People: Elise Balzac
Name: Elise Pioch Balzac
Occupation/Business/Creative Outlet: Founder of Maison Balzac
Starsign: Taurus (20th of May)
Favourite Number: 5
First thing you did this morning? I gave a cuddle to my daughter Loulou (6)
What does 'wellness' mean to you? It means balance and happiness.
Products found in your shower/by your bath? Dr Bronner Lavender soap; Chanel Sublimage les grains de vanille exfoliant (for the face); Christophe Robin purifying shampoo with Jujube Bark and Les Huilettes Body Oil.
Three things that can always be found in your kitchen cupboard? Oat Milk, Olive Oil, Charcoal crackers
Favourite kitchen utensil? Wooden spoons
Favourite Travel destination? Cadaques, on the Costa Brava of Spain
Currently reading? Kaiser Karl, Karl Lagarfeld's Biography by Rapahelle Bacque
Currently browsing (.com)? leshuilettes.com and sergecastella.com
Favourite breakfast food? Avocado with smoked salmon and sesame seeds, and a home made chai tea
Three items in your wallet / bag? Nurofen, Hurraw Lip-balm (from Luna Apothecary) and a muji pen.
An album/mix that calms your nervous system? Erik Satie, 3 Gymnopedies
An album/mix that hypes you up? Michael Jackson, Thriller
Most commonly used apps on your phone? Calendar, Weather, Instragram.
Favourite form of movement/exercise? Swimming in an ocean pool.
One thing you'd like to incorporate into your day/week that you're currently yet to? Meditation
Nighttime rituals? I listen to the Calm app to fall asleep
I feel most creatively fulfilled when... I am on my own, going through flea markets anywhere in the world.
I'm currently working on... the next 2 collections of Maison Balzac
This time last year, I wish I knew... I would be back in Australia in July so I would have enjoyed my time in France a bit more.
I'm grateful for... the immense love I have received and continue to receive from my family and friends.
Photographed by Alexandra Nataf & Rachel Kara
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