Daily Mail - 19.08.2019

Page 48 Daily Mail, Monday, August 19, 2019

Beauty upgrades

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works 3 OF THE BEST FACE MISTS

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Cooling

Cucumber

Serum Mist

(£5.99,

superdrug.

com) plumps

skin and

hydrates as

it reduces

puffiness,

soothes

redness and

protects

against

pollution

and city dirt.

ALGENIST

Splash

Hydrating

Setting Mist

(£28, space

nk.com)

uses mineral-

enriched sea

water and

microalgae

to lock in

hydration for

a youthful

glow, as well

as leaving

you with

firmer skin.

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IN YOUR

New in at

Primark

is PS The

Blur (£5),

a wash-

off, tinted

body cream

with a gel-like

texture, that, as the

name suggests, blurs

imperfections and gives

you a healthy glow.

Subtler than many other

instant tan products,

it is ideal for pepping

up a fading tan (fake

or natural).

Simply apply it with a

mitt or, for a more

professional finish, you

could try a kabuki brush. It is available

now at Primark stores across the UK.

RODIAL

Dragon’s

Blood

Essence Mist

(£38, rodial.

co.uk) is a

vitamin-rich

moisturising

multi-tasker,

that can be

used as

a serum

substitute,

make-up

primer or

setting

spray.

Shameless Indulgence

IT’S ALWAYS good to hear of new British

beauty brands, and Dominic Paul Cosmetics,

created by a celebrity make-up artist,

looks set to impress.

Dominic has drawn on years of experience

working in beauty schools and at London

fashion weeks for this premium, vegan-

friendly collection. The Contour Palette

(£48.95, dominicpaulcosmetics.com) has

three ultra-fine powder highlighters, plus

three contouring powders to sculpt and

define. They can also be used to set make-

up, or as eyeshadows and bronzers.

It has a mirror for easier on-the-go

application, and a strong magnet closure

to stop it opening in your handbag.

Do I need to use SPF on my lips?

THIS is the time of year to be

bold with blusher. Make-up artist

Donna May Clitheroe says: ‘With

a tan, choose an intense version

of your usual blusher. My go-to

colour is a loud coral hue for

sun-kissed prettiness.’

Try Clarins Joli Blush in Cheeky

Coral (£27, clarins.com, below

left) or the Pure Light Illuminating

Powder by Delilah in Lustre (£36,

delilahcosmetics.com, below

centre) — they both blend

effortlessly for a silky finish.

For those prone to dryness,

opt for a cream blush, such as

MUA Blushed Liquid Cream Blush

(now £2, superdrug.com, below

right) in Watermelon.

WHAT’S NOW &

HOW TO DO IT...

BRIGHT BLUSH

YeS, most definitely. ‘when the skin on

your face and body is exposed to sun, it

will produce melanin, sweat or oil to try to

protect itself, but the lips are comprised of

a different, more delicate type of skin that

does’t have the ability to do this,’ says

beauty expert Alison Young.

‘Your lips are just as vulnerable to

sunburn and skin cancer as the rest of

your body, so when you’re in strong

summer sun, don’t forget to protect your

lips, too, with an SPF of 30 or more’.

The good news for lipstick devotees is

you don’t have to choose between colour

and sun protection. Kaplan Perfect Pout

Lipstick (£30, kaplanmd.com, left),

available in eight shades, plumps and

hydrates lips and contains SPF 30.

STELLA’S

SKIN SAVER

WITH a growing list

of celebrity clients,

including Stella

McCartney (left),

Gwyneth Paltrow,

Suki Waterhouse

and Erin O’Connor,

facialist Chelsee

Lewis is one of

London’s leading

skin gurus.

With 23 years of experience, she is

best known for her bespoke Le Visage

Facial (from £130, chelseelewis.co.uk).

She uses products from innovative

French brand Yon-Ka, such as its

Gommage Yon-Ka exfoliating gel

(£35, yonka.co.uk) to brighten skin.

THE anti-ageing

Nip+Fab Retinol Fix

Booster (now £14.65,

superdrug.com)

encourages cell

renewal for a more

youthful complexion.

Its potent cocktail of ingredients,

including smoothing retinoid and

moisturising aloe vera, help reduce the

appearance of fine lines and age spots.

Lucy Mackenzie, 45, is the

founder of award-winning

dressing and condiment firm

Lucy’s Dressings. She lives in

London with her husband, Ludo,

and their three children.

I HAVE my mother to thank for my

interest in making dressings. As a

girl, I’d help her out in the kitchen,

playing around with flavours. In

later years, I’d take my creations

to dinner parties in jam jars.

I was fascinated by how to get

the right combination and balance

of flavours. I found that shop

dressings didn’t represent the

ones people make at home, nor

what they should taste like or how

they should look.

I felt no one was bringing out

exciting flavours or suggesting

that dressings weren’t simply for

salad. So, in 2011, following a

12-year career in headhunting, I

went about setting up Lucy’s

Dressings from my kitchen table,

while pregnant with my third child.

I’d put my children to bed, then

don my hairnet and make dressings

through the night. I wanted to

create a product that looked

beautiful on your table, but could

also be decanted and passed off as

your own.

After months of trialling recipes,

I settled on four flavours, which I

took to a food festival in Suffolk.

Here, I had my first big break and

met a buyer from Selfridges. The

business was launched into retail.

At first, I put around £10,000 of

our savings into the business. It

was started on a shoestring: one

friend did the branding, another

helped with the labels, and my

sister-in-law created the website.

We now make 11 dressings and

three condiments, and are so

proud that we’ve won 11 Great

Taste Awards along the way.

Lucy’s Dressings are sold in

Waitrose, Selfridges and Harrods.

We have four full-time members

of staff and are aiming to turnover

£1 million this year. We also supply

chains such as Bill’s and GBK, and

hope to launch on airlines with

our new 26ml pot format.

While the dressings are no

longer made from my kitchen

table, we still make them using all

the ingredients and methods

you’d use at home.

I’m passionate about my brand,

but mindful there’s a lot more to

do to get to where we want to be.

Although start-up life certainly

has its up and downs, I adore

working in food, and there never

is a dull moment.

Interview: ALICE GREBOT

Flavourful: Five dressings in the

range, lucysdressings.co.uk

Food entrepreneur

Lucy Mackenzie

Race

you

there!

Food entrepreneur

MY

LIGHT

BULB

MOM EN T

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