Karen Gilbert is a natural skincare and fragrance expert. She trained at the London College of Fashion, where she fell in love with aromatherapy and fragrance, and from there pursued her passion by working as part of the product development team at Neal's Yard Remedies. Karen helped to create many of their award-winning formulas and now runs a successful retail business as well as artisan perfumery workshops in the UK and online. Karen is the author of Perfume (CICO Books) and is based in Fordingbridge in the New Forest.