Sharon Cass passes away after brave battle with brain tumor
Skinbrands’ education and brand manager Sharon Cass has passed away from a brain tumor. Sharon, who was 46, died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 11 from a brain tumour after a short but brave fight.
Sharon had a long career in the aesthetics and beauty industries spanning more than 25 years.
She gained her BTEC in Beauty Therapy in 1986 and returned to higher education to gain her Certificate of Education from University of Greenwich in 1997. She lived in Australia for several years practicing beauty therapy and running a spa.
In 2001, she became the international senior instructor for International Dermal Institute, hosting international training events for Dermalogica, before taking a role in 2004 as the Court House Clinic Group’s national clinic manager. Here she developed treatment protocols and service menus whilst also overseeing the expansion of the clinic group from three locations to seven.
By 2007, Sharon became head of education and brand awareness at Cosmeceuticals helping to introduce PRIORI to the UK market. She was also instrumental in the merger of Cosmeceuticals and Skinbrands in 2014, rolling out the education and protocols for the new brand
As an accomplished lecturer and trainer, she was a popular speaker at some of the industry’s best-known exhibitions. Her lively seminar's reflected her abundant enthusiasm and passion for skincare and ingredients.
As education and brand manager she hosted many of Skinbrands road shows and events and played a key role in the product development of the Vitage antioxidant range. More recently she created the treatment protocols for the Lightfusion photofacial.
In her personal life, she was a keen environmentalist and led a vegan lifestyle. She is survived by her partner of 20 years Les and their two young children.
Amanda Coveney, managing director of Skinbrands, said, “Sharon was always so inspirational when speaking about the benefits of good skincare and her knowledge of ingredients was quite simply breath-taking. There was nothing she did not know and often referred to herself as our “ingredient geek”. Sharon’s death is a huge loss to our Skinbrands family. She has been taken too soon and she will be sorely missed by us all.”
Lynne Thomas, managing director of Flipside, who worked with Sharon for 13 years said, “Sharon was one of the most knowledgeable and passionate people in the industry and her enthusiasm was infectious. She approached everyone and everything she did with such positivity and joy."
