‘My job is flat out, so exercise is very important to me’
Do you take any health supplements?
No, I like to get to my nutrition from food.
How do you take time out?
I love exercising and I love socialising. This year I also made a promise to myself to take more holidays — and am just back from the Bahamas. The last few years have been so hectic building the business that I was starting to reach burnout stage, but it is amazing what a few weeks away lying on a beach can do for you. I started BPerfect with just one product back in 2012. This was our Semi-Permanent Eyebrow kit. This soon progressed to the 10 Second Tan which has consistently been a bestseller in the self-tanning market — today we have a further 11 products on the market and have just launched a 10 Second Mousse which won a RSVP Best Tanning Product in their latest Beauty Awards. We now sell online and are stocked in over 1,200 stores across Ireland, and we have plans to launch a further six new products by the end of 2018.
How well do you sleep?
I used to sleep really well but with so much going on with the business I find I wake often and sometimes find it very difficult to get back to sleep and switch off again. I have tried to combat this by keeping my phone beside me and when something comes into my head at 3am (which at the time feels ultra-urgent) I just get it down in my notes section on my phone, then I feel it is being dealt with. I could probably benefit from some meditation!
Do you worry about getting old?
No, I really don’t. One of my favourite books is The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, which is about the law of attraction. The philosophy is that everything that’s coming into your life you are attracting into your life. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you. One of the theories of the book is that if you feel young inside and you continue to imagine yourself as young, then you will never age inside.
What is your go-to product/ habit that keeps you feeling healthy?
Exercise — even on holiday I make sure there is a good gym at the hotel. When I don’t make enough time for exercise I feel sluggish, tired and lack motivation.
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