Skincare expert Olga Brennand 

Meet our skincare clinician and founder

Olga’s passion for natural skincare is rooted in her childhood in Kazakhstan. Growing up in such an extreme climate, she became only too aware of how environmental stressors can impact the complexion and how natural remedies can help protect it.

In 2022 Olga established Thirns to rectify this, offering a line of ethically produced clean beauty products that deliver visible and lasting results.

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Skincare clinician Olga Brennand

A leading clean beauty expert 

Olga Brennand is a highly respected skincare clinician. After graduating from the Lomonosov State University of Moscow, she went on to acquire a medical nursing qualification before studying scientific skincare at the Institute of Cosmetology in Moscow. She spent the next two decades working with some of the world’s leading skincare pioneers and clinics. Olga is a full member of the Guild of Therapy Lecturers and the Guild of Beauty Therapists.

Olga’s top level of skincare expertise has been approved by leading industry names.

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1988 | NURSING TRAINING (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
1998 | MILAN D’OPIZ (Switzerland)
2002 | GUINOT
2004 | SWISS LINE (Switzerland)
2004 | BIO-MEDICAL AESTHETIC MESOTHERAPY
2005 | HELENERE (Switzerland)
2005 | COSMEDIX Advanced peel
2007 | ESTÉE LAUDER Skin Care Methodology
2009 | CAROLE FRANCK Paris Aromes Essentiels
2011 | DR. MURAD Professional Training (London)
2011 | VTCT World Class Qualification in Skin Care Level 2 (London)
2013 | DERMATOLOGICAL COSMETIC LABORATORIES Level 1 Peel (London)
2013 | TRAINING IN DERMAROLLER 1.5mm (London)
2013 | TRAINING IN NAPPAGE MESOTHERAPY (London)
2013 | SKINCEUTICALS, Diploma (London)
2013 | ZO MEDICAL by ZEIN OBAGI, MD (London)
2013 | GLOTHERAPEUTICS WORKSHOP (London)
2014 | LEVEL 4 PREPARING TO TEACH IN LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR (London)
2015 | LEVEL 3 ENGLISH FOR LITERACY AND LANGUAGE TEACHING
2015 | VTCT World Class Qualification in Electrotherapy Treatments Level 3 (London)
2015 | BRITISH BACHELOR (HONOURS) DEGREE STANDARD. CONFIRMATION
2016 | CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY,
The Diploma in Education and Training, Interim Award
2017 | BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE Products and Facial Treatments Training (London)
2017 | ORGANIC SKINCARE FORMULATION Diploma, Formula Botanica (London)
2019 | CERTIFICATE OF FACIAL MASQUE THERAPY, Formula Botanica (London)
2025 | SCHOOL OF HOMEOPATHY

Exclusive skincare treatments with Olga

Personalised clean beauty facials 

Olga offers a limited number of bespoke facial treatments in the UK in London, in the heritage city of Bath, and Holt, North Norfolk. Olga harnesses her two decades of plant-based and scientific skincare to deliver an ultra-luxurious experience designed to address key skin concerns. Each treatment includes an in-depth consultation and advice on a home skincare regimen to ensure lasting skin health.

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Natural skincare ingredients 

Thirns - an Old English word for Thorns 

Our name is inspired by the ingredients that form the foundations of all our products, thorn-bearing plants, flowers, and bushes that grow across the UK - rose, sea buckthorn, rosehip, raspberry, and juniper. High quality essential oils and hydrolats enhance each product further, creating a range of truly powerful chemical free skincare products. 

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Notes from our clients

I initially attended Olga Brennand’s clinic for a consultation on improving my skin nearly two years ago...
Erica Roberts