BARE Skin Clinic

Today I went to an event called A Becoming Her, hosted by SK Medical, who I actually trained with a few years ago.

The whole day was about becoming a better, newer, maybe just different version of yourself. Accepting change, recognising growth and allowing yourself to be proud of where you are now.

Women celebrating women. Talking about hurdles, celebrating successes, sharing ideas and genuinely being inspired by each other.

It was a beautiful day, with a beautiful lunch, lots of inspiration and definitely a few emotional moments too.

One of the workshops asked us a really simple question…

What are you proud of?

And I struggled. At 45 I feel like I shouldn’t attend these sort of days, I’m too old, as today I was the oldest there, probably by quite a bit, and I could easily pull myself apart, but what am I proud of … that’s hard.

I think so many of us just function and carry on. We’re so quick to pick ourselves apart and focus on what we haven’t done, what we could do better or where we think we should be.

Yet we’re the first ones to raise another woman up, tell her how well she’s doing and celebrate her successes… while rarely stopping to recognise our own.

Today gave me a chance to hold my breath for a minute and actually think about how far BARE has come, how much it has changed, and how bloody hard I’ve worked to get it here.

I struggle with imposter syndrome a lot, so maybe I need to get a little better at saying it out loud…

I am proud of myself. And I am really proud of BARE.

Thank you SK Medical for such an inspiring, emotional and thought-provoking day.

And something else I absolutely loved about today…

Collaborating, not competing.

The beautiful Krystal in my last photo also does Lymphatic Drainage. We could quite easily have viewed each other as competition. Instead, we chatted, shared experiences, swapped ideas and gave each other advice.

And I bloody love that.

Because in an industry that can sometimes feel quite lonely and, if we’re honest, a little judgemental, it’s really lovely to sit in the same room as another woman doing what you do and simply want to see each other do well.

There really is room for all of us. ♥️♥️

LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF…

There are quite a few new faces here lately, so I thought it was probably time I said hello properly.

I’m Lisa, the face behind BARE Skin.

I’m 45, 46 next birthday, mum of four & very soon to be Nanny Lisa for the first time in January 🤍

The two photos here are me, nearly 11 years apart. Both completely make up and filter free.

And believe me, a LOT has happened between those two pictures.

I’ve learnt about skin.
I’ve studied it.
I’ve tried things that worked brilliantly and things I probably wouldn’t bother with again.
I’ve learnt that expensive doesn’t always mean better, deeper doesn’t always mean better and more definitely doesn’t always mean better.

Most importantly, I’ve learnt that I don’t want to fight ageing.

I just want to look like me, but better.

That’s pretty much the whole ethos behind BARE.

I love natural tweaks. I love healthy skin. I love treatments that work with your face rather than changing it. I want my clients to still look completely like themselves — just fresher, healthier and more confident in their own skin.

And BARE has grown into more than skin too.

I absolutely love lymphatic drainage & everything it can do beyond how we look. For me it’s about health, recovery, reducing that heavy, sluggish feeling, supporting the body & actually taking care of our lymphatic system rather than treating it as another beauty trend. It does more for your skin health than you would ever believe

Away from the treatment room, I’m a mum of four, I love holidays (although I absolutely hate flying 😂), good food, sunsets, being at home, and probably talking far too much once you get me started.

In January I’m entering a completely new era when I become a nanny for the first time… which I still can’t quite believe I’m old enough to say!

BARE is very much an extension of me.

No judgement.
No pressure.
No trying to change your face.
No pretending ageing isn’t happening.

Just everything I’ve learnt over the years, shared with the people who trust me with their skin, face & body.

Because I’m not interested in making you look like somebody else.
I want you to look beautifully like you.

BARE Skin — you, but better.

So… where does all that fluid actually go after lymphatic drainage?

This is probably one of the questions I get asked the most — especially when you tell me you’re desperate for a wee after your treatment 😂

And no… I haven’t physically pushed all that fluid down to your bladder!

Lymphatic drainage works with your body’s own lymphatic system, using gentle, rhythmic movements to encourage lymph fluid along its natural pathways, through the lymph nodes and eventually back into your bloodstream.

From there, your body continues doing what it is designed to do — with your kidneys helping regulate fluid balance and your liver, lungs and gut all playing their own roles in processing and removing waste.

So when you hear phrases like “flushing out toxins”, it’s actually a little more complicated than that.

I’m not detoxing your body for you.

I’m supporting a system that is already working for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

And that, for me, is what lymphatic drainage is all about — working with your body, not against it.

Save this one for the next time you’re wondering where all that fluid actually goes.

BARE
Lymphatic Drainage Clinic
Redditch | Henley-in-Arden