Ohso Probiotic Chocolate is, quite frankly, the best invention since sliced bread. A delicious dark Belgian chocolate, it contains over a billion friendly bacteria per mini bar. If you love dark chocolate, you will love Ohso. And it loves you back, because as well as tasting divine it promotes your wellbeing via your gut.
Aurelia Probiotic Skincare is a cutting-edge luxury age prevention skincare range based on the reparative power of probiotics and BioOrganic botanicals. The products, developed by Claire Vero, whose background was in the pharmaceutical business, are clinically proven to protect and balance stress-damaged skin, stablise its defenses, control ageing inflammation, firm, hydrate and enhance youthful radiance and dewiness.
English Graphics is a contemporary design, print and publishing company. Founder Heather Marten's philosophy is that a greetings card is a moment in time, it should evoke an emotion to share, whether you are sending thanks, love, luck, good wishes or sympathy, it is your messenger and something the recipient will most likely treasure.
Sage is a brand that was conceived by Sage Machado, a Californian jewellery designer with her own lifestyle shops in Los Angeles. I first discovered Sage's beautiful fragrances when a friend brought me one of her travel candles. I tracked her down in LA and got hooked on her beautiful fragrances, which are inspired by and named after gemstones. As Sage's first outlet in the UK, we have brought a limited selection of her Roll-On Oils to MyShowcase. I'm sure you will love them as much as us.
Mitchell and Peach is one of the best beauty discoveries I've ever made - I spotted it as a fledgling brand a few years ago and wrote about it on my page in the Telegraph Magazine. The brand has won accolades from far and wide, including Nicola Moulton, beauty director of Vogue, who calls the brand "an absolute joy", and the Telegraph's food columinist Xanthe Clay, who thinks Mitchell and Peach's Luxury Body Cream "is like marscarpone for the legs but without the calories - gorgeous".
FACE Stockholm is a comprehensive beauty range encompassing skincare, bath and bodycare, and makeup, founded by Gun Nowak in 1982.
In the early 1980's Gun owned three of the hippest fashion boutiques in Sweden and FACE Stockholm was borne out of her frustration at not being able to find directional makeup to match the neon fashion of the time.
With FACE Stockholm, Gun has carved a unique niche in the cosmetics business - offering unrivalled colour choice in cosmetics, superior beauty products and beauty education. Her values are reflected in every detail of the brand, from the clean, welcoming boutiques and quality of the products, to the commitment to education and impeccable customer service.
Poppy Valentine was founded in 2005 by designer Claire Read, who has been collecting vintage fabrics from all over the UK and Europe for the past 20 years.
After graduating in fashion and textiles from the University of Northumbria Claire designed ranges for Topshop and River Island, then spent five years teaching textile design at Holland Park Comprehensive before deciding to set up her own textiles boutique.
For Claire, the most exciting part of her job is hunting for new fabrics - much of which she just stores and admires in her boutique in Norwich's Royal Arcade. But she has also used some treasured pieces of 1950's fabric to create enchanting vintage accessories such as her makeup purses.
One of the most famous makeup brands in the world, T LeClerc was founded in 1881 by French pharmacist Theophile LeClerc on a line of skin-transforming powders. Since 2007 Scott Duncan, founder of Medusa Apothecaries, has championed the brand, making it more accessible here.
For Scott, the classic elegance of T LeClerc and its high performance formulas is unrivalled, indeed few cosmetic brands offer such a comprehensive choice of colours as this one does, from its legendary face powders to glossy nail enamels.
Perfumer Ruth Mastenbroek, one-time President of the Society of Perfumers, created her own beautiful fragrance, and complementary bath and body treats, after a 25-year career working with oils and essences to create perfumes for companies like Jigsaw and Kenneth Turner.
Her inspiration comes from the different fragrances she has smelled through her life, from the wild flowers in America, where she grew up, to the perfumery department at Selfridges where she once worked.
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Her therapies are made with natural oils and emollients to enhance the function of skin compromised by issues like dryness, sensitivity and eczema. Yet unlike many remedial topicals, they are also a pleasure to use.
