, welcome companions to the complexion products that have become staples with her clients, including Sienna Miller, Brooke Shields, and the makeup artist Gucci Westman.
The new body care products include medicinal herbs that grow wild on the island including anti-inflammatory lemon verbena, antibacterial lemon balm, and skin-tightening linden.FLO4616506 Lime tree, Tilia pubescens. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Moncel's Treat des Arbres et Shrustes, Paris, 1804-1819. by Redouté, Pierre-Joseph ; ; © Florilegius.
“Sienna validates my theories that it is possible to restore the skin to the way it was before it starts to degenerate, which is roughly at 25,” Alexiades explains, detailing the importance of combining UV-damage-reversing devices, such as the Picosecond fractionated laser, and a good skin care routine.
As three more clients assemble in her waiting room, the kind of slow-living intentionality Alexiades has cultivated in Skyros—and bottled in New York—appears to offer a respite from the chaotic pace of post-pandemic life. On the island, Alexiades tells me, she typically winds down with a sunset bath using her homemade olive oil soap, while the day’s herb harvest dries on hand-hewn wooden racks next to her Cycladic-inspired clinic.
Alexiades's new Skyrian Actives body care range includes a high-performance body cream and body lotion. Courtesy of Macrene Actives.