After reviewing extensive medical research that confirmed my belief that climate effects the outcome of skincare results, I knew then that product formulating and testing had to also change as well.

Known for their state-of-the art R&D labs and manufacturing facilities, my path lead me to Strand Europe Cosmetics, a MS BeautiLab Company. Strand is a world-renowned, premium skincare formulator utilizing the highest scientific level of expertise.

After almost a decade of R&D, testing and pilot testing, in 2018, together we established  the Pour Moi Institute at Strand.

It goes back to when I was a little girl. My Dad was in powder coating. In case you don’t know what powder coating is: it’s the process of applying dry paint instead of liquid paint on things like fences and outdoor furniture. This process gives it a more lasting, protective coating that can better withstand the climate stressors such humidity, dry heat, sun and cold.

Traveling all over the world with my passionate Dad, he taught me that various climates effect the same surface differently. How you best protect that surface profoundly depends on the local climate it’s in. That’s when the Climate-Smart® seed was first planted.

And this started my thinking years years later of skin’s complexion as a surface effected and changed by external factors.