Journal

Notes From
the Studio

Short notes from the clinicians on how we plan, what skin needs through a British year, and why we so often do less.

8 notes

Skin 5 min read

What north light shows that a ring light hides

Soft, even daylight is the most honest light for skin, which is why we photograph and plan in it, and why a selfie in a bathroom mirror tells you so little.

Dr Imogen Hale

12 September 2026

Read the note

Seasons 6 min read

Planning laser around a British summer

Pigment treatments work best between October and March, so the plans that need them start in autumn.

Skin 4 min read

Winter skin in a heated flat

Central heating dries skin faster than cold air does, so winter plans lean on moisture and a lighter touch.

Skin 5 min read

Skin care for men who never had any

Three products, two minutes a day, and the one treatment most men ask about first.

More notes

Method

Why we review every face at two weeks

Swelling settles, muscles relax and the result shows its true shape, so the review is where a plan is finished.

4 min read

Treatments

What a skin booster does, and what it leaves alone

A thin hyaluronic gel that holds water in the skin and leaves the shape of your face as it is.

5 min read

Method

Less, twice

Why we would rather treat lightly at the first visit and add a little at the second.

3 min read

Seasons

Your skin after a summer abroad

What three weeks of sun does, and what can be put right before Christmas.