The Story Behind Julianna Beauté

Four Decades of Treatment-Room Experience. A Lifetime Shaped by Botanicals.

Julianna Kolar
Licensed Clinical & Holistic Esthetician
NCEA Certified

My relationship with skincare began long before it became my profession.

Some of my happiest and most vivid childhood memories are of walking through the lush hills, forests, and meadows that surrounded my family home. I gathered yellow irises, wild roses, purple thyme blossoms, chamomile, yarrow, linden leaves, wild cherries, blue violets, and fragrant geraniums.

These plants, flowers, seeds, and leaves were part of our everyday lives. My family transformed them into teas, hair rinses, skin preparations, comforting balms, eye compresses, preserves, fragrant meals, and traditional home remedies. Nature represented beauty, comfort, harmony, and an endless source of creative possibility.

That early connection to botanicals continues to influence everything I create today.

A Foundation in Formulation

After completing teachers college, I pursued formal studies in medical cosmetics, beginning the professional journey that would become my life’s work.

My aunts had successful careers in the pharmaceutical industry and cosmetic chemistry. At home, they shared their knowledge of ingredients and formulation with my mother and other members of our family. They taught me how to observe the character of an ingredient, understand its purpose, and combine it thoughtfully with others.

They also entrusted me with several foundational formulas that they had used in creating their own finished preparations. Those formulas gave me a strong foundation from which to begin developing my own treatments and products.

Over the years, I continued my education in herbalism, botany, plant science, cosmetic ingredients, and evolving skincare technologies. My understanding of formulation has grown through continued study, careful observation, and decades of practical experience with the skin.

From the Treatment Room

I began my professional career in Seattle at Robert Leonard, where I worked for ten years. During that time, I developed seasonal and customized treatment methods based on the individual needs of my clients.

Skincare treatments were still relatively new to Seattle, and I was fortunate to work among professionals helping to shape a changing industry.

In the years that followed, I managed my own private practice, worked in Seattle medical clinics, and hosted beauty events and trunk shows. These experiences allowed me to combine my established methods and proprietary formulations with new technologies and a deeper understanding of how the skin responds over time.

Every formulation began with a purpose observed in the treatment room: to soothe, replenish, protect, strengthen, or help restore the skin’s natural balance.

My products were never developed simply to follow a trend. They evolved from working directly with clients, observing their skin, and learning what it needed through different seasons, environments, treatments, and stages of life.

The Julianna Method

I believe the skin must be understood before it can be treated.

Skin is not static. It changes with age, health, environment, lifestyle, treatment history, and the seasons. For that reason, I have never believed in a single routine or formula for everyone.

My approach is based on careful observation, thoughtful formulation, and purposeful customization. The goal is not to overwhelm the skin with an excessive number of products, but to select what it genuinely needs and adjust that care when its needs change.

I encourage every person to become more familiar with their own skin—to recognize its signals, understand its changing needs, and care for it with simplicity and intention.

Julianna Beauté Today

Now, more than four decades into my professional journey, Julianna Beauté is the continuation of my lifelong work.

It is a seasonal skincare collection rooted in treatment-room experience, proprietary formulation, botanical knowledge, and a deep respect for the intelligence of the skin.

Each preparation began in the treatment room, where specific ingredients and techniques were selected to address an individual client’s skin. Most formulas are simple and purposeful, and continue to be prepared to this day.

Although the skincare industry continues to change, my guiding principles remain constant: understand the skin, formulate with intention, and use only what serves a meaningful purpose. I continue to work with familiar ingredients that have stood the test of time in professional treatments and home-care routines, while thoughtfully incorporating new ingredients and techniques when they offer genuine value.

True beauty is not created through excess. It comes from understanding your natural self and caring for your skin with knowledge, consistency, and intention.

My work extends beyond my own seasonal collection. Treatments, home-care routines, and product recommendations are thoughtfully selected according to each client’s skin, history, and changing needs. I always prioritise what will best support the skin, drawing from trusted professional options when appropriate.

Julianna Beauté is a private consultation practice, allowing each recommendation to begin with a thoughtful understanding of the individual and their skin.

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