"It's time to take our story to the world," said Richard Parker, cosmetic chemist and founder of Rationale, the luxury skin care brand that aims to offer 24/7 skin support and protection.

One of the greatest pleasures of gig-going is hearing a new voice, free of expectations, silence a room. At the start of this year I saw Rationale do it, last on the bill at Radio 1’s Future Festival ...

I have an okay relationship with my skin. It’s definitely far from perfect, but for the most part, I am fine with it. I’ve had friends with cripplingly low self-esteem caused by skin problems, however ...