The NUA Journal

The Seasons of Skin

Sensitive and sensitised skin are not the same thing. After more than twenty years in practice, I've learned to ask a different question — not what's wrong with my skin, but what has changed.

Why Does My Skin Feel Dry After Cleansing?

When skin changes suddenly, most people ask what went wrong. Cassandra reflects on a more useful question — and why treating skin change as information rather than failure changes everything about ...

The Best Skincare Advice Isn't Universal. It's Personal.

Over twenty years of treating skin, Cassandra has quietly stopped recommending several things the industry still champions. An honest account of what disappeared from her routine — and what she not...

The Skin and the Person Settle Together

Over many years of working as a beauty therapist, Cassandra has noticed that the most meaningful changes aren't always visible in the skin. Often they appear first in the person.

The Skin You Had Before You Started Worrying About It

Most people, when asked what their skin felt like before their current routine, describe something simpler. Cassandra reflects on what that observation means — and why the return to simplicity is r...

Perimenopause and Skin: What No One Really Prepares You For

Most perimenopause skin content is framed around loss. Cassandra offers a different perspective — drawn from years of treating skin through hormonal transition — and what she has observed that almo...

The Practice of Returning

After more than twenty years working with skin, I noticed that the people who cared for themselves most consistently weren't the most disciplined. They were the ones who found something simple enou...

What do you use?

The question Cassandra is asked most often — what do you use? — is rarely just asking for a list. She reflects on what people are usually really asking, and why learning to notice your own skin is ...

I wonder what would happen if we stopped asking whether we were doing skincare right

The question most people are really asking isn't about products. It's whether they're doing it right. Cassandra reflects on what happens when we stop measuring our skin against someone else's routi...

When your skin changes and nobody really talks about it: finding familiarity in changing skin

When skin changes — suddenly, quietly, or gradually — it can feel like something has gone wrong. Cassandra reflects on what she has observed in the treatment room: that most people aren't asking fo...