JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE February Love issue 2017! | Page 13
played out in frequent escapes and scouting trips( in addition to casting for the runway, editorials, and campaigns, she works with the Jamaican modeling agency Saint International). Now, Gunn has another outlet for her tropical passions: a fivepiece skin-care line called Balmyard Beauty, launching today.
Named after a century-old Jamaican term for the neighborhood apothecaries’ that dispensed physical and spiritual remedies, the collection is born out of Gunn’ s personal shift to a more natural beauty regimen but also serves as a distinct homage to the Caribbean. Ingredients are locally sourced whenever possible.“ This place has benefited me and my life in so many ways, and I want to make sure that I’ m giving back and stimulating the economy as much as I can,” Gunn explains.
The cocoa butter that turns up in the Baby Love Balm, a lip-and-cheek tint, is one such Jamaican find; boosted with coconut oil, the formula doubles down on hydration, while hibiscus flower extract supplies the sheer plum pigment.“ It works on everyone— really,” she says of the universal shade, noting that it can be layered for depth. The Moonlight Lover Facial Oil features an ultra-