"The Myth That It's Too Late To Improve Your Skin Needs To Disappear - For Good."

Dr. Sam Bunting on radiance, retinoids and coming home

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Before I speak to Dr. Sam Bunting, I have nearly 30 questions ready to go. Not because I’m disorganised - but because she’s that kind of person.

Her name - and her brand, Dr. Sam’s - tends to arrive a few minutes before she does. It’s a name that has arguably made enormous strides in changing how we think about acne, ageing, and what it really means to have healthy skin.

By the time we sit down ahead of her launch into Ireland, I’ve already heard the stories - the Cambridge-trained derm who once did reality TV (“Extreme Beauty Disasters,” no less), the quiet skincare revolutionary who built her brand around simplicity, not spectacle. So I tell her straight away: I’ve come with a list. She laughs. She's heard this before.