Awards | Reviews | Press
Your Wellbeing is at the Heart of What We Do
From award-winning skincare to mood-boosting aromatherapy, our heartfelt mission is to help you look good, feel great and just be you. Read what our lovely customers, beauty editors and industry judges have to say.
Skincare That Wins Hearts (and Awards)
JustBe Cleansing Balm
🏆 Winner – Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible 2014
🏆 Best Balm Cleanser – Beauty Shortlist Awards 2015
🏆 Featured in VOGUE’s All Star Glamour Beauty Edit 2015
“One of the nicest cleansing balms I have ever used. It’s that good. The cleansing balm easily and effortless removes all of my makeup and leaves no residue. Eye makeup is no problem. I’ve been double cleansing with this if I have a face full of makeup (obvs), but I would happily use this for both my morning cleanse and evening ‘skin’ cleanse. A little goes a long way. Suitable for all skin types and the essential oils are not in at a ridiculously high strength so you should be fine if you have sensitivities. The smell is extremely subtle. Highly recommended.“ – Caroline Hirons
JustBe Eye Makeup Remover
🏆 Winner – Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible 2014
🏆 Bronze – FreeFrom Skincare Awards (Face Care) 2015
🏆 Editors Choice - Beauty Shortlist 2016
🏆 Highly Commended – OK! Beauty Awards 2017
“Unbelievable! Quick and easy to use, a gentle wipe and my eyes and lashes were sparkling clean and moisturised in one go. Lashes looked thicker after a month because I don’t rub them any more. Pure ingredients. A little gem.” FreeFrom Skincare Awards Tester
“The product size is perfectly balanced, substantial enough to be used regularly, but small enough to travel with. JustBe Cleansed Eye Makeup Remover is very well priced for what it offers, it did everything it promised and more. All the ingredients are natural and the fact it is handmade in the UK make the lotion feel extra special. The results were fantastic, my skin felt really cleansed, smooth and nourished. Most importantly, it was a really enjoyable experience that left my eye area silky and bright. This is my favourite JustBe product and I would definitely buy it again.” Good Spa Guide 2014
JustBe Hydrating Serum & Treatment Oil
🏆 YOU Beauty Discovery Box August 2014
🏆 Featured subscription gift with House & Garden
“I was overwhelmed with the results – this all natural formula immediately quenched my skin, without leaving it greasy, and worked miracles on my décolletage – an area that I am super paranoid about. It smells amazing and feels super nourishing.” YOU Beauty Editor
“Pretend sleep and clean living in a bottle.” – House & Garden Magazine
Body Care & Aromatherapy Favourites
JustBe Kind Aroma Roller
🏆 Winner - Best New Wellness Product | Pure Beauty Awards 2019
JustBe Kind Body Butter
🏆 Bronze - Best New Body Product | Pure Beauty Awards 2019
JustBe Happy Body Butter
🏆 Silver - FreeFrom Skincare (Body Care) 2017
"Perfection in a jar!" "I fell in love with this product immediately!" "Felt luxurious to use. My skin felt soft, nourished, deliciously scented and looked smoother after I applied the product for the first time." "Skin immediately looked more hydrated and glowing." "Fragrance is gorgeous! Even gets my tastebuds going." "The texture is perfect - a rich butter thick enough that it moisturises deeply, but light enough to be easy to apply and to absorb quickly and easily." Feedback from FreeFrom Skincare testers
JustBe Pure Body Butter
🏆 Silver - Best Massage Oil / Cream Green | Parent Natural Beauty Awards 2018
“Perfection in a jar! Skin softer, smoother, glowing. Gorgeous uplifting fragrance.”
JustBe Happy Hand & Body Wash
🏆 Silver - Body Care | FreeFrom Skincare 2016
🏆 Highly Commended - OK! Beauty Awards 2017
"Beautiful zingy citrus that smells natural and mood enhancing. I absolutely adored it and couldn't wait to use it every day."
Lip Love
JustBe Soft Lip Balm
🏆 Bronze - FreeFrom Skincare 2017
“Healed cracks and dryness… lips softer, plumper and smoother.”
"My lips now feel significantly softer, more moisturised and look plumper. I thought it was signifianctly better than other lip balms I have used, both natural and non-natural."
Family-Friendly Care
JustBe Cleansing Gel
🏆 Bronze - FreeFrom Skincare (Family Skincare) 2015
“Gentle yet effective… cleared teenage blemishes and blackheads without dryness.”
