n d S u n fi o w er S e e d Oil a n d

bri g ht e ni n g ess e nti al oils.

4. L a M er T h e R e n e w al B o d y Oil B al m, $ 2 9 5. T h e

ulti m at e i n gl o w-i n d u ci n g h y dr ati o n f or t h e b o d y,

t his is a ri c h, m oist urisi n g a n d li g htl y s c e nt e d b o d y

b al m t h at m elts i nt o a sil k e n oil o n c o nt a ct t o

cr e at e a r a di a nt, gl o wi n g s h e e n.

5. I P S U M B est S ki n B o d y Oil P at c h o uli R os e, $ 4 5.

T his w ar mi n g a n d c al mi n g bl e n d of 1 9 p ur e a n d

or g a ni c pl a nt oils d o es w h at it s a ys o n t h e l a b el,

gi vi n g y o u y o ur b est s ki n. It a bs or bs i nst a ntl y,

l e a vi n g y o ur s ki n i nt e ns el y h y dr at e d y et dr y

t o t h e t o u c h.

6. é mi n e n c e Or g a ni c S ki n C ar e St o n e Cr o p

B o d y Oil, $ 5 8. T his a w ar d- wi n ni n g cr è m e d e l a

cr è m e of b o d y oils c o m bi n es t h e St o n e Cr o p

pl a nt t o m oist uris e a n d bri g ht e n s ki n, Ar ni c a t o

h el p r e d u c e t h e l o o k of str et c h m ar ks, as w ell

as a nti o xi d a nt R os e hi p, A v o c a d o a n d I n di a n

G o os e b err y oils t o h y dr at e, s m o ot h a n d t o n e s ki n.

1.

Scr ub &

exfoli ate

B o d y s cr u b s ar e a gr e at w a y t o g et ri d of dr y s ki n,

h el p s m o ot h b u m p s, e v e n o ut s ki n t o n e a n d g et t h e

bl o o d cir c ul ati n g ar o u n d t h e b o d y. S e a s alt b o d y

s cr u b s pri m e t h e s ki n f or pr o d u ct s s u c h a s

m oi st uri s er b y r e m o vi n g d e a d

s ki n c ell s a n d dirt p arti cl e s,

e n s uri n g t h at t h e a cti v e

c o m p o n e nt s of t h e pr o d u ct ar e

d e e pl y p e n etr at e d i nt o t h e l a y er s

of t h e s ki n.

1. F a c e H al o B o d y E xf oli at or, $ 3 0. T h e d u al-si d e d mitt

f e at ur es a w et/ dr y e xf oli at or t o s m o ot h a n d r e m o v e,

w hil e t h e H al o T e c h p olis h er r e a c h es d e e p i nt o p or es t o

cl e a ns e a n d r e vit alis e.

2. L a G ai a M a c a d a mi a E xf oli at e 2 0 0 g, $ 8 5. M a c a d a mi a

k er n els – c o nt ai ni n g Vit a mi n A 1, B 1, B 2, ni a ci n a n d

ess e nti al el e m e nts – i n a n e xtr a- h y dr ati n g b as e f or m ul a

i nf us e d wit h o m e g a oil, b uff a w a y dr y s ki n c ells t o

pr o m ot e b ett er n utri e nt a bs or pti o n a n d pr e v e nt

c o n g esti o n b uil d u p.

3. P a ul a’s C h oi c e C L E A R E xf oli ati n g B o d y S pr a y,

$ 3 9. G e ni us – a n e as y-t o- us e b o d y s pr a y t h at c a n b e

h el d at a n y a n gl e t o r e a c h st u b b or n bl e mis h es o n

h ar d-t o-r e a c h ar e as of t h e b o d y. T his 2 % B H A f or m ul a

e xf oli at es s ki n, l e a vi n g a s m o ot h er, cl e ar er a p p e ar a n c e.

2.

3.

4. é mi n e n c e Or g a ni c S ki n C ar e St o n e Cr o p

R e vit alisi n g B o d y S cr u b, $ 7 4. A m ulti pl e a w ar d- wi n n er,

t his i n vi g or ati n g r es urf a ci n g e xf oli a nt l at h ers i nt o a

cr e a m y f o a m a n d is i nf us e d wit h c o mf orti n g St o n e

Cr o p pl a nt e xtr a ct a n d a nti o xi d a nt-ri c h l e m o n p e el t o

bri g ht e n a n d s m o ot h s ki n.

4.


Tre at & to ne

T h er e’s a n e w cl a s s of b o d y c ar e pr o d u ct s

m et e ori c all y ri si n g i n c ult st at u s. A d v a n c e s

i n s ki n c ar e t e c h n ol o g y a n d d eli v er y of a cti v e

i n gr e di e nt s m e a n s e v e n p e s k y pr o bl e m s li k e str et c h

m ar k s, c ell ulit e a n d s ki n l a xit y c a n b e t a c kl e d wit h

vi si bl y n oti c e a bl e r e s ult s.

B O D Y

1. m e s o e st eti c b o d ys h o c k p us h u p 1 5 0 ml, $ 1 5 0. A

p o w erf ul pr of essi o n al tr e at m e nt t h at ff g hts a g ai nst

c ell ulit e a n d s ki n l a xit y. T h e s y n er g y of t h e a cti v e

i n gr e di e nts i n its f or m ul a h el ps t o r e p air tiss u es

t h at h a v e l ost t h eir el asti cit y o v er ti m e as a r es ult of

h or m o n al c h a n g es, br e astf e e di n g, pr e g n a n c y, et c,

r es ulti n g i n a ti g ht e ni n g eff e ct.

2. Si sl e y L e S c ul pt e ur 2 0 0 ml, $ 2 9 0. T his i n n o v ati n g

b o d y s c ul pti n g pr o d u ct is t h e r es ult of a c oll a b or ati o n

b et w e e n Sisl e y L a b or at ori es a n d t h e U ni v ersit y of P aris.

It’s a d u al- a cti o n e m ulsi o n f or m ul at e d t o h el p s h a p e

a n d d e fi n e c ur v es a n d r e d u c e t h e a p p e ar a n c e

of c ell ulit e.

3. Si sl e y Bl a c k R os e B e a utif yi n g E m ulsi o n 2 0 0 ml, $ 2 1 0.

Bl e n d e d wit h Bl a c k R os e, C a m eli n a Oil a n d W hit e

Gi n g er, t his s ati n b o d y v eil d e e pl y m oist uris es a n d

s o ot h es a n d, wit h r e g ul ar us e, h el ps t o m ai nt ai n t h e

s ki n’s n at ur al el asti cit y.

4. S a n d & S k y Tas m a ni a n S pri n g W at er W o n d er B o d y

L oti o n, $ 6 6. 9 0. S pi k e d wit h t hr e e t y p es of h y al ur o ni c

a ci d, mi n er al-ri c h a cti v es a n d a g e- d ef yi n g a nti o xi d a nts,

t his li g ht w ei g ht b o d y l oti o n d eli v ers l o n g-l asti n g

h y dr ati o n wit h a s u btl e citr us s c e nt.

5. Ultr a d er m Ess e nti al A B o d y S er u m, $ 5 8. T his

c ult f a v o urit e is a l u x uri o us y et li g ht w ei g ht bl e n d of

r est or ati v e b ot a ni c al oils, Vit a mi n A a n d Vit a mi n E

t o d e e pl y n o uris h a n d s oft e n t h e s ki n. It c a n b e us e d

dir e ctl y o n t h e s ki n as w ell as i n t h e b at h f or a

n utriti v e s o a k.

1.

2.

6. i S C LI NI C A L Y o ut h B o d y S er u m, $ 1 6 5 ( 2 0 0 ml).

T his r efr es hi n g li g ht w ei g ht s er u m mist a bs or bs

i nt o t h e s ki n, pr o vi di n g p o w erf ul h y dr ati o n a n d

pr ot e cti o n. F or m ul at e d wit h h y al ur o ni c a ci d a m o n gst

a h ost of a nti o xi d a nt a cti v es a n d i S C LI NI C A L’s

pr o pri et ar y E xtr e m o z y m es t o pr ot e ct a g ai nst

e n vir o n m e nt al a g gr ess ors.

