A young entrepreneur from Essex has launched an online fashion and homeware retail business.

The website, called Karma Boutique, is the brainchild of 24-year-old Stephanie Chaytor. It offers a wide range of clothing as well as homeware including candles, photo frames, trinkets and cushions.

This is the second business Ms Chaytor has launched in the past two years. She also runs Karma Beauty, a beauty salon based on Mersea Island.

Her journey into fashion began on the launch day of Karma Beauty two years ago when a rail of clothes that the salon was stocking sold out within the first few hours of the launch. Since then, Karma Beauty’s fashion offering has grown, inspiring Ms Chaytor to launch Karma Boutique.

She said: “It’s thanks to the support of our clients at Karma Beauty that I have been able to launch my second business and I look forward to growing Karma Boutique.”