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i am lying, cocooned in warm towels, in a softly lit room. The air is heady with the aromas of rose, sweet almond oil and bergamot. Deftly, fluidly, a pair of hands is plumping my complexion. Yes, I'm having a facial, but this is no ordinary facial and these are no ordinary hands. They are insured for Pounds 1 million and when you learn something of their heritage you begin to understand why.
Everyone has heard of Jo Malone, purveyor of luxury fragrances. Less well known, until now, has been her younger sister Tracey. While Jo has made a name for herself as one of the world's most sought-after perfumers, Tracey has spent 20 years working discreetly as a facialist to an elite coterie that includes Princess Alexandra, Lady Beaverbrook and several other high-society queens.See the full content of this document
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'Jo and I Have Each Had Our Traumas' ; Denied the Child She so Longed for, Top Facialist Tracey Malone - Sister of Perfumer Jo - Is Determined to Look to the Future. Here She Tells Catherine O'brien About the Gorgeous New Skincare Collection That Is Now Her 'Baby'
Tracey, like Jo, learned her trade from her mother - the renowned beauty therapist Eileen Malone, who counted the Princess of Wales among her regular clients. And Eileen, in turn, acquired her skills from the enigmatic skincare guru Countess Lubatti - a legend among the Chelsea set of the 1950s and 60s. Madame, as she was styled, devised her own massage techniques and also made bespoke cleansing and moisturising creams. Her formulas were chronicled in a leather- bound notebook - and that notebook was Tracey's inheritance. She has been using the Lubatti recipes on her select clients for years. Now a deeply personal ba...
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