A studio built from listening.
I'm Anissa — a skin therapist with over fifteen years' experience caring for skin. I created Studio A because I wanted somewhere women could be properly cared for, not processed.
I've worked in this industry for fifteen years — through editorial work and private client care. I've watched women be treated like timeslots more often than I'd like to admit. And for a long time, I treated my own skin the same way.
What changed me was my own experience of stress and inflammation. The harder I pushed at the surface, the worse my skin got. It softened only when the rest of me did.
Studio A is the appointment I used to wish I could book myself. Unhurried. Honest. Fully private. About the woman in front of me — not a script.
If you've ever left a beauty appointment feeling smaller than when you arrived, I made this for you.
— Anissa
Anissa
The hands and eye behind every treatment.
Art
Skincare considered with the patience of a studio practice.
Awareness
Of breath, body and the body in front of us.
Alignment
Skin, nervous system and self — moving in the same direction.
One woman. All the time you need.
No back-to-back bookings. No music chosen for ambience. We talk first, properly — and only then do I begin. You can be quiet, you can talk, you can fall asleep. All of it is welcome.
The Women's Sanctuary
A short list of values — quietly held.
Kindness
We move at your pace. Always.
Education
We explain what we're doing and why.
Honesty
No promises of perfection. No miracle claims.
Science
Considered protocols, calmly applied.
Holistic wellbeing
Skin, body, sleep, stress — all in the same conversation.
Gentleness
On the skin, on the body, in the room.
Connection
One woman at a time. We get to know each other.
Trust
What is said in the room stays in the room.