3.

7. S k e y n d or Et er n al R e p air B o d y S er u m, $ 1 2 9. A n

all- o v er a nti- a g ei n g tr e at m e nt f or t h e b o d y, t his

r ej u v e n ati n g s er u m is f or m ul at e d wit h pl a nt ori gi n

st e m c ell li p os o m es. It h el ps r e n e w a n d r e pl e nis h

t h e s ki n i n t h e ar e as t h at ar e w e a k e n e d m ost b y

a g e a n d s u n e x p os ur e.

8. I m a g e S ki n c ar e Vit al C H y dr ati n g A nti- A gi n g

S er u m, $ 1 2 9. 9 5. T his b est-s elli n g s er u m c a n b e

us e d o n t h e f a c e a n d b o d y t o s u p p ort s ki n el asti cit y

a n d ff g ht e n vir o n m e nt al d a m a g e. H y al ur o ni c a ci d

b o osts h y dr ati o n l e v els w hil e Vit a mi n C bri g ht e ns.

9. J er g e n s Oil-I nf us e d S ki n Fir mi n g M oist uris er,

$ 1 1. 9 9. T h e f or m ul a f e at ur es a u ni q u e ill u mi n ati n g

H Y D R A L U C E N C E bl e n d, c o nt ai ni n g c oll a g e n a n d

el asti n, t o h el p i m pr o v e s ki n r esili e n c y, el asti cit y,

fir m n ess a n d r a di a n c e.

8.

6.

9.

4.

5.

7.


Fa ux s ho w

& glo w

W h o c a n r e si st t h e l ur e of a g ol d e n

s u m m er gl o w ? H er e ar e s o m e of o ur

f a v o urit e tri e d a n d t e st e d s elf-t a n n er s

a n d s hi m m eri n g b o d y oil s f or a tri e d

a n d t e st e d h oli d a y gl o w.

B O D Y

1. T a n ol o gi st S elf- Ta n O v er ni g ht Gr a d u al

Oil, $ 2 4. 9 9. R e c h ar g e y o ur f a u x gl o w w hil e

y o u sl e e p! It’s als o e xtr e m el y h y dr ati n g,

e as y t o a p pl y a n d yi el ds a h e alt h y-l o o ki n g

t a n.

2. M or p h e F a u x S h o w S u nl ess Ta n ni n g

F a c e a n d B o d y Dr o ps, $ 2 6. F or a dr e a m y,

str e a k-fr e e t a n, si m pl y mi x 1- 4 dr o ps f or

f a c e a n d 2- 6 dr o ps f or b o d y i nt o y o ur

f a v o urit e m oist uris er or s er u m. M or e dr o ps

e q u al d e e p er c ol o ur, off eri n g i m pr essi v e

c ust o mis ati o n.

3. S u n d a y Ril e y F air y G o d m ot h er

S hi m m eri n g B o d y Oil G el, $ 7 3. Li vi n g

u p t o its n a m e, t his g ol d e n s hi m m eri n g

b o d y oil i nst a ntl y gi v es y o ur s ki n a

l u mi n o us r a di a n c e.

4. C h arl ott e Til b ur y S u p er m o d el B o d y,

$ 1 2 5. T his h y dr ati n g b o d y s hi m m er is

y o ur ti c k et t o t h e l e g s h o w! It c at c h es t h e

li g ht d o w n t h e c e ntr e of y o ur li m bs f or a

l u mi n o us gl o w a n d s c ul pt e d l o o k.

5. T a n- L u x e S u p er Gl o w S er u m f or B o d y,

$ 5 9. M or e t h a n j ust a s elf-t a n n er, t his is

t h e c o n v er g e n c e of a s elf-t a n a n d s ki n c ar e

tr e at m e nt. Its h y dr ati n g u ni q u e bl e n d of

h y al ur o ni c a ci ds a n d s u p erf o o ds h el ps

pl u m p a n d s m o ot h s ki n w hil e i m p arti n g a

g or g e o us gl o w.

6. S u n e s c a p e I nst a nt S elf- Ta n M o uss e

i n W e e k i n Fiji, $ 4 4. 9 5. T his tr a nsf or mi n g

s elf-t a n n er is a p er e n ni al f a v o urit e of t h e

C os B e a ut y t e a m. It gi v es a b e a utif ul d e e p

t a n a n d is s u p er-li g ht w ei g ht, n o n-sti c k y

a n d virt u all y f o ol- pr o of t o n ail.

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W E L L N E S S

HII T

T HE

RESULTS

A RE I N

A N E W J O U R N A L

A R TI C L E C O L L A T E S

A D E C A D E’ S W O R T H

O F R E S E A R C H O N

W H E T H E R HI G H

I N T E N SI T Y I N T E R V A L

T R AI NI N G R E A L L Y

W O R K S. H E R E’ S T H E

L O W D O W N.

H

ig h i nte nsity i nter val trai ni ng

( HII T) – a n e xercise regi me n

t hat as ks f or little of y o ur ti me

w hile offeri ng ma xi m u m res ults – has

bec o me mig htily p o p ular as it’s a q uic k

a n d effective way t o i m pr ove healt h.

T his is all t he m ore i m p ort a nt d uri ng

a pa n de mic w he n it may be m ore

diffic ult t o get t o t he gy m or atte n d

o ur fav o urite e xercise classes.

Scie ntists a n d e xercise pr ofessi o nals

ar o u n d t he w orl d have u n dert a ke n

years of researc h t o pr ove t he be nefits

of s h ort b ursts of i nte nsive e xercise.

Rece ntly, researc hers have bee n

st u dyi ng w het her s h orter variati o ns

of HII T, i nv olvi ng as little as 4- mi n

of hig h i nte nsity e xercise per sessi o n

(e xcl u di ng a war m u p a n d c o ol

d o w n), als o i m pr ove healt h. A ne w

revie w pa per p u blis he d i n T he Jo ur n al

of P hysiology c ollate d a n d critically

a p praise d over a deca de’s w ort h of

researc h o n t he t o pic of t his s o-calle d

l o w-v ol u me HII T f or healt h.


W E L L N E S S

T H E C A S E F O R

L O W- V O L U M E HII T

L o w-v ol u me HII T, ty pically i nv olvi ng

less t ha n 1 5 mi n of hig h-i nte nsity

e xercise per sessi o n, is bei ng i ncreasi ngly

i nvestigate d i n healt hy a n d cli nical

p o p ulati o ns d ue t o its ti me-efficie nt

nat ure a n d p ur p orte d healt h be nefits.

T he c urre nt W orl d Healt h

Orga nisati o n ( W H O) p hysical activity

g ui deli nes ( 1 5 0- 3 0 0 mi n of m o derate

activity / wee k or 7 5- 1 0 0 mi n of vig or o us

activity / wee k) may be u natt ai na ble

f or a large p orti o n of t he p o p ulati o n

w h o are ti me- p o or d ue t o fa mily or

w or k c o m mit me nts. T his hy p ot hesis

is s u p p orte d by t he i ncreasi ng rates of

p hysical i nactivity a m o ngst a d ults i n

hig h-i nc o me c o u ntries.

T he fi n di ngs of t his st u dy s h o w t hat

l o w-v ol u me HII T (ty pically i nv olvi ng

less t ha n 2 0 mi ns t ot al e xercise ti me –

i ncl usive of war m u p a n d c o ol d o w n)

yiel ds c o m para ble i m pr ove me nts t o

i nter ve nti o ns meeti ng t he c urre nt

g ui deli nes des pite re q uiri ng sig nifica ntly

less ti me.

S o, w hat is l o w-v ol u me HII T? As

HII T i nv olves active peri o ds of w or k

i nters perse d wit h rec over y peri o ds, t he

researc hers defi ne d l o w-v ol u me HII T as

i nter ve nti o ns w hic h i ncl u de d less t ha n

1 5 mi n utes of hig h i nte nsity e xercise per

sessi o n ( n ot i ncl u di ng rec over y peri o ds).

