5 minutes with Lara Worthington
You look amazing, as usual. What does
your skin care routine consist of?
My routine is simple yet smart for my
skin. Cleanser, moisturiser, eye cream and
my ‘can’t live without’ - my LB Cream,
$24. It is a tinted moisturiser with a little
bit more coverage than your regular
tinted moisturiser. It also has SPF for sun
protection. I wanted this cream to be a
one-stop-shop – you get up and put it on
and it meets all your needs.
You can use it instead of a moisturiser,
or as well as. I also often use sunscreen
under it. I have become really gnarly on
sunscreen [laughs]. I am always in the
sun – whether in the snow or the beach
and I had pigmentation showing, so now I
protect as much as possible. I used to tan
when I was younger and I’d have to cool
my skin down with tomatoes afterwards!
“I saved up (I stopped buying clothes
and shoes!) and I studied business.
The creative was always a passion
but the business side is so important.
In the past, I have left that up to
other people, but I did not want to
do that with this project.”
Tell me about The BASE?
I just wanted to start from scratch – to
have it be my own thing that I paid
for. There are no investors; I own it
completely. I saved up (I stopped buying
clothes and shoes!) and I studied business.
The creative was always a passion but the
business side is so important. In the past, I
have left that up to other people, but I did
not want to do that with this project.
I learned from other amazing
businesswomen as well, who shared their
tips with me. I learned from my mistakes,
too – from what not to do in terms of
business. It’s great to know every dollar
that goes in and out.
It’s taken about a year to put together the
formulations and find people who want
to create products that I want, not what
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