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A R TFUL head of her Middle Eastern debut, Bazaar steps inside the art-filled London home of DOCTOR one of the international aesthetics circuit’s most sought- after surgeons, and discovers Medical professional, skincare the depth behind her two winning formulas – style and anti-ageing. Dr Maryam Zamani is already a name whispered among Hollywood’s brand founder and pop art elite, with her age-defying treatments some of the most desired in the industry. The Iranian beauty is also a can-do, will-do woman with an admirer, Dr Maryam Zamani appreciation for the like-minded who work to achieve. She is wife to has turned her London Reza (who heads his own hedge fund), mother to Casper, nine, and Lily,A seven, an aesthetic doctor and oculoplastic surgeon, and the hideaway into a loved and founder of MZ Skin by Dr Maryam Zamani – the latter of which counts the likes of Elle Macpherson, Arizona Muse and Princess lived-in gallery space Charlene of Monaco amongst its customer base. She also works out daily, her routine including “two days a week with a Pilates instructor on a reformer, plus Words by ELAINE LLOYD-JONES 45-minute gym sessions and boot camps at the Photography by SEBASTIAN BOETTCHER weekend.” She’s not one to take time for granted. “If I’m not in a dress, or working, I’m in workout clothes. Do you mind?”, she asks. As a key player on the cosmetics scene, she is expectedly beautiful, svelte and calm as the flurry of activity unfolds around her – there are PRs (multiple), a PA, a nanny, the photographer, a hair-dresser (her regular), make-up artist (also a regular) and house staff, all on hand to prune, preen, promote and preserve, as well as her slightly bewildered-looking husband who gets bumped from room to room as we move around the house. Maryam and her family live on a quiet and exclusive street in between Sloane Square and South Kensington in a rather grand Grade II-listed town house and what looks like three storeys from the outside luxuriates into a cool six floors. Already ahead of the current trend of building into basements, they built a sub-basement before they moved in – circa 2009 – after spending four years renovating their dream abode. “My husband always loved this house, so when it came on the market, we just went for it,” she says. The property has a history of intriguing owners, too. It was once owned by William De Morgan, an English ceramic artist and novelist, and his artist wife, Evelyn De Morgan, a Pre-Raphaelite painter who was considered one of the most significant and influential of her generation. Sometime later, it was also owned by Gunter Sachs, the German photographer – and bon vivant – who was married to . Sachs was also an avid art collector whose private collection included works by the likes of , , and Allen Jones. “If walls could talk, a lot of interesting stories could be told about this house,” Maryam muses. She and her husband are also collectors, and in a case of history repeating itself, pop art is the forefront of their art-setting agenda. It was their collection that set forth the interior design foundations of every room in the house. “The art work is a main focus. We wanted to have the colour pop from the art so we started there and worked backwards. There are a few artists we really like, there’s Antony Donaldson (the British pop artist) – although he’s not necessarily very famous, we have a lot of his work. The green one – Women on Green – upstairs is him. We really connect with him, he makes us happy,” she says. “We also have a few bits of ➤

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revolved around family holidays, Maryam admits, “as my skincare line expands, I have to be more available to travel.” Her trip to the Middle East this month is just one such work-related expedition, as she looks into the importance of the region for the skincare market. With such a distracting veil of style, it’s easy to forget that underneath is a fiercely intelligent oculoplastic surgeon whose hero formulas are waging their own war against ageing. “I like to harness, in my philosophy, that skin is the foundation of your youth and beauty so you have to take care of it. It’s the one thing that will last you forever.” She also notes that “having a healthy lifestyle, eating well and sleeping well” all helps. “I eat in moderation, and intelligently, but I don’t diet. I don’t deny myself anything.” There are handfuls of peanut M&Ms in bowls on almost every coffee table in the house, appearing almost as chocolate’s own pop art contribution to her home’s décor. “Peanut M&Ms and Nutella are my weaknesses, and the cheaper the chocolate the better!” she smiles. Of course, Maryam uses all her own skincare, and prefers to do personal treatments at home, rather than venture out. “I’m developing new products all the time so I try everything first. I always use the Cleanse & Clarify cleanser and mask and the De-puff & Define Eye Contouring Eye Rescue though, they are my staples. And I love my Rest & Revive night serum – it really is like having eight hours of cream in Caption here please a bottle, you wake up and your thanks Caption here Maryam’s Prada bag, skin just feels so fresh and so soft.” please thanks customised by Radhta Ultimately, what Maryam wanted at Jugga Design for her range was a “feminine and luxury experience despite the scientific formulation.” In addition, she hopes to cement her place in the industry as a modern visionary – a female