A Taste of Wellness
Aromatherapy Chocolate
🏆 JustBe Loved - 1 Star | Great Taste Award 2017
🏆JustBe Energised - Best Aromatherapy Product | The Beauty Shortlist 2015
“Would give the Swiss a run for their chocolate money. JustBe Tranquil white chocolate with lavender, topped with raspberries is as delicious as it sounds, in fact taste-wise I’d rank it even better than a brand like Green & Black’s.” The Beauty Shortlist
“JustBe's chocolate collection delicious and each one contains a health boosting or soul soothing ingredient including; cleansing juniper, invigorating geranium, warming clove oil or refreshing pink grapefruit. So you can have a wee treat and help your body and mind all at the same time, without feeling guilty. Just a little bit naughty and a whole lot of good.” Natalie Allera
Herbal Teas
🏆 JustBe Happy - 2 Star | Great Taste Awards 2014
🏆 JustBe Active - 1 Star | Great Taste Awards 2014
🏆 JustBe Happy - Winner Best Health / Herbal Tea (Blend) | The Beauty Shortlist 2015
🏆 JustBe Active - 1 Star | Great Taste Awards 2017
The multiple award winning JustBe Happy tea is an uplifting blend of lemonbalm and hibiscus. The Great Taste judging panel awarded 2 Gold Stars commented “We believe this to be a genuine contribution to the market. With a touch of honey or even jaggery (palm sugar) as an iced tea it would be fabulous.”
“I have to say these teas are quite simply heavenly. Drinking JustBe Loved is a truly delicious sensory experience. A delicate blend of hibiscus flowers, rose petals and jasmine that is helping to soothe my mind, body and spirit. The best way I can describe this tea is that it’s like receiving a warm, vibrant hug from a mug.” bella j beauty blogger
Gifts
JustBe Happy Pamper Hamper
🏆 Best Stress-Less Product / Gift | The Beauty Shortlist Baby Awards 2015
Business
🏆 Winner Scottish EDGE 2013
🏆 Semi Finalist | Virgin Media VOOM 2016
🏆Good Brand Award | Sublime Magazine
JustBe Botanicals took part in the largest pitching competiton (successful Guinness World Record) with the finalists getting to pitch to Richard Brandson. From 20,000+ entries, along with 9 other companies Gail reached the Semi-Final stage of the competition.
As Seen In…
VOGUE | House & Garden | The Herald | No.1 Magazine | Vegetarian Living | Lonely Planet | The Scotsman | The National | BBC Features | Sublime Magazine Good Brand Award
Your feedback inspires everything we do – keep sharing your JustBe moments so we can keep creating products that make you feel naturally wonderful.
JustBe Radiant Face Cream
“This is a multi purpose product as it is actually a moisturiser and sunscreen all in one. Upon application the skin feels hydrated. It provides the perfect base for makeup Despite the small 30ml size, this product it has lasted 8 weeks and I have been applying the product liberally to ensure I get adequate sun protection.” Holistic Green Beauty
"A very versatile cream that can be used both in the daytime and at night. It contains zinc oxide which is a natural SPF which is essential for protecting the skin against the sun. This has a very light almost mousse feel to it but it still manages to be incredibly moisturising. It has a lovely scent like the cleansing balm slightly woody coming from the Petigrain not at all overpowering but subtle and relaxing. I can’t recommend the products highly enough, I am in love!“ Ana Goes Green
Spa Treatments
De Vere Cotswold Water Spa6
As featured in Cotswold Living Magazine
De Vere Torworth Court Leaf Spa
Gin Spa, Glasgow
Lonely Planet | January 2018
"The spa takes inspiration from botanical ingredients from some of the world’s finest gins, using a customised, natural range of products that are designed to boost an area of your choice; happiness, activity, energy, detoxing or tranquility."
Sleeping Beauty Spa & Salons
The Scottish Wedding Directory | May 2017
"Sleeping Beauty has teamed up with JustBe Botanicals to create a bespoke signature treatment, JustBe Aroma Indulgence. I opted for the JustBe Happy Massage & Body Oil which is designed to give your spirits a boost, and right from the moment my therapist set to work I could feel all the tension melting away."
The Scotsman | August 2016
"Justbe Aroma-Indulgence, includes a detoxifying foot soak, personalised full body aromatherapy massage, and a mini aromatherapy facial."
JustBe Elemental Signature Treatment
New You Magazine | August 2016
“The therapist begins by rubbing my skin with coarse salt (finer or more coarse salt can be selected beforehand). Then warm oil is poured over my body before I am put in a cocoon of mineral-rich Scottish peat, treated with aromatic eucalyptus oil. While relaxing in this warm blanket, my face and scalp are gently worked over. The peat is washed off and additional oils are massaged into my thirsty skin. The Scottish peat has numerous benefits, according to the spa, including moisture retention and improved skin elasticity. I feel soft all over, and the stiffness I’ve accumulated during travel evaporates.”
