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42 health & beauty Get fresh THE BAMFORD BODY COLLECTION is a luxurious range of botanical products designed to cleanse, protect and rejuvenate. Made in England from organic ingredients, the aromatherapy-based collection combines modern cosmetic science with natural ingredients and fragrances. It includes hair, body and hand care products plus an organic baby collection, in fragrances that reflect the freshness of the British countryside. The collection, which can be found in the rooms of The Connaught and Claridge’s, is available to buy at luxury retailers including Liberty in Great Marlborough Street. Turn back time Naturally beautiful NUXURIANCE IS AN anti-ageing range created specifically for women aged 35+ to target the effects of ageing on mature skin. It includes Anti-Ageing Re-Densifying Day Emulsion (£40 for 50ml) – a multipurpose day cream that is rich in organic acids which are said to improve the texture of the skin while tightening pores and creating a luminous complexion. The range also features a day cream with Jericho rose and Meadowfoam plant oil, which hydrates the skin; a night cream containing maca root and araucaria, which help to eliminate toxins; and serum with bakau plant cells and araucaria seeds to brighten and plump. You’ll find the collection at Space NK, 45-47 Brook Street. Go wild INSPIRED BY WILD, ancient hedgerows, Green & Spring’s latest skincare additions – Deep Face Scrub and Gentle Face Refiner – work together to leave skin smooth, supple and glowing. The scrub (£24 for 70ml) features tiny granules of walnut, clary, sage, hyssop and lavender, which combine to boost circulation and lift out embedded grime, while extracts of horse chestnut and comfrey are said to increase elasticity. Let yourself blossom THE ORGANIC PHARMACY has launched its first fragrance collection and, in keeping with the company’s philosophy, it is 100 per cent natural and organic. Priced at £110 for 100ml, it comes in four different fragrances: Citron (inspired by the southern Italian Riviera), Oriental Blossom, Jasmine and Oud – with the scent of an Arabian souk. NATURAL AND ORGANIC SKINCARE IS A RAPIDLY INCREASING MARKET, AS MORE OF US THINK ABOUT WHAT WE’RE PUTTING ON OUR FACE AND BODY. TAKE YOUR PICK OF THIS PERFECT BUNCH Feel divine FRENCH NATURAL-beauty company L’Occitane’s Divine Immortelle skincare features organic Immortelle essential oil that stimulates the production of collagen, improves circulation and protects the skin from free radicals. It also contains myrtle essential oil, which enables mature skin to recover youthful cells to help slow down the skin-ageing process. The collection, which includes a cream, serum and eye cream, is available at L’Occitane at 149 Regent Street and at Selfridges. The Gentle Face Refiner (£38 for 30ml) combines essential oil extracts and a fruit formula that work together to remove dead skin cells and brighten the skin. It is made from a blend of five botanical extracts: bilberry, sugar cane, maple, orange and lemon, which contain naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acids that increase the rate of cell renewal. You’ll find the range at Liberty. Peace mission On the path to creating a luxury beauty range that was both ecologically and socially responsible, Mayfair-based Davina Peace got used to being told: “No”. Suppliers she approached kept insisting that organic, natural ingredients simply couldn’t create products with the texture, scent and results of other luxury brands. But when her brand Davina Peace launches in Harrods next month, she may prove her sceptics wrong. The gorgeous 29-year-old with flawless skin shows me videos her team filmed daily to record every step of their journey. The videos, which will appear on the brand’s website where she blogs, mark the ambitions, rationales, difficulties and triumphs in creating body creams, oils and even candles that stand up to ethical scrutiny. Upon testing the products, any difference in quality is indiscernible. “As a woman you want to feel sensual, sexy and pampered,” says Davina, believing that choosing to live “eco” does not have to not mean sacrificing this experience – even though she was told compromise was inevitable. One of the highest hurdles came in the challenge to replace silicone. “Everyone said that you can’t avoid the use of ingredients like silicone because that’s what creates the cushion texture, the gliding feel, mops up all the residues,” she explains. Davina wanted to exclude silicone because it was non-biodegradable and came from a finite source, meaning that if her products contained it, her range would not be certified organic. The solution to this potential show-stopper was, unexpectedly, crambe oil – extracted from the Crambe Abyssinica plant, traditionally grown in the Mediterranean. The company convinced a farmer in the North of England to cultivate it, and claims that this is the first use of the oil in a UK beauty product. Since starting work a year ago, the small team has spent its time questioning suppliers who openly doubted its vision and finding others who were ecstatic at what it was attempting. Its efforts were rewarded by a Soil Association certification. The fervour that this mission must have demanded suggests that Davina’s drive is personal. “I don’t think what we’ve done in the last 12 months is possible unless there’s an emotional connection to it,” she says. Following an environmentally aware childhood in Wales, Davina worked at the Soil Association while at university. But her passion for all things organic later became truly ingrained when she was forced to leave Saatchi & Saatchi, where she worked, due to endometriosis and an unsuccessful operation. “I was given quite a grave prognosis and researched how to get better. I completely transformed my life.” Her diet became entirely organic but when she looked for natural, organic products to pamper her skin with, she struggled to find a brand that was both eco and luxurious – which prompted her to create one. “You can’t categorically claim that organic and natural products are healthier,” she admits, “but I just believe that surely it’s better to work in tandem with your body and use natural wherever possible, not to challenge your system. We have a lot of life-pollution. Why expect our bodies to process things they shouldn’t?” DAVINA PEACE WAS DETERMINED TO PROVE THAT A LUXURY BEAUTY RANGE COULD BE ENTIRELY ORGANIC AND NATURAL TOO. SUPPLIERS TOLD HER IT COULDN’T BE DONE – BUT HER NEW BRAND, PROVES HER DOUBTERS WRONG, WRITES ADELE JARRETT-KERR HEALTH & BEAUTY: Selma Day selma@pubbiz.com 43 health & beauty
44 restaurant directory To appear in the restaurant directory call 020 7259 1050 Get online CHECK OUT the Mayfair PA website at mayfairpa.com for all the latest offers, including a complimentary glass of champagne at Japanese restaurant Sumosan in Albemarle Street and The Criterion restaurant in Piccadilly. Visit out new recruitment section for details of a top PA role in one of Britain’s leading estate agencies and, if you’re thinking about planning your office Christmas party, make sure you read our top tips from a leading Mayfair events company. Milling around THE MILROY RESTAURANT was the venue for our latest Mayfair PA event, where guests were treated to champagne and canapés before enjoying cocktails and entertainment in The Red Room – the exclusive private members’ club at Les Ambassadeurs in Hamilton Place. 45 mayfair PA
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