T his revie w b uil ds o n t he a ut h ors’

rece nt st u dy p u blis he d i n Di abetes C are

w hic h s h o we d t hat as little as f o ur

mi n utes of HII T t hree ti mes per wee k

f or 1 2 wee ks sig nifica ntly i m pr ove d

bl o o d s ugar levels, fat i n t he liver, a n d

car di ores pirat or y fit ness i n a d ults wit h

ty pe 2 dia betes. T hey als o s h o we d t hat

t hese i m pr ove me nts were c o m para ble t o

a n i nter ve nti o n i nv olvi ng 4 5 mi n utes of

m o derate i nte nsity aer o bic e xercise.

Ma ny of t he partici pa nts i n t he st u dy

p u blis he d i n Di abetes C are re p orte d

bei ng i n dis belief over h o w s h ort t he

trai ni ng was yet h o w great t hey felt

after trai ni ng.

Bey o n d its effect o n met a b olic healt h,

t he ne w revie w re p orte d t hat l o w-v ol u me

HII T ca n als o i m pr ove heart f u ncti o n

a n d arterial healt h.

‘ W hile t he W H O g ui deli nes may

ser ve t heir p ur p ose at a p o p ulati o nal

level, i n divi d ualise d a n d t ail ore d l o w-

v ol u me HII T i nter ve nti o ns delivere d

by a p pr o priately trai ne d e xercise

pr ofessi o nals may be m ore effective at

a n i n divi d ual level, es pecially f or ti mep

o or i n divi d uals,’ says Dr A ngel o Sa bag,

c orres p o n di ng a ut h or of t he st u dy.

‘ T his researc h is es pecially i m p ort a nt

n o w as pe o ple are l o o ki ng f or ne w

a n d e xciti ng ways t o e ngage i n reg ular

e xercise, after a year of l o wer p hysical

activity d ue t o t he pa n de mic.’ C B M

Why is hig h i nte nsity

i nter val trai ni ng more

effecti ve for fat loss?

E x er ci s e s ci e nti st s u s e d t o b eli e v e t h at ‘ st e a d y

st at e’ c ar di o e x er ci s e w a s s u p eri or f or f at l o s s

b e c a u s e r el ati v el y m or e f at i s u s e d b y t h e b o d y

a s f u el at l o w er e x er ci s e i nt e n siti e s t h a n at hi g h er

i nt e n siti e s. Y o u m a y b ur n m or e f at r el ati v e t o

gl y c o g e n w h e n y o u g o f or a w al k, b ut t h e t ot al

a m o u nt of f at l o st d uri n g a w al k i s c o n si d er a bl y

l e s s t h a n if y o u tr ai n at hi g h er i nt e n siti e s.

D uri n g t h e s e i nt e n si v e w or k o ut s, t h e f at/

gl y c o g e n r ati o i s l o w er, b ut y o u b ur n m u c h m or e

f at. A d d t hi s t o t h e f a ct t h at i nt er v al tr ai ni n g

all o w s y o u t o e x er ci s e at v er y hi g h i nt e n siti e s f or a

m u c h l o n g er p eri o d of ti m e, a n d y o u c a n s e e w h y

HII T i s s u c h a hit w h e n it c o m e s t o w ei g ht l o s s.

A s a n a d d e d b o n u s, s o m e r e s e ar c h s u g g e st s

t h er e’s al s o a n aft er b ur n eff e ct k n o w n a s e x c e s s

p o st- e x er ci s e o x y g e n c o n s u m pti o n ( E P O C), w hi c h

m e a n s y o ur m et a b oli s m a n d a bilit y t o b ur n c al ori e s

i n cr e a s e s f or u p t o 2 4 h o ur s aft er i nt er v al tr ai ni n g.

What t he ex perts say

A B S T R A C T F R O M T H E R E VI E W P A P E R

I N T H E J O U R N A L O F P H Y SI O L O G Y *

T h e ff n di n g s fr o m r e c e nt tri al s s u g g e st t h at

l o w- v ol u m e HII T c a n i n d u c e si mil ar, a n d at ti m e s

gr e at er, i m pr o v e m e nt s i n c ar di or e s pir at or y fit n e s s,

gl u c o s e c o ntr ol, bl o o d pr e s s ur e, a n d c ar di a c

f u n cti o n w h e n c o m p ar e d t o m or e tr a diti o n al f or m s

of a er o bi c e x er ci s e tr ai ni n g i n cl u di n g hi g h- v ol u m e

HII T a n d m o d er at e i nt e n sit y c o nti n u o u s tr ai ni n g,

d e s pit e r e q uiri n g l e s s ti m e c o m mit m e nt a n d l o w er

e n er g y e x p e n dit ur e.

Alt h o u g h f urt h er st u di e s ar e r e q uir e d t o

el u ci d at e t h e pr e ci s e m e c h a ni s m s of a cti o n,

m et a b oli c i m pr o v e m e nt s a p p e ar t o b e dri v e n,

i n p art, b y e n h a n c e d mit o c h o n dri al f u n cti o n a n d

i n s uli n s e n siti vit y, w h er e a s c ert ai n c ar di o v a s c ul ar

i m pr o v e m e nt s ar e li n k e d t o i n cr e a s e d l eft v e ntri c ul ar

f u n cti o n a s w ell a s gr e at er c e ntr al a n d p eri p h er al

art eri al c o m pli a n c e. B e y o n d t h e p ur p ort e d h e alt h

b e n e fft s, l o w- v ol u m e HII T a p p e ar s t o b e s af e a n d

w ell-t ol er at e d i n a d ult s, wit h hi g h r at e s of r e p ort e d

e x er ci s e a d h er e n c e a n d l o w a d v er s e eff e ct s.

So urce: T he Jo ur n al of P hysiology press rele ase

* S ab ag, A., Little, J. P. a n d Jo h nso n, N. A.

( 2 0 21), Lo w-vol u me hig h-i nte nsity i nterv al

tr ai ni ng for c ardio met abolic he alt h. J P hysiol.

htt ps: / / doi.org / 1 0. 111 3 /J P 2 8 1 21 0


W E L L N E S S

H O W

T O GE T

PRE G NA N T

WI T H

P C OS

P O L Y C Y S TI C O V A R Y S Y N D R O M E

( P C O S) A F F E C T S A P P R O XI M A T E L Y

SI X T O 2 1 P E R C E N T O F

W O M E N O F F E R TI L E A G E,

C A U SI N G DI F FI C U L TI E S

I N F A L LI N G P R E G N A N T

N A T U R A L L Y. S H O N A G H W A L K E R

I N V E S TI G A T E S T H E C O N DI TI O N

A N D R E V E A L S T H A T Y O U C A N

F A L L P R E G N A N T WI T H P C O S.

A

t a g e 3 1, a ut h or a n d

b usi n ess c o m m u ni c ati o ns

s p e ci alist A m b er D ai n es-

U n g er ( n o w 4 5) a n d h er

h us b a n d D a vi d d e ci d e d it w as ti m e

t o st art t h eir f a mil y.

Aft er t a ki n g t h e c o ntr a c e pti v e

pill t hr o u g h o ut h er 2 0s, A m b er w as

r e alisti c. S h e k n e w s h e m a y h a v e

t o w ait a f e w m o nt hs b ef or e t hi n gs

st art e d h a p p e ni n g i n t h e b a b y st a k es.

B ut s h e di d n’t e x p e ct s h e w o ul d still

b e tr yi n g t o c o n c ei v e m or e t h a n 1 2

m o nt hs l at er.

‘I j ust w as n’t g etti n g m y p eri o d,’

s h e r e c alls. ‘ S o, e v er y m o nt h I’ d t hi n k

I w as pr e g n a nt w h e n I w as n’t.’

S h e l a u g hs, ‘I w e nt t hr o u g h s o

m a n y pr e g n a n c y-t esti n g sti c ks.

Ir o ni c all y, I h a d s p e nt all m y 2 0s tr yi n g

n ot t o f all pr e g n a nt a n d t h e n w h e n I

r e all y w a nt e d t o, I c o ul d n’t!’

