Emma’s 30 years in the aesthetics industry have resulted in one bottle
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Emma Levett has one thing to say to Canberrans about their skin: you’re dehydrated.
“Whether they realise it or not, everyone in Canberra has dehydrated skin,” she laughs. “It’s because the climate here is so dry.”
Emma would know, too. Having started in beauty therapy in London at age 21 and later retraining as a nurse, Emma has worked across plastic and reconstructive surgery and skin therapy, and now specialises in advanced skin repair at her Lite Nurse Clinic in Braddon.
It’s this legacy that Emma has poured into the formulation of Lite Face Moisturiser, her first cosmeceutical product created with Canberrans’ dehydrated skin in mind.
“I’ve specialised in skin for 30 years and it was a personal goal for me to make something that people love and gets them results,” she explains.
Created in collaboration with a pharmacologist over 18 months, Lite Face Moisturiser is packed with skin-loving ingredients like jojoba and apricot kernel oil, Vitamin E, cucumber fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate and allantoin. The result is lightweight hydration that leaves a slight film on the skin, which Emma explains helps defend your skin against pollution and keep moisture locked in.
“It’s hydrating and protecting but also leaves a lovely sheen on the skin.”
Emma knows first-hand how powerful aesthetic treatments can be for people’s self-image. Surviving a vicious dog attack at age four, Emma was left with a scar that would come to define the way people interacted with her for years to come.
Plastic surgery at 15 would help, but an episode of Bell’s Palsy a few years later saw half of Emma’s face paralysed for six months. Again, she felt acutely the impact of a facial imperfection on her confidence and self-worth—an insight that ultimately set her on a career in skin.
Kena Minter, Emma Levett and Jessica Povey of Lite Nurse Skin Clinic.
The Lite Face Moisturiser is the first product of Emma’s new 80 20 Skincare line, named as a nod to the often-misunderstood balance between at-home care and clinical results.
“80 percent of how your skin looks and feels is what you do at home and 20 percent is coming to see a skin professional like me,” says Emma. “People usually think it’s the other way around but it’s not—a major part of what you do for your skin is at-home care.”
“I spend a lot of time educating people about that fact that sure, you can come and see a skin professional, but there’s only so much I can do if you’re going to put rubbish on your skin at home. I probably say this five times a day.”
This is where Emma’s Lite Face Moisturiser comes in, allowing skin to be nourished, hydrated and protected morning and evening. As Emma explains, it’s suitable for all skin types, even those “knocking on the door of 50, like myself” and should be applied before sunscreen in the morning and after serums at night.
At the moment, Lite Face Moisturiser can be purchased online at the Lite Nurse Clinic website and at their Braddon clinic, where you can test before you purchase.
Photography by Ben Calvert
