SUMMER IS SO CLOSE WE CAN TASTE IT, AND IT TASTES LIKE COCONUT RIGHT? THE PERFECT SUMMER TAN NOW COMES IN A BOTTLE LABELLED ECO COCO- YES- IT’S BASICALLY MADE FROM SUMMER.
WE HAD A CHAT TO LIANA (WHO SPREADS THE ECO COCO LOVE) ABOUT NATURAL BEAUTY, DUETS WITH RIRI AND EVERYTHING ORGANIC.
FULL NAME?
LIANA LATTER
WHAT IS YOUR JOB TITLE?
ASSISTANT PR/ MARKETING COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT TO THE BRAND MANAGER
WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING?
SITTING IN OUR BOATING WORLD OFFICE AT COOMERA ON THE GOLD COAST AND IF I HAD A CHOICE I WOULD BE IN MELBOURNE EATING AND SHOPPING UP A STORM.
MUST HAVE FIRST BASE PIECES THIS SEASON ?
I AM REALLY OBSESSED WITH MY I ONLY GO TO FIRST BASE SINGLET (THANKS ALI HEHE) BUT I AM ALSO LOVING THE TRI BIKINI IN BLACK AND SURF SWIMSUIT. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING FIRST BASE IS INCREDIBLE IN MY OPINION, I’VE BEEN A HUGE FAN FOREVER SO COLLABORATING WITH FIRST BASE IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
YOUR STYLE IS…?
VERY MOOD DEPENDENT, IT CHANGES DEPENDING ON HOW I FEEL. I NEVER SHOP FOR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT IS POPULAR, I ONLY WEAR WHAT I LIKE. THAT BEING SAID, I PRETTY MUCH LIVE IN HEELS (MY COLLECTION IS ABSURD).
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED WITH ECO COCO?
I STARTED AS AN INTERN AT STEFAN CORPORATION IN BRISBANE WHEN ECO COCO WAS JUST BEGINNING. AS THE BRAND HIT THE MARKET THEY ASKED ME TO COME ON BOARD FOR THE PR AND ECO COCO KIND OF BECAME MY BABY. I’VE WATCHED THE BRAND GROW FROM THE BEGINNING AND I COULDN’T BE PROUDER OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY AND FOR WOMEN.
ORGANIC INGREDIENTS PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN ALL YOUR PRODUCTS, HOW DO THEY MAKE ECO COCO TAN SO AMAZING?
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALISE THAT CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE MORE POWERFUL, IN A SENSE. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE DENSE AND ENRICHED WITH VITAMINS. THIS MEANS THEY HAVE A MUCH GREATER EFFECT WHEN USED IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS OR FOR HEALTH REMEDIES. OUR ECO COCO TAN FORMULA INCLUDES CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS THAT BOAST ANTI AGING AND MOSITURISING QUALITIES THAT ARE ONLY FOUND IN CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS. THIS IS WHY OUR ECO COCO TAN FORMULA IS SO EFFECTIVE AND UNIQUE.
WHAT DOES ECO COCO AS A BRAND MEAN TO PEOPLE?
WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE SEE ECO COCO AS A PRODUCT THAT ENRICHES THEIR LIVES. AS A COMPANY WE LIKE TO RECOGNISE NATURAL BEAUTY IN ALL OF ITS’ DIFFERENT ELEMENTS AND PROVIDE PRODUCTS THAT ADD TO THIS. THE WHOLE POINT IN USING AS MANY NATURAL AND CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS AS POSSIBLE IS TO PROMOTE NATURAL BEAUTY HAND IN HAND. SADLY SOCIETY SEEMS TO WANT TO MASK THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY BECAUSE IT ISN’T SEEN AS ‘GOOD ENOUGH’. THERE IS A LOT OF PERFECTION TO BE SEEN IN IMPERFECTIONS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVE SUMMER DESTINATION TO TAKE YOUR ECO COCO TAN?
IF I COULD JET SET ANYWHERE WITH MY BOTTLE OF ECO COCO TAN I THINK I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SIT ON THE BEACH OF SANTORINI. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM HOLIDAY DESTINATION.
SUMMER ESSENTIALS- WHAT CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?
ECO COCO OF COURSE! HAHA! I FIND THE CERTIFIED ORGANIC COCONUT OIL IN THE TANNER AND EXTENDER IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS MY SKIN HYDRATED ALL YEAR ROUND. BUT I ALSO REALLY LOVE REFRESHING MISTS TO SPRAY ON YOUR SKIN/ FACE AFTER BEING IN THE SUN. THESE ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY PUT THE MOISTURE AND VITAMINS BACK IN YOUR SKIN AFTER THE SUN EXPOSURE (AND USUALLY SMELL SO GOOD TOO).
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 5 YEARS?
THERE IS NO SET DESTINATION OR PLACE I WISH TO BE AS LONG AS I AM HAPPY, PASSIONATE AND FEEL AS THOUGH I AM LIVING MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST. I BELIEVE THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON SO SOMETIMES SETTING YOUR HEART ON A WAY YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO PLAN OUT CAN BE REALLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.
HOW DO YOU STAY HEALTHY?
I LOVE TO WORK OUT, I LIFT HEAVY WEIGHTS (AND YES PEOPLE STARE BECAUSE I’M THE ONLY 5FT GIRL IN THE WEIGHTS AREA WITH THE BOYS SOMETIMES) AND I BELIEVE BALANCE IS HEALTHY. EAT FRUIT, EAT YOUR VEGGIES, DON’T BE SCARED OF CARBS AND IF YOU WANT THE CHOCOLATE THEN EAT IT. JUST DON’T EAT THE ENTIRE BLOCK.
FANTASY DUET PARTNER?
PROBABLY RIRI (RIHANNA), GIRLFRIEND HAS ALL KINDS OF TALENT. I COULD RAP AND SHE COULD SING THE CHORUS. I LIKE TO THINK I’M IGGY AZELIA (SHE’D BE ANOTHER GOODIE, WE COULD HAVE A RAP OFF).
TALK TO US ABOUT TATTOOS?
TATTOOS? I ACTUALLY HAVE 6, HOWEVER PEOPLE DON’T OFTEN NOTICE THEM. THEY’RE ALL SMALL OR HIDDEN. EVERY TATTOO I HAVE IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME AND TELLS A BIT OF A STORY. I THINK WHEN I EXPLAIN MY TATTOOS TO PEOPLE IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO ME AS A PERSON BECAUSE THEY ARE SO PERSONAL.
IRRATIONAL FEAR OF?
MY PHONE DYING. I HAVE TO BRING MY CHARGER CHORD WITH ME TO WORK JUST IN CASE #THESTRUGGLEISREAL .
BEST ADVICE?
NO MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE DOING WITH YOUR LIFE, IT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY. IF IT DOESN’T DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHANGE YOUR DREAM TO SOMETHING THAT DOES. LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT AND TIME PASSES TOO QUICKLY FOR YOU TO NOT ENJOY THE MOMENT.
“IF YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT, LEAVE IT ALONE; RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS, PONYTAILS. JUST LEAVE IT.” -UNKNOWN
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO GET OUR TAN ON. BRING ON SUMMER!
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