About L’apotheca

Five lit scented candles in colorful containers arranged on a surface decorated with horizontal stripes in green, yellow, red, and orange, against a textured white wall background.

L’apotheca is a globally sourced beauty box, delivering four expertly curated drops each year—timed to coincide with the rhythm of couture fashion weeks.

Created for the curious and discerning, each box offers an elevated sensory journey through Europe’s most coveted beauty, wellness, and style destinations—from French pharmacies and Italian ateliers to Spanish hippy markets and beyond.

Every drop is a limited-edition experience, featuring a handpicked selection of cult favourites and hidden gems—guaranteed to be worth at least £400. Beautifully packaged and delivered to your door, each box is an antidote to mass-market beauty and fast fashion.

We collaborate with European pharmacy suppliers, artisan makers, and trusted manufacturers to bring you a refined blend of skincare, haircare, wellbeing, and style. Every detail is considered. Every sense is invited.

Welcome to the unboxing of your dreams.

“You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself.”

— Diane von Furstenberg

How it works

Inside every box
Each season, we curate a hand-picked edit of full-size beauty, hair, and wellbeing essentials—plus our exclusive Hero Item: a limited-edition piece co-created with artisan makers from around the world.

Join the Waitlist
Our waitlist opens 8–12 weeks before each drop. To secure your box, simply sign up and complete your purchase. This confirms your place—no subscriptions, no surprises.

What Happens Next
Once you're in, we’ll keep you updated with sneak peeks of the edit, behind-the-scenes stories from our partner brands, and features on the artisans we’re collaborating with.

Delivery
Your L’apotheca box will be delivered to your door with complimentary shipping via Royal Mail. You’ll receive tracking details as soon as it’s on its way.

VIP Access
Early sign-up gives you the best chance of VIP status. VIPs receive:

  • An invitation to the L’apotheca Lounge—a virtual event with the founder and special guests from the beauty world

  • An exclusive founder’s discount (automatically applied at checkout)

  • Entry into our Win Your Next Box draw

Each drop is strictly limited. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Ordering Open: AW25 Box

Ordering Open: AW25 Box

This season’s edit includes 10 hand-selected full size products + our highly coveted hero item made in collaboration with our artisan partner in India - all valued at over £400.

You’ll discover a cult face-mask; high performance handcream, holy-grail collagen supplement and so much more from our favourite heritage brands across Europe.

All this for only £200.

And don’t forget - if you’re among the first 100 boxes: you’ll get a £15 discount along with all the benefits of being a L’apotheca VIP!

Paris Fashion Week 24.9

Paris Fashion Week 24.9