OUR STORY

Founder, CEO, and Creative Director

Zahraa Taleb

Clinical Dietitian, Image Consultant, Makeup Artist, and Model, Zahraa established Body and Beauty London after years of dedicated academic research and comprehensive training in the heart of London. Her vision for dream makeovers was fuelled by an intense passion for the scientific integration of health and beauty, with the aim of empowering people to be the best version of themselves inside out, at every stage of life, unbound by the necessity of a special occasion.

“I have so many passions and I can’t choose only one. I love makeup, I love nutrition, and I love luxury! And so I decided to find a way to combine all of them together.” – Zahraa Taleb

Zahraa’s journey began as a makeup artist, honing her skills at UAL: London College of Fashion, while simultaneously pursuing studies in the health sector. Her BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics at London Metropolitan University led to unexpected recognition, becoming the face of her university’s commercial campaigns on buses and road panels all over London!

Afterward, she returned to Lebanon, where she successfully attempted the national and international colloquium examinations, securing her position in the Lebanese Ministry of Health. During the lockdown period, she leveraged the time to further her expertise with a postgraduate diploma in Digital Marketing from the Lebanese American University. Yet her thirst for further progression remained unquenchable.

Three University Degrees + High End Expertise

With vision and dedication, she decided to return to London for higher education, moving closer to turning her dream into reality. In 2023, she achieved her latest milestone: an MBA in Luxury Brand Management. Fueled by passion for the field, she completed a 142-page dissertation on luxury cosmetics in under two months, earning a well-deserved distinction.

By her mid-twenties, she had already obtained three university degrees. While dedicated to her academic pursuits, she made the most of every term holiday with strategic contracts at prestigious high-end brands, including Harrods jewellery department with exclusive projects alongside the VIP by appointment service, Tiffany and Co, Michael Kors, and Cartier, while freelancing as a professional model and taking on roles in TV commercials and social media campaigns.

Driven by profound passion and exceptional expertise, the concept of Body and Beauty London was born.