KILKENNY DESIGN

Pestle & Mortar is an Irish, founder-led premium skincare brand launched in 2014, with a formulation ethos of ‘less-is-more’, and a mission to enhance and protect natural beauty.. Pestle & Mortar is committed to making effective daily skincare accessible to all. With formulations that are grounded in science and inspired by the founder’s heritage in Indian Natural Healing, the brand has captured the attention of a global audience.

As a busy mother-of-five, Pestle & Mortar founder Sonia Deasy understands how difficult it can be to find a daily skincare routine that is both simple and effective. Sonia worked for many years alongside her husband in a business where she looked at people’s skin all day, every day. The business was portrait photography, and through the camera lens, every little problem that make-up tried to hide was highlighted. Sonia became determined to find a simple daily skincare solution to remedy dull, dehydrated skin. Driven by the belief that skincare shouldn’t be complicated, she created a routine of simple, highly effective, award-winning skincare products.

At Pestle & Mortar, we believe that everyone is beautiful. Our mission is to enhance and protect that natural beauty. We harness the powers of both science and nature to create skincare products that are innovative, effective and simple to understand. So that your skin gets exactly what it needs to look and feels its best every single day.