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Discover more about our like-minded partner in our most recent collaboration with Penrhos Spirits. Both rooted in a love of raspberries as an incredibly powerful ingredient and our mutual love of the land and a respect for mother nature and all she represents

Discover the story behind our packaging illustrations - this month take a closer look at Mother of Masks. 

Blue Monday has become a bit of a cultural phenomenon but here at KELSEY we think it’s a little reminder to take that bit of extra care of your mental health during this time of year.

Here's a few ideas to help beat the blues this January.

Let us introduce you to the incredible Vaishali, our expert Facial Therapist. She works wonders on clients' skin at Beauty Edit Mayfair, leaving everyone with a glowing, radiant complexion—courtesy of the KELSEY Glow.

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Vegan skincare (along with cruelty-free - another cause at the beating heart of the KELSEY Brand), is one of the most searched for beauty terms and the movement is growing rapidly. Vegan beauty is where it’s at.

But what is it, firstly, and should you care?

Firstly, let’s clear up any confusion – vegan skincare is not the same as natural skincare or clean skincare, both of which can contain animal ingredients as long as they aren’t synthetic, and is not the same as vegetarian skincare which is allowed to contain by-products such as lanolin.

Secondly, if we’re talking personal values vs skincare results, vegan products can give seriously impressive results without ethical compromise. 

Plant-based ingredients are generally better absorbed back into our surroundings after use, breaking down into non-toxic compounds making them more planet-friendly. And typically the production of these uses less energy and avoids environmental impact. For example, the AHAs in our gorgeous Luminous Glow Cleanser are from fruit acids rather than milk sugars which, when traced back to their animal origins, contribute to greenhouse gases.

Plant-based and therefore vegan ingredients are also powerhouses for the skin - typically rich in protective vitamins, polypeptides, fatty acids and antioxidant rich anthocyanins. As an example, the raspberry plant leaves used in our Morn to Eve Global Protection Concentrate are packed with polyphenols – giants in the world of skin resilience and regeneration that help in protecting against free radicals.

Even better, plant-based oils vs mineral oils are more easily available to the skin.  Unlike synthetic mineral oils or animal-derived hydrating ingredients, they don’t block the pores and lead to breakouts. Our EZ Rubus ID®, a proprietary ingredient developed by KELSEY and world-leading chemists, and one of the key ingredient in our products and of course the signature oil in our Full Bloom Plumping Concentrate, contains an exceptionally high dose of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, plus proactive Vitamin E and alpha-linoleic acid. Also shown to have mild UVB absorbent properties, it’s the ally your skin has always needed. And in case you needed anymore convincing, our Full Bloom won Best Facial Oil in the Top Santé Beauty Awards last year.

Utilising the raspberry fruit for its richness in AHAs in our Three Moons Brightening Concentrate for example, gives the skin a glow, has a brightening impact and increases cellular turnover. Our Mother of Masks includes not only the raspberry fruit, giving the mask its unique and almost good-enough-to-eat pink colour but also fruit acids from sugar maple, lemon and orange. All adding to the cellular renewal of skin, revealing the brighter cells beneath.

While of course here at KELSEY we champion the raspberry, we’ve also included other clinically proven vegan ingredients such as a lavender complex in our award-winning (Platinum Beauty Awards – Best Overnight Treatment) Midnight Reset which helps reset the circadian rhythm of the skin leaving you looking refreshed and revitalised in the morning. Our Full Bloom contains a plethora of tree and seed oils to fortify the skin barrier and boost collagen production and we’ve included an incredible age spot defying plankton extract in our Three Moons Concentrate.

We’re hugely proud that all six of our products were honoured by the Vegan Beauty Awards in 2024, giving them the plant-based recognition that they deserve as efficacious, serious skincare. Be proud that you can be kind to the planet and your skin with KELSEY.

In an age where sustainability is more than just a buzzword, we’re thrilled to see other brands taking it just as seriously as we do. Founded in 2003, Circular&Co is on a mission to redefine our relationship with waste and resources through the principles of the circular economy. Their manifesto, ‘made from waste to end waste’ aligns perfectly with our upcycling credentials.

Their approach focuses on minimising waste and maximising resource efficiency by keeping products in use for as long as possible, then recycling them into new products at the end of their lifecycle. They introduced the first fully recyclable and reusable coffee cup, designed to last for over ten years featuring an innovative 360° drinking experience and a spill-proof lid. It was a world first made from used paper coffee cups - each Circlular&Co reusable coffee cup uses 6 old paper cups. To date, 15.5 million single use paper cups have been removed from the waste stream and repurposed.

Having successfully cornered the reusable coffee cup market with co-branding with Costa, The National Trust, Starbucks and even Fortnums they’re also initiated a returnables scheme with many eateries.  Customers get their take away beverage in reusable cups  that are returned, commercially washed, and reused,  embodying their belief that "if it’s not circular, then it’s not sustainable."

Circular&Co is now addressing the water bottle market. It’s estimated that an average of 35.8 million plastic bottles are used every day in the UK, but only 19.8 million are recycled each day. This means there are on average 16 million plastic bottles a day not making their way into the recycling bin. (recyclenow.com)

With this in mind, meet the new and improved Circular&Co water bottle, made from certified 90% post consumer recycled stainless steel. Launching this October we’re proud to be supporting Circular&Co with their product launch.

The water bottle is available in 3 sizes, 500ml, 750ml and 1L and retails at £28, £30 and £32. Using the Circular&Co’s signature swift-click™ lid - 360° drinking, leak proof and lockable. This water bottle is set to reshape your hydration game.

It is 100% BPA and Melamine Free and dishwasher safe and the vacuum-insulated and double-wall keeps drinks hot for 12 hours, cold for 24 hours, and iced for 48 hours! Perfect for life on the go. 

Circular&Co are most certainly closing the loop and contributing to a more sustainable future. We’re proud to be partnering with such an innovative and conscious brand this month.