Issue 8

From the Editor

T  here are moments when a new issue comes together around a single idea. For this edition of Beauty Prime, that idea is connection — connection with ourselves, with the people around us, with our communities, and with the ambitions that continue to move us forward.

Our cover star, Funda Zeytinoğlu, embodies that spirit beautifully. Her story begins in fashion retail, but it reaches far beyond clothes, shops and changing trends. Over more than two decades, Funda has built businesses by understanding something that cannot be measured simply in sales figures: people want to be seen, heard and understood. Her career has been shaped by resilience, instinct and a deeply personal approach to customer relationships. 

Now she is taking that experience into an exciting new chapter centred on wellness, community and personal development. Her ambition is not merely to organise events, but to create spaces where people meet, learn, develop meaningful relationships and leave feeling better about themselves. Her philosophy — “Connect. Develop. Grow Together.” — feels particularly relevant in a world where genuine human connection can sometimes seem increasingly difficult to find. 

Funda’s journey also reflects something we believe strongly at Beauty Prime: beauty is not only about what we see in the mirror. It can be confidence, wellbeing, self-expression, entrepreneurship and the courage to reinvent ourselves.

That idea continues throughout this issue.

We meet Lydia Rose, whose journey from qualifying in nail technology at sixteen to becoming a Warwick salon owner and emerging educator demonstrates what determination can achieve. Lydia understands that a beauty appointment is about more than the finished treatment; her salon creates a place where clients can talk, express themselves and leave feeling more confident. 

Together, these women represent different industries and different experiences, but there is a powerful thread connecting them: the desire to create something meaningful and to make other people feel stronger, more confident and more connected.

That is also part of the mission of Beauty Prime.

We are proud that Beauty Prime is available in print across more than 190 countries and through over 40,000 networks, retailers and platforms worldwide. Our ambition is not simply to publish another magazine. We want to provide a lasting international platform for remarkable people, entrepreneurs, professionals and businesses.

From our cover stars to the emerging names we introduce within these pages, we empower people and businesses by giving their stories a voice, a platform and a permanent place in print.

Because trends come and go.

Stories, achievements and names deserve to last.

Welcome to the new issue of Beauty Prime.

Y. Brown
Editor-in-Chief