SKINCARE VENTURE IS ONLY NATURAL
MELISSA Stagg is brewing organic ingredients in the spare bedroom of her Burleigh Heads apartment after ditching her career as a schoolteacher.
And it is working. The 30year-old’s Little Bliss brand is gaining popularity after launching last month.
“It’s been good considering it’s only been a few weeks, it’s been positive,” she said.
“I have an online stockist (and am looking to get more in). It’s a big change to start my own business, a steep learning curve.”
Ms Stagg’s decision to change careers began four years ago in London when she experimented with natural ingredients to fix her troubled skin.
“When I was a kid I would be trying to make fruit face masks, but in London I had a really bad hormonal breakout and my skin became very sensitive,” she said.
“I started doing a lot of research and I even applied for a cosmetic course at Formula Botanica.”
After reading countless cosmetic health journals and testing different mixtures on herself and her husband, Ms Stagg said she was on to something.
The skincare range includes masks, scrubs and a face cleanser, all brewed from organic ingredients such as coconut, clay, seaweed, coffee beans and cocoa powder.
“It’s basically superfood for your skin,” Ms Stagg said.
“I learnt a lot about how to use different ingredients together.
“Less is always more which is why I think people are really loving the products.”