London Fashion Week’s Biggest Beauty Secret Is This £650 DIY Backstage Facial

London Fashion Week draws to a close today, but not without leaving a flurry of noteworthy beauty moments that are primed to inspire our spring/ summer looks come 2026. Harris Reed quickly confirmed goth girl is a go with XXL graphic lashes and contrasting lines courtesy of make-up artist Sofia Tilbury who drew on birds as the inspiration, while Simone Rocha made a case for lip art, proving that make-up –in all its extravagant glory – is back on the menu. Over at Tove though, it was skin that took centre stage.

Glossy, buttery and luminous, it was fitting that Tove's models walked the runway with nothing but fresh-looking skin and a lick of vibrant lipstick. And despite what you may think about the effortless look, backstage insiders have revealed there was nothing low-maintenance about the prep that went into getting the models' skin runway-ready.

Tove enlisted the help of Harley Street-founded brand 111SKIN to prime its models' skin ahead of the show. Famed for creating the face and eye masks we routinely see celebrities tout about during award-season, 111SKIN unveiled its latest backstage beauty secret at the show: the 111SKIN Exosome express Facial.

It takes its cue from the brand's new Exosome Face Lift treatment, which harnesses the power of beauty's biggest buzzword right now (exosomes) to stimulate cell turnover, improve skin resilience, and restore barrier function. 111 Skin's new treatment is a £655 two-step protocol which uses a daily serum and overnight mask to renew and rejuvenate skin in four weeks. But Tove's models clearly didn't have that much time to play with. Instead, the brand fashioned a cheatsheet for the protocol that mirrored the high-pace nature of backstage life without compromising the effects of the treatment.

Camille Perry and Holly Wright, founders of Tove, noted, '111Skin really elevated the beauty look with their signature skincare, devices and massage techniques. Particularly, the new Exosome Face Lift acted as the perfect canvas for a lifted, radiant, and runway-ready complexion.'

Allowing healthy-looking skin to lead the beauty narrative backstage, the treatment spanned 111Skin's expertise in skincare, tech and touch therapy to detoxify, rehydrate, and regenerate skin post-stress. The 111Skin Exosome Regenerative Mini Facial (Backstage Protocol) begins with the Black Diamond Brightening Cleanser, £65, alongside the Zemit Device (in Cleanse Mode), to help brighten and gently exfoliate while kickstarting circulation. Then, the Celestial Black Diamond Brightening Essence, £90, is applied to tone, boost radiance and balance.

Eyes are given the five-star treatment with a swipe of the Eye Lift Gel NAC Y², £150, which is applied with a Wrinkle Minimiser Wand for an even more lifted, de-puffed, smoothed result. And for the main event, skin is coated with 111Skin's new Exosome Shot Serum and amplified using the Zemit (in Nutrition Mode) or with the brand's signature massage techniques, to regenerate the skin barrier, support elastin synthesis, and lift the face. To finish, skin is left to marinate under a 111Skin mask, of course, specifically the Y Theorem Bio Cellulose Facial Mask, £65, and 111SKIN Eye Masks, £50, to deliver intense hydration and that all-important post-facial glow.

It may have taken backstage professionals five different products and two pieces of tech to create that covetable runway-ready glow, but rest assured, if you're in the market for similar effects 111Skin's Exosome Face Lift treatment duo is all you need.

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Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, covering all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).