My beauty secrets to looking this good at 41...and why using this £18 skincare product from a young age is better than Botox
It might sound trivial, but for Australian TV news anchor Samantha Brett, the problem of how to apply SPF was a real one. Long days on outside broadcasts meant she needed more than one application – indeed, more than one colleague was diagnosed with a skin cancer during her 15 years on the news beat – but how could she put it on without ruining the face of beautiful, bold make-up she had to wear all day for TV?
The dilemma nagged away at her until, in 2021, the mum of one hung up her press pass and founded SPF brand Naked Sundays – a range of easy-to-apply products, including make-up packed with sun protection and an SPF spray for fuss-free top-ups.
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