New CID was created by Kelly Colman in response to the feedback she received from customers coming to her and her husband's makeover and photography studios. Many of them were overwhelmed by choice of makeup they found in department stores and wanted cosmetics that were easier to use and understand.
Kelly's cosmetics are both good-looking and practical. New CID has become famous for its novel designs (like lipsticks with mirrors for easy on-the-go application) and for cosmetics that deliver professional results.
De Mamiel is a collection of facial oils and wellbeing teas created by acupuncturist Annee de Mamiel. Inspired by Chinese medicine, which she studied, Annee's products combine the principles of Chinese philosophy with Western science to create a truly holistic approach.
Her oils are carefully blended to meet the demands of the seasons on our skin, and to soften the harsh impact of everyday life on the face, while her herbal teas aim to restore balance and harmony from within.
Connock London is an exquisite collection of bath, body and home treats created by Amanda Connock, who followed her father into the family business A&E Connock, sourcing precious ingredients for the perfumery and beauty businesses after completing a business degree.
With Connock London, Amanda was inspired by her father's love for exotic natural ingredients, and the foundation for her products is nourishing kukui oil, produced by a tiny factory on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Created by Vanita Parti, founder of the pioneering Blink Brow Bars, Blink products were developed as a way of maintaining the benefits of professional brow care at home. The products evolved as Blink's eyebrow threading service took off and are designed to be effective and easy to use.
Vanita looked to India for her inspiration for the skincare formulations, and while most of the products contain scents and ingredients found in natural Indian beauty rituals, the colours of the cosmetics also reflect her heritage.
Beatitude is a small but perfectly formed collection of bath oils created by aromatherapist Rebecca O'Connor BSc (Hons). Long fascinated by aromatherapy, Rebecca was inspired to blend her own oils after seeing first hand how powerful the benefits of aromatherapy were on her clients.
Rebecca wanted to make the Beatitude bath experience a real sensory journey. The word Beatitude means a state of supreme happiness which she has achieved by blending the finest mood-enhancing essential oils available.
Balm Balm is a versatile range of natural balms made with 100% organic ingredients. Founder Glenda Taylor, an aromatherapist and perfumer, was determined to create a simple beauty range, both in terms of formulation and use with wonderful, uplifting natural aromas.
The 7-year-old company prides itself on its green footprint: Balm Balm use recycled packaging from a carbon neutral company, have a Soil Association certificate and commute to their office at the end of their garden by foot.
Balance Me is a high performance natural range developed by three women - a yoga teacher, a reflexologist and an aromatherapist - with a passion for natural beauty. Affordable yet luxurious, the bespoke blends deliver great aroma, wellbeing and skin-enhancing benefits.
Having started out in their kitchen as a handmade brand, Balance Me has evolved into one of the most high profile entrepreneurial British beauty success stories, naturally anti-ageing bath, body and skincare products.
Aromatherapist Kirstie Garrett wanted to make products that supported natural habitats, and the idea for her Baby Face soap came when she realised the benefits of ass' milk after seeing how French farmers used it to make their own beauty products.
She was inspired to create her Essential Beauty Oils collection because she felt there was a gap in the market for a holistic range that addressed the emotional and psychological stresses of modern life, beyond the conventional perception of beauty.
Antonia Burrell is a luxury natural skincare line created with pure active plant extracts and inspired by the concept of beauty from within. Facialist Antonia Burrell wanted to offer haute couture facial therapy with natural solutions for ageing and common skin problems like pigmentation.
Based on the holistic benefits of aromatherapy, the chemical-free products include clinically proven organic plant extracts formulated to improve the quality of your skin and wellbeing.
Elizabeth's Daughter is a line of skincare products developed with young skin in mind. It was created by Elizabeth Hallett, who was inspired by the skin issues she had as a teenager and a desire to provide gentle, simple to use skincare products for her own daughter and young girls.
Working with an expert in botanical extracts, Elizabeth has formulated a pioneering range, a skin care investment, she feels, that girls can rely on today to give them the gift of confidence in later years.