Editorial - The Meeting Place

Gill Meets Colette Haydon

What is your background? I am a doctor in dermo-pharmacy.  I am passionate about the skin and formulating skincare. Over 20 years ago I set up a laboratory in London called Elixir de Beaute.  Togethe...

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Gill meets Bryan Johns

It has taken seven years to bring Youth Serum to market; why has it taken so long? We pay very careful attention to market needs. People are becoming more and more intelligent in the realm of skincar...

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Gill Meets Ken Paves

You are arguably the most recognisable hair stylist in America; Oprah Winfrey has called you the ‘big Kahuna of Hollywood hair’. How did your journey begin? I used to love working on my Mother and al...

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Gill Meets Annette Luck

As a long-term sufferer of Keratosis Pilaris, what was the inspiration to create your own product? Having grown up with KP, and reaching adulthood unable to find a satisfactory answer, I became frust...

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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...

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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 a...

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