LINDA PILKINGTON OF ORMONDE JAYNE

Ormonde Jayne is a British fine fragrance house, owned entirely by its creator Linda Pilkington.  Founded in 1998, Ormonde Jayne is about returning to the golden age of bespoke perfumery, when fragrance creation was a fine art.  The philosophy is about  finding rare and exquisite ingredients not used in the perfume industry. Some of the ingredients that Ormonde Jayne built its library upon ten years ago were at the time untouched by other perfumers, - like Champaca, Tolu, Tonka Bean, Pink Pepper & Oudh. Other trends set by Ormonde Jayne are the use of gold in beauty products. When Gold Crème, a shimmering scented gold body gel, was first launched six years ago, there was no other product available for the body that combined gold and scent.  Linda opened her first boutique in The Royal Arcade on Old Bond Street in London ten years ago. It has been followed by a flagship Sloane Square store and as a concession within Harrods .   Linda Pilkington is Today’s Beauty Insider. 

TELL US A BEAUTY SECRET.

To maintain a spot and blotch free face: Do not use brushes, clothes, or flannels on your face, they are full of bacteria. Do not dry your face with a towel, also full of bacteria. Dry your face with a round flat cotton pad and throw away. Do not use sponges to apply foundation for the same reason and use round flat cotton wool pads to  apply powder, then throw away.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST OVERRATED VIRTUE?

Honesty, sometimes it’s just better for everyone to tell a white lie

WHO AND WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORK?
I love and admire the pursuit of perfection, beauty and elegance. Anoushka Hempel, Albrissi interiors, Chanel Fine Jewellery

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?
My two sons, fresh out of the bath, snuggled up in bed and me reading their bed time story

WHAT ALTERNATIVE CAREER PATH WOULD YOU HAVE FOLLOWED?
Chocolate. I made chocolates when I was younger and may start it up again soon.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
The same as every parent in this world

WHO OR WHAT IN YOUR EYES DEFINES 'BEAUTY'?
Confidence, intelligence and empathy

WHAT NATURAL TALENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE GIFTED WITH?
I would love to sing beautifully

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST BEAUTY EXTRAVAGANCE?
Harley Street.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
At the moment it’s Lucy, my electric car, she is the handiest things I have bought for decades

WHAT IS YOUR  ALL TIME FAVOURITE BEAUTY LOOK/TREND?
Wearing YSL lip gloss. It smells so fruity, even my boys want to wear it!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY?
Be good to mankind, we are all in the same boat

HERE ARE 5 OF LINDA PILKINGTON'S ALL TIME FAVOURITE BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Eve Lom Cleanser (but I do not use the cloth) Quick, effective and does the job. I leave it on my skin whilst brushing my teeth and rinse off with 20 splashes. Dry with a clean cotton pad. Everyone always ask me what I use on my skin

Gold Crème by Ormonde Jayne.  To wow and sparkle at dinner parties

Eyelash dye - I cannot get to grips with mascara

Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula Hand Cream. This industrial handcream keeps the sign of ageing at bay

MAC Eyelash curlers. Eyelash curlers make a big/quick difference. You look look more glam and awake.

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NICKY KINNAIRD OF SPACE NK

Nicky Kinnard is the canny Belfast-born business mogul who has turned the love of beauty - what the short sighted would have previously seen as a frivolous preoccupation - into a highly successful multi-million making company.  She provided the world with the uber luxury beauty emporium we all cannot live without – SpaceNK.  Since opening the first SpaceNK store in London’s Covent Garden in 1993 – there are now over 60 stores in the UK and 19 in the States – the company’s philosophy has remained unchanged. It is still all about a carefully edited selection of high quality, original and effective beauty products from innovators and specialists around the world. A dream for any beauty aficionado. Nicky Kinnaird is TODAY'S BEAUTY INSIDER.

TELL US A BEAUTY SECRET.
A five-day alkaline green juice cleanse leaves your skin radiant, eyes bright and stomach flatter; add some gentle yoga and you are glowing inside and out.


WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST OVERRATED VIRTUE?
Patience.

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?
 Running on the sugar white sand of deserted Cove Bay beach in Anguilla with the sun on my back and the wind in my hair.

WHAT ALTERNATIVE CAREER PATH WOULD YOU HAVE FOLLOWED?
I would have loved to be an architect.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
 Spiders

WHO OR WHAT, IN YOUR EYES, DEFINES BEAUTY?
Perfection is boring, without character a face is rarely truly beautiful. Beauty is how you feel inside it is reflected in your eyes.


WHAT NATURAL TALENT WOULD YOU LOVE TO BE GIFTED WITH?
I would like to be a better cook.


WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST BEAUTY EXTRAVAGANCE?
Regular deep tissue massage particularly after long haul travel.


WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESION?
An antique amethyst bear.

WHAT IS YOUR ALL TIME FAVOURITE BEAUTY TREND/LOOK?
Super natural, healthy, radiant, glowing skin, glossy hair, sun-kissed honey limbs, nudely manicured nails, defined long, lush lashes all topped off with the perfect orange-red lipstick.


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY?
Life is what you make of it.


HERE ARE 5 (okay 6!) OF NICKY KINNAIRD'S FAVOURITE BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Eve Lom Cleanser. This acts as my make up remover, cleanser, toner and mild exfoliant in one travel-perfect pot complete with textured muslin cloth.

By Terry Baume de Rose spf 15. Ensures that dry, chapped lips are a thing of the past.

Cane and Austin Retexturising Pads. These pads boost radiance, even out skin tone, clarify, hydrate and leave an antioxidant layer on my skin in 5 seconds flat - the results are amazing!

Kate Sommerville Quench Serum. I wear this under my moisturiser when flying or when my skin feel like it needs deep down hydration.

Laughter Eau de Toilette. The perfect uplifting citrus fragrance that simply makes me smile.

By Terry Touche Veloutee Terry de Gunzberg's light reflective brush on concealer is my go-to-product to disguise tiredness, under-eye circles and any skin imperfections, nothing else comes close.

www.spacenk.co.uk