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“I feel like my skin is finally getting what it needs”

Zeena from London trials new BARRIER CULTURE cleanser and moisturiser.

The secret to securing capital? It starts with Facebook friends and a cup of coffee.

Skin

Tips from the top: the female founders breaking the mould

Kai Avent-deLeon, founder and creative director of lifestyle concept store Sincerely, Tommy and her partner Nate give us an insight into how compatible their differing love languages are.

My Formula

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Kai and Nate on growing through their love languages

Ingredients

My Formula

“It’s time for a slower approach to life”

We check in with one of our favourite East London caf és to find out how they’re adapting to the ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions.

Meet the perfumer behind FOREST LUNGS

World-renowned perfumer Guillaume Flavigny breaks down the process behind creating FOREST LUNGS, a fragrance that puts function at the forefront.

Fragrance

Ingredients

My Formula: Ryan Lanji on bringing the outside in

Winner of Netflix’s The Big Flower Fight Ryan Lanji reveals how connecting with the outdoors can start with some simple sensory exploration at home.

Fragrance

American illustrator and model Langley Fox Hemingway is now based in L.A. but spent her childhood in the idyllic town of Ketchum, Idaho. We spoke to Langley about nature’s profound impact on her art, her grief and her perspective on life.

My Formula

“Nature is a friend without words"

My Formula: Joanne Evans on the skin-body-mind connection

We speak to Joanne Evans, founder of Skin Matters wellness clinic, about the combination of facialist techniques and lifestyle factors that give balance back to skin health.

Health

We dropped in for a virtual consultation with our resident medical advisor, Dr. Tiffany Lester, to ask the questions we’d love to know about our immune systems—from where it’s actually located in our bodies to whether social distancing can cause any long-term impact on our resilience to illness.

Skin

My Formula: Dr. Tiffany Lester on the fundamentals of immunity

Immunity

Having finally got to grips with managing her anxiety, Annabelle was then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 years old. From imposter syndrome to an underwhelming end to treatment, she tells us about the toll it took on her mentally and how she’s now regaining some balance.

Annabelle Lowes: navigating mental health around a cancer diagnosis

Court Scott-Gold: how I look after my skin as a new mum

We spoke to working mum and testing panellist for THE PILL Court about the challenges of motherhood on routine, from the mental health impact to how she cuts corners while still getting results.

Skin

Who I Am, Really: Char Ellesse

Model, content creator and founder of online platform girlswillbeboys, Char Ellesse reflects on the challenges of rejecting stereotypes as a queer black woman, and the chance friendship that changed her life.

Who I Am, Really: SoKo

Queer mom, musician and actress SoKo reflects on the challenges of her childhood and the parts of her identity that she’s carried into making her lifelong dreams a reality.

The first trans man to front a period campaign, Kenny Ethan Jones reflects on how researching into his history of black and trans people gave him unbreakable strength.

Who I Am, Really: Kenny Ethan Jones

“Too often, fathers are outsiders in their own families.”

We interview psychoanalyst Dr. Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D., about the prevailing misconceptions of fatherhood, and Chris Calderon, the dad who’s turning those on their head.

Nathalie Hudson, co-owner of legendary cafe Dante NYC, explains how her business has managed to adapt and spills the secret on holistic therapy in New York.

Doors Shut at Dante NYC, Lights on Claudia Colombo

Our founder Jules chats to Lily about intuitive eating, the irony of treats and the mental health tools essential to running a business.

Founder to Founder: Jules + Lily Simpson of Detox Kitchen

Health

Otherhood: An insight into the women that make us

We quizzed psychologist Dr Emma Svanberg a.k.a @mumologist on the multifaceted and notion of motherhood and the challenges arising due to lockdown.

Counsellor and coach Ben Goresky of the Evolving Man podcast shares which mental health tools he’s using and teaching for personal growth during lockdown.

Mental Health Month: Tools To Thrive

We spoke to Debs Manlove of WIT Fitness about what they're doing to help frontline workers train, and how it's about more than just muscles.

Fitness for the frontline

Kelsie Hayes, owner of NYC-based Popupflorist, discusses the benefits of flowers on our mood, taking a break from business for wellbeing and the power of Zoom video calls in keeping her community strong.

Doors Shut at Popupflorist, Lights on Dante

From bloating to cravings, Functional Medicine Nutritionist and Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Dana James explains the role of stress on the gut in our Q&A.

Stress + The Gut: Creating Balance

Gut Health

Claire Chan, owner of two New York eateries THE ELK and Bar Beau, declares her door (metaphorically) open to other businesses for collaborations as the hospitality industry rallies to support each other.

Doors Shut at THE ELK + Bar Beau, Lights On Popup Florist

We spoke to existential therapist, writer and life-coach Sara Kuburic a.k.a @millennial.therapist about how a little validation goes a long way.

Your pre-lockdown mental health still matters

Our founder Jules shares her lessons and learnings to fellow entrepreneurs and small businesses on keeping agile and staying connected.

Let’s talk business: A Q&A with our founder Jules

Focus

Sarah Schneider, co-founder of the Egg Shop eateries in New York, joined us for this week’s edition of ‘Doors Shut, Lights On’, getting real about the lows and highs her and her team have faced since closing the doors due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and divulges how we can recreate her cult dishes at home.

Productivity

Doors Shut at Egg Shop, Lights on The Elk + Bar Beau

Doors Shut at Take Care Body and Mind, Lights on Bonberi

This week we spoke to Sarah Clark, Craniosacral Therapist and Esthetician at Take Care Body and Mind, about how community and kindness have helped to boost morale and teach lasting lessons on managing a business.

For the second instalment of our ‘Doors Shut, Lights On’ initiative, we spoke to Aimee Cho, co-founder of New York stretch studio Outer Reach, about how remaining flexible literally as well as figuratively is a must, and which business she can't wait to visit when social distancing ends.

Doors Shut at Outer Reach, Lights on Take Care Body and Mind

Productivity

We spoke to Kirk Haworth of plant-based London restaurant and food studio Plates about how Lyme disease stopped him in his tracks—for the better.

How Self-Isolating For Nine Months Changed My Life

Immunity

Our sleep expert helps us get the facts straight.

In bed with Dr. Kat Lederle

Sleep

Doors Shut at Ernesto’s, Lights On Forward_Space

While many businesses have had to temporarily close their doors to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, we don’t want them to disappear into the dark so are giving them the opportunity to shed light on their neighbours.

Kicking off our ‘Doors Shut, Lights On’ series where we give businesses the opportunity to hero other businesses that are facing their own challenges during these uncertain times.

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