B ei n g n at ur all y o n t h e sl e n d er

si d e, t h e t h o u g ht t h at s h e m a y h a v e

P ol y c ysti c O v ar y S y n dr o m e ( P C O S)

di d n’t e v e n cr oss h er mi n d, d es pit e

dis pl a yi n g s o m e ot h er c o m m o n

s y m pt o ms r el ati n g t o t h e c o n diti o n,

s u c h as oil y s ki n, a d ult a c n e a n d e xtr a

h air gr o wt h o n t h e f a c e.

‘I n t er ms of h e alt h pr o ffl e, I

ass u m e d I di d n’t h a v e a n iss u e.

I j ust p ut t h e ot h er st uff d o w n t o

m y h or m o n es b ei n g sli g htl y o ut of

b al a n c e b e c a us e I w as c o mi n g off t h e

pill – n ot hi n g m or e s eri o us t h a n t h at.

‘I w as fit, sli m, at e h e alt hil y a n d

e x er cis e d. At 3 1, I tr ul y di d n’t t hi n k

I w o ul d h a v e t h at m u c h tr o u bl e

c o n c ei vi n g. I w as n’t a g e d o v er 3 5,

w h e n y o ur f ertilit y b e gi ns t o d e cli n e.

‘I s a w a l ot of d o ct ors, a n d t h e y all

t ol d m e t o k e e p tr yi n g. N o n e of t h e m

s u g g est e d P C O S as I a p p ar e ntl y

di d n’t fit t h e pr o fil e. I fi n all y c a m e

a cr oss a f a b ul o us h olisti c G P w h o

t est e d m e f or i ns uli n r esist a n c e,

w hi c h is a k e y f a ct or i n l e a n p e o pl e

wit h P C O S. H e di a g n os e d m e wit h

i ns uli n r esist a n c e a n d t h e n s e nt m e

t o h a v e a n ultr as o u n d, w hi c h s h o w e d

I h a d P C O S. I w as s o l u c k y t o h a v e

f o u n d t h e ri g ht d o ct or at t h e ri g ht

ti m e a n d t h at I di d n’t h a v e t o g o

d o w n t h e I V F p at h.’

A m b er w as pr es cri b e d a n i ns uli n-

r esist a n c e dr u g c all e d M etf or mi n.

‘It is us e d t o h el p m a n a g e y o ur

bl o o d s u g ar,’ s h e e x pl ai ns. ‘I

o v ul at e d a n d f ell pr e g n a nt al m ost

str ai g ht a w a y.’

A m b er g a v e birt h t o a b e a utif ul

s o n Z e k e, n o w 1 2, a n d h er p eri o d

r et ur n e d aft er s h e st o p p e d

br e astf e e di n g.

A f e w y e ars l at er, s h e a n d

D a vi d d e ci d e d t o tr y f or a n ot h er

c hil d. U n d erst a n d a bl y, t h e y w er e

c o n c er n e d t h e y w o ul d f a c e t h e s a m e

A m b er, D a vi d a n d s o ns Z e k e a n d R e m y

c h all e n g es, s o A m b er w e nt b a c k t o

h er G P t o dis c uss h er o pti o ns.

‘I w as 3 7 b y t his st a g e, s o I k n e w I

w as e nt eri n g a ti m e of lif e w h er e m y

f ertilit y w o ul d b e o n t h e d e cli n e. M y

G P g a v e m e a s cri pt f or M etf or mi n

a g ai n a n d a d vis e d m e t o t a k e it f or

t hr e e m o nt hs. If n ot hi n g h a p p e n e d,

w e w o ul d l o o k at I V F.

‘I a ct u all y di d n’t e v e n g et t h e s cri pt

fill e d o ut. I f o u n d o ut t h at e x a ct s a m e

ni g ht t h at I w as pr e g n a nt, w hi c h w as

a m azi n g. I w as o n a l o w GI di et, a n d

I m a d e s ur e t h at I a v oi d e d r e ff n e d

s u g ar a n d b a d c ar b o h y dr at es. I w as

t ot all y pr e p ar e d t o t a k e t h e dr u g, b ut

w e w er e s o l u c k y t h at w e c o n c ei v e d

n at ur all y wit h o ur s e c o n d b o y, R e m y,

w h o is n o w ei g ht y e ars ol d.’

Cre dit t o Ste p he n Bl ake P h ot o gr a p hic w w w.ste p he n bl ake.c o m. a u

B ot h of A m b er’s pr e g n a n ci es w er e

iss u e-fr e e, h e alt h y a n d e as y.

‘ B ot h w er e a bs ol ut el y s m o ot h

s aili n g,’ s h e s mil es. ‘ T h e o nl y t hi n g

t h at r e all y st o o d o ut w as t h at Z e k e,

m y ffrst b o y, w as v er y s m all w h e n his

d u e d at e arri v e d, s o I w as i n d u c e d at

3 7 w e e ks. H e h a d st o p p e d gr o wi n g

i n ut er o. H e w as n’t pr e m at ur e; h e w as

j ust a ti n y 2. 1 kil os a n d r e q uir e d a bit

of n e o- n at al c ar e i n h os pit al t o g et

his birt h w ei g ht u p.

‘ Asi d e fr o m t h at, t h er e w er e

a bs ol ut el y n o ot h er iss u es. A n d h er e’s

a f u n f a ct … b ot h b o ys w er e b or n b y

n at ur al birt h ( n o C-s e cti o n) o n e x a ctl y

t h e s a m e d a y – j ust f o ur y e ars a p art!’

W hil e A m b er’s st or y d o es m a k e it

s o u n d e as y, s h e r e mi n ds us t h at t h e

P C O S j o ur n e y is als o fr a u g ht wit h

e m oti o n, as a n y o n e w h o h as t h e

c o n diti o n will att est.

‘ Y o u ar e g oi n g t hr o u g h t his w h ol e

pr o c ess, a n d it c o m es wit h a mi x e d

b a g of e m oti o ns. I w as fri g ht e n e d,

a n xi o us … I w a nt e d t o b e p erf e ctl y

h o n est wit h e v er y o n e a b o ut w h at

w as h a p p e ni n g, b ut b a c k t h e n

n o b o d y r e all y s p o k e a b o ut f ertilit y

iss u es t h e w a y t h e y d o n o w. P e o pl e

w o ul d o nl y s h ar e w h e n t h e y h a d a

b a b y, t h e y c ert ai nl y w er e n’t s h ari n g

t h e str u g gl es. N o w all t h es e t hi n gs

ar e c o mi n g t o li g ht o n s o ci al m e di a.

T h er e ar e I nst a gr a m a c c o u nts a n d

F a c e b o o k p a g es t h at hi g hli g ht t h e

c o n diti o ns, w hi c h is f a nt asti c.

‘It is s o i m p ort a nt w e s h ar e t h es e

t hi n gs s o w e c a n s u p p ort a n d

h el p ot h er w o m e n w h o m a y b e

e x p eri e n ci n g it t o o. I b eli e v e w e ar e

a l ot m or e pr o a cti v e a b o ut o ur o w n

h e alt h n o w a d a ys t o o, w hi c h c o m es

d o w n t o h a vi n g t h e ri g ht i nf or m ati o n

a n d k n o wi n g t h at ot h er p e o pl e h a v e

g o n e t hr o u g h s o m et hi n g si mil ar.

‘It’s als o i m p ort a nt t o r e m e m b er

t h at w hil e a g e is a h u g e f a ct or i n

f ertilit y, y o u c a n still b e i n y o ur 2 0s

a n d h a v e iss u es, r el at e d t o c o n diti o ns

li k e P C O S, s o I b eli e v e t h at all girls

a n d w o m e n s h o ul d b e a cr oss t h eir

f ertilit y h e alt h fr o m a y o u n g a g e,

e v e n if t h e y ar e n’t at t h e st a g e w h er e

t h e y w a nt t o h a v e a b a b y.’


W E L L N E S S

P C OS

T HE

FAC TS

D R R AE W Y N

TEI R NEY

L E A DI N G S Y D N E Y

F E R TI LI T Y S P E CI A LI S T A N D

G Y N A E C O L O GI S T S H A R E S T H E

F A C T S A R O U N D P C O S WI T H U S.

