The new science of slow skincare
Why fewer ingredients, applied with attention, outperform an overcrowded shelf.
read essay →est. 2014 · paris · tokyo
MDG crafts skincare, fragrance and atelier rituals for those who believe beauty is not loud — it is steady, considered, and deeply personal.
— certified by
Ecocert · Leaping Bunny · 1% for the Planet
— our atelier
For over a decade, MDG has worked between the apothecary tradition and modern dermatology — formulating in small batches, with seasonal botanicals sourced from a single estate in Provence.
Every product is pressed, infused and bottled by hand. Every ritual is designed to be lived slowly, like a long letter you write to yourself.
— signature rituals
A composition that takes your skin from the noise of the day into the calm of itself. Best lived slowly, near a window, with one warm light on.
A milk of rice and almond that lifts the day from your skin without removing your calm.
read the ritual →A still essence of rose-petal water and white tea — pressed in, never wiped on.
read the ritual →Our signature serum: bakuchiol, peptides, and a single drop of jasmine sambac.
read the ritual →A weightless balm of squalane and shea — warmed between the palms before pressing.
read the ritual →— the collection
Twelve formulations, refined over nine years. Each is small-batch, cold-pressed, and signed by hand on the underside of every glass.
serum · 30ml
Bakuchiol & peptide concentrate.
€ 128
balm · 50ml
Overnight squalane & shea repair.
€ 96
elixir · 15ml
Rose-petal & gold radiance oil.
€ 142
tonic · 100ml
White tea & rose hydrating mist.
€ 64
“
Beauty, when it is real,— Margaux D. Grace, founder
is not a performance.
It is the small, daily kindness
you offer yourself.
— in their own words
“The Velours serum changed my mornings. I no longer touch up at noon. My skin has, for the first time in years, simply rested.”
“Crème de Nuit smells like a memory I had forgotten I had. I unscrew it slowly. It is the last small ritual of my evening.”
“I asked for a bespoke ritual at the atelier. They listened. What they wrote me was, unmistakably, a love letter to my skin.”
— the journal
Why fewer ingredients, applied with attention, outperform an overcrowded shelf.
read essay →Behind the season's rose absolute — a morning at our partner's distillery.
read essay →For nights when even self-care feels like a lot. A softer, simpler way home.
read essay →— the atelier experience
A 90-minute consultation in our Paris or Tokyo atelier. Your skin is read, your ritual is composed, and a bespoke routine is written by hand.
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