Ole Henriksen is a very happy man but not in the usual millenial ROFLZOMGLOLHAHA kind of way. The man radiates happiness from the tuft of his hair down to the soles of his feet — a feat that lest to say, is quite inhuman. Then again, we are talking about the man who came from nothing (quite literally) and ended up building a cosmetics empire that flies off the shelves.
Here, his secret to happiness. And yes, it does start with great skin. Obviously.
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It’s crazy how every video you do on the Ole Henriksen ‘gram account is so filled with joy, it warms our cold millennial hearts in fact. What is your secret to being so joyful?
I often say with a positive attitude, you can conquer the world. You decide how you want to embrace each and every day – and yourself. I’m grateful for every day of my life and I greet myself in the mirror every morning with a smile. I splash a lot of cold water on my face. I always look at the opportunities that lie ahead every day when I wake up because I’m the captain of my own ship.
There’s no doubt that when you feel positive about life and love your fellow human beings, you are much more apt to take best care of yourself.
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Welcome back to Singapore by the way, what triggered this decision to come back?
I have a strong affinity to South East Asia, especially after living in Indonesia and Singapore when I was younger, and travelling around the region. I knew I always wanted to bring the Ole Henriksen brand and #OLEGLOW to South East Asia and I’m so glad that it’s finally happening again thanks to the support and expertise of KENDO and LVMH.
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Just out of curiosity, could the #OLEGLOW mean something else other than glowing skin? To me, it personally means glowing on the inside which makes you glow on the outside.
Positivity and the #OLEGLOW are very much attached to the brand. It’s all about inner glow, a celebration of life and all things beautiful. It’s also about embracing yourself and loving the person you are inside and out. The outer glow is indeed the skin, that’s luminous like sunshine.
Aside to having positivity and self-love from the inside, we carry a comprehensive range of extraordinary, potent products that are packed with nature’s most skin-transformational ingredients. I believe in a holistic approach to both skincare and lifestyle to bring out the #OLEGLOW for everyone.
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Why the name “Truth” for the Vitamin C collection?
The franchise name “Truth” was inspired by the importance I put on always living a truthful life. And as an extension of that, always be true to yourself. Be proud of who you are and strive to be the best version of yourself.
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I thought one interesting thing about the serum was that it has 15% Vitamin C and that’s a heck of a lot of vitamin c. Does having a higher percentage mean it works better?
I’m proud to say I was a pioneer incorporating vitamin C into skincare many, many decades ago, with the launch of my Ole Henriksen Truth Serum. Clinicals clearly prove that higher percentages of vitamin C will make skincare formulations like mine from the Truth Collection perform better. But those higher levels of vitamin C extracts must be derived from stable sources so that the vitamin C can maintain its potency when used on a daily basis like in my Banana BrightTM Vitamin C Serum. This serum that has become a global best-seller is created with 15% of a composition of 3-O ethyl ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid – tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (these extracts are extremely potent and transformative in skincare).
In addition to these ingredients, this new serum is also created with orange, lemon, and rosehips extracts. To make this ground-breaking formulation work even more, impressively it contains 20% of polyhydroxy acids to resurface, smooth, and refine the skins texture.
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Let’s now talk about the Banana Bright Eye Crème. I understand that it’s inspired by the Ben Nye banana powder but perhaps, do you have a more interesting and fun story to tell?
The Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème was inspired by the make-up artists in Sephora’s love affair with banana powder. The golden hue highlights the brow bone, temple region, and under eye region making the eyes look rested, youthful ad beautiful! That became the driving force behind this amazing eye crème that’s created with multiple sources of stable vitamin C, essential fatty acids, and fine botanicals. I’m excited to say the Banana Bright Eye Crème instantly became a global #1 selling eye crème with our retail partners including Sephora around the globe.
Our clients love the transformational powers of this eye crème and how it opens up the eyes and illuminates the entire eye region from early morning on. That has led to other products in the Truth collection that incorporate the benefits of illuminating mineral pigments.
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This is quite random too, but each of the Truth products smells like an orange Caprisun…
For me, I happen to have a love affair with the island of Capri in Italy where I vacation just about every summer. The citrus aroma that this island is known for has always had an uplifting energising impact on my well-being. That’s what I want our clients to feel when they use our products from the Truth collection.
We know it’s hard to pick favourites but we’d like you to pick one product from the range that is your favourite. You know, the kind of product you’d bring if you’re ever somehow marooned on an island.
My current favourite has to be our Ole Henriksen Lemonade Smoothing ScrubTM, that is part of the Transform range. This gives you the benefit of a home facial being both a physical and chemical exfoliant. A global top-selling product in its category at Sephora, this multi-tasker polishes, retexturises and refreshes all skin types in all climates. We’ve combined ingredients like lemon peel, natural sugars that naturally exfoliates and melts into the skin; a blend of holy basil, liquorice and chamomile extracts to soothe and comfort; and a host of Alpha Hydroxy Acids.
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Lastly, please recommend a happy song that really gets you going.
“What You Want” by Blinkie – Spotify said I played that song the most last year!
Once you’re done uncovering the secret to happiness by Ole Henriksen, click here to catch up with our May 2021 issue.
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