Cindy’s journey began as a teenager struggling with stubborn acne and rosacea. Like many, she searched high and low for answers—turning to doctors, friends, magazines, and family. Despite all the well-meaning advice, nothing seemed to work. So, she learned to manage her skin with makeup, eventually mastering the art and sharing her skills with friends. This passion led her into professional modeling while earning her degree from Ohio State University.

After college, Cindy explored careers in fashion, retail, and medical sales, but her heart kept pulling her back to beauty—this time behind the scenes as a professional makeup artist. She loved helping people look and feel their best, and makeup gave her the ability to do it quickly.

In her early 30s, Cindy faced an unexpected challenge: infertility. The journey was difficult but eye-opening, teaching her the importance of clean living, nutrition, and reducing exposure to environmental toxins. After years of infertility treatments, she was blessed with a pregnancy––and a deeper understanding of wellness that would shape her future.

When her girls were toddlers, Cindy’s family traded their busy city life for the peaceful beauty of Napa Valley. As life settled, she felt the call to return to her passion of sharing beauty and wellness with others. She enrolled in esthetics school to focus on the foundation of makeup––SKIN, but mid-program, life threw her another curveball: a positive mammogram suggesting early-stage breast cancer (DCIS). After months of uncertainty and tests, she thankfully received great news, a clean bill of health!

As you can imagine, this experience shifted her perspective about everything, but especially how she would step into her new career. She decided to move away from medical esthetics  and toward the new and emerging field of Holistic Skincare.