Painters chose north-facing studios for a simple reason. Light from a north window stays soft and even from morning to evening, with no hard shadows and no change of colour as the sun moves, so a face looks the same at nine as it does at four.
Why a ring light flatters
A ring light sits directly in front of the face and fills every shadow. Lines, hollows and uneven tone disappear, which is why it suits a video call and why it tells you very little about your skin. A bathroom mirror does the opposite, with light from above that deepens every hollow under the eyes.
How we use the window
Every consultation starts by the window. We look at your skin from the front and from each side, and we photograph it in the same position at each visit, so a change in the picture is a change in the skin.
It is also where we plan doses. Skin looks in that light the way other people see it across a room, so a result planned by the window looks natural in the street, at work and in photographs.