Lomi Lomi Massage
The Spa PR Company
“An excellent treatment for anyone looking for a body massage which helps to reconnect both the body and mind and an enhanced sense of wellbeing. You know it’s a good massage when an hour seems an hour too short! The JustBe aromatherpay oil smelt divine and left my skin feeling incredibly soft. It may be inspired by Hawaii but those Scots know a thing or two when it comes to producing high quality natural products.”
D&G Life Magazine | February 2013
One of Gail’s latest spa treatments, which has just been introduced at Armathwaite Hall Spa in the Lake District, is called JustBe Elemental and includes using Scottish peat in a thermal peat wrap. Gail says: “I’ve found peat to be simply incredible. Peat has traditionally been used to treat a multitude of ailments, from mobility problems, arthritis, and hormonal imbalance to post-surgery recovery and muscle recovery in sports medicine.
“It’s also a rich source of minerals, including iron, zinc, copper and magnesium, which help heal, nourish and detoxify. It has been shown to have powerful preserving effects and has excellent moisture-retaining qualities, which help to firm up the skin and improve elasticity. “Peat is also a natural support for weight-loss as the thermal effect boosts the metabolic rate, which helps burn fat.”
Kindered Spirit | January 2013
JustBe Elemental signature ritual at Armathwaite Hall Spa
“JustBe Elemental uses Atlantic sea salt and Scottish peat and is amazing for tackling cellulite, anti-ageing and as an aid to weight loss. The skin is prepared with JustBe Pure Salt Scrub to remove dead skin cells and boost the circulation. Warm oil is drizzled over the body, a soothing combination of mandarin and lavender, before the mineral rich peat mask is applied. Peat has numerous health benefits including: moisture retaining qualities and improving skin elasticity. Whilst relaxing in a thermal cocoon, the client receives a pressure point facial and a nourishing scalp massage. Once the peat had been removed, warm oil is gently massaged into the skin. The soluble organic active ingredients leave the skin detoxified, purified and toned.”
easier.com | February 2012
Lomi Lomi works to release stored emotions and to reconnect the mind and body it has been described as the Rolls Royce of relaxation achieves an enhanced sense of wellbeing.
Anti Ageing Facial
bbalm | February 2012
“My skin glowed and looked so healthy after this treatment.”
JustBe Fresh Faced: “one of the best facial massages I’ve ever had.”
Features | As seen in
Quoted in the Herald's Luxury Glasgow Magazine feature on Scottish Skincare Jan / Feb 2020
“In addition to healing and therapeutic properties, essential oils from herbs help balance the emotions and enhance sense of wellbeing. Our sense of smell is directly linked to the limbic system in the brain, where our memories and emotions are stored, which is why we think of certain people, places and events, or feel differently, when we smell certain smells,” explains Gail. “With a growing awareness of the effects that stress has on our physical and mental health, aromatherapy can help us feel better naturally.”
The National newspaper January 2020
'Scots wellbeing company putting purpose before profit' feature in
Vegetarian Living Magazine | November 2019
'Highland fling' feature
As seen on Four in a Bed Just B Guest House, Balerno Edinburgh with owners Karen & Geoff October 2019
The Herald Scotland | September 2019
Pamper your self with these wonderful beauty products
No.1 Magazine | June 2018
The Scottish Beauty Brands Your Skin Needs Now
Insider.co.uk | May 2018
The 20 women to watch in Scotland 2018
Vogue | October 2017
JustBe Happy Rollerball featured in the 'Mood Booster' section of VOGUE.
House & Garden | April 2016
JustBe Hydrating Serum & Treatment Oil was subsription offer for those signing up for 6 issues of House & Garden Magazine. Described as 'pretend sleep and clean living in a bottle' these remain one of our best sellers and come with a 30 day money back radiance guarantee.
Salt and Carmael at MhorFest | May 2015
“The development of the skincare products, chocolate and tea is done in Gail’s kitchen, not in a state-of-the-art laboratory. She uses as few ingredients as possible, all natural and no nut oils, which make her products suitable for all skin types, as well as for those who have nut allergies.”
The Herald Scotland | April 2014
What was the most valuable lesson you learned?
“To be myself, to be authentic and to keep going. If you feel you’ve run out of energy and inspiration, keep going. Tomorrow’s another day and you don’t have to do it all right now. That “you’re better than you think you are” and that “you are enough”. Things that every small business owner needs to be reminded of now and again.”