Gill meets Soapsmith
When was Soapsmith founded and what was your first ever product?Soapsmith was founded in 2010 but did not start selling until 2012 when we launched in Harrods. We wanted to get the products and the sc...
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Editorial - Skincare
Cleansing
How has cleansing evolved over the past few years? Cleansing products have become so much more sophisticated, there are no longer just lotions or gels, there are a variety of different cleansers avail...
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Spots
Acne is a four-letter word. And is that a coincidence? It certainly sums up how most sufferers feel about it. Acne is the most common skin complaint of all – mostly prevalent among teenagers, an...
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February Winter Beauty
T.S. Eliot claimed that ‘April is the cruellest month’, but my vote goes to February. With central heating that’s been on for months, stripping moisture from our skin and hair, with...
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Gill meets Annee de Mamiel
Discovering Botaniques Following her own health crisis in 1998, Annee de Mamiel could not find a natural, healing product that worked. This re-ignited a passion for mixing and blending, which first ap...
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Prepping Skin for Winter
Of course it’s dead easy to have a kissable pout, a dewy complexion and a touch-me-soft body in summer, when the air’s all humid and skin-friendly. But the minute the central heating goes...
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