Welcome back! This is the first ‘Man in the Mirror’ of 2025, we’re in March so I’m WAY too late to say ‘Happy New Year’ to you, but I hope the year has got off to a great start. I’m delighted to be back with more new episodes, there’s some amazing guests to come this season…

My guest in episode 1 is Stuart Williams-Philp, who describes himself as a ‘Liberty veteran and retail survivor!’ Stuart has been a sales specialist in the Ground Floor fragrance department at the world famous Liberty in London, UK for over 20 years. There can’t be many people who know the retail space, the trends and most importantly, what the customer wants better than Stuart.

I first ‘met’ Stuart via his Instagram channel @Stubieblessed. If you aren’t following him, you should do so immediately. It’s a (rare) positive, joyful and fun account where he talks about his love of interiors, design, beauty and of course fragrance. Oh - and he also has a ‘Monday moan’, so you can see what gets on his nerves each week! I subsequently met him IRL in the Liberty store and I can confirm he’s just as friendly and fabulous in the flesh!

Stuart mentioned the following products in his routine:

Augustinus Bader - The Rich Cream

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/the-rich-cream-30ml-000725185.html#pos=2

Aesop - Facial Cleanser

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/purifying-facial-cream-cleanser-100ml-304141.html#pos=34

Sam McKnight - Shampoo

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/rich-cleanse-nourishing-shampoo--250ml-000783331.html#pos=11

Ultra Violette - SPF50

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/brands/u/ultra-violette/

Escentric Molecules - Molecule 01

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/brands/u/ultra-violette/?algq=escentric%20mol

New Notes - Latte di Cherry

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/brands/n/new-notes/

You can find Liberty on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/LibertyLondon/

Online at: https://www.libertylondon.com/

Stuart is on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/stubieblessed/

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