Clarité was created as a space to step away from the noise of everyday life — to replenish, reflect and reconnect.
My approach to skincare has always been rooted in the belief that the face cannot be separated from the person. Skin is influenced by everything we move through: our physical state, our environment, our experiences and the way we live.
I believe skincare can be both deeply effective and deeply pleasurable. It doesn't need to be complicated, expensive or driven by fear of aging or imperfection. Often, less is more. Sometimes the most meaningful change is a small shift in what we are already doing.
Clarité brings together the most useful aspects of my training and experience across Eastern and Western approaches, with an emphasis on simplicity, discernment and individualized care.
For more than 20 years, I have devoted my work to understanding the relationship between the face, the skin and the whole person.
My education has taken me throughout North America and Europe, with extensive training in medical aesthetics, dermatology, Chinese medicine, nutrition, herbology, facial reflexology, Gua Sha, lymphatic drainage, French facial massage, aromatherapy, auricular medicine and Etiotherapy. Along the way, I have worked alongside dermatologists, naturopathic doctors, chemists, compounding pharmacists, plastic surgeons and other practitioners, as well as studying hundreds of approaches to skincare.
My years in Paris have had a particular influence on how I practice. I have come to appreciate a European approach that values quality, restraint and ritual — caring for the skin without losing sight of the pleasure of caring for oneself.
In 2014, I quietly opened Clarité. Since then, I have had the privilege of working with thousands of people from around the world.
After all these years, what I have learned is surprisingly simple:
Less is often more.
The face has an extraordinary capacity to tell us what is happening within. When we learn to listen — through observation, touch and presence — skincare becomes about much more than appearance.
It becomes an opportunity to return to balance.
Colette
