The Beauty Wellness Tea Proust Questionnaire - Guest: Gail Gastelu
For this first installment of the “The Beauty Wellness Tea Proust Questionnaire,” we’ve asked our publisher, Gail Gastelu, to share thoughts. Since 2003, Gail has been connecting businesses and consumers through The Tea House Times magazine, speaking around the world, and educating people in person and online. In 2026, she introduced a second magazine, Beauty Wellness and Tea and reintroduced Tea Trade Show, virtual trade show as: Beauty Wellness Tea Connect. See BeautyWellnessTea.com
Tea questions: ideal setting, traditions, personal relationship with the ritual.
Q: What is the most memorable cup of tea you have ever tasted?
A: Tea plucked by my own hands at Lumbini Tea Valley, Sri Lanka
Q: What quality do you value most in a good teapot or teacup?
A: One that fits my mood or type of tea.
Q: If you could share tea with any historical or fictional figure, who would it be?
A: Queen Victoria
Q: If you were a tea variety, which one would you be?
A: Jasmine Dragon Pheonix Pearls
Q: How would you explain your state of mind while enjoying tea?
A: Tea drinking takes my mind to people, places, memories, and moments of peace.
Beauty questions: beauty, good things, lovely lives, values, habits, skincare.
Q: What is your idea of a beautiful life?
A: Human connection, self-care, peaceful moments.
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about beauty?
A: Beauty is personal, individual, and unique inside and out.
Q: What is your most treasured beauty or skincare item?
A: A Waterford crystal blush brush; one mom’s, one mine.
Q: What is your current state of mind regarding growing older?
A: Every moment matters, everything consumed counts.
Q: If you could change one thing about the beauty industry, what would it be?
A: Less “influencers” - more science, truth, and human connection.
Q: How would you like to be remembered?
A: Gail was tireless in helping people and businesses to connect more meaningfully.
Wellness questions: wellness, self-care, daily balance, mental space, personal growth.
Q: What is your idea of ultimate relaxation?
A: Sipping tea near the sea.
Q: What is the greatest obstacle to letting go?
A: Unnecessary need for perfection, a Virgo trait.
Q: Which scent, taste, or touch instantly grounds you?
A: A hug from my granddaughter.
Q: Who or what helps you remember to breathe?
A: Family, close friends, and Yin Yoga.
A question from the famous Proust Questionnaire:
Q: What do you consider your greatest achievement?
A: My children.
