Elizabeth Grant may be turning 103, but she gets told she looks 30 years younger– here are her anti-ageing tricks
At 102, and soon to be 103, Elizabeth Grant has lived through more beauty trends than most of us could list, and yet she looks nothing like the number suggests. The founder of Elizabeth Grant Skincare is celebrating her birthday this week, and if you passed her on the street, you’d probably think she was decades younger. She puts that down not to chasing youth, but to understanding skin, respecting change and sticking to what works, including her long-time go-to, the Supreme Essence of Torricelumn, which she credits with keeping her skin looking youthful over the years.
Elizabeth’s advice is well worth taking for anyone interested in living a happy life with well-cared-for skin. Staying active, getting fresh air and keeping a rhythm, she says, have served her far better than any dramatic overhaul ever could. Stress, in her words, shows up on the face faster than time itself, tightening everything from your muscles to your sense of humour.
Here are all the steps she follows to look 30 years younger…
Consistency over intensity
Elizabeth has never believed in shocking her body or her skin. She talks about the power of doing small, good things every day, staying active, getting fresh air and keeping a rhythm. Extremes, she says, don’t really serve us, and stress shows up on the face faster than time ever could.
Food deprivation ages you
She’s always enjoyed her meals and never bought into denying herself in the name of youth. Butter has remained firmly on the menu, despite decades of warnings. For Elizabeth, the body is a better guide than whatever diet is currently trending. Deprivation shows up as dullness and fatigue, while nourishment brings warmth and life back into the skin. Food, she says, should support your life, not turn into a lifelong argument.
Never lose curiosity
Elizabeth still works, still creates and still feels useful, and she believes that matters more than people realise. Disengagement, in her view, ages people faster than birthdays ever could. Staying curious changes your energy, your posture and even your face.
Stay connected
Loneliness, she says, hardens people more quickly than wrinkles. Conversation, laughter and shared stories soften both the spirit and the features. Feeling connected reminds you that you matter, and that shows.
Beauty sleep isn’t a myth
Sleep has always been protected in her routine. The bedroom is for rest, not late-night distractions. It’s when the body restores itself and the skin gets on with its work. No cream can compete with good sleep (even though she’s tested plenty!).
Respect your hormones
The beauty founder is open about how hormones can change skin, leading to dryness and sensitivity. Her focus has always been comfort and replenishment rather than stripping skin or fighting it. Supporting change, she believes, is far more effective than trying to erase it.
Give your skin what it needs, not what’s trending
Her skincare philosophy centres on nourishment, hydration and supportive ingredients, including her Supreme Essence of Torricelumn, £70, which is clinically proven to reduce five signs of ageing in 14 to 28 days. But more than any single product, her real secret is simple: listen to your skin, be kind to it and give it what it actually needs, not what happens to be circulating on social media at that moment.
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