How long is this going to last? 

That’s the number one question in all aesthetics.  We will do, invest, and make efforts that seem crazy to most all in the name of skin rejuvenation.  We don’t care if the treatment requires us to wear a mask of bird poop or bathe in our own plasma as long as we see results.  We don’t ask how but we do ask how long.  We ask it when purchasing product, when thinking about a skin treatment, when considering a procedure, when consulting a plastic surgeon, and just ab...

"What step are you on?!"  These are the words I hear my husband yelling into the bathroom as I do my nightly skincare routine.  I usually lie and say that I'm on step 7 or 8, when really I'm on step 1B because tonight is exfoliation night.  He knows better than to believe me and falls asleep watching Seinfeld reruns while I have my nightly self care time.  We've been doing this routine for 20 years and every night I'm thankful for a partner than understands the importance of good skincare....

We all know the importance of sunscreen.  If you don’t, let me take this time to say definitively that sunscreen is the single most important product you can put on your skin.  I realize that you might have seen conflicting reports about the safety of certain sunscreen ingredients (and that’s a topic for another blog), but (for the purpose of this blog) the thing I want to impress upon you is you need to wear sunscreen.  Find the sunscreen that feels right to you, a broad spectrum, SPF 30,...

Skincare is a journey.  And, just like any good road trip, it's the most fun when you take it with your best friend.  On the road to great skincare, your bestie is your aesthie!

I acknowledge that I might be a little biased because I am a licensed aesthetician and, as an educator for SkinCeuticals, I spend most of my professional time with other aestheticians.  But it really is true that, while you can do great things alone, your best results are going to come when you take the skincare...

Cleansing with oil?  Yes!  Or, Hell no, I am not putting oil on my face!!  Which answer describes you?   

These two reactions seem to be what you get when you start talking about cleansing oils.  I used to be in the latter group but have since done an enthusiastic 180 and have landed hard in the Yes! group.  I had just started my experimentation with using a cleansing oil when I talked with Medical Aesthetician, Sonia Escareno, for The SkinCrush Podcast.  During...

In my work as an educator for L’Oreal, I have the privilege of talking with aestheticians across the county about skincare, best practices, and growing their businesses.  In these conversations I often hear how they believe in the products and services they offer, but don’t want to be seen as salespeople.  As a result of these good intentions, they hold back information so they don’t appear pushy.  Having spent several years working as an aesthetician myself, I understand this inclination becaus...

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends choosing a sunscreen that has three key features.

1) SPF 30

2) Broad spectrum

3) Water resistant

All three of these key features are essential in choosing an excellent sunscreen (and when it comes to the protection of our gorgeous faces, why we would we accept anything less than excellent?!).  So today we are going to talk specifically about key feature number one, SPF.  This is the number that you see on every sunscreen bottle letting you know about th...

Listening to podcasts is one of my favorite things to do.  I always make sure to have lots of episodes downloaded every week.  Some make me laugh, some make me cry, and some light a much needed fire under my Jennifer Lopez (that’s code for my kind of big, but not quite as sculpted backside).  One of my favorites is The Influencer Podcast by Julie Solomon.  This podcast is full of little gems of information that never fail to inspire.  One such little gem came from an interview with influencer an...

Sunscreen.

In the world of aesthetics, filled with so many exciting products, treatments, gadgets, and general awesomeness, talking about sunscreen can feel like a real buzzkill.  We all know the importance of sunscreen but do we really believe it?  Like, wholeheartedly believe it... tell the truth.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a client tell me that sunscreen breaks them out, or they don’t like the way it feels, or they don’t like the way it looks under makeup, or they don’t thin...

Thank you for stopping by this special place in the skincare world! 

I have created this space to both help aestheticians grow their professional practice and help those that are simply skincare obsessed (like me!) get insider information, tips, and tricks to better understand and explore this exciting industry!

My career in professional aesthetics started in 2011 as an aesthetician for a fantastic practice in Houston, TX.  It was the beginning of a beautiful path!  I loved learning and performing...