‘ P ol y c ysti c o v ari a n s y n dr o m e is t h e

m ost c o m m o n h or m o n e pr o bl e m

a m o n g w o m e n of f ertil e a g e. It

c a n o c c ur i n t e e n a g e girls a n d

w o m e n of all a g es e v e n aft er

m e n o p a us e, w h e n o v ul ati o n c e as es.

T his is b e c a us e it c a n b e r el at e d t o

i ns uli n r esist a n c e, w hi c h i n t ur n m a y

l e a d t o Ty p e 2 Di a b et es. M e di c all y,

w e als o r ef er t o it as S y n dr o m e X a n d

M et a b oli c S y n dr o m e.

A p pr o xi m at el y si x t o ei g ht p er c e nt

of w o m e n a cr oss t h e w orl d ar e

aff e ct e d b y P C O S, a n d it a c c o u nts

f or a si g ni ff c a nt pr o p orti o n of visits t o

f ertilit y s p e ci alists.

It is ass o ci at e d wit h i n cr e as e d

m al e h or m o n es w hi c h l e a d t o iss u es

ar o u n d m e nstr u ati o n a n d pr o bl e ms

wit h t h e s ki n. W o m e n a n d girls

w h o h a v e P C O S h a v e ti n y c ysts o n

t h eir o v ari es. T h es e ar e t h e r es ult of

i m m at ur e f olli cl es t h at di d n ot gr o w

a n d f a cilit at e t h e r el e as e of a n e g g

i nt o t h e f all o pi a n t u b es.

P C O S is a bit of a sil e nt c o n diti o n,

i n t h at it is n’t r e all y p ai nf ul, h o w e v er

t h er e ar e visi bl e si g ns t h at y o u m a y

h a v e it.

I n a n uts h ell, t h e cl assi c

pr es e nt ati o n of P C O S is a y o u n g

w o m a n w h o is o v er w ei g ht, h as

irr e g ul ar p eri o ds t h at m a y c o m e

e v er y t hr e e or f o ur m o nt hs a n d w h e n

t h e y d o c o m e, t h e y ar e v er y h e a v y.

S h e m a y als o e x p eri e n c e i n cr e as e d

a c n e o n h er f a c e a n d i n cr e as e d

h air gr o wt h o n t h e c hi n a n d u p p er

li p. H o w e v er, t h er e is m or e t o t h e

c o n diti o n, as e v e n v er y sl e n d er

w o m e n c a n h a v e P C O S.

H er e is a m or e d et ail e d list of t h e

s y m pt o ms of P C O S:

Y O U A R E O V E R W EI G H T

W hil e l e a n w o m e n li k e A m b er c a n g et

P C O S, it is m or e t y pi c all y ass o ci at e d

wit h w o m e n w h o ar e o v er w ei g ht.

W o m e n a n d girls wit h P C O S als o fi n d

l osi n g w ei g ht q uit e dif ff c ult.

Y O U R P E RI O D S A R E I R R E G U L A R

O R A B S E N T

T his is d u e t o t h e o v ul ati o n pr o c ess

b ei n g hi n d er e d b y t h e i m m at ur e

f olli cl es.

Y O U R S KI N I S OI L Y A N D Y O U

H A V E A C N E

T h e pr es e n c e of m al e h or m o n es t h at

w e c all a n dr o g e ns i n cr e as e oil ff o w

i n t h e s ki n, w hi c h c a n r es ult i n a c n e if

b a ct eri a is als o pr es e nt.

Y O U R H AI R I S T HI N NI N G

W o m e n a n d girls wit h P C O S oft e n als o

s uff er fr o m al o p e ci a, or t hi n ni n g h air/

h air l oss, a g ai n d u e t o t h e i n cr e as e d

m al e h or m o n es.

I N C R E A S E D H AI R G R O W T H O N T H E

F A C E A N D B O D Y

W hil e t h e h air o n y o ur h e a d is t hi n ni n g,

y o u m a y als o fi n d t h at t h er e is a n

i n cr e as e of h air gr o wt h o n y o ur f a c e

a n d c ert ai n ar e as of y o ur b o d y, li k e y o ur

ni p pl es a n d b ell y b utt o n.

Y O U H A V E PI G M E N T A TI O N

Pi g m e nt ati o n is c o m m o n si g n of

P C O S a n d it us u all y pr es e nts i n t h e

s ki n ar o u n d t h e n e c k. It is r el at e d

t o hi g h l e v els of i ns uli n a n d

t est ost er o n e, M e di c all y, w e r ef er t o

it as a c a nt h osis ni gri c a ns.

S KI N T A G S

A g ai n, s ki n t a gs m a y pr es e nt i n

v ari o u s pl a c es of t h e f a c e a n d b o d y,

d u e t o t h e i m b al a n c e i n i ns uli n a n d

m al e t o f e m al e h or m o n es.

DI F FI C U L T Y G E T TI N G P R E G N A N T

W o m e n of f ertil e a g e wit h P C O S w h o

ar e tr yi n g f or a b a b y m a y ff n d it dif ff c ult

t o c o n c ei v e a b a b y n at ur all y, w hi c h

c a n b e v er y e m oti o n all y dr ai ni n g.

T his is b e c a us e t h e f olli cl es t h at ar e

r es p o nsi bl e f or r el e asi n g t h e e g g i nt o

t h e f all o pi a n t u b es e a c h m o nt h d o n ot

m at ur e a n d d o t h eir j o b. W e c a n oft e n

tr e at t h e c o n diti o n wit h m e di c ati o n, as

w as t h e c as e f or A m b er, wit h o ut h a vi n g

t o e x pl or e I V F o pti o ns. Ot h er ti m es, w e

m a y n e e d t o e x pl or e I V F o pti o ns.

DI A G N O SI N G P C O S

‘ Oft e n it is e as y t o di a g n os e P C O S, if

t h e p ati e nt pr es e nts wit h t h e cl assi c

s y m pt o ms as d es cri b e d a b o v e.

H o w e v er, as w e h a v e alr e a d y dis c uss e d,

t h e cli ni c al pi ct ur e I’ v e p ai nt e d c a n als o

o c c ur i n a sli m w o m a n, w hi c h c a n m a k e

di a g n osis h ar d er.

‘ S o m e w o m e n wit h P C O S m a y

o nl y h a v e s e v er e a c n e, w hil e ot h ers

m a y o nl y h a v e err ati c p eri o ds. Ot h ers

m a y h a v e p erf e ct s ki n, b ut e x p eri e n c e

w ei g ht g ai n.

‘ T his m e a ns w e m a y n e e d t o

c o n d u ct f urt h er t esti n g, w hi c h c o ul d

i n cl u d e a bl o o d t est t o d et e ct i n cr e as e d

m al e h or m o n es a n d/ or a n ultr as o u n d

t o r e v e al a p ol y c ysti c a p p e ar a n c e of

t h e o v ari e s.

T h er e h as b e e n m u c h d e b at e b y

d o ct ors a n d s ci e ntists o v er t h e p ast

3 0 y e ars ar o u n d P C O S, m ai nl y as t o

w h at t h e d e fi niti o n of t his c o n diti o n

s h o ul d b e, as it h as s u c h v ar yi n g

f e at ur es. I n 2 0 0 3, a c o nf er e n c e i n

R ott er d a m c a m e u p wit h a n e w

d e fi niti o n of P C O S t o gi v e m or e

u nif or mit y a n d l ess e n t h e a m bi g uit y.

T o b e di a g n os e d wit h P C O S,

y o u m ust h a v e t w o of t h e t hr e e

b el o w crit eri a

• Y o ur bl o o d t est c o n fir ms t h e pr es e n c e

of i n cr e as e d m al e h or m o n es

( a n dr o g e ns), or y o u s h o w cli ni c al

si g ns of i n cr e as e d m al e h or m o n es.

T his m e a ns h a vi n g si g ns s u c h as a c n e,

or i n cr e as e d h air gr o wt h o n y o ur f a c e

or b o d y c all e d hirs utis m.

