We make pilgrimages to French pharmacies in search of quietly brilliant formulas, marvel at Seoul’s labyrinthine beauty stores stacked with innovation and fill our suitcases in Greece with olive-oil-rich skincare and apothecary finds. But when a friend visiting the UK from abroad asked me what iconic British beauty products they should stock up on, I had to really think.
That’s not because there’s not enough to say – if anything, we have the opposite problem. There are so many great…

