The product:L’Occitane Shea Hand Cream The price: $14.95The reviewer: Rosa, 60. Read Rosa’s beauty bioThe verdict… I love this cream because it feels cool and creamy when you apply it. I was pleasantly surprised that even after washing my hands, they still felt moisturised. There is just a faint smell … Read more
Meet your new desert island product. This Fair Trade, natural wonderbalm is a cure-all for itches, rashes, cracked heels and elbows and is a superb all-over moisturiser, lip balm, hand and cuticle treatment, brow tamer and massage oil too. You can even dab a little on your lids for naturally … Read more
The two biggest gifts you can give your skin are protection from the sun and antioxidants, and this one lotion does both beautifully. It features zinc oxide to physically block UV rays as well as vitamins A and E with green tea to quench the free radicals that undermine your … Read more
The products:Venustus Jet-Set Body Serum and Jet-Set Body MilkThe price: $49 eachThe reviewer: Kristy-Lee, 24. Read Kristy-Lee’s beauty bioThe verdict… This is without a doubt the best moisturiser I have ever used for my skin. I usually have much trouble with moisturisers, until finally last month I found Palmer’s Cocoa … Read more
Possibly the longest-named body exfoliant I’ve ever used. But also one of the nicest. When you’re as big on self-tan as I am, you need a great skin scrubber and if it’s crammed with antioxidants, so much the better! This one blends mildly abrasive salt from the Murray Darling with … Read more
Going for gold If you’ve ever spent a few days orange and streaky after a tanningtrial disaster, you’ll understand my apprehension about doing the spraygun thing at home. I’ve always thought that some things are best leftin the hands of professionals. Yet, in the interests of research (and agolden tan … Read more
Just as I was fighting off a sugar craving, these little treats arrived like manna from the beauty gods. Straight to the bathroom for a test! Cracking open the so, so pretty packaging in delight, I found the luxurious Sea Salt Scrub ($25) and Body Butter ($18) smelt delicious enough … Read more
As a reformed sun worshipper (I repent, I repent!), I can separate an effective sunburn-soother from the pile. And this is one of the best. It’s not going to save your skin from the damage you’ve already inflicted (the only real cure is prevention with SPF), but with the antioxidant … Read more
WHAT:Nivea Body Smooth Care LotionHOW MUCH: $5.35WHY WE LOVE IT: Smooth and light, this lotion has all the benefits of an intense cream, without the hard work. It glides across the body and quickly absorbs to relieve dryness on the spot. With a combination of circulation-boosting ginko, protective vitamin E, … Read more
The product:Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Foot Magic The price: $12.95 The tester: Lisa, 26. Read Lisa’s beauty bioThe verdict… I found the product smelled quite nice and did not have the usual medicine aroma that some heel balms have. Instead, the product had a peppermint overtone, which was refreshing and … Read more
A selection from the delicious Beachcomber range just hit my desk like a postcard from paradise. I’m dreaming of Tahiti with the body-softening Coconut & Ginger Body Bronzer, $19.95, and the pretty pink Ruby Mango Lip Glamour, $12.95, is so succulent I’m afraid I’ll finish it by the end of … Read more
Written: October 2006 I’ll never forget the first time I saw a photograph of Nicole Kidman’s dimpled right thigh. She was climbing out of her chauffer-driven black Mercedes in vintage Chanel and shoes I’d have sold my soul for. Yet the zoom of an opportunistic paparazzi shot a hole in … Read more
