We are really thrilled to welcome Scouts cosmetics to the Hardy’s family. In-store now are the beautiful range of nail polishes with the Certified Organic Nutraceutical Superfood Skincare coming soon.

For Sylvie Hutchings, her love affair with natural products started many years ago. That love saw her study natural therapies and make her own products in her kitchen when her children were young, before launching eco-beauty brand Scout Cosmetics in 2008.

Her belief in a simple, balanced approach between the natural and mainstream took on an added dimension when Sylvie was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in late 2012 and started aggressive fortnightly chemotherapy treatments two days after Christmas that year.

Whatever drug is used, life-saving chemotherapy is tough; affecting your skin, your hair, the way you feel and, for Sylvie, her nails. Many of her nails started peeling, and some nails were threatening to fall off altogether.

“I showed the nurse and she suggested I paint my nails; I looked at her as though she had two heads!” Sylvie explains. “There was no way I was going to put more chemicals on my body.” With that, Sylvie knew what the next product in her Scout Cosmetics range needed to be.

Sylvie used the five hours she sat receiving each chemo infusion researching and later crafted a breathable, healthier, formaldehyde-free formulation for nail polish. While it wasn’t the birth of the brand, it was certainly a turning point, and the nail polish range, like all of Scout Cosmetics’ products, strikes that perfect balance of well-respected (and well-researched) natural brand values, with high quality ingredients and maximum efficacy.

An innovative and trusted brand, Scout Cosmetics products combine certified organic and natural ingredients with active compounds and natural (never synthetic) fragrances, making them a pleasure to use. 100% authentic, with no green-washing, Scout Cosmetic products are unashamedly what they say they are.  

I personally love the extensive range of colours, my favourites are the funky purples, hot pinks and subtle blue shades. I have to say I am very impressed with the coverage.   I love how the polish glides on smoothly providing a long lasting vibrant look. Best of all is knowing they are non-toxic, water permeable with a wonderful signature aromatherapy scent in every bottle.