Good skin is rarely about the most expensive jar. It is about a few kind habits, repeated on the days you do not feel like it.

Delphine Arceneaux
July 30, 2026 / Skincare, Team

A note from Delphine

The short answer

Delphine's advice: cleanse gently, wear sunscreen every day, change one product at a time and give anything new four weeks before judging it.

Delphine joined Orris the week we opened and now leads our esthetics team. Clients book months ahead for her facials, mostly because she is honest about what skin needs and what it does not.

Gentle beats strong

Her first rule is to stop scrubbing. Most of the irritation she sees comes from cleansers and exfoliants that are simply too harsh for daily use. A soft cleanser and patience fix more than any new serum.

One change at a time

When clients change everything at once, nobody can tell what helped and what hurt. Delphine asks for one new product every four weeks, noted on a calendar.

Your skin keeps a diary. Read it before you rewrite the routine.

Book a skin studio consultation with Delphine or any of our estheticians and leave with a routine you can actually keep.

Questions

Give it about four weeks, the rough time it takes skin to renew its surface.

Yes, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Book early, those days fill quickly.

Skincare, Team, Habits

Naomi Achebe

Naomi Achebe

Massage therapist

Writes for the journal between appointments, mostly about the small habits that make treatments last longer.

Comments

July 30, 2026

Joan Pruitt

Clear, practical and kind. Thank you for not trying to sell me ten products.

July 30, 2026

Tessa Morrow

This is exactly the nudge I needed. Booked a Saturday for next month and already feel calmer.

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