Our story
SAZOREA was born from the unique beauty of the Azores Islands, created to bring the very best of Azorean nature to women’s skin. We create high-performance natural, vegan formulas to restore your skin’s health and vitality, with deep respect for nature and the ecosystem.
Our products give modern women effective, practical, purposeful solutions for healthy skin that reflects beauty from the inside out. A transformative experience so you can enjoy, from the comfort of your home, the scents and freshness of the purest ingredients from the Azores.
Our minimalist line, initially built on just three products, has everything you need to nourish your skin and restore its natural glow. With powerful, carefully selected ingredients, we’ll support your skin’s aging process with care—making it as slow and graceful as possible.
Our products
SAZOREA is the result of about four years of study, research, development, and testing—along with a lot of commitment and hard work. It proves that we can fight for our dreams and our well-being. That’s why I want you to feel your story deeply in every one of our products.
In this range, the Azores come to you, and you’ll feel the freshness of the sea (blue), the lightness of nature (green), and the warmth and glow of the earth—lava, volcanic waters, and the most memorable sunsets (orange).
Catarina Andrade
Hi, I’m Catarina Nascimento Andrade, founder of SAZOREA.
I’m from Corvo Island, Azores—an extraordinary natural sanctuary that’s also home to all our products.
My desire to make a positive impact on the world and society led me to graduate in Cardiac Physiology. After a few years working in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland, I started to feel unhappy and unmotivated, even though I knew my purpose was to care for and change my patients’ lives. I needed to bring lightness to my life and find my true happiness. Amid the discomfort, stress, and anxiety, I began to notice a drastic change in my skin. Once healthy, it started to become sensitive, unbalanced, dry, and dull.
I began searching for the causes and realized that my inner imbalance, together with some not-so-natural cosmetic ingredients, could be behind my problem. So I started studying cosmetics and learning to create formulas that cared for my skin’s health. I got to know each ingredient and its benefits.
Without knowing it, in 2018 I was taking the first steps toward creating SAZOREA. After earning certification as an organic formulator from Formula Botanica, a multi-award-winning school in the UK, followed by a postgrad in Advanced Cosmetology and then a master’s in Cosmetic Science and Dermopharmacy, I discovered my calling and my happy place.
While I was still working at the hospital, I decided to create my own brand. But some difficulties and circumstances made me give up. However, the sudden loss of my grandmother and, a year later, my grandfather made me question my entire life again. Everything was so brief…
These devastating events reignited my dormant passion, helped me lose the fear of stepping out of my comfort zone, and made me realize that life should be about who we want to be and about following our intuition and our dreams.
I left everything behind, returned to the Azores, and decided to follow my intuition. Today, I lead a team of experienced Portuguese cosmetologists who create SAZOREA’s formulas. Formulas powered by Azorean nature and backed by science, to bring you the best products that respect skin health.
This brand changed my skin and my life—and now it will make a difference in yours, believe me. Let yourself become your best version: more beautiful, more authentic, and more radiant—from the inside out.
