Top Santé UK – August 2019

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TOPSANTÉ 85

BEAUTY | FAVOURITE THINGS

Tricia Cusden, 71, founder of make-up brand Look Fabulous

Forever, shares her beauty tips and must-have products.

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All about Tricia...

Life-long make-up junkie, Tricia created Look Fabulous

Forever not only as a business but to lead a movement

celebrating mature beauty. ‘This is a real challenge when

you live in a society where “not looking your age” is the

ultimate compliment. I have made peace with ageing and

have no problem looking in a mirror and accepting myself

just the way I am. I fi nd that incredibly liberating.’

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I’ve had acne rosacea for

years and get painful, lumpy

spots. A year ago, I cut out as

much bread, sugar, salt and

chocolate as I could and switched

from meat to oily fi sh for protein

• the difference in my skin has
  been phenomenal! The spots

COMPILED BY CARLY HOBBS. PHOTOGRAPHS: SHUTTERSTOCK.have almost completely gone.

It’s so important to keep

moving. I led an almost

sedentary life until the age of 69. Then,

I got myself a personal trainer and an

exercise bike. Over two years everything

improved: my balance, core strength and

aerobic capacity. I also love a walk in the

sunshine and a swim in the summer when

I’m in my house in France.

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If forced to

choose just

one

product

from my range, it

would be the Look

Fabulous Forever

Continuous Cover

Foundation (£28,

lookfabulous

forever.com). I have

acne rosacea and

this makes my skin

look blemish free. It

blends on effortlessly

and lasts all day.

My bathing

treat is Molton

Brown

Jasmine &

Sun Rose

Exquisite Bathing

Oil (£40,

moltonbrown.

co.uk). It smells

gorgeous; there’s

nothing quite like a

soak in the tub to

make you feel good and

to ease a hectic lifestyle.

I’m

perfectly happy

getting older and

believe I am allowed

to look and feel beautiful

despite being over 70. I dislike

the anti-ageing rhetoric

prevalent in most of the beauty

industry. To me, it’s important

to challenge perceptions

and to encourage older

women to embrace

ageing.

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L’Oreal Serie

Expert Silver

Shampoo

(£12.90,

lookfantastic

com) is my hair

hero. Designed

for grey and

white hair, it

ensures locks

stays a lovely

shiny silver

thanks to the

magnesium,

which neutralises

brassy tones that

can build up

over time.

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