How do celebrities Kate Moss and Sienna Miller get their red-carpet glow?
Teresa Tarmey, London-based facialist to the stars, has launched a range of luxury skincare products at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, including the Cryotherapy Kit, an essential red carpet prep for her celebrity clients
The Platinum Suite at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong is swathed in cream and beige, and there is no better place to meet Teresa Tarmey, the British star facialist to A-list celebrities such as Sienna Miller and Kate Moss.
Tarmey’s own clinic, in London’s beautiful district of Kensington, is worth its own Pinterest board. The three-floor salon is nothing like the sterile interior of your local dermatologist. Its furniture and design all echo the Victorian vibes, and the place is made to feel like a “home from home”.
I am very much about the holistic approach. My products are great. There are wonderful formulations out there, but nothing can help more than lifestyle, water and sleep
Now she is bringing her special touch to Hong Kong with her eponymous skincare line, and the Cryotherapy Kit is a must-try for instant lift and glow, and has been used as an essential, red carpet prep for her celebrity clients.
“I thought maybe next year I would try to do something in Hong Kong, and then I heard from Lane Crawford,” she says.
“I am so happy to be here, and very, very grateful. It is exciting to bring it to this side of the world, and come here and meet lots of people.”
Tarmey’s skilful hands may be one of the worst kept secrets in London’s starry circle. When I ask her how she got started, she says humbly: “Just word of mouth. One person came and recommended another one. The thing is with London is that it is very small. My clients are friends.
I suffered from acne really badly when I was young and that was when I went into training and did anatomy and physiology
“If you look at certain sets of clients,” she says, then pauses for a moment, as if she doesn’t feel comfortable naming names. “Poppy [Delevingne], Sienna [Miller], and Kate [Moss] are all friends.”
So what does she do for them before they walk down the red carpet to face the flashing cameras?
Moss gets an Ice Lift Facial from Tarmey right beforehand: this includes a “lactic acid treatment, skin-tightening radio frequency, sculpting cryotherapy and facial massage”.
We plebeians can now get the same effect without Tarmey’s touch with her Cryotherapy Kit.