Blog posts
Skin Longevity and the 9 Hallmarks of Aging
For decades, aging was treated like a cosmic rule book we had no choice but to follow. You hit a certain birthday, your skin decided to stop manufacturing collagen, gravity...
To Lift or Not to Lift? The Deep Plane Facelift
To Lift or Not to Lift? Why I Got Snatched by a Deep Plane Facelift If your only mental image of a facelift comes from the 1985 movie Brazil—where Katherine...
Daily Skincare Advice
The Daily Skincare Routine Your Esthetician Recommends is Not From Tik Tok If you have been lured in and influenced to purchase the latest 12-step K-beauty routine from TikTok...
"Aging Gracefully"
The Myth of "Aging Gracefully": Why the Ultimate Modern Beauty Standard is Total Bullshit. Let’s play a quick game of semantic translation. When someone looks at a woman over...
Nighttime - the Right time to Nourish
Beauty Sleep: How to Honor Your Skin's Nocturnal Rhythm When I hear the phrase "beauty sleep," it conjures up images of 1950s starlets sleeping perfectly flat on silk pillowcases,...
Anti-Aging vs. Longevity: An Esthetician’s Slightly Snarky Reality Check
In aesthetics, "anti-aging" promises to solve the inevitable problems of sagging, wrinkles, age spots, and more. But guess what? Anti-aging is just marketing BS. "Longevity" is real.
Discovering Niacinamide: Its Impact on Sensitive Skin and How it Works
Are you tired of your skin not cooperating with you? Do you find yourself asking, "What exactly is niacinamide and how can it help my sensitive skin?" Well, you're not...
Unlock the Power of Borage Oil: Benefits for Acne-prone, Redness-prone, Dry, and Aging Skin
If you are scouring the internet for natural ingredients that can help your finicky, complicated skin look and feel better, borage oil may be one botanical to get on your...
