Mala McAlpin We hope you’re ready to be inspired, as BEAUTY & SPA Insiders is less than a week away! This first-ever industry summit will be a unique one-day event for spa, salon and clinic practitioners and business owners alike, with fresh on-trend topics and an interactive platform unlike any other. Registrations are still open and tickets start at just $395.
Check out the programme, where you will find a stellar line-up of industry speakers – we wanted to give you the chance to get to know them a little better before seeing them grace our summit stage.
Isabel Sleiman is a fully qualified Cosmetic Chemist who joined the Trulux team in 2015. She has extensive knowledge of ingredients and formulations to create safe and effective formulas and products that customers delight in and love. Her latest project is The Cosmetics Factory which she has created over a hundred products for the private label industry to simplify the process for having your brand in under two weeks. She is continuously striving to formulate the next best product to improve people’s life. Isabel is dedicated to the eternal quest of learning about all the new technology in the cosmetics ingredients industry to bring you the latest product developments.
Isabel will be speaking on the topic The Brand Journey.
Tell us why you’re looking forward to speaking at BEAUTY & SPA Insiders
I thought this would be the best opportunity for Trulux to explain the process of private label and how to launch a brand in the easiest way.
Tell us your daily routine in a nutshell
Up in the morning at 6am, head to the gym for 45 min before my breakfast + coffee. I am at my desk answering emails at 8.30am. By 9am I am in the lab working on innovations, new products and all the challenges that come with formulating. Before the end of the day, I meet with the team and discuss developments, outcomes and tomorrow’s agenda.
How did you discover your career passion?
I enjoy challenges and solving problems so being able to formulate an amazing product that puts a smile on my customer’s face is very rewarding.
What are your current 3 beauty must-haves?
Collagen drinks, Probiotic Skincare and Mascara!
Who has been a mentor for you throughout your career?
My Father.
What do you love most about your role?
To help others realise their dreams and ideas. Making it a reality for them and to see the brand grow successfully.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Always listen to others, never judge, have a heart and always think before you speak.
What do you do to get motivated? And to wind down?
Nothing, it is innate in me. A good idea always motivates me and I want to make it happen.
To wind down, I read a book or a magazine and while patting my cat.
If you were a shoe, what kind would you be and why?
A good pair of boots like Hunters, or Timberlands.
Always on trend, tough, sexy and reliable.
Your favourite quote?
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