doctor, creating scientifically- proven products for women. The beauty industry is full of powerful women, teaching other women how to enhance, contour, love, and look after themselves a little more, but “no other female doctors, apart from Dr Barbara Sturm, offer when I see it. That’s another thing,” she a complete skin care range,” she of the cupboards. I know that sounds random, things before they come out into the stores,” she tells interrupts herself, “I like to buy colourful explains, “most are made by men.” but I worked with the builder to make sure there us. “And I often forget about the order, and all of clothes.” Colour breeds happiness and, luckily So while she might be slowing was a place for every accessory, measurements of “We’re not a sudden the door bell rings and it’s a lovely surprise. for Maryam, she seems to carry colour off down the ageing process, she is shoe sizes were given, so we knew precisely how Also, the first time I ever saw Johanna Ortiz – who with ease, she yields the power to make definitely upping the tempo many pairs we could fit in, how many clutches I love – was on Moda Operandi. I always feel like something unabashedly bright and glamorous when it comes to revolutionising I could put in a drawer – what height, those types impulsive, we they try and offer something new at different [price] seem perfectly at home on her. She even skincare. She is recognised as of things,” she explains with a smile. Precision is levels. I also really love Matches because I have makes sipping tea in Loris Azzaro emerald being a part of a new generation definitely an area in which she excels. tend to think a great personal shopper there and green couture, flanked by a couple of of cosmetic doctors dubbed With a world of luxury at her fingertips, she’ll send clothes over for me to Fresh blooms fill iconic Warhols feel completely the ‘super derms’ who promote Maryam’s wardrobe is the kind you dream about. try. I then keep what I want and vases, contrasting effortless. Adding to the luxury and a natural aesthetic, healthy skin, with Maryam’s high- Oscar-worthy dresses are lined in hanging bags a lot before send back what I don’t. It just impact pieces feminine feel she brings to her home, Maryam wears: Dress, long term goals and non-invasive with Polaroids on the front detailing the looks, works really nicely. She’s also sort every table in the house is littered Naem Khan. Earrings, Glenn treatments, instead of just a quick Spiro, all her own cashmere is sorted into colour-listed piles with of fabulous, so I trust her style. with fresh blooms from The Flower nip-tuck with a scalpel. v-necks and crew necks claiming their own we buy” And if I send her an email at Box. “I love everything that There’s no doubt Maryam has sections, and shoes are sorted according to colour, night, I know it’ll be here symbolises spring,” she enthuses. a penchant for the beautiful, and style and heel height – there is everything from Maryam Zamani tomorrow, sometimes even within “My favourites are peonies, and I love hydrangeas. The symbol of the expensive, but her life ethos seamlessly aligns with her work goals. snakeskin Louboutins, to Aquazzura tassel heels the hour.” Who can argue with my skin care line is hydrangeas because they hold water. I love She likes to play the long game. Just like time spent looking after our and classic Chanel espadrilles. The only items out that? Maryam’s wardrobe is vast hyacinths, too.” Fragrance also lingers in the air, from the complexions is time well spent, four years renovating a house is considered of place are the pieces fresh from her latest Matches Fashion delivery. and varied, but she admits a profound weakness for Diptyque and Arran candles that line side-boards and small tables. nothing, when it has the potential to be a forever home. And, having had A beautiful blue printed dress by the up-and-coming Milanese brand dresses. “I collect dresses. I always think that they’re easy One of her preferred scents is the creamy petals of tuberose, which a privileged look inside her world, you can see that every purchase is La DoubleJ and a geometric print skirt from Mary Katrantzou to throw on and most of mine are flowy, so I always feel also happens to be Maryam’s name in Farsi. carefully considered, rather than bought on a frivolous whim, and you immediately catch our eye. comfortable in them. They’re also timeless.” Lining the Despite her roots, and annual trips to visit both her parents can feel the timelessness. The only thing that could be ever-so-slightly at As a working mum-of-two, Maryam rarely finds the time rail is Elie Saab, Valentino, Erdem, and of course, Gucci. in Maryland in the US, and her grandmother in Iran, Maryam odds with their otherwise classic characteristics, is their burgeoning art to shop, instead finding all the gratification she needs in the efficiency of “The Gucci dress is one of my favourites, it makes me is perfectly at home in London. This is where her work is based collection, but even that will undoubtedly pay style dividends for their the personal shoppers. “I love Moda [Operandi] because it’s nice to buy feel like I’m in a fairytale. The colours make me so happy (at the Cadogan Clinic, Sloane Street), and where MZ Skin future. Just like the house’s previous creative occupants, Maryam is now launched at the end of 2016. Although life has, up until now, making her mark as a preserver of both art and aesthetics. ■

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