About me
As women, we carry many roles and responsibilities. We work hard, spin countless plates and move between being mothers, partners, daughters, friends and so much more.
We worry, organise, anticipate and often carry the emotional wellbeing of those around us. But perhaps we carry more than the immediate demands of our own lives. We also hold echoes of those who came before us: ancestral patterns, experiences and ways of being that can quietly shape how we live, love and care for others.
We become very good at looking after everyone else, sometimes forgetting to look after ourselves.
My treatments are an invitation to pause. To step away from the noise and demands of everyday life and give yourself some time and attention. My aim is to bring comfort, restoration and a sense of balance to the mind, body and skin.
Never in a million years did I imagine I’d find myself in a position where people would turn to me for advice and guidance about their skin.
I was once the girl who preferred not to be noticed, who would blush at the slightest attention. There’s something rather ironic about where I’ve ended up.
But over time, I’ve come to realise that the very sensitivity I once felt self-conscious about has become one of my greatest strengths. It allows me to notice the little things, to tune in, to listen and to see beyond what’s immediately in front of me.
What I once thought of as a vulnerability has, in many ways, become my superpower.
I have christened myself ‘The Thoughtful Facialist’.
For me being thoughtful in this context means seeing beyond what meets the eye. It means being sensitive to different levels of someone’s being. It means taking a wider view to allow us to begin to understand what’s going on deep down.
Skin marks the edge of you.
There is an exchange and a communication from the inside to the outside.
Central to Chinese medicine and fundamental to my approach, we look at the face through the prism of this modality. The face reflects the larger system, including digestion, stress, sleep, and lifestyle.
Also through the application of acupuncture we turn our attention to the balance and flow of energy, Chi, within the body, working to harmonise your whole system.
I’m not offering a simple beauty treatment (delightful though that is).
I will be ready to look beyond the surface,
receptive to what you and your body wish to communicate.
From that together we can shape your treatment.