Rachel Noble runs the Noble Apothecary, a holistic skincare brand based from her home apothecary here in Manchester. This is the final episode of Create Shift season 2, and what a wonderful interview to end it on. Rachel and I discuss her journey from beauty blogger to lover of skincare simplicity and creating the Noble Apothecary. But really this is a holistic conversation, about how what we choose to put on our bodies and a simple skincare routine is one piece of the whole of holistic living. I loved chatting to Rachel, she’s so generous with what she shares and is extremely honest and open. I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed recording it.
Thank you so much for supporting Create Shift season 2, it really does mean so much to me to know that people are listening to – and finding benefit from – the show. If you’d like to further support the show you can do so by leaving a rating or review on Apple podcasts here. Having ratings and reviews helps to make the podcast more visible on the platform, and so helps others who might enjoy it to find it.
Thank you so much, Ellen x
Find about about Rachel and her brand at thenobleapothecary.co.uk and follow Rachel on Instagram @thenobleapothecary
Topics covered in the episode
- How Rachel runs the Noble Apothecary whilst working full time
- Brooke McAlary’s concept of tilting over the concept of balance
- Slow Living and how a simple skincare routine is part of this
- Marie Kondo and minimalism
- Why it’s important to have a strategic mind as a business owner
- Rachel talks through the 3 ingredients in her Purity cleanser
- Why Rachel states that the Noble Apothecary will never use the term ‘anti-ageing’
- I ask Rachel about makeup and we chat about the difficulties of finding natural makeup
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Links and resources mentioned
- Brooke McAlary’s book Slow
- The Purity Cleanser from the Noble Apothecary
- Rachel’s origins blog post From beauty blogger to skincare entrepreneur
- The Happiness Project I did, inspired by Gretchen Rubin and her book The Happiness Project
- Marie Kondo’s book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- Rachel’s blog post on the magical Black Seed Oil 5 reasons why we love black seed oil
- Rebecca Sullivan’s book The Art of the Natural Home (where my beetroot powder blusher recipe is from)
- RMS concealer
- Olio e Osso makeup brand
- Letting Go by David R Hawkins
Listen to Create Shift S2,ep7 with Rachel Noble
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