What does a great skincare routine do for your skin? It can help you maintain healthy skin by properly cleansing and protecting it. It can also improve your skin if you’re struggling with congestion, texture, dryness, aging, or breakouts.

My suggestion as an esthetician is to start with a skincare routine that contains these 4 steps - Cleanse, tone, moisturize, and SPF. Be intentional about the products you choose and make sure they are working for your skin. After you have these 4 steps down, you can start adding other items one at a time.

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“How do I get rid of my double chin?” and “What can I do about my double chin?” are questions I receive often as an esthetician.

What is a double chin? It’s a pocket of what looks like excess fat and skin right underneath our chin and mandible. This makes our face look less defined and is often associated with aging skin or gaining weight. But often that isn’t all fat under there, it’s fluid retention that is actually easier to get rid of vs. fat.

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While face massage might be my favorite way to elevate a skincare routine, masking is in a close second. Adding a therapeutic facial mask to your skincare routine once a week is a great way to make your skin even better than it already is! It’s like giving yourself a mini facial at home. Just think of your #1 skincare goal; is it to be more hydrated and have softer skin? To clear pimples? Balance oils and diminish blackheads? Brighten your skin? There’s a mask for every skincare need and I’m listing my favorites below!

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As an esthetician, sometimes it feels like there is a fork in the road and you have to choose which path to go down. Do you want to be a holistic practitioner and focus on massage-based, whole-body therapies and products enriched with ingredients from the earth? Or do you want to be an esthetician who focuses on advanced, med spa type treatments like chemical peels, lasers, injectables, dermabrasion, and clinical products?

14 years into being an esthetician I can confidently say you don’t have to choose a side! You can adapt practices from both of these realms and utilize products and treatments that you feel the best about. It’s all about improving our client’s skin in the end!

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I’ve created some tutorials for you that will improve your at-home gua sha facial massage! These tips and facial massage tutorials with basic gua sha movements will ensure that you see real, visible results from your gua sha.

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We’ve heard it from nutritionists, doctors, fitness coaches, beauty bloggers, & skincare experts; “Drink a lot of water!”

Hydrating our bodies with the proper amount of water can greatly improve our overall health. But does drinking water make a difference in how our skin looks? The answer is YES! Drinking a good amount of water every day helps flush away lymph fluid that causes puffiness, decreases breakouts, and strengthens skin proteins.

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What defines a sunburn - How sunburns negatively affect our skin and health - How to remedy a sunburn

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Over-exfoliated skin is a common issue in my skincare treatment room. When your skin has been over-exfoliated that means it’s been damaged by overuse or incorrect use of skincare products that create cell turnover (see the list below for more details).

Because everyone’s skin is different, signs of over-exfoliation show up in various ways, and someone’s symptoms of over-exfoliation might not be the same as their friend, cousin, co-worker, etc. Furthermore, certain skin types can tolerate more exfoliation and stronger ingredients vs. other skin types. That’s why it can sometimes be difficult to figure out whether you are over-exfoliating your skin.

This blog post will teach you what kinds of products can cause symptoms of over-exfoliation and help you figure out if your skin is suffering from damage from too much exfoliation.

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I’m here to share with you my other favorite facial massage tools that have less of a learning curve than gua sha. These different facial tools that are so easy to use they can be added to your skincare routine ASAP! They are massage tools that provide visible results, aid in relaxation, and are easy to get the hang of! That pretty much guarantees you’ll want to use them often.

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Your 2024 summer SPF guide coming to you from an expert esthetician! I’ve done my research, tested out plenty of SPFs, and compiled the perfect list for you. Time to stock up so you can keep your face and body protected all summer long!

(but let’s be real, SPF is something we should be using EVERY season) 😉

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Recently, one of my new facial clients asked me what my favorite treatments for anti-aging were and what I would suggest for her skin. I started talking to her about how I like to use gua sha and other facial massage for anti-aging and skin improvements. She was surprised that my initial inclination wasn’t to suggest treatments such as chemical peels, injectables, laser, or microneedling for best anti-aging results. I explained that facial massage treatments are my go-to treatments for lifting our face/neck, creating natural collagen and elastin production, ironing out fine lines, and smoothing wrinkles because I love how the treatments give us natural, visible results that also contribute to the overall health of our skin and body.

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I never purchase, use, or recommend a skincare item until I have read the ingredient label. There are a few items that I call “red flag” ingredients that signal to me that the skincare item won’t be beneficial for our skin. These red-flag ingredients could even be harmful to us. And what’s the number one ingredient that when I read it on the label I’m saying “nope!”? ❌Fragrance❌

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What is a retinoid? And how is it different from the popularly known retinol and other products with similar names? Retinoid is actually an umbrella term for these vitamin A-rich products like retinol, retinoic acid, and retinal. Vitamin A products are products used to accelerate cell turnover for the goal of preventive aging, anti-aging, reducing breakouts, or evening-out complexion. I wanted to write an informational blog post about these vitamin A products because so many people are using them in their skincare routines or are thinking about starting to incorporate some type of retinoid into their routine. This blog post will help you get to know retinoid products a bit more and help you make an informed decision about your skincare.

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We all know the golden rule, DON’T PICK AT YOUR SKIN. But I know sometimes it is tempting to try and pick at a pimple, bump, or ingrown hair to help it go away. The problem is, that it never helps, it only makes things worse. So as an esthetician while I beg you not to pick at your face I know sometimes people fuck up and it happens, so here is what to do when it does.

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I asked what type of blog posts you all would like to see and I got a majority vote saying they want to know what I’m loving on Amazon at the moment. So here we are with my current favorite skincare, wellness, and beauty finds!

scrub me secret: I love these items because you can purchase multiple things on the list without even going over $100 👏 The highest price item is the Solawand at $69 and the lowest price item is something under $3! Shop away 🛍

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