Eco-friendly products are booming across California, we have scoured the state for our favourites and are meeting the organic beauty brand Deep Roots and retailer Credo Beauty.

Tessa Williams goes behind the scenes at more than 25 perfumeries and brands, all compiled in a must read book for aficionadas in love with the smells and composition of this affordable luxury.

Nancy and I wanted to wear a natural/clean lipstick, but we could not find a brand among the “naturals” that had great wearable colours, a good taste and texture and performed as well as the “non-natural” or traditional lipsticks — so we set about to create what we would love, and knew others would as well.