WHO
I’m a newly graduated Chinese Medicine practitioner. Before that, I spent 12 years as a beauty editor for Sunday Times Style and a beauty director for Stylist magazine. I’m also the proud mother of a 2 year old daughter, Noah
FAVOURITE THING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
Being a part of the healing process for women and the connectedness that comes from shared human stories
LISTENING / WATCHING / READING
Podcasts – On Being, Everything Iconic, Qilogical
Music – FKA Twigs, Deftones, Warpaint
Watching – The Serpent, The Sopranos, RHOA
Reading – (Textbooks only) Shen by Elisa Rossi, Fluid Physiology & Pathology, Steven Clavey
SWEAR-BY BEAUTY TIP
Firmly pressing the inner corners of the brow bone, followed by the temples to brighten and clear the eyes, works a treat for screen fatigue too
SWEAR-BY HAIR TIP
Use the Dizziak conditioner as a styling product to create a slick wet look – it’s the only thing that won’t harden like a gel
A SMALL JOY
An ice-cold picante margarita
WASH ROUTINE
I have super oily hair, so I wash it everyday. I only use Dizziak shampoo / conditioner every three washes because it’s special! I never bother blow-drying, I prefer the natural texture it gets from the air
WHY DIZZIAK
It feels like an indulgent facial for my hair; nourishing, hydrating, recalibrating. It softens my hair so I find I wear it down more often on Dizziak days
GREAT HAIR MEMORY
The month I spent in Cambodia, when the sun lightened the hair around my face and the sea doused it with salt
NIGHTMARE HAIR STORY/STAGE
Where to begin? I dyed my hair black at 17 (skateboarding-related). Bleached it myself for years in my twenties (it snapped off)
ICONIC FIGURE
Barbara Hepworth + Madonna – both transcended the confines of the patriarchy to triumph in their respective artforms
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
Anywhere south of the equator, near a large body of water, at sunset
ONE THING YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO
Get to a point where I’m able to offer pro bono treatments to help widen forms of access to Chinese Medicine
WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT FOR 2021
Movement — in all its forms, micro, macro, personal, professional