Women We Love (and Men!) is always a popular post on The Beauty Shortlist – probably because it reveals the humans, passion and philosophy behind the products we shortlist and showcase throughout the year. On the man front we’ve covered yoga and ayurveda (with Yogi Cameron), music (a thought-provoking interview with Ahmed Soultan about life, music, tolerance and no boundaries) and two weeks ago personal trainer Alex Marks shared his philosophy with us (it’ll inspire you NOT to cancel your March gym membership!)

Today it’s Scottish holistic therapist Gail Bryden’s turn. Creator of JustBe Botanicals, she also creates the most delicious aromatherapy chocolates (so good that they won a Beauty Shortlist Award this year), and tea blends in addition to her refreshingly  “decluttered”, nurturing skincare range. (Her new lemon Hand + Body Lotion is a lovely, zesty mid winter pick-me-up, by the way). A year in Gail’s life includes a fair amount of travel to beautiful spas – including Hawaii, the island that has played a big part in her life. And she’s working on new tastes for summer 2016 (sneak peek below)…!

 
1) Gail, balance, clarity, wellbeing and slowing down were all big themes on social media for this brand New Year, and they seem very much what JustBe is about, too. What was the “lightbulb moment” that made you launch JustBe Botanicals"
 
Having made a life change a...