In episode six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with James Read, celebrity tanning expert and founder of his namesake brand, James Read Tan. 

Lady Gaga, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Moss and Mariah Carey top James’ client list, and the man is quite literally responsible for turning a tan into a trend. Before James started working with global beauty powerhouses L’Oréal Paris and Saint Tropez, the idea of self tanning was yet to reach mainstream popularity. It wasn’t until James launched the world’s first standalone tanning salon that a tan became as much a part of a person’s overall beauty look as their hair or their makeup. James founded his namesake tanning brand in 2012 which is now stocked 38 countries worldwide. 

In this conversation, James’ shares how his training as a psychotherapist prepared him for life in tanning, the challenges of putting your own name to a brand and, of course, the Lady Gaga thing. 

You can read this interview now at: glowjournal.com/interview-james-read

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