• Y o u h a v e i nfr e q u e nt or n o p eri o ds (i e,

m e nstr u al bl e e di n g) – t his i n di c at es

i nfr e q u e nt o v ul ati o n (r el e asi n g of t h e

e g g fr o m y o ur o v ar y).

• Y o u h a v e a p el vi c ultr as o u n d s h o wi n g

at l e ast o n e o v ar y t o h a v e m a n y s m all

c ysts. It h as t o b e 2 0 or gr e at er c ysts.

If y o u t hi n k y o u h a v e P C O S, s e e y o ur

G P or a f ertilit y s p e ci alist t o b e t est e d.

T h e d o ct or w o ul d or g a nis e f urt h er

t ests, a n d t h es e ar e:

• A p el vi c ul tr as o u n d l o o ki n g

s p e ci fi c all y at t h e a p p e ar a n c e of y o ur

o v ari es t o s e e if t h e y h a v e t h e cl assi c

c ysti c pi ct ur e.

• A bl o o d t est t o c h e c k h or m o n es fr o m

y o ur br ai n a n d o v ari es .

– Br ai n h or m o n es: L H l ut ei nisi n g

h or m o n e, F S H f olli cl e sti m ul ati n g

h or m o n e

– O v ari a n h or m o n es: estr a di ol

a n estr o g e n

– M al e h or m o n es pr o d u c e d b y

t h e o v ar y: T est ost er o n e,

A n dr ost e n e di o n e a n d fr e e a n dr o g e n

i n d e x t o s e e if t h e y w er e r ais e d

a b o v e t h e n or m al l e v els.

• Ass o ci at e d t ests wit h t h e i ns uli n

r e c e pt or a n d w ei g ht/ B MI. C B M

M O R E I N F O

F or m or e i nf or m ati o n o n

P C O S, pl e as e d o w nl o a d

Dr R a e w y n’s e- b o o k –

h o wt o g et pr e g n a nt wit h p c os. c o m


B E A U T Y

7

N E W

F R A G R A N C E S

T O F A L L I N

L O V E WI T H

S O M E O F T H E W O R L D’ S

M O S T L A U D E D F R A G R A N C E

H O U S E S H A V E B E E N H A R D

A T W O R K C O N C O C TI N G A

N E W G E N E R A TI O N O F B O L D,

E M P O W E RI N G A N D I N VI G O R A TI N G

S C E N T S. C O N SI D E R T HI S A N

I N T R O D U C TI O N T O Y O U R N E W

F A V O U RI T E P E R F U M E.

A h, p erf u m e. C o c o C h a n el s u m m e d

it u p p erf e ctl y: It i s t h e u n s e e n,

u nf or g ett a bl e, ulti m at e a c c e s s or y of

f a s hi o n t h at h er al d s y o ur arri v al a n d

pr ol o n g s y o ur d e p art ur e.

T h e w orl d of p erf u m er y h a s it s o w n

hi st or y a n d l a n g u a g e, s e d u ci n g o ur

s e n s e of s m ell, lifti n g o ur m o o d a n d

a w a k e ni n g m e m ori e s of s o m e of o ur

m o st s p e ci al lif e e v e nt s.

M a n y of u s li k e t o h a v e a si g n at ur e

s c e nt ( or s e v er al), b ut t h er e’s n ot hi n g

q uit e li k e di s c o v eri n g a n e w fr a gr a n c e

t o ki c k off a fr e s h st art. Ta k e a w hiff of

t h e s c e nt s w e’r e c urr e ntl y cr u s hi n g o n.

1H

er m eti c a P e o n y p o p 1 0 0 ml, $ 2 9 9

T his s m ells li k e a b o u q u et of s pri n g

ff o w ers i n a b ottl e. T h e c o m p ositi o n is

d e di c at e d t o fr a gr a nt p e o n y fi o w ers

wit h n ot es of os m a nt h us, p e o n y a n d

r as p b err y, w hi c h a d ds a li g ht g o ur m et

s h a d e. It’s c o m pl e m e nt e d b y m o d er at e

fr uit a n d citr us a c c e nts of pl u m,

bl a c k c urr a nt, gr a p efr uit a n d b er g a m ot

s c e nt of d a m as k r os e, g er a ni u m,

w hit e ff o w ers lil y of t h e v all e y a n d

j as mi n e, as w ell as w o o d y- a m b er b as e

is c o m p os e d of s a n d al w o o d, m yrr h,

v eti v er, c e d ar, a m br o ks a n m ol e c ul e,

m us k a n d m oss. T h e r os y fr a gr a n c e

a n d t h e r as p b err y ess e n c e c a n r e v e al a

g o ur m a n d t wist o n y o ur s ki n.


2

A m o u a g e A s h or e 1 0 0 ml, $ 4 5 9

B e tr a ns p ort e d t o t h e h ei g ht

of s u m m er a n d c ar efr e e v a c a ys

(r e m e m b er t h os e ?) wit h a s pritz of

t h e As h or e W o m a n e a u d e p arf u m.

A cl assi c fr a gr a n c e fr o m A m o u a g e,

it’s c h ar a ct eris e d b y t h e s c e nts of

R as Al Ji nz, O m a n – fr o m g ol d e n

t ur m eri c a n d a pi n c h of p e p p er

t o s w e et c ar d a m o m a n d j as mi n e.

Mi mi c ki n g t h e h e at of t h e s u n,

at its ff er y h e art y o u’ll dis c o v er

n ot es of s a n d al w o o d a n d e art h y

fr a n ki n c e ns e, t o o.

B E A U T Y

3

C o st u m e N ati o n al S u p er gl o s s

1 0 0 ml, $ 1 9 9

M yst er y a n d f as ci n ati o n ar e t h e

b a c k gr o u n d of t h e fr a gr a n c e, w hi c h

is h o us e d i n t h e m ost f a nt asti c b ottl e.

It h as a d e e p s e x y b o u q u et i n w hi c h

t h e olf a ct or y o p ul e n c e of r e d fr uits

e n v el o ps n ot es of lil y of t h e v all e y

a n d t h e d eli c at e ess e n c es of or a n g e

bl oss o m. T h e c ar n al a n d i nt e n s e

n ot es of r os e j oi n t h e s e ns u al a c c e nts

of os m a nt h us a n d b e nz oi n r esi n oi d t o

cr e at e a w ar m, c a pti v ati n g a n d tr ul y

i nt o xi c ati n g si g n at ur e s c e nt.

C h a n el P ari s- E di m b o ur g E D T 1 2 5 ml, $ 1 9 5

A n ultr a-fr es h s c e nt t h at o p e ns wit h cris p

b er g a m ot, t h e n r e v e als ar o m ati c j u ni p er b err y

a n d c y pr ess n ot es. E art h y f a c ets r e mi nis c e nt

of t h e v eti v er pl a nt l e a v e b e hi n d a c o mf orti n g

tr ail. A p o w erf ul b urst of fr es h n ess wit h

ar o m ati c a n d w o o d y n ot es, i ns pir e d b y t h e

S c ottis h m o ors, t o w h er e G a bri ell e C h a n el

l o v e d t o r etr e at. A m yst eri o us fr a gr a n c e, it’s

s ur e t o b e c o m e a m o d er n cl assi c.

4

5

J uli ett e H a s a G u n P e ar I N C

1 0 0 ml, $ 1 9 9

R e dis c o v er t his f a m o us p erf u m e br a n d

wit h t h e n e w P e ar I N C fr a gr a n c e w hi c h

is, y o u g u ess e d it, b uilt ar o u n d t h e

fr a gr a n c e of a gr e e n p e ar. T his is a n

i n cr e di bl y u plifti n g s c e nt o ozi n g wit h

p ositi vit y a n d s u ns hi n e. It h as a mil k y

h e art of m us k a n d a t wist of a m br o x a n

t o lift t h e g o ur m a n d si d e. It’s a l o n g-

l asti n g fr a gr a n c e e v o ki n g h a p pi n ess,

wit h e v er y j o y o us w hiff.

