Irene Forte knows the family business inside out. She joined Rocco Forte Hotels, which was founded by her father, six years after reading French and Italian at the University of Oxford, and works alongside her older sister Lydia, who oversees food and drink.
A trilingual, marathon-running charity ambassador, Forte is in charge of elements of learning and development, as well as spas and fitness. She also found time to launch her own Sicilian-inspired skincare line in 2018 after falling in love with the Mediterranean island and its rich ingredients. With recyclable packaging, vegetable- and soya-based inks, and fresh, organic ingredients, Irene Forte Skincare’s entire lifecycle is commendably sustainable, as is her lifestyle.
I think that a good skincare regime can boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Generally, if you have a good skincare regime, you tend to be conscious about other things, too. The reality is that it needs to be combined with lots of sleep and finding tools to help you relax and not over-stress. As well as this, you need to try and drink lots of water and implement a healthy diet rich in omegas and low in refined sugars and alcohol. Plus, having good facials regularly can do a world of good for your skin.
I strongly believe in using natural products, which is why I created Irene Forte Skincare; it uses the freshest and simplest ingredients from Sicily. It contains a matrix of different Mediterranean ingredients that we actually eat, and that we know are rich in vitamins and minerals that positively impact the body. We also use ingredients that are naturally occurring in our body and that boost skin quality, such as ceramides, sodium PCA and hyaluronic acid.
