Andrew first found a passion for the world of skincare when working for a French beauty company called Ionithermie back in the mid-1980s. While Ionithermie was a hugely successful body treatment, giving instant results, he wanted to find an equally suitable facial skincare line, again one that gave results. In 1992 Andrew took on the distribution of Phytomer, a wonderful marine based range and an expert in thalassotherapy in bringing the benefits of the sea to mind, face and body. While Phytomer was, and still is today, a giant in the marine world, he continued to search for the holy grail of the skincare world, knowing it had to be French! Like their wine, for Andrew there is no better skincare experts in the world and history proves that very clearly.

After travelling to all of the European beauty trade shows, finally, in 1994 the chance came to secure Gatineau, a brand steeped in history and of course French. It was at this moment he knew the future was all about Gatineau!

That would have to be Italian for sure, best served at Il Gatto Nero in Lake Como, of course!

It is without doubt Age Benefit Night Elixir, I have never found anything quite like it! The way it simultaneously tackles so many advanced ageing concerns is second to none!

‘Use a Serum EVERY morning and evening’

Definitely the West Coast of Barbados, it ticks all the boxes!

Driving cars and preferably staying away from anything to do with weeding!!

Ferrari 275 GTB / 4 and no, I don’t own one unfortunately!

‘Use a serum morning and evening’ – from Jacques Poret, former Director of Research, Gatineau