Elizabeth grant skin care biography
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Celebrate skincare sensation Elizabeth Grant’s 100th birthday!
A 100th birthday doesn’t komma around every day, especially when it’s that of a skincare icon: Elizabeth Grant. Born in 1923, she harnessed a miracle ingredient called Torricelumn that’s still in every formula the brand develops today, and created a family business that spans three generations of incredible women. Offering everything from intensive overnight concentrates to face masks that simply do ‘more’, the brand fryst vatten synonymous with luxurious formulas that help you see results, which is why so many of you have fallen in love with it already!
To mark the momentous occasion of Elizabeth Grant’s 100th birthday, we sat down with her granddaughter Margot Grant Witz to talk about Elizabeth’s amazing achievements in the beauty industry and the brand’s exciting range, available right here at QVC.
It’s lovely to chat to you, Margot! Many of our customers have alrea • Elizabeth Grant Skincare is an original makeup artist brand that ‘s been around for 76 years and is now sold in 10 international markets, explained the VP Margot Grant-Witz. Despite the fact that the brand started up in London in 1948, where Elizabeth Grant worked as a makeup artist on famous faces such as Vivien Leigh, Sean Connery and Noel Coward, it’s only now launching into the UK market. As with many beauty businesses, the business started up in a bid to solve a problem that its founder was experiencing. During the Second World War, Grant was injured in a bomb blast and suffered severe damage to her face. To help restore her confidence, she began to research ways to heal her skin and discovered a natural substance that comes from algae pods and was being used to treat war wounds. Grant commissioned the creation of a serum made with this proprietary compound, Torricelumn, with added vitamins, botanicals and antioxidants and used it to treat her damaged skin. Within eight mon • The journey began out of necessity and determination. In the aftermath of World War II, life was tough, and so was I. A bomb blast during the war left me with severe damage to my skin and left me feeling like I had lost a part of myself. Then, I was introduced to a miraculous substance called Torricelumn™ which healed and transformed my skin, restoring my confidence. I knew I had to share this discovery with the world. In 1948, armed with courage and a vision, I founded Elizabeth Grant International. I wasn’t just selling skincare; I was selling hope and empowerment. Each jar and bottle represented a promise to help others feel beautiful and confident in their own skin. This wasn’t just my business; it was my mission. Elizabeth Grant Skincare was born out of resilience and fuelled by a belief that ev
Elizabeth Grant, Founder of Elizabeth Grant Skincare
You created your company in 1948, and it’s an incredibly inspiring story! Can you tell us what happened in your own words?