COSMETIC CRAVING

I’VE GROWN to love Japanese skincare brand Athletia’s wares, beguiled by their effectiveness and feel-good factor. They are also sustainable, harnessing botanical ingredients. The new, 99 per cent natural origin Athletia Lip Oil Essence (£18, athletiabeauty. has proved no exception. My lips had been terrible of late and this has cured them. By ‘lip oil’, understand a lavish gloss of a honey-like consistency imparting smoothness, suppleness, and — it must be said — sex appeal. And I adore its eucalyptus and juniper aroma, encouraging the wearer to inhale through the nose and relax their breathing.