Kate Middleton’s makeup artist has some very exciting news

The makeup artist who takes credit for teaching Kate Middleton to do her own makeup for the Royal wedding is releasing her own skincare line. Arabella Preston has named her brand Votary and says it’s the natural ingredients in her products that help give Kate her glow.

The line grew from Preston’s interest in organic facial oils, which she had been using on her clients as a base for their makeup and on herself as a way to soothe her skin. She formulated the products and started Votary at the urging of her business partner, Charlotte Semler. It arrived in Liberty stores in the U.K. last year and their website thankfully ships to Australia!

Kate did her own makeup at her wedding. Photo: Getty
Kate did her own makeup at her wedding. Photo: Getty

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Super Seed is created from 21 different types of seed oils, including broccoli, chia, pumpkin, and strawberry seeds, and is meant to combat ageing, dryness, redness, and sensitivity. The collection is made of primarily organic ingredients, reflecting a lifestyle of health and wellness.

Arabella chatted with Yahoo beauty about her line.

Yahoo Beauty: What inspired the Super Seed collection?
It’s connected to how Votary started because I was going on a personal and professional journey when it came to my skin care and the skincare I was using on clients. I had started using an oil to take my makeup off and an oil to moisturise and found that my skin had never been happier. I was also using natural plant oils to prep my clients’ skin because I found that it gave the best base for makeup. People think the opposite — that oil is going to make your makeup slide off and make you too greasy and too oily. But natural plant oils absorb directly into the skin, so I found that massaging that into the skin made an absolutely flawless base. Super Seed is an extension of where Votary began because I was working with a lot of health and well-being experts in London, just being really inspired by them on a personal level and starting to eat more healthily. I began to think about what does a woman like that, who really cares about what she puts in her body and what she eats, want in a beauty product? Because what you put on your skin is just as relevant as what you’re eating. I was trying to connect the dots and take the kitchen into the bathroom and the bathroom into the kitchen.

Votary Superseed facial oil. Photo: Votary
Votary Superseed facial oil. Photo: Votary

Why did you make it fragrance-free?
We decided to make it fragrance-free, which is quite a bold move because seed oils have this earthy, woody smell to them, which I love, but it is a very natural smell. But a lot of customers were writing to me saying they couldn’t use fragrance and they couldn’t use essential oils on their skin. I love essential oils, but I definitely have my moments where my skin is a little sensitive and I need to really strip things back and go really simple. I wanted to make something for those moments in my life. I wanted it to be this product that was really nourishing, really natural, and wasn’t going to cause any irritation. It’s really good for hormonal skin and ageing skin.

How do you recommend applying the oil?
I recommend three to four drops at the most. Where most people go wrong with face oils is using too much. That is my biggest tip: Don’t use too much. One of the best benefits is the massage you get from it, which you can’t get with a cream. The actual rubbing into the skin boosts the circulation of the oxygen, which plumps it. I take a spread of it in my hands and rub it all over my face, making sure I have good coverage, and then do a face massage with my fingertips using small, upward circular motions. You should be firm but at the same time gentle. Don’t pull or stretch the skin too much, especially around the eye area.

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