D ol c e & G a b b a n a Li g ht Bl u e

F or e v er P o ur H o m m e E D P

1 0 0 ml, $ 1 2 5

T his is a s u n n y a n d s e ns u al

m as c uli n e c ol o g n e t h at

c a pt ur es t h e s pirit of

l o n g s u m m er d a ys b y t h e

M e dit err a n e a n S e a. A

citr us fr a gr a n c e, it c o ntr asts

r efr es hi n g n ot es of gr a p efr uit

a n d b er g a m ot wit h e art h y

v eti v er a n d p at c h o uli.

6

J o M al o n e L o n d o n Li mit e d- e diti o n

E n gli s h P e ar & Fr e e si a C ol o g n e 5 0 ml,

o n c o u nt er 1 5 S e pt e m b er, $ 1 4 5

T his fr uit ff or al e n v el o ps t h e s e ns u o us

fr es h n ess of j ust-ri p e p e ars i n a

b o u q u et of w hit e fr e esi as. It’s m ell o w e d

b y a m b er, p at c h o uli a n d w o o ds f or a

l us ci o us a n d g ol d e n olf a ct or y s e ns ati o n.

7


Wi nt er

e v o br a df or d

pi n bristl e br us h, $ 5 0

B E A U T Y

H air

T H A T

W O W S

WI N T E R C O N DI TI O N S C A N B E H A R S H O N Y O U R H AI R. K E E P

L O C K S L U S H A N D L U S T R O U S WI T H T H E S E T O P TI P S F R O M

L E A DI N G H AI R D R E S S E R, S A B RI N A M A X W E L L, F R O M M A R C &

M A X W E L L H AI R I N S U R R Y HI L L S, S Y D N E Y.

S H O N A G H W A L K E R

@ S h o n a g h W al k er

J

ust as s u m m er b o di es ar e

m a d e i n wi nt er, s o t o o

l o n g, l ustr o us s u m m er

h air b e gi ns wit h pr o p er

c ar e t hr o u g h o ut t h e

c ol d er m o nt hs.

‘I h a v e s o m a n y cli e nts w h o cr a v e

l o n g, t hi c k h air d uri n g s u m m er b ut

t h e y d o n’t r e alis e t h e w or k h as t o

st art i n t h e c o ol er m o nt hs,’ e x pl ai ns

S a bri n a M a x w ell fr o m M ar c &

M a x w ell H air i n S y d n e y’s S urr y Hills.

‘It’s ki n d of li k e c o a c hi n g y o ur h air

i nt o its b est st at e of h e alt h. Y o u’r e

h el pi n g y o ur h air r e c o v er fr o m a n y

d a m a g e U V r a ys a n d s wi m mi n g i n

s alt or c hl ori n at e d w at er m a y h a v e

i n ffi ct e d d uri n g t h e pr e vi o us s u m m er,

as w ell as pr e v e nti n g f urt h er d a m a g e

fr o m t h e e n vir o n m e nt al a g gr ess ors

of wi nt er.’

e v o t h e gr e at

h y dr at or

m oist ur e

m as k 1 5 0 ml,

$ 3 4

1 2 4 w w w . c o s b e a u t y . c o m . a u


B E A U T Y

S T O P

WI T H T H E S T Y LI N G

S a bri n a n ot es t h at wi nt er is t h e p erf e ct ti m e t o p ull

b a c k o n o v er-st yli n g a n d r a m p u p o n h y dr ati n g a n d

str e n gt h e ni n g tr e at m e nts.

‘ T h e b e a ut y of c ol d er w e at h er is y o u c a n hi d e y o ur

h air u n d er a h at. A n d e m br a c e y o ur tr ust y s h o w er c a p

s o y o u d o n’t s p oil y o ur st yl e i n t h e s h o w er. R efr es h

y o ur l o c ks wit h dr y s h a m p o o a n d d o n y o ur f a v o urit e

f e d or a s o y o u c a n s ki p t h e bl o w- dr y a n d y o ur

str ai g ht e ni n g/ c urli n g ir o ns a f e w d a ys e a c h w e e k.’

W E L O V E

1. Si sl e y H air Pr e- S h a m p o o P urif yi n g M as k,

$ 1 3 0, 2. Si sl e y H air Rit u el R e vit alizi n g F ortif yi n g

S er u m, $ 2 6 0, 3. R e d k e n Dr y S h a m p o o P o w d er

wit h C h ar c o al 6 0 g, $ 3 8, 4. Ori b e G ol d D ust

Dr y S h a m p o o 2 8 6 ml, $ 6 8, 5. T h a n k s T o N at ur e

H y dr at e & N o uris h M as q u e 3 5 0 ml, $ 2 0

1.

2.

4.

3.

5.

1.

3.

2.

W A S H

WI T H C A R E

‘ W h e n y o u d o w as h y o ur h air, c h o os e a

n urt uri n g, h y dr ati n g f or m ul a t h at will q u e n c h

t hirst y str a n ds as w ell as pr ot e ct t h e m fr o m

d e h y dr ati o n c a us e d b y i c y wi n ds a n d c o ol er

t e m p er at ur es,’ a d vis es S a bri n a.

‘ G e ntl y m ass a g e t h e s c al p o nl y a n d all o w t h e

s u ds t o cl e a ns e t h e l e n gt hs of t h e h air as y o u

ri ns e t h e m a w a y. D o n’t f or g et t o c o n diti o n y o ur

s c al p as w ell – it’s s ki n a n d, j ust li k e t h e s ki n o n

y o ur f a c e, it r e q uir es h y dr ati o n, t o o.’

4.

W E L O V E

1. M y S o d a A u str ali a H y dr at e S h a m p o o

& C o n diti o n er 3 5 0 ml, $ 1 0 e a c h, 2.

Ori b e S h a m p o o f or M oist ur e & C o ntr ol

2 5 0 ml, $ 6 8, 3. Ori b e I nt e ns e C o n diti o n er

f or M oist ur e & C o ntr ol 2 0 0 ml, $ 7 2, 4.

T R E S e m m é Pr o P ur e D a m a g e S h a m p o o

a n d C o n diti o n er 6 7 5 ml, $ 1 2. 9 9 e a c h, 5.

P u m p A nti Frizz S h a m p o o & C o n diti o n er

2 0 5 ml, $ 3 4. 9 5 e a c h, 6. T h a n k s T o

N at ur e H y dr at e & N o uris h S h a m p o o &

C o n diti o n er 5 0 0 ml, $ 1 6 e a c h

M A K E A R E G U L A R D A T E WI T H

Y O U R H AI R’ S B E S T M A T E

T h at’s ri g ht … y o ur h air dr ess er. M a k e a h air

a p p oi nt m e nt (f or t h e l u c k y o n es n ot i n l o c k d o w n)

o n c e a m o nt h ( or at l e ast e v er y si x w e e ks) t o g et

a n y s plit str a n ds ni b bl e d a w a y b y a pr of essi o n al’s

s ciss ors, w hil e a d di n g ff air t o y o ur st yl e at t h e

s a m e ti m e. ‘ Y o u d o n’t n e e d t o g o f or a dr a m ati c

c ut,’ s a ys S a bri n a, ‘ h o w e v er w e d o s e e a n

u ptr e n d i n cli e nts c utti n g q uit e a f e w i n c h es off

i n t h e wi nt er m o nt hs. T his h el ps g et ri d of a n y

dr y, s plit or c o m pr o mis e d str a n ds a n d e ns ur es

h air is at a j ust- p erf e ct l e n gt h o n c e s u m m er r olls

ar o u n d a g ai n.’

6.

5.


2.

1.

4.

B E A U T Y

T R E N D A L E R T

It’s i m p ossi bl e t o t al k s e as o n al h air wit h o ut

t al ki n g s e as o n al tr e n ds. A c c or di n g t o S a bri n a,

b a n gs ar e b a c k, bi g ti m e. ‘ Fri n g es ar e m or e

p o p ul ar t h a n e v er f or wi nt er,’ s h e e x pl ai ns.

‘ Ty pi c all y, it’s b e c a us e t h e l a c k of h u mi dit y i n

t h e air m e a ns t h er e’s l ess c h a n c e of frizz a n d

y o ur fri n g e is a g o o d d e al m or e c o ntr oll a bl e

t h a n i n s u m m er as t h e h u mi dit y pl a ys l ess

h a v o c a n d t h e y ar e e asi er t o m ai nt ai n. Gr o w n-

o ut b a n gs t h at ar e o n t h e l o n g er si d e ar e

p erf e ctl y e n p oi nt e f or wi nt er.’

