Cassandra Grey is the founder of Violet Grey, the beauty retailer known for bringing luxury curation into the mainstream. Earlier this year, she forayed into fragrance, launching a debut extrait that “smells like every girl who ever broke your heart.” Her wellness essentials include peptides, tooth gloss, and Justin Bieber.1
Health Gossip #73: Cassandra Grey
Aries/Aries/Libra
Upper East Side, Manhattan
What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
A calm nervous system is the byproduct of a fit mind, body, and soul.
How would you describe your current lifestyle?
Dreamy. Although, like a swan, it appears to be glamorous, [but] I have to furiously paddle to make it all happen.
How do you start and end your days?
I start with my daily manifestation practice, which I outlined in depth on Please Note. I begin by lighting my Madame Grey Zodiac candle, which rotates based on the astrological season or which attributes I feel I need to call in at that moment. I end with a world-class sleep ritual I’ll be writing about soon. Sleep is the single most important step in my skincare routine.
“I’m an introvert; I prioritize recharge time alone from 5:30 to 6:30 a.m.”
Can you recall a moment when you became more aware of your health, or your relationship to it changed?
January 1, 2017, is my sobriety date. The love of my life, Brad, passed away in May of that year. Being widowed with a two-year-old boy made me not just a mom but also a dad.