3.

W E L O V E

1. g h d U n pl u g g e d i n Bl a c k a n d W hit e, $ 4 7 5, 2. P u m p Frizz

N o M or e 1 2 5 ml, $ 3 2, 3. W hit e S a n d s S m u d g e T e xt ur e

Cr è m e 5 8 ml, $ 2 7. 9 5, 4. W hit e S a n d s A ustr ali a G el- Us

2 1 8 ml, $ 2 2. 9 5, 5. Si sl e y H air Rit u el L a Cr e m e 2 3 0, $ 1 2 5,

6. R E F S pr a y W a x 4 3 4 2 5 0 ml, $ 3 5. 5 0, 7. R E F R o u g h P ast e

1 5 0 ml, $ 3 5. 5 0, 8. P U R E P A C T Gi ns e n g C o ntr ol B utt er

8 0 ml, $ 3 5. 5 0

6.

7.

5.

8.

C U T B A C K O N C O L O U R

F or t h e s a k e of y o ur h air’s h e alt h, y o u m a y

als o wis h t o str et c h c ol o ur o ut a n e xtr a

w e e k or t w o. As f or c ol o ur tr e n ds, S a bri n a

is e n c o ur a gi n g a st e p a w a y fr o m t h e as h

bl o n d es a n d w el c o mi n g i n h o n e y t o n es.

‘ B y a d di n g w ar m er di m e nsi o ns ar o u n d

t h e f a c e, y o u cr e at e m or e d e pt h of t o n e

t o t h e c o m pl e xi o n, a n d y o u g et a lift a n d

gl o w t h at will l ast all wi nt er.’

‘ F or br u n ett es, w e ar e all a b o ut

e m br a ci n g s hi n e a n d gl oss, w hi c h m e a ns

e nri c hi n g y o ur e xisti n g c ol o ur wit h

c ol o ur gl oss tr e at m e nts a n d t o n ers,’

s a ys S a bri n a. ‘ T his pr e p ar es t h e m f or t h e

w ar m er m o nt hs b y k e e pi n g t h eir e n d s

s e al e d a n d t h eir o v er all m a n e f e eli n g

a n d l o o ki n g gl oss y. T h at m e g a-s hi n e is

t h e k e y t o k e e pi n g y o ur h air l o o ki n g

a n d f e eli n g a m azi n g ri g ht t hr o u g h o ut

t h e y e ar. T h e d ar k er y o u ar e i n wi nt er

t h e b ett er. S a v e y o ur p ast el h u es a n d

hi g hli g hts f or s u m m er.’

D o n’t f or g et t o a p pl y a l e a v e-i n U V

pr ot e ct a nt t o y o ur h air b ef or e h e a di n g

o ut t o pr ot e ct a g ai nst t h e s u n’s r a ys,

w hi c h ar e oft e n j ust as str o n g i n wi nt er as

t h e y ar e i n i n s u m m er. C B M

1.

W E L O V E

1. R + C O S u n C at c h er Vit a mi n C L e a v e

I n C o n diti o n er 1 1 9 ml, $ 4 9, 2. A v e d a

N utri pl e nis h L e a v e-I n C o n diti o n er 2 0 0 ml,

$ 5 3, 3. I N N Ol u x e V 2 Eli xir 1 0 0 ml, $ 6 9

2.

3.


B E A U T Y

E d’s

f a

v e s

Tri n n y L o n d o n

B F F D e- Str ess

Ti nt e d S er u m, $ 7 5

Tiff a n y Di a m o n d Wir e

Ri n g i n 1 8 k W hit e

G ol d, $ 3, 3 0 0

F e nt y S ki n F at W at er

P or e- R e ff ni n g

T o n er S er u m, $ 3 9

K at e S p a d e

Air p o ds Pr o

C as e $ 4 9. 9 5

Tri n n y L o n d o n Li p

L u x e i n Y as mi n, $ 4 0

Or ot o n

H e at h Mi ni D a y

B a g, $ 4 2 9

A d v a n c e d

Mi n er al

M a k e u p S o

B e a utif ul

Pi n k Cr e a m

L u mi niz er, $ 5 4

J uli ett e H a s a

G u n P e ar I N C

1 0 0 ml, $ 1 9 9

Cli ni q u e Dr a m ati c all y Diff er e nt L oti o n, Li mit e d E diti o n D e c or at e d P a c k a gi n g b y Artist J as o n N a yl o 1 2 5 ml, $ 5 0,

Gl a s s h o u s e I’ll Ta k e M a n h att a n Or c hi ds & Bl o o d Or a n g e Tri pl e S c e nt e d S o y C a n dl e 3 8 0 g, $ 4 9. 9 5, R e cr e ati o n

B e a ut y Vi br a nt S ki n F a c e Oil, $ 9 6, J a n e Ir e d al e S m o ot h Aff air Ill u mi n ati n g Gl o w F a c e Pri m er 5 0 ml, $ 8 0.


B E A U T Y

1 3 2

M e di k 8 A d v a n c e d D a y

Ulti m at e Pr ot e ct 5 0 ml, $ 1 2 7

Ar b o n n e D er m R es ults

Ill u mi n ati n g S ki n T h er a p y

C o n c e ntr at e 3 0 ml, $ 1 4 5

s o p hi st a- S KI N

Li g ht e n U p Pi n k Cl a y

M as k, $ 6 9. 9 5

Al y a S ki n

Pi n k P e arl

E y e Cr e a m,

$ 3 9. 9 9

S e e B y C hl o é

Essi e Hi- T o p

S n e a k ers, $ 5 0 0

A p pl e

W at c h G ol d

Al u mi ni u m

C as e wit h S p ort

B a n d, $ 5 9 9

Tri n n y L o n d o n B F F Cr e a m S ki n

P erf e ct or S P F 3 0, $ 6 5

S ki n c e uti c al s P h yt o C orr e cti v e G el 3 0 ml $ 1 0 0, S ki n c e uti c al s P h yt o C orr e cti v e Ess e n c e Mist 5 0 ml $ 1 0 8, Ell a B a c h é B ot a ni c al

H a n d W as h, 5 0 0 ml $ 3 6, Ell a B a c h é R eti n ol Ni g ht Tr e at m e nt S er u m 3 0 ml, $ 1 3 9, L y c o g el Br e at h a bl e Ti nt S P F 3 0, $ 8 9


B E A U T Y

1 3 4

Ar b o n n e R es c u e & R e n e w

D et o x F a c e M as k, $ 4 4

S u n e s c a p e Dr y Ta n ni n g B o d y

Oil 1 5 0 ml, $ 3 4. 9 5

M O D E L R O C K T o ol B o x

Kit i n cl u d es a s el e cti o n of

dis p os a bl e b a m b o o m a k e u p

t o ols, $ 4 9

J urli q u e

S oft e ni n g H a n d

W as h R os e

3 0 0 ml, $ 2 9

L or n a J a n e

V e ntil ati o n

Vis or, $ 2 9. 9 9

W at er pi k

W at er ff oss er

C or dl ess S el e ct i n

Bl a c k, $ 1 8 4. 9 5

S e e d & S pr o ut

I ns ul at e d Dri n k

B ottl e 1 L, $ 5 9

A n ci e n

L o v e B e h ol ds

J as mi n e & Yl a n g

Yl a n g C a n dl e, $ 5 4

e n b a c ci C o m pl et e B o d y Fir mi n g L oti o n 2 8 0 ml, $ 8 0, A d v a n c e d N utriti o n Pr o gr a m m e S ki n Cl e ar Bi o m e 6 0 c a ps ul es, $ 1 3 5,

A n ci e n O’ D e e p Sl e e p B o d y Mist 1 2 5 ml, $ 2 9, Mi n e n s s e y B o d y W as h 2 4 0 ml, $ 3 6, Mi n e n s s e y B o d y L oti o n 2 4 0 ml